We all have websites that we visit frequently at work. Getting access to them more quickly can often lead to a nice head-start and early wrap-up.
To facilitate quicker access to routinely-visited websites, you can add them as favorites so you don’t have to manually type out the URLs. You can also have them automatically open upon launching of the browser, which can be configured to launch with the operating system.
However, things are not always as easy as they sound, especially when your computer and browser are managed by your organization – meaning IT folks where you work.
For good reasons, IT folks often don’t want you to change what apps could start up with the operating system, or what websites could launch when the browser opens. They only want essential apps to start up with the operating system so that the computer is ready to use as soon as possible. The website that opens with the browser is often an intranet or your company’s website.
One thing commonly allowed on work computers is creating desktop shortcuts. What you can do is save these websites as desktop shortcuts, and then you can just double-click to open them like you would any desktop applications and files. Here’s how it can be done really easily. This works with the Chrome browser in both macOS and Windows 10.
How to Save Websites as Desktop Shortcuts
- If you’ve already added the website as a favorite, just drag it from the Favorites bar and drop it on your desktop.
- Otherwise, type the URL in the address bar, once it loads, drag on the View Site Information icon (the lock) and drop it on the desktop. Voilà!
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