This tutorial will show you how to create a Copilot app desktop shortcut for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant designed to help you with a range of tasks and activities.
When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account Copilot uses your Microsoft account to provide personalized assistance and access by default to a wide range of features. For example, saving and syncing your Copilot chat history on all devices you sign in to Copilot with the same Microsoft account.
Contents
- Option One: Create Copilot Desktop Shortcut from Microsoft Edge
- Option Two: Create Copilot Desktop Shortcut from Start Menu
The icon for the Copilot desktop shortcut created by this option will look better than the icon from Option Two.
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Open the Installed apps (edge://apps/) page in Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the More options (3 dots) button for the Copilot app. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the Create Desktop shortcut link.
4 You can also Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy usage.
1 Open the Start menu

2 Drag the Copilot app from All apps to your desktop until you see Link above the icon you are dragging, then drop the Copilot app on the desktop. (see screenshot below)
3 You can also Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy usage.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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