The desktop Internet shortcuts are opened with the default Web browser on your business computer, so you can open them with another browser by changing the default browser.

Navigate to the Web page you want to pin, click and hold the icon to the left of the URL in the address bar, and drag it to the desktop to create a shortcut. 3.

Internet Explorer 9 famously lets you add Web favorites to your taskbar, but Windows has always had the option of adding them to the desktop.

If you'd like to be able to launch your Google apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Google+, YouTube…) directly from your desktop, you can do this thanks to the Chrome App Launcher extension.

You can also create a desktop shortcut that, when clicked, automatically closes all unresponsive programs for you.