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cannot drag and drop shortcut to desktop from location bar.

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TechT1
TechT1

I can drag and drop a shortcut to the bookmark menu. I cannot drag and drop from the bookmark menu to the desktop. I cannot drag and drop from the location bar to the desktop.

I can drag and drop a shortcut to the bookmark menu. I cannot drag and drop from the bookmark menu to the desktop. I cannot drag and drop from the location bar to the desktop.

Réiteach roghnaithe

Are you dragging the selected text of the location bar or the "Site Identity Button" (padlock/globe)?

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cor-el
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Réiteach Roghnaithe

Are you dragging the selected text of the location bar or the "Site Identity Button" (padlock/globe)?

John99
John99

It is a while since I used XP but IIRC you drag the icon from the end of the location bar to the desktop to create link on the desktop