How To: Create a shortcut to a webpage Creates a shortcut to a URL. Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional elements at this point in the schema. Unique identifier in your installation package for this Internet shortcut. Identifier reference to Directory element where shortcut is to be created. This attribute's value defaults to the parent Component directory. The name of the shortcut file, which is visible to the user. (The .lnk extension is added automatically and by default, is not shown to the user.) URL that should be opened when the user selects the shortcut. Windows opens the URL in the appropriate handler for the protocol specified in the URL. Note that this is a formatted field, so you can use [#fileId] syntax to refer to a file being installed (using the file: protocol). Which type of shortcut should be created. Creates .url files using IUniformResourceLocatorW. Creates .lnk files using IShellLinkW (default). Icon file that should be displayed. Note that this is a formatted field, so you can use [#fileId] syntax to refer to a file being installed (using the file: protocol). Index of the icon being referenced. Extensibility point in the WiX XML Schema. Schema extensions can register additional attributes at this point in the schema.