# How to Create a Shortcut for All Users to Open a Project in Ignition upon Logging into Windows? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79, ignition81\ **Created:** [September 24, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913 "2025-09-24T09:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tadeja.saje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@tadeja.saje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tadeja.saje)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/1 "2025-09-24T09:58:20Z")
Hi everyone, I have a system with multiple users, and they will be logging in to the system intermittently. I want to create a shortcut that will automatically appear on the desktop for each user when they log into the Windows system, so they can easily open an Ignition project. Is there a way to set up such a shortcut for all users on the machine, preferably through a script or any other method that ensures it’s available as soon as they log in? Best regards, Tadeja Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/2 "2025-09-24T10:09:52Z")
Is this on windows machines? Just copy the shortcut into the windows public desktop folder. ---
**Author:** ![tadeja.saje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@tadeja.saje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tadeja.saje)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/3 "2025-09-24T10:26:47Z")
windows OS. this solution is not working. ---
**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/4 "2025-09-24T10:52:36Z")
There are many flavors of “windows” machines. Depending on the OS, could require different techniques. Not really an Ignition issue, more Microsoft. Try googling public desktop shortcut for your particular OS version. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/5 "2025-09-24T11:23:13Z")
> [@tadeja.saje](#): > > this solution is not working. You haven't shown us what you did. Show us a neatly cropped screenshot of the `C:\Users\Public\Desktop` folder with the name of the shortcut (which should be in that folder) selected (highlighted). ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/6 "2025-09-24T14:49:50Z")
Also, is the launcher configured for all users? It defaults to a per user install. ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/7 "2025-09-24T16:15:52Z")
A single machine, or multiple machines? ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913/8 "2025-09-24T18:47:45Z")
> [@JordanCClark](#): > > Also, is the launcher configured for all users? It defaults to a per user install. This doesn't matter. The configs are still set up on a per-user basis unfortunately. The old solution I came up with involved setting up one user, then copying those client launcher configs to a common folder off the root of the hard drive, then modifying a shortcut to point to that config. The new solution for 8.1+ versions would be to use the new 8.3 launcher and create a `.vision` file or URL that points to the proper project and it will just work without configuring it for each user.