Is there any way to get the shortcuts working? I'm presuming there would be some registry changes required. I always keep getting the same error, see screenshot below. I have tried recreating these with the renamed file, but to no avail. However, now all my shortcuts have stopped working. The only thing that worked was renaming the Chrome executable (in C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application) to something else other than the default chrome.exe. I tried all sorts of different solutions listed on the various sites like reinstalling, disabling/uninstalling my AV/firewall, scanning for possible malware, etc., but nothing worked. Whatever I tried to open the result was just a blank page with no activity at all. Since the last few days I had not been able to surf any page on Chrome, I could not even open the 'setting' page nor any other option on the Wrench section. 45, Awesome Screenshot: Capture & Annotate 3.5.2, Evernote Web Clipper 6.0.3, Google Dictionary (by Google) 3.0.19, LastPass 3.0.14, The Times of India 1.0.4, WOT 2.3.1 Ask Question Asked 7 years, 11 months ago. How can I put a shortcut to Chrome on the desktop Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 178 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. 57 (Official Build 235101) mĮxtensions : AdBlock 2.6.14, Any.do 0.1.1.1, avast! Online Security. Chrome desktop shortcut not working after renaming chrome.exe. I tried to drag the Google Chrome icon onto my desktop.

Chrome desktop shortcuts not working