Link2

Link2 specifies the path to the recently opened program link on the Start menu.

This setting has no effect on Server Core installations of Windows Server 2008.

Values

Path_to_third_link

Specifies the path to the third link on the Start menu. Path_to_third_link is a string with a maximum length of 259 characters.

This string type does not support empty elements. Do not create an empty value for this setting.

Valid Passes

auditUser

oobeSystem

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | StartPanelLinks | Link2

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

This setting is available to OEMs and system builders.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set a shortcut for the command prompt, the calculator, and Notepad.

<StartPanelLinks>
   <Link0>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Command.lnk</Link0>
   <Link1>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Calculator.lnk</Link1>
   <Link2>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Notepad.lnk</Link2>
</StartPanelLinks>

See Also

Concepts

StartPanelLinks