PowerShell/Scripts/create-shortcut.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	create-shortcut.ps1 [<shortcut>] [<target>] [<description>]
.DESCRIPTION
	Creates a new shortcut file
.EXAMPLE
	PS> .\create-shortcut.ps1 C:\Temp\HDD C:\
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
#>

param([string]$Shortcut = "", [string]$Target = "", [string]$Description)

try {
	if ($Shortcut -eq "" ) { $Shortcut = read-host "Enter filename of shortcut" }
	if ($Target -eq "" ) { $Target = read-host "Enter path to target" }
	if ($Description -eq "" ) { $Description = read-host "Enter description" }

	$sh = new-object -ComObject WScript.Shell
	$shortcut = $sh.CreateShortcut("$Shortcut.lnk")
	$shortcut.TargetPath = "$Target"
	$shortcut.WindowStyle = "1"
	$shortcut.IconLocation = "C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll, 3"
	$shortcut.Description = "$Description"
	$shortcut.save()

	write-host -foregroundColor green "✔️ shortcut $Shortcut created."
	exit 0
} catch {
	write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}