How to create a desktop shortcut to open multiple web pages

A desktop shortcut can open several web pages at once. You build it as a small text file called a batch file, and double-click it to launch all your pages in your default browser.

It works in any web browser: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, and others.

Notepad is built into Windows, so no extra program is needed. You can also reopen the file in Notepad anytime to add or remove pages.

How to create a desktop shortcut to open multiple web pages on Windows 10 and 11

Click the Start button (Windows logo) on the taskbar or press the Windows key on your keyboard.
Type notepad.
Click Notepad when it appears in the search results.
Copy and paste the code below into Notepad. Replace the example web addresses with the ones you want to open.
```
@echo off
start https://www.easytechguides.com
start https://duckduckgo.com
start https://privacytools.io
```
To add more pages, put each web address on its own line with start and a space in front of it.
Click File.
Click Save as.
Choose where to save the file. Your desktop is the easiest spot.
In the File name field, type a name ending in .bat (for example, MySites.bat).
At Save as type, select All Files.
Click Save.

Double-click the file to open all your pages at once.

You can also pin the file to the taskbar or Start menu.

To edit it, right-click the file and click Edit. On Windows 11, click Show more options first, then click Edit.

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