Can I add an explorer shortcut to the solution explorer and does it really work?

Question

I would like to be able to include shortcuts in my solution explorer so that I can simply double-click in the solution browser to open the directory associated with the project or solution, is this possible? Currently, if I add a shortcut to the solution, it appears as a .lnk file, and it opens the Visual Studio internal environment as a binary file instead of opening it in Windows Explorer.

Answer 1

Although this may not be the most elegant answer and does not directly answer your question, have you thought about adding an HTML file to your solution and you will place your links inside this HTML page. You should be able to directly link to files, folders, web content, etc.

Answer 2

I think the best solution for this answer is:
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Basically, you right-click on your .lnk file and select "Open With."

Select Add to add a new program / editor. Add-on program C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe (or similar).

Then set this as the default editor for .lnk files.