How do I delete a desktop shortcut? Created June 15, 2018 Author Leslie Marlin Category Computer/Software, Employee Knowledge Base, Student Knowledge Base, Windows 10 https://professional-instruction.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Deleting-Shortcuts.mp4 Select the shortcut that you would like to delete. Right click on the icon and a drop down menu will appear. Click on delete from the drop down menu. Confirm the deletion in the popup window and the shortcut will be removed.