====== How to add command line arguments to a shortcut? ======

===== Create a shortcut =====

  - Press and hold //"Alt"// key while drag and drop (left click and hold the icon and move the cursor) the executable to a new location (empty space on your desktop or within the same folder in Windows Explorer)
  - Release left click and //"Alt"//  key too
  - Your new shortcut has been created, you can safely rename it if you want


===== Set the command line arguments =====

  - Right click on your new shortcut
  - Left click on //"Properties"//  menu
  - Left click on  //"Shortcut"// tab
  - In the //"Target"//  field, you see the target file location between double quotes (like this: //"<sample location>\run.exe"//), add your command line arguments as specified in the article **after the second double quote character and a space character** (like this:// "<sample location>\run.exe" -arg1 -arg2//)
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