Check your desktop for the images of the shortcuts. Then you will get a new window Google Chrome Browser. Press the Add shortcut button and follow the on-screen window. How to add shortcut to google chrome homepage windows 7 . Type a search term Enter. To make a desktop link shortcut open in non-default browser for example Chrome do the same steps as above but only now you need to select Chrome executable file as the main path in the target field. Afer finding click right button in the mouse. Check the Open in Window checkbox and the shortcut will receive a dedicated window. Once you are on the web page simply click on the three vertical dots More button from the top-right corner and then click on More Tools. All of her Chrome desktop shortcuts now go to the Google homepage. Create Web Page Shortcut to Open in Chrome. Search with your default search engine. Google Search is installed but not set as your default search provider. Click on the three-dotted icon