File shortcuts, symbolic links

Use class shortcutFile.

Create shortcut to Notepad.exe.

using (var x = shortcutFile.create(@"C:\Test\Notepad.lnk")) {
	x.TargetPath = folders.System + "Notepad.exe";
	//x.Hotkey = (KMod.Ctrl | KMod.Alt, KKey.D5); //optionally set more properties
	x.Save();
}

Get shortcut target path.

string path = shortcutFile.getTarget(@"C:\Test\Notepad.lnk");
print.it(path);

Get shortcut properties.

using (var x = shortcutFile.open(@"C:\Test\Notepad.lnk")) {
	print.it(x.TargetPath);
	print.it(x.GetIconLocation(out var ii), ii);
}

Delete shortcut (if exists) and unregister its hotkey.

shortcutFile.delete(@"C:\Test\Notepad.lnk");

Shortcuts also are known as shell links. Also there are symbolic links and other types of NTFS filesystem links.

var symlink = folders.Desktop + "Test";
if (filesystem.exists(symlink).IsNtfsLink) filesystem.delete(symlink); //deletes the symbolic link but not its target
filesystem.more.createSymbolicLink(symlink, @"C:\Test", CSLink.Directory, elevate: true);

Symbolic links can be absolute (target is full path) or relative (target is relative to the link's parent directory, like @"Abc\Def" or @"..\Abc\Def").