System File Type – url

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System File Type

url

Presentation
Windows Explorer icon for the url file type in OneDrive folders

Overview

A Windows Internet Shortcut file.

Characteristics

INI-like text containing a URL and optional metadata that Windows can open through the default browser or registered protocol handler.

Common Uses

Desktop website links, saved web locations, intranet shortcuts, and protocol launchers.

Compatible Programs

  • Default web browser
  • Windows File Explorer

Sources

url Available by Year Taken/Created

url — Live from Microsoft

Secure, read-only view focused directly on the url file-type folder.