When there are more than four broken shortcuts on the desktop, the System Maintenance troubleshooter automatically removes all broken shortcuts from the desktop.What is a broken link?Ī 'Broken' shortcut is a shortcut to a file, folder or drive that may not always be available, for example, a desktop shortcut for a USB device may be regarded as broken if the USB device is not connected when the System Maintenance troubleshooter performs its maintenance, or, a network folder that is currently not available due to the network not being available. The System Maintenance troubleshooter either fixes problems automatically or reports problems through Action Center. The System Maintenance troubleshooter performs a weekly maintenance of the operating system.

This can happen if the the System Maintenance troubleshooter detects the shortcuts as broken. On your Windows 7 PC, shortcuts that you create on the desktop may be missing. Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Ultimate More.

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