FIX “The Item That This Shortcut Refers to Has Been Changed or Moved” in Windows 11
FIX “The Item That This Shortcut Refers to Has Been Changed or Moved” in Windows 11
If out of the blues when you try to open a program, it throws the error message The item that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, then this post is intended to help you with solutions you can try to quickly resolve the issue. This problem can occur with WINWORD.EXE, Excel.exe, Chrome.exe, or any other executable file.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
item that this shortcut refers to has been changed
item that this shortcut refers to has been changed by
the item that this shortcut refers to has been changed
the item referred to this shortcut cannot be accessed
item that this shortcut refers to has been changed zoom
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.