You can assign a unique shortcut key directly within a shortcut's 'Properties' if desired (either this or just hit the Windows key and start typing to let Windo

You can assign a unique shortcut key directly within a shortcut's 'Properties' if desired (either this or just hit the Windows key and start typing to let Windows Vista+ search for it); in an everything's-working-perfectly world the text file and/or the shortcut can be anywhere. Anything unnecessary in the system folders tends to be bad news.