I have a file named new.txt. Using GUI I can create a shortcut, for example, "new.lnk". When I click on "new.lnk" file, Notepad is opened with the contents of "new.txt" file. When I create the shortcut using PowerShell
NEW-ITEM -TYPE SYMBOLICLINK -TARGET "NEW.TXT" "NEW.LNK"
I can see the contents of the file using
CAT "NEW.LNK"
but the shortcut file is not working in the GUI: it does nothing.
I expect to see the contents in Notepad editor. The properties of the file created using GUI and PowerShell are the same, except for "Start in" information: blank when the short cut is created using PowerShell and with the path file directory when using GUI.