While not technically "on the desktop," pinning the icon to your Taskbar is often more convenient because it’s visible even when you have windows open.
This is the most reliable way to create a functional shortcut that opens your printer's management hub.
If you recently cleaned up your PC, the HP Utility might have been removed.
The feature will be located in the tab of the HP Smart App or the system tray context menu.
If you don’t see HP software after driver installation:
# Define the target path. # In a real app, this would be the HP Smart executable or a URI protocol. # Example: "C:\Program Files\HP\HP Smart\HPSmart.exe" --device-id="SERIAL123" target_exe = r"C:\Program Files\HP\HP Smart\HPSmart.exe" arguments = f"--device-id=self.printer_id"
Follow the steps in Method 1 or 2 to find your printer icon or app. the icon. Select Pin to taskbar .