Hi there,
Sorry to hear you're running into issues. Based on what I know, that method is the simplest way to get it to show up on your Dock. That said, the shortcut doesn’t need to be on your desktop—you can organize them into a folder to keep things tidy. Once they’re in a folder, you can drag those shortcuts one at a time into the Dock to access everything easily without cluttering your desktop. Do note that you should not delete off those shortcut from that folder for it to work.
Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.
