Deleting shortcuts requires the use of the File System Object (FSO). The following scripts demonstrate the use of the File System Object to delete shortcuts.
// JScript. Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); FSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop"); FSO.DeleteFile(DesktopPath + "\\test.lnk") ' VBScript. Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") DesktopPath = Shell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") FSO.DeleteFile DesktopPath & "\test.lnk"