How to create a shortcut for a program(application) on windows?

Fisrt of all if you are at desktop screen, click right on mouse and click on new then click on shortcut, after this a pop up will opened type the path of that program you want to create shortcut for and then click on next then if you wnat to give special name you can type it then click on Finish, Congragulations you get the shortcut for your program on your Desktop.

Example:

I want to create shortcut for command prompt;

So following the steps when i reach to give the path of the program i will write 
C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
After this i will name the shortcut if i want and then finish, i will see the shortcut on the Desktop.