If there's a virus in your PC, it's unpredictabe what it does, how it does it and when it does it. But I don't think that what you describe makes any difference.
Kees
If I create a desktop shortcut for a file on an EXTERNAL storage device, then will it increase the chances of getting hit by infected virus if I open that file by clicking on that shortcut every time?
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