Shortcut to File Server Using GPO

I would like to be able to push a shortcut out, using GPO to a file server. The shortcut works individually on a desktop but I can not see how to push it out with GPO. Basically I want it to go to \\servername and thats it. I feel like
it should be a file system object but I dont get a shortcut when I use that. If I do URL i get an icon but it doesn't load in explorer rather the internet browser. Any help would be appreciated.

If I understand well, you would like to push shortcuts to end users desktops so that they can easily browse your File Servers. If this is the case then you can simply proceed like the following:
Prepare the shortcuts and put them in a share
Use xcopy command and prepare a script that copies the shortcuts from the share to your computers public profile desktop
%public%\desktop
Deploy the script as a startup script
Once deployed and you restart the target computers, your end users (Domain and Non-Domain users) would be able to see the shortcuts coming on their desktops.
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