Why right-clicking a file has the file browser while the Settings app doesn't is beyond me. However, because shortcuts are special, you don't get the "open with" context menu on .lnk and .url files.

URL Droplet is a great Webapp service that has been designed to make it even easier to download files to your Dropbox account simply by dropping in a URL to the file you would like to download ...

A Phemedrone information-stealing malware campaign exploits a Microsoft Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2023-36025) to bypass Windows security prompts when opening URL files.

MacOSXHints has a slick tip on creating clickable iCal events that are either URLs or links to files. Sure, you can add a URL to an event's description, but with this simple method you can create ...

The vulnerability “mishandles .url files from the Internet zone, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted file, aka ‘Internet Explorer Security ...