Windows: Setting a shortcut to a launch a java jar file

Create a shortcut and edit the properties -> Target to; javaw.exe -jar yourjava.jar 

In the example below I'm using fakeSMTP , an smtp server emulator I've mentioned in a previous post.

FakeSMTP: A Mail Server Emulator

FakeSMTP is a java (jar) application that you launch on your development environment that can act as an SMTP server (receive mode) for testing email functionality in your applications.  You can open up the emails in FakeSMTP, which will launch your email client for viewing.