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It’s is for click once deployments.
What Does the launcher.exe Do?
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Skysmith
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When I publish my application on VS 2022, I get a launcher.exe file.
I cannot find any information on what it does and I am wondering if I must include the file when I distribute my application.
So far, my application does not give me any errors when I do not include the file. So, what is it for?
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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 59,806 Reputation points2023-02-17T16:23:09.47+00:00 -
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SSDiver2112 0 Reputation points2024-03-07T21:34:14.71+00:00 Yes we know it is for click once, but what does it do?
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