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UWP Create desktop shortcut after install from store

MangoApps 91 Reputation points
2019-12-16T07:03:29.927+00:00

I want to create a Desktop shortcut of my Application after installing from the store...
it is possible in UWP?

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
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  1. Nico Zhu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 12,856 Reputation points
    2019-12-16T09:15:12.477+00:00

    How to create desktop shortcut after install application from store?

    Drag & Drop from Start

    You could drag the app from start menu to desktop, it will generate shortcut automatically.

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    Create shortcut with File Explorer

    Press Win + R to bring up the Run dialog and type: shell:AppsFolder and hit Enter or click OK. Select the app right click then select create shortcut in the popup menu.

    Please note :

    currently there is no such api could create shortcut programmatically.

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  1. Melaney Petty 0 Reputation points
    2023-01-11T06:13:14.7233333+00:00

    To pin that UWP shortcut to the Start menu, with its shortcut key in tact, and get it off your desktop:

    Open "Run" again and type in "shell:Programs", cut and copy the shortcut to this folder. Then right click it and select "Pin to Start" from the menu. (Alternatively, you can drag the already-pinned UWP shortcut from your Start Menu to the desktop, and then move that shortcut to the Shell:Programs folder.)

    (You just put the shortcut into the Programs list of your Start menu. I don't recommend the Common Programs list because UWP apps aren't normally installed for All Users.)

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