Is it possible to disable this?

I am now using the following settings in my master_preferences (which I deploy on every update): "create_all_shortcuts":false,"do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true,"do_not_create_desktop_shortcut":true,"do_not_create_quick_launch_shortcut":true,"do_not_create_taskbar_shortcut":true I am not seeing a desktop shortcut beeing created for now, but the new behavior is that there is an icon pinned to the taskbar. After adding ""do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true" is seems fixed. It must be in the "distribution" part of the master_preferences file. My complete file is this:{ "distribution":{ "msi":true, "system_level":true, "verbose_logging":true, "msi_product_id":"2D0AE8FB-D52E-3D51-845F-FF1A7FFBB09E", "allow_downgrade":false, "create_all_shortcuts":false, "do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true, "do_not_create_desktop_shortcut":true, "do_not_create_quick_launch_shortcut":true, "do_not_create_taskbar_shortcut":true } }

Well, when in user Edge directory is already present empty file “First Run” then Desktop shortcut (in my case) is not created when Edge is initially launched. Despite master preference file is there or not, seems to. Not ideal, I prefer certainly working policy setting, but … I can manage that as we need to run clean (~ newly created) profile for certain web site to access. Sure, this (sort of) solution does not work when user does login and Edge default profile is not there or user launching Edge from usual (system) shortcut and default profile is not there. But, for default profile we can later to remove Desktop shortcut and it will not reappear. But, as said, working in every meaning policy setting is certainly preferable. Perhaps there is one, but I can’t find it out. 😃I’ll keep testing.Alar.

Also the start menu shortcut (which we provision) get changed after launching Edge?

kprees Hello - the idea is we should be able to get the MSI from MS, configure the settings required in GPO and deploy without customising the msi package.Microsoft need to supply a supported GPO / reg key to prevent it from occuring as this becomes an overhead on a 6 weekly release cycle / repackaging a base version. Microsoft provided reg keys for this of EdgeHTML and other applications, we need one for this as well.

Still … I was too hasty, after several trying starting Edge with profile (directory) not existing it still does create Desktop shortcut. Using 80.0.361.62. And master preferences as You pointed.Alar.

Users get an icon placed on their desktop at initial logon

MSAlf
Brass Contributor
Feb 21, 2020
Hi!
Any way to get rid of this Desktop-fitted icon? I mean, yes, during Edge setup icon is not placed at Public Desktop using master_preferences, but user still gets icon created when Edge profile just created. Or I missed something here? Sure, there is a way to set some script running at user logon to remove link, but … hopefully there is a better (GPO) way to accomplish this?
Terv, Alar.
- FreekBloemhof
  Brass Contributor
  Mar 04, 2020
  I am now using the following settings in my master_preferences (which I deploy on every update):
  
  "create_all_shortcuts":false,
  "do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true,
  "do_not_create_desktop_shortcut":true,
  "do_not_create_quick_launch_shortcut":true,
  "do_not_create_taskbar_shortcut":true
  
  I am not seeing a desktop shortcut beeing created for now, ~~but the new behavior is that there is an icon pinned to the taskbar.~~ After adding ""do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true" is seems fixed.
  
  It must be in the "distribution" part of the master_preferences file. My complete file is this:
  
  { "distribution":{ "msi":true, "system_level":true, "verbose_logging":true, "msi_product_id":"2D0AE8FB-D52E-3D51-845F-FF1A7FFBB09E", "allow_downgrade":false, "create_all_shortcuts":false, "do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true, "do_not_create_desktop_shortcut":true, "do_not_create_quick_launch_shortcut":true, "do_not_create_taskbar_shortcut":true } }
  - MSAlf
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 06, 2020
    FreekBloemhof
    Hi and thanks!
    Yes, adding "do_not_create_any_shortcuts":true prevents creating Desktop shortcut for user when no profile present, initial running of Edge. Good. (Before that other three settings didn’t stop this to happen.)
    More thanks, Alar.
kprees
Copper Contributor
Feb 18, 2020
I can confirm used approach mentioned in this article to suppress desktop and quick launch shortcuts : https://oofhours.com/2020/02/10/deploying-the-new-microsoft-edge-without-a-desktop-shortcut/ Would be nicer to expose shortcut creation in the MSI shortcut or property tables, but injecting Chrome master_preference settings into the BuildInstallCommand CA appears to work.
- Jimi-D
  Copper Contributor
  Feb 18, 2020
  kprees
  Hello - the idea is we should be able to get the MSI from MS, configure the settings required in GPO and deploy without customising the msi package.
  Microsoft need to supply a supported GPO / reg key to prevent it from occuring as this becomes an overhead on a 6 weekly release cycle / repackaging a base version. Microsoft provided reg keys for this of EdgeHTML and other applications, we need one for this as well.
Jimi-D
Copper Contributor
Feb 18, 2020
It would be nice if there were a GPO for this - Disable Desktop Shortcut Creation
- Gunnar-Haslinger
  Steel Contributor
  Feb 18, 2020
  Jimi-D, FreekBloemhof, jeff_bb you find a Solution for this on Mike Niehaus Blog:
  https://oofhours.com/2020/02/10/deploying-the-new-microsoft-edge-without-a-desktop-shortcut/
  
  He created a Transform-File which adds the do_not_create_desktop_shortcut Argument.
jeff_bb
Copper Contributor
Nov 05, 2019
Every get something figured out here? The MSI install places a shortcut on the public desktop, if removed, the first run from the user puts one on the user's desktop. On Chrome, we handle this via do_not_create_desktop_shortcut=true , time to test if the MSI install supports master_preferences I guess?
FreekBloemhof
Brass Contributor
Aug 23, 2019
Also the start menu shortcut (which we provision) get changed after launching Edge?

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