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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
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Apr 10, 2023
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Duplication Shortcuts on Win11

[NOTE: This was submitted via Feedback hub also, making it visible to others]   Apps repackaged with the MSIX Packaging Tool (2023.118 and 2023.321) that have shortcuts with arguments now have an...
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    TIMOTHY_MANGAN
    Sep 07, 2023
    PS: The issue will be resolved using TMEditX 6.5 or above, although Microsoft may have also addressed in in their latest MMPT release which arrived in parellel - I'm not sure.
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Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackager
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Nov 09, 2023

TIMOTHY_MANGAN 

We have repackaged VLC using MSIX Packaging tool 1.2023.807.0 and it creates the desktop7 entries. But they are ignored both of Windows 10 and 11 (even on latest canary insider build). When the package is installed we only get 1 shortcut that is defined in the application section and no other shortcuts are visible in the start menu. 

Fiza_Azmi we also tried adding the mentioned dependency and it still did not create more than 1 shortcut in the start menu. Are we missing anything?

 

Here is a sample of the desktop7 entries:

            <desktop7:Extension Category="windows.shortcut">
               <desktop7:Shortcut File="[{Common Programs}]\VideoLAN\VLC media player - reset preferences and cache files.lnk" Icon="[{Package}]\VFS\ProgramFilesX86\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" Arguments="--reset-config --reset-plugins-cache vlc://quit" />
            </desktop7:Extension>
            <desktop7:Extension Category="windows.shortcut">
               <desktop7:Shortcut File="[{Common Programs}]\VideoLAN\VLC media player skinned.lnk" Icon="[{Package}]\VFS\ProgramFilesX86\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" Arguments="-Iskins" />
            </desktop7:Extension>
            <desktop7:Extension Category="windows.shortcut">
               <desktop7:Shortcut File="[{Common Programs}]\VideoLAN\VLC media player.lnk" Icon="[{Package}]\VFS\ProgramFilesX86\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" />
            </desktop7:Extension>

 

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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
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Nov 09, 2023
After installing, did you check the AppX event logs? They might provide a clue. Get-AppXLogs
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    Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackager
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    Nov 09, 2023

    TIMOTHY_MANGAN Nothing suspicious in event logs. I have attached a picture from the logs and the start menu and the manifest. This a non-modified manifest produced by MSIX packaging tool. I have never seen desktop7:Shortcut working. We have tried multiple Windows 11 release versions both physical and virtual and even insider builds.

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      ravishroshan
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      Nov 10, 2023

      Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackager Can you confirm the version of Windows App SDK installed in your machine? Run below command in powershell:

      Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1*

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        Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackager
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        Nov 13, 2023

        ravishroshan 

         

        Name              : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X86
ResourceId        :
Version           : 3000.934.1904.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : True
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

Name              : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        :
Version           : 3000.934.1904.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : True
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

Name              : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X86
ResourceId        :
Version           : 4000.1010.1349.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1010.1349.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1010.1349.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : True
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

Name              : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        :
Version           : 4000.1010.1349.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1010.1349.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1010.1349.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : True
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

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