MarosK
Jan 05, 2020Iron Contributor
Status:
Working on it
Start update-process by clicking on application taskbar button or desktop shortcut
Currently MSIX deployed desktop application (eg. Winforms or WPF) are automatically updated only when app is launched by Start menu item. When user launch app by clicking on app taskbar button or on ...
JeffRichardson
Jun 18, 2021Copper Contributor
I too would like to say how important it is in an enterprise environment to have the app check for updates no matter how the app is launched. The MSIX should be able to create shortcuts in all of Windows's special folders (Taskbar, StartMenu, Desktop, Startup, SendTo,...). Special attention to the SendTo folder is required in order to pass the selected file's path from File Explorer to the app's StartupEventArgs for processing.
Creation of these shortcuts should be declarative in the MSIX so that they all can be removed on uninstall.