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Apr 10, 2023
Duplication Shortcuts on Win11
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Apps repackaged with the MSIX Packaging Tool (2023.118 and 2023.321) that have shortcuts with arguments now have an...
- Sep 07, 2023PS: 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.
Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackager
Nov 09, 2023Brass Contributor
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>
- Nov 09, 2023After installing, did you check the AppX event logs? They might provide a clue. Get-AppXLogs
- Edijs_Perkums_MasterPackagerNov 09, 2023Brass Contributor
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.
- ravishroshanNov 10, 2023
Microsoft
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*