NSIS - Desktop Shortcut For All Users

Question

How can I create desktop shortcuts for all user while installing a package?

This usually means only the admin can delete your shortcut, uncool! — Anders, Sep 21 '11 at 15:04

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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NSIS supports several of the common/shared special folders:

SetShellVarContext all
CreateShortcut "$desktop\myapp.lnk" "$instdir\myapp.exe"

This code assumes you are elevated...

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

Community

answered Jul 11 '12 at 04:07

Anders

This works for me on Windows 10. However, it doesn't seem to do the trick for a similar shortcut in the 'start programs' folder (`$SMPROGRAMS`). – florisla Jun 06 '16 at 11:59
In MUI2, you have to `!insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application` to set $SMPROGRAMS. When you are done `_END` – rickfoosusa Mar 15 '21 at 18:32

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 21 '11 at 14:09

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With !include NTProfiles.nsh [1] you can create a shortcut in the folder "${ProfilePathAllUsers}\Desktop".

answered Sep 21 '11 at 14:09

robert

Hi Robert.. Thanks for the solution.. but it seems to b not working in my package maker 1.1.. Is there any constraints bcoz of version.? I adden NTProfiles.nsh in Include Folder and given the path as u mentioned... Thanks.. – vijay Sep 22 '11 at 07:01
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This code uses undocumented registry values! NSIS has native support for the shared desktop folder so this kind of thing is not required nor recommended! – Anders Jul 11 '12 at 04:09

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