Shortcuts
Shortcuts view shows all MSI shortcuts and allows editing or adding new ones.
By double-clicking on a shortcut or clicking on the ✏ icon, the shortcut editing flyout view opens.
Add Shortcut
A shortcut can be added to the MSI from the Master Packager shortcut editing flyout view by completing the form and pressing the Add button.
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Name
Sets the shortcut name. -
Target
A shortcut can have two types of targets:- File
- Component (Advertised Shortcut)
- In the case of an advertised shortcut, Target will show the Component name. When this shortcut is executed, it launches the file set as the key path for that Component.
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Location
Sets the shortcut location. Best practice is to set the shortcut location under[ProgramMenuFolder]
, which translates to"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
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Working Directory
Sets the shortcut working directory. -
Arguments
Sets shortcut arguments with which the target file is launched. -
Description
Sets the shortcut Comment field. -
Run
Sets the component run configuration. -
Component
Specifies the Component under which this shortcut will be installed. -
Advertised Shortcut Configuration
- ON (recommended) – The shortcut will be installed as advertised and can repair the MSI.
- OFF – The shortcut will execute the target file and will not be able to repair the MSI.