Shortcuts do not appear after I run the script

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Shortcuts do not appear after I run the script #113

Closed wlcvs closed 8 months ago

wlcvs commented 11 months ago

Describe the Bug

After I ran the script, shortcuts on the desktop of games generated by launchers like Steam, Epic and Ubisoft Connect do not appear

How can this issue be reproduced?

Run the script with everything at default

Expected behavior?

N/A

Operating System

Windows 10

Operating System Version

22H2

Screenshots

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Logs

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Additional Info

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weirdal3333 commented 9 months ago

Double click on one of the shortcuts with a blank paper as their icon and choose "web browser" as the default option.

If that isn't your issue, try closing the script window (the one with all the checkboxes in it) and click yes to reboot.

If that isn't your you should be able to rightclick on the desktop and show desktop icons.

If these don't work, just reinstall the apps. You could probably Google how to make a shortcut on windows as well.

LeDragoX commented 8 months ago

This is a problem I must found a way to self-fix, this also happens with my games installed from these shops.

Found something that might help to translate this into PowerShell:

https://superuser.com/questions/1399190/associate-url-shortcut-file-to-open-with-an-internet-explorer-win-10-pro

LeDragoX commented 8 months ago

I noted that this won't happen in Windows 11 at all, even if I wiped everything possible within the script.

This is a Windows 10 issue only, but if you upgrade from 10 to 11, this bug might carry on the newer version... I'll replicate this on a Windows 10 Machine.

Wait, I got another opinion:

This was caused by a tweak inside ShutUp10, this also happened to a friend using a Windows 11 Laptop.
Maybe through the time I updated the shutup.cfg (src\configs\shutup10\ooshutup10.cfg), this is not happening anymore.

LeDragoX commented 8 months ago

Confirmed, this only happens with Windows 10!

Now I'll be able to fix this issue.