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v5 not respecting the option to delete Desktop shortcuts?

Started by ashearera, July 27, 2025, 03:41:43 PM

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ashearera

This week just installed v5.2.3.0 after being prompted to from the old v4.5.

Never had an issue with Desktop shortcuts before, the old version would always delete them after updates.

Now, I'm noticing quite a few apps are not respecting the tick box in "Settings > Appearance Options > Remove Desktop shortcuts for apps after installation".

Some recent examples today: Firefox, NVidia app, VirtualBox, Bitwarden.

Is this a known issue in this new version? Still on Windows 10 22H2.

Thanks!

ashearera


Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC)

We are taking a look and will ensure we have the right names if they are not.

ashearera

Any update on this one? I've noticed a couple more apps doing this recently unfortunately I just deleted them mindlessly without taking note of names haha. Is it an underlying problem with the new publisher or app specific?]

Thanks

ashearera

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Just to say this is still happening, Firefox and Webex both just repeated the behaviour.

Omar (Patch My PC)

We didn't notice this issue with any of these apps, and we don't have any Webex app in the home updater.
Are you sure the option is enabled? 

ashearera

Yes, the option is enabled.

I'm looking at your list of applications in Publisher V5 and and one of them is:

CiscoMeetingDaemon
Publisher: Cisco Webex LLC
Source: \\<userprofile>\AppData\Local\WebEx\WebExHost.exe

So it maybe isn't known as WebEx anymore but it certainly is in your list of apps.