Add Start Menu entry and desktop shortcut for Windows MSI installer#129
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Add Start Menu entry and desktop shortcut for Windows MSI installer#129
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Co-authored-by: HayatoYagi <26685974+HayatoYagi@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add shortcut to Start Menu during Windows installation
Add Start Menu entry and desktop shortcut for Windows MSI installer
Mar 11, 2026
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Windows users installing via MSI had no Start Menu entry or desktop shortcut created — the app was only accessible from the installation directory.
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composeApp/build.gradle.kts: AddedmenuGroupandshortcutto thewindows {}packaging block:windows { iconFile.set(project.file("src/jvmMain/resources/icon.ico")) menuGroup = appDisplayName // Creates "PRs Visualizer for GitHub" folder in Start Menu shortcut = true // Creates desktop shortcut }These are standard jpackage properties forwarded by Compose Desktop's
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