Shortcuts that automatically appear on the desktop

gregory92 Posted messages 68 Status Member -  
gregory92 Posted messages 68 Status Member -
Hello, when I install programs (Google Earth, VLC, antivirus...), I sometimes check the box to create a shortcut on the desktop.
But during updates of these programs, the shortcuts for these programs automatically reappear on my desktop. So I keep putting these shortcuts in the recycle bin. Sometimes I even see some shortcuts on the desktop that I deleted the day before!
Do you have a solution for this problem?
Thank you in advance.

3 answers

  1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
     
    It seems to me that there is nothing unusual. If you install an update from a setup.exe or any other application, the icon will be created on the desktop. You shouldn't be installing multiple programs a day, right?
    To be on the safe side, run an antivirus detection:
    Perform a virus/malware scan with the free version of Malwarebytes
    https://fr.malwarebytes.com/
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  2. gregory92 Posted messages 68 Status Member 1
     
    Is there a way to prevent the creation of a shortcut on the desktop when there is an update of a software?
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    1. SATS_fr Posted messages 4849 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   785
       
      I didn't find any.
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  3. gregory92 Posted messages 68 Status Member 1
     
    Thank you anyway ; )
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