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How to create a shortcut for an app on the Desktop

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fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -

Hello, I would like to put a shortcut for Netflix and Spotify on the desktop, but the drag-and-drop method isn't working.

Thank you for your responses.

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    fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 071
     

    Hello,

    Which browser?

    Is UAC disabled on your PC? (Mozilla has created a policy that needs to be modified if UAC is disabled)

    In Mozilla Firefox, in the address bar type → about:config

    In the search box, copy/paste: browser.launcherProcess.enabled

    Double-click on the line to set the value to false

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  2. tofrsv
     

    I downloaded the app from the Microsoft Store and the browser is Microsoft Edge on the latest version of Windows 11.

    The apps appear correctly in the Start menu and are pinned.

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  4. fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 071
     

    Are you talking about the Netflix and Spotify apps in the Microsoft Store, not online links?

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  6. fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 071
     

    Display your hidden files in View > Options > View

    Check in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

    And C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

    PS If it's from Microsoft Store, it might be quite complicated if they're not there.

    They can be found in Program Files\WindowsApps

    And may not have icons.

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  7. tofrsv
     

    The applications work with the icons in the taskbar but there's still no way to detach them and put them on the desktop.

    No, they are not just links.

    I checked the various files you advised me to look at but they don't appear anywhere, not even in the programs.

    I think it's because I downloaded them from the Microsoft Store because even without an icon, they don't show up.

    Thanks for your advice in the meantime. I will continue to dig and look for other solutions.

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  8. fabul Posted messages 42186 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 071
     

    Download Process Explorer and run it as admin

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

    Point your mouse at the process of one of your applications to find its path

    Then if you haven't seen it in Program Files\WindowsApps, it might be that you don't have access or can't do anything because of UAC

    To temporarily disable UAC and reactivate it afterwards, you need to restart between each step with one .reg file to disable UAC and another to reactivate it when you are finished.

    DisableUAC https://www.cjoint.com/c/KFdtvbNzjgG
    EnableUAC https://www.cjoint.com/c/KKpu3tU3aPG

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