LinkSatonaka
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While the installer asks for UAC elevation, it doesn't quite follow the proper protocol. The issue is minor and the fix is simple enough.
Currently, it places start menu shortcuts for the user that has run the installer. This is not the correct way to create shortcuts: when a user elevates to an admin via UAC, shortcuts are created for the admin, inaccessible from the user account.
If you want to place start menu shortcuts for the current user, you must do so before asking for elevation. This requires your install script to ask for elevation during the install, without actually elevating the entire installer itself.
Or, you could simply keep the installer the way it is and place the shortcuts in this folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Thank you for your time.
Currently, it places start menu shortcuts for the user that has run the installer. This is not the correct way to create shortcuts: when a user elevates to an admin via UAC, shortcuts are created for the admin, inaccessible from the user account.
If you want to place start menu shortcuts for the current user, you must do so before asking for elevation. This requires your install script to ask for elevation during the install, without actually elevating the entire installer itself.
Or, you could simply keep the installer the way it is and place the shortcuts in this folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
Thank you for your time.