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    Upon installation, a shortcut does not get added to my Desktop, it gets added to start bar only. Is there any way I can add a shortcut to the desktop programmatically?
    Friday, July 10, 2020 5:56 AM

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    There are many ways

    One of them is with the Shell

    I had posted a sample with Notepad on the Desktop in this thread 

    Friday, July 10, 2020 6:10 AM
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    Hi MangoApps,

    Since your question is more related to UWP, you can consider posting your question in UWP forum for more help.

    Thank you for your understanding.

    Best Regards,

    Xingyu Zhao

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    Thursday, July 16, 2020 5:58 AM