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Shortcut Subfolder Under Windows 10 Not Working

Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 7:40 pm
by GregFinzer
In the project properties screen I define the Shortcut Folder as:
Kellerman Software\My Product Name

When the installer is built, it puts the shortcuts in
Kellerman Software

instead of
Kellerman Software\My Product Name

This worked previously for Windows 7 but it is not working for Windows 10 or Windows 11.

How do I get around this?

Re: Shortcut Subfolder Under Windows 10 Not Working

Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 11:10 am
by FrancescoT
Unfortunately only single level folder structure is allowed under Start Menu\Programs in Windows 10 and higher OS's.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/47696d26-922a-4c58-b94a-6ef1c2e7c6b6/windows-10-start-menu-not-displaying-the-subfolders?forum=WinPreview2014Feedback