How to write code that PINS the C# forms program to start menu?

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And I mean pins not to the long list of programs, but adds it big like in Windows 10 and 8 to be evident!

I am talking about pinning the same program that the code runs in.

What I have tried:

I tried a code:
http://tutplusplus.blogspot.co.il/2010/12/c-tutorial-create-shortcuts-for.html
but it added the program to the long list of program as i think, and not the evident part of the start menu!

Posted 16-Sep-16 8:05am

john1990_1

Updated 18-Sep-16 10:11am

Nelek

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pt1401 16-Sep-16 15:02pm

I don't understand why you'd want to do this.
Surely whether a program is pinned to the start menu should be decided by the user, not by the program that he's running?

Let the user decide - if any program did this to me I'd immediately uninstall it.

john1990_1 16-Sep-16 15:34pm

The user should find the program to run it again, and making a shortcut on the desktop is worse. please remember that I'm not talking about the taskbar, only pinning it to the start menu.

Anyway the user can delete it with a click.

Patrice T 16-Sep-16 16:10pm

"The user should find the program to run it again"
It is exactly the same for every single program, and the users manage to do it on a daily basis without problem.
Why would it be different for your program ?

john1990_1 16-Sep-16 16:37pm

Ok I made a shortcut on the desktop.

pt1401 17-Sep-16 6:00am

I hope you added a 'Add shortcut to desktop?" option in your installer?

john1990_1 17-Sep-16 8:17am

I publish the program in Visual Studio C#, I have no idea how to edit the installer.

johannesnestler 19-Sep-16 7:54am

so you do not have a proper deployment system (installer or anything similar) in place, but think about pinning a link to your app at the start-menu... You see what's wrong with your approach?

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2016-09-18T10:11:00

Solution 1

Installer can do that!

Check this:
How to: Publish a ClickOnce Application using the Publish Wizard[^]
How to: Specify a Start Menu Name for a ClickOnce Application[^]

Posted 18-Sep-16 10:11am

Maciej Los