) to open the Edit
Multiple Values dialog where you can change the custom shortcut path
for all selected files.OverviewGeneralShortcutsAdvancedConditionsPackages
Create a shortcut to each selected file on the user's Desktop. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Be prudent in your use of this option. It is generally not considered good etiquette to litter the user's desktop with shortcuts. At most, limit yourself to making a shortcut for only your main program, or use a screen to ask the users whether they want any desktop shortcuts created.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in the user's Startup folder. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in the user's Quick Launch menu. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Note: Quick Launch shortcuts are part of Internet Explorer and are stored within each user's profile. Therefore quick launch shortcuts will only be created in the current user's profile regardless of the user profile chosen during the install.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in the root of the user's Start menu. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in the Start menu > Programs folder. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in Start menu > Programs > %AppShortcutFolderName%. The session variable %AppShortcutFolderName% is expanded at run time to represent the folder that the user wants to add the shortcuts to. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
Create a shortcut to each selected file in a custom location. The edit state of the location (path to the folder) where you want to create the shortcut. Each shortcut's creation is based on the state of this tri-state check box.
You can click the edit button ( ) to open the Edit
Multiple Values dialog where you can change the custom shortcut path
for all selected files.
Note: This setting is only available for Start menu shortcuts and only affects setups that are run on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012. As of Windows 8.1 and later, new application shortcuts are no longer pinned to the Windows Start Screen. Instead they're added to the Apps view. This decision by Microsoft was to let the user control what they want on their Start Screen given their preference instead of the decision being forced upon them by application developers.
This setting controls whether or not each selected shortcut will be pinned to the Windows 8 Start screen if it was created under the Start menu. Choose from the following options:
Use the original setting for each of the files. This is the setting for each file prior to opening the multiple file properties dialog.
Use the default Windows behavior for each file's Start menu shortcut, based on the target file's type. In general all Start menu shortcuts that point to executables will be pinned to the Windows 8 Start screen by default.
Don't pin each selected file's Start menu shortcut to the Windows 8 Start screen. This allows you to remove any secondary pinned shortcuts.
Pin each selected file's Start menu shortcut to the Windows 8 Start screen. This option allows you to pin Start menu shortcuts that point to non-executables such as help files (however Microsoft discourages that).
The state of the description that will accompany each shortcut. By default, Setup Factory uses the filename as the description. For example, if the current filename is EDITOR.EXE, the description will be EDITOR.EXE by default.
Note: The Description field is disabled when multiple files are selected.
The state of the comment string that will accompany each shortcut.
Note: The Comment field is disabled when multiple files are selected.
The edit state of the working directory for the shortcuts of the selected files.
You can click the edit button ( ) to open the Edit
Multiple Values dialog where you can change the working directory
for all selected files.
The edit state of the command line arguments that you want passed to each file when the user uses the shortcut to launch the file.
You can click the edit button ( ) to open the Edit
Multiple Values dialog where you can change the command line arguments
for all selected files.
The run mode for the selected shortcuts. Choose from:
Use the original run mode for each of the files. This is the setting for each file prior to opening the multiple file properties dialog.
Each file will be run with its window at normal size.
Each file will be run with its window minimized.
Each file will be run with its window maximized.
The shortcut key combination for each file. This setting cannot be modified from this dialog. The original values will be used for each file. If you wish to modify this property for a file, you must use the Shortcuts tab on the Single File Properties dialog.