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[Package Issue]: EpicGames.EpicGamesLauncher adds desktop shortcut #235565

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  • I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
  • I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.

Category of the issue

Installation issue.

Brief description of your issue

There's a desktop shortcut added which is unexpected and unnecessary.
If this is not a bug could there be a command line switch added to toggle this behavior?
(This also happens for Ubisoft.Connect (will open an issue for that one based on the outcome of this one) but not for ElectronicArts.EADesktop). Also happens for Zen-Team.Zen-Browser so I created a bug here for that zen-browser/desktop#6784 and here #243546 and got a PR merged here to fix it #243547

Seems to be an instance of microsoft/winget-cli#1545 but not sure if the specific installer has a flag for it. And the antithesis of microsoft/winget-cli#3314

Steps to reproduce

Run winget upgrade --all when there's an update available for EpicGames.EpicGamesLauncher and the installer adds a desktop shortcut.

(I suspect this is reproducible with winget install EpicGames.EpicGamesLauncher as well)

Actual behavior

A desktop shortcut is added

Expected behavior

A desktop shortcut is not added

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.10.340
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.5487
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.25.340.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules              %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
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Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

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