Customise .desktop-entries shown by WSLg

scripts/rclone.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ rclone sync ~/.bash_history onedrive:AppData/WSL/
 rclone sync ~/.local/share/mcfly/history.db \
   onedrive:AppData/WSL/.local/share/mcfly
 
+# Backup custom Desktop-entries
+rclone sync ~/.local/share/applications \
+  onedrive:AppData/WSL/.local/share/applications --max-depth 1 \
+  --include "/*.desktop"
+
 # Backup (personal) Git configuration
 rclone sync ~/ onedrive:AppData/WSL/ --max-depth 1 --skip-links \
   --include "/.gitconfig*"

static/windows/.wslgconfig

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[system-distro-env]
+WESTON_RDPRAIL_SHELL_APP_LIST_PATH=/home/thijs/.local/share/applications

static/windows/README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - [`.wslconfig`](#wslconfig)
   - [Caveats](#caveats)
+- [`.wslgconfig`](#wslgconfig)
 - [SSH](#ssh)
   - [ProxyJump](#proxyjump)
 - [Move WSL2's VHDX-files](#move-wsl2s-vhdx-files)
@@ -71,6 +72,24 @@ ConditionVirtualization=
 ConditionVirtualization=wsl
 ```
 
+## `.wslgconfig`
+
+WSLg automatically creates application shortcuts in Windows' Start Menu based
+upon `.desktop`-files. By default, it looks for these files in system-wide
+locations (e.g. `/usr/share/applications`, and
+`/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications` for snaps).
+
+The updated
+[WSLg configuration](https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/937#issuecomment-1421200151)
+makes it also look in `~/.local/share/applications/`. Files there get priority
+over the system-wide definitions.
+
+To modify to a `.desktop`-entry, copy it into the user-specific location and
+make changes there. To stop WSLg from creating a shortcut, add `NoDisplay=true`
+to the file in question.
+
+Changes (appear) to be picked up almost immediately by WSLg/Windows...
+
 ## SSH
 
 Install [OpenSSH for Windows32](https://github.com/powershell/Win32-OpenSSH):