Windows client installation always adds desktop icon - no way to turn it off

[sgoehler]

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• This is a bug, not a question or a configuration issue.
• This issue is not already reported on Github (I have searched for it).
• Nextcloud Server and Desktop Client are up to date. See Server Maintenance and Release Schedule and Desktop Releases for supported versions.
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Bug description

As described: Installing the Windows Nextcloud client adds a desktop icon, unasked. This also affects each single update. I consider this to be a bug, as it requires manual interaction after each install/update.

Steps to reproduce

• Install Nextcloud on Windows
• Check your desktop
• Nextcloud icon added

On Updates:

• Remove Nextcloud desktop icon
• Update Nextcloud
• Icon is added again

Expected behavior

Having app icons on the desktop stems from reasons in the past of Windows, and it is a user specific preference - I do not want or need it. Nextcloud starts by itself, there's usually no reason to start it manually from the desktop.

Recommendation:

• Make adding a desktop icon an install-time preference, which is also offered on updates - e.g. in form of a checkbox
• Remember the user's selection on Nextcloud client updates, uncheck it if the user unchecked it with the last install/update

Which files are affected by this bug

Desktop icon (there is no specific file affected)

Operating system

Windows

Which version of the operating system you are running.

Windows 11

Installation method

Official Windows MSI

Nextcloud Server version

33.0.8

Nextcloud Desktop Client version

34.0.3

Did this occur after an update or on a clean installation?

Minor version update (i.e. 33.0.0 → 33.0.1)

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

Yes

Are you using an external user-backend?

• Default internal user-backend
• LDAP or Active Directory
• SSO - SAML
• Other

Nextcloud Server logs

Additional info

No response