Spec: Named NoDesktopIcon installer switch for suppressing desktop shortcuts - #6539
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| | COM (`InstallOptions`) | `Boolean NoIcon` | | ||
| | PowerShell | `-NoIcon` switch on `Install-WinGetPackage` / `Update-WinGetPackage` | | ||
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| "Icon" follows the existing installer terminology (Inno's `desktopicon` task; the `--no-icon` name suggested by the maintainer). It specifically means the **desktop** shortcut; Start Menu shortcuts are out of scope (tracked by #6429). |
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Should the name be more specific then? It seems likely that it will cause confusion if it still creates an icon somewhere. Maybe it should reference desktop specifically.
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Specification for a first-class, named installer switch following the direction given by Demitrius Nelon (@denelon) on 2026-07-27 in #1045:
Switches.NoDesktopIconfield declaring the exact installer argument that suppresses a desktop shortcut; new minor manifest version (1.31.0).--no-desktop-iconflag oninstall/upgrade, independent of--silent/--interactive; fails when no applicable installer supports it.installBehavior.preferences.noDesktopIcon/requirements.noDesktopIcon(prefer/require), applied to install and upgrade./MERGETASKS=!desktopiconfor Inno Setup, so the capability works immediately for the Inno family; no heuristics and no deletion of desktop content.InstallOptions.NoDesktopIconand-NoDesktopIconswitch.Spec PR only; no implementation code, per the spec workflow. Validation:
git diff --checkpassed; all three JSON examples parsed successfully; naming consistency checked across the specification. Documentation-only change, no build/tests applicable.PR Checklist
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