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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T18:45:52+00:00 2026-05-11T18:45:52+00:00

My NSIS installer creates Start Menu links to run and uninstall my application. Using

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My NSIS installer creates Start Menu links to run and uninstall my application.

Using NSIS, how do I create StartMenu shortcut to open a folder in Windows Explorer?

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    2026-05-11T18:45:54+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 6:45 pm

    the same as any other shortcut

    CreateShortcut "$smprograms\my app\my shortcut.lnk" "c:\path\to\folder"
    

    this is explorer 99% of the time, and its really what you want, but if you want to force explorer

    CreateShortcut "$smprograms\my app\my shortcut.lnk" "$windir\explorer.exe" '/e,"c:\path\to\folder"'
    

    but that shortcut will have the wrong icon etc

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