Start Menu Shortcuts in _AppID-template.ps1/_Mods-Functions.ps1

[KnifMelti]

Proposed Changes

Add an option to create Start Menu Shortcuts in template/functions

Related Issues

Closes #1032

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR adds functionality to create Start Menu shortcuts through the WAU mods system, addressing issue #1032. The implementation provides a new template option for creating shortcuts in the Windows Start Menu Programs folder, complementing the existing desktop shortcut removal feature.

Key Changes:

• New Add-ProgramsShortcuts function in _Mods-Functions.ps1 to create Start Menu shortcuts using COM automation
• Updated _AppID-template.ps1 to include $Shortcuts and $ShortcutsTargets arrays with example usage
• Modified Winget-Upgrade.ps1 process handling (unrelated to shortcuts feature)

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 7 comments.

File	Description
Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_Mods-Functions.ps1	Adds new Add-ProgramsShortcuts function that creates shortcuts in the Start Menu Programs folder using WScript.Shell COM object, with array validation and directory creation support
Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_AppID-template.ps1	Introduces $Shortcuts and $ShortcutsTargets array variables with example documentation, and adds function invocation in the main execution block
Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1	Changes ServiceUI process handling from inline -Wait parameter to separate Wait-Process call (appears unrelated to shortcuts feature)

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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