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

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/Winget-Upgrade.ps1

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ if ($true -eq $IsSystem) {
                 Start-Process `
                     -FilePath $ServiceUIexe `
                     -ArgumentList "-process:explorer.exe $env:windir\System32\conhost.exe --headless powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File winget-upgrade.ps1" `
-                    -WorkingDirectory $WorkingDir `
-                    -Wait
+                    -WorkingDirectory $WorkingDir
+                Wait-Process "ServiceUI" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                 Exit 0
             }
             else {

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_AppID-template.ps1

@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ $AllVersions = $False
 # Beginning of Desktop Link Name to Remove - optional wildcard (*) after, without .lnk, multiple: "lnk1*","lnk2"
 $Lnk = @("")
 
+# Create Start Menu Shortcuts, without .lnk, multiple: "lnk1","lnk2". Example:
+# - Supports subdirectories in shortcut names (e.g., "Folder\ShortcutName")
+# - $Shortcuts and $ShortcutsTargets arrays must match in length and order
+# - Shortcuts are only created if the target file exists
+# Example:
+# $Shortcuts = @("dnGrep\dnGrep")
+# $ShortcutsTargets = @("${env:ProgramFiles}\dnGrep\dnGrep.exe")
+$Shortcuts = @("")
+$ShortcutsTargets = @("") # Must match the order of $Shortcuts
+
 # Registry _value_ (DWord/String) to add in existing registry Key (Key created if not existing). Example:
 # $AddKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Romanitho\Winget-AutoUpdate"
 # $AddValue = "WAU_BypassListForUsers"
@@ -129,6 +139,9 @@ if ($AppUninst) {
 if ($Lnk) {
     Remove-ModsLnk $Lnk
 }
+if ($Shortcuts -and $Shortcuts[0]) {
+    Add-ProgramsShortcuts $Shortcuts $ShortcutsTargets
+}
 if ($AddKey -and $AddValue -and $AddTypeData -and $AddType) {
     Add-ModsReg $AddKey $AddValue $AddTypeData $AddType
 }

Sources/Winget-AutoUpdate/mods/_Mods-Functions.ps1

@@ -185,6 +185,57 @@ function Remove-ModsLnk ($Lnk) {
     Return $removedCount
 }
 
+function Add-ProgramsShortcuts ($Shortcuts, $ShortcutsTargets) {
+    $programsPath = "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
+    $createdCount = 0
+
+    # Validate arrays match in length and are not just empty placeholders
+    if ($Shortcuts.Count -ne $ShortcutsTargets.Count -or ($Shortcuts.Count -eq 1 -and [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Shortcuts[0]))) {
+        Return $createdCount
+    }
+
+    # Create WScript.Shell COM object
+    $WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if (!$WshShell) {
+        Return $createdCount
+    }
+
+    # Iterate through shortcuts
+    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $Shortcuts.Count; $i++) {
+        $shortcutName = $Shortcuts[$i]
+        $targetPath = $ShortcutsTargets[$i]
+
+        # Skip empty entries
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($shortcutName) -or [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($targetPath)) {
+            continue
+        }
+
+        # Construct full shortcut path
+        $shortcutPath = Join-Path $programsPath "$shortcutName.lnk"
+
+        # Create parent directory if it doesn't exist
+        $shortcutDir = Split-Path $shortcutPath -Parent
+        if (!(Test-Path $shortcutDir)) {
+            New-Item -Path $shortcutDir -ItemType Directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+        }
+
+        # Verify target exists
+        if (Test-Path $targetPath) {
+            # Create shortcut
+            $shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut($shortcutPath)
+            $shortcut.TargetPath = $targetPath
+            $parentPath = Split-Path $targetPath -Parent
+            if (![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($parentPath)) {
+                $shortcut.WorkingDirectory = $parentPath
+            }
+            $shortcut.Save()
+            $createdCount++
+        }
+    }
+
+    Return $createdCount
+}
+
 function Add-ModsReg ($AddKey, $AddValue, $AddTypeData, $AddType) {
     if ($AddKey -like "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE*") {
         $AddKey = $AddKey.replace("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "HKLM:")