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setup.exe file runs application but does not install it

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somewhat similar to #240 and #218 when running the make through electron forge task, it compiles and exports the app with no problem. when i go to install the app on a windows environment, it shows the installation gif and the app is opened, but never installed. unlike #218, there is no error. when i close the app, it is not installed on my system so there is no reference of it. is this expected behavior or have i misconfigured something that causes this? the documentation seems like setup.exe should install it but i may be misinterpreting this.

i am running windows installer on electron forge.

my configuration:

"electronWinstallerConfig": {
  "appDirectory": "./out/Desktop-win32-ia32",
  "name": "Desktop",
  "outputDirectory": "./out/make/desktop-windows",
  "setupExe": "DesktopSetup.exe",
  "certificateFile": "./certificates/certificate.p12"
}

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Created 5 years ago
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Comments:12 (1 by maintainers)

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positlabscommented, Aug 30, 2018

Even if it does install there, why isn’t electron-squirrel-startup installing the shortcut / menu icons? How is the user supposed to know to look in that directory?

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positlabscommented, Aug 27, 2018

This is a pretty big issue for me. I’ve tried the example code, just requiring electron electron-squirrel-startup and exiting doesn’t seem to do anything that it promises. No shortcut icon and no menu icon. Even searching for the app in the windows menu doesn’t bring it up.

Trying to build on windows 10