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I just noticed when I let the program install their shortcuts - these shortcuts don't display in users/<username>/desktop folder.

When I create them myself, by right clicking on the program executable -> create shortcuts, it displays in a "desktop" folder. So the question is - why can't I see all of my desktop shortcuts in a users/<username>/desktop folder?

Where does Windows store them?

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Depending on the version of windows, they might be stored in the all users/public folder. For example windows 8, stores them in C:\Users\Public\Desktop, by default desktop folder is hidden, so you might have to change the visibility first.

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  • Yeah, in this public folder only installed by the programms shortcuts, thanks! It's not like with windows7 when it was only one place users/myname/desktop? They changed that in windows8? May 17, 2013 at 13:12
  • It was like this since Vista. In XP this folder was called All Users.
    – gronostaj
    May 17, 2013 at 13:13
  • Some installers let you choose to "Install for all users" or not - this determines which area the shortcuts are installed. Jul 6, 2015 at 15:24

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