Search code examples
inno-setupshortcut-file

How to remove a desktop shortcut by Innosetup

How can I remove a desktop shortcut by Innosetup? It's created by previous version and not needed anymore. I tried delete it in [InstallDelete]

[InstallDelete]
Type: files; Name: {userdesktop}\Shortcut Name

and delete the file in "ssInstall" of CurStepChanged event handler

DeleteFile(ExpandConstant('{userdesktop}\Shortcut Name'));

But they don't work. Any suggestion is appreciated!

Solution

  • Either option will work, but there are a couple of considerations.

    1) You'll either need to use {userdesktop} or {commondesktop} depending on whether the shortcut was installed for a specific user or for all users.

    2) You'll need to make sure to add the .lnk extension to the shortcut name.

    So this will probably work:

    DeleteFile(ExpandConstant('{userdesktop}\Shortcut Name.lnk'));
DeleteFile(ExpandConstant('{commondesktop}\Shortcut Name.lnk'));

    or

    [InstallDelete]
Type: files; Name: "{userdesktop}\Shortcut Name.lnk"
Type: files; Name: "{commondesktop}\Shortcut Name.lnk"