PWA not re-opening after install and close

Question

Manifest

{
    "short_name": "Redacted",
    "name": "Redacted",
    "description": "Redacted",
    "version": "1.0",
    "background_color": "#282828",
    "theme_color": "#282828",
    "display": "fullscreen",
    "orientation": "landscape",
    "icons": [
        {
            "src": "/img/logo_48.png",
            "type": "image/png",
            "sizes": "48x48"
        },
        {
             "src": "/img/logo_96.png",
            "type": "image/png",
            "sizes": "96x96"
        },
        {
            "src": "/img/logo_192.png",
            "type": "image/png",
            "sizes": "192x192"
        }
    ],
    "start_url": "/app"
}

If I check the application tab in Chrome, everything is OK including my service worker. When I visit the page, the app works, then I hit install and then the app is in its new stand alone window, installed, working.

Then if I close the app, and open it with the shortcut on the desktop (Windows 10) but it does not start.

It does work if I go to chrome://apps/ and click on the icon of my app

Why is my app not starting when I hit it from the shortcut ? How do I debug this ?

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Answer 1

I will answer my own question, it might help someone... I had to run the shortcut as administrator.