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# microsoft-fslogixs
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Nick Panaccio
10/10/2019, 11:15 AMAny chance C:\Users\*\Desktop\shortcut.lnk works? This is assuming that %UserProfile% isn't an accepted variable in FSL.
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 11:17 AMAha.....wildcard for the win, that should do it, thanks 🙂
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Dennis
10/10/2019, 11:52 AMYes this should work, I‘m sure I have done that before. Unfortunately is doesn’t work for redirected desktops.
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Aaron Parker
10/10/2019, 1:01 PMThe Rule Editor uses something like
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 1:09 PMIt definitely accepts it......guess I will know for sure in the morning 😉
James Rankin
10/10/2019, 1:11 PMDoes the same work with other variables like APPDATA and LOCALAPPDATA (if you know, offhand)?
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David Ott
10/10/2019, 1:42 PMAre you redirecting the desktop folder by chance?
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 1:43 PMNo, just looking to hide a Teams shortcut
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Dennis
10/10/2019, 2:35 PMFor start menu entries I use
C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Acrobat Reader DC.lnk
%AppData% doesn’t work. Maybe AppData with underscore before and after.
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David Ott
10/10/2019, 2:48 PMmy question would be... why are you wanting to hide shortcuts on the user profile desktop? shouldnt you be hiding the apps good enough that the shortcut wouldnt be created in the first place?
David Ott
10/10/2019, 2:48 PMredirection works with %userprofile% no problem
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 2:50 PMIt's Teams, it drops a shortcut out on the user desktop for badness
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David Ott
10/10/2019, 3:00 PMHide the teams app altogether, and im sure there is something in the "RUN" key that is putting that shortcut on the desktop
David Ott
10/10/2019, 3:01 PMif you are just wanting to remove the shortcut that is created, not actually hide the program. I can write you up a script to do it.. and you can run it from WEM or whatever method you choose
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 3:04 PMFSLogix will do it, there's no problem
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David Ott
10/10/2019, 3:18 PMAre you trying to hide the program altogether or just the shortcut? If it is the latter I'd just figure out what is creating it, and stop it from doing it.
David Ott
10/10/2019, 3:19 PMif the former then I think you're going about it the wrong way
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James Rankin
10/10/2019, 3:20 PMNo I'm not
James Rankin
10/11/2019, 2:21 PMHere's the official line 🙂
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David Ott
10/11/2019, 5:07 PMI still don't get if you're trying to hide the entire application, or just remove/hide the shortcut.
If you are just wanting to get rid of the shortcut, then the "right" way to do it is to stop whatever is creating it from creating it. For example, I don't want to hide Chrome from anyone, but having it create desktop shortcuts is annoying. there is a policy I set so that it doesnt create it.
David Ott
10/11/2019, 5:08 PMthen if the user just has to have a chrome shortcut on their desktop, they can certainly create it themselves
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