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fix(windows-installer): use ProgramData config for shortcuts and startup
sudhir-intc Jul 10, 2026
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chore(submodule): bump console to windows-installer-fix tray fix
sudhir-intc Jul 10, 2026
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chore(submodule): update console after rebase to latest main
sudhir-intc Jul 10, 2026
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chore(submodule): point console back to pre-rebase commit
sudhir-intc Jul 10, 2026
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21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions installers/windows/console.nsi
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Expand Up @@ -329,13 +329,23 @@ Section "Console Application" SecApp
SectionEnd

Section "Start Menu Shortcuts" SecStartMenu
; Use the machine-wide config seed under ProgramData.
SetShellVarContext all
StrCpy $0 "$APPDATA\device-management-toolkit\config.yml"
SetShellVarContext current

CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Device Management Toolkit"
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Device Management Toolkit\Console.lnk" "$INSTDIR\console.exe" "--tray"
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Device Management Toolkit\Console.lnk" "$INSTDIR\console.exe" "--tray --config $\"$0$\""
CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\Device Management Toolkit\Uninstall Console.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
SectionEnd

Section "Desktop Shortcut" SecDesktop
CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\DMT Console.lnk" "$INSTDIR\console.exe" "--tray"
; Use the machine-wide config seed under ProgramData.
SetShellVarContext all
StrCpy $0 "$APPDATA\device-management-toolkit\config.yml"
SetShellVarContext current

CreateShortcut "$DESKTOP\DMT Console.lnk" "$INSTDIR\console.exe" "--tray --config $\"$0$\""
SectionEnd

Section /o "Add to PATH" SecPath
Expand All @@ -355,8 +365,13 @@ Section /o "Add to PATH" SecPath
SectionEnd

Section /o "Run at Startup (System Tray)" SecStartup
; Use the machine-wide config seed under ProgramData.
SetShellVarContext all
StrCpy $0 "$APPDATA\device-management-toolkit\config.yml"
SetShellVarContext current

; Add to HKLM Run key so it launches with --tray on login
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" "DMTConsole" '"$INSTDIR\console.exe" --tray'
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" "DMTConsole" '"$INSTDIR\console.exe" --tray --config "$0"'

; Record that we added startup entry
WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\DeviceManagementToolkit\Console" "StartupInstalled" "1"
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion services/console
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+35 −4 pkg/tray/tray.go