Windows 10: Why new programs installed not showing a shortcut in desktop file explorer ?

I just reinstall windows 10 and I noticed that all new programs installed not showing a shortcut in desktop file explorer, it's just showing on my desktop but not in desktop folder the folder inside This PC or quick access, it should be automatically after you are installing a new program or any new shortcut to be in that folder,In my case it is not showing the shortcut, I should make it manually to work.

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Explorer Not Showing All Desktop w/ Shortcuts Problem!

Normally on Windows 10, when I click 'Explorer' icon it shows files/folders but no shortcuts on my Desktop View!

So I'm checking to see how to change this so I see my complete Desktop view of icons, (just so I know what's there and not hidden in Explorer)! What I found is that in the list of locations, there are several labels that read 'DESKTOP'. But when you click
on 'em some show desktop links and on others, they don't show desktop shortcuts. The difference is not denoted on the lists. All labels saying DESKTOP are different in how they display folders/files/links/etc inside the Windows 10 Explorer window!

MS should make them all the same and ESPECIALLY.... for the Explorer link on the desktop! If we want to see the desktop w/ everything in it we shouldn't have to hunt and peck through numerous labels tagged Desktop in the Explorer Tree to find the one that
shows everything including links! Same Desktop labeled entry should show everything that's in that folder! ....many people make mistake of thinking it's in the Folder Settings. It's NOT for Explorer Views!

So what I want to do is at a TRUE DIRECT VIEW of what's really in the Desktop Folder in a Shortcut on the Desktop instead of the BAD Shortcut that ends up missing all the links/etc that one keeps hiding from me! How can I do that so I see FULL VIEW that
if click the 2nd 'Desktop' label in list view I get to see EVERYTHING under any Desktop label when there is no designated differential? Thanks!

 

New Apps not showing anywhere

Hi Simon,

I would suggest you add create a shortcut to these programs in the Desktop till we fix this issue. You can right click on the frequently used programs and select 'Send to Desktop' to create a shortcut for that program in Desktop. To troubleshoot this issue,
I would suggest you to try the following steps and check:

• Open an Administrator CMD window. If you can’t find a way, use these steps:
  
• Press CTRL+Shift+ESC to open Task Manager.
• Click File > Run New Task
• Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”
  
• Type CMD
• Type the following commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  sfc /scannnow

Try these steps and let us know the results.

 

New accounts on Win 10 have shortcut to program on desktop which asks for msi installer

When I create a new account <Domain><User>on Win 10 I find I have a shortcut to a program <Program Name> on the desktop and an entry in the Programs menu , but when I click either of these Windows prompts me for the location of an installer, which it cannot
find. The program may have been installed for all users from another account. The program shows in the list of installed programs shown by Control Panel-> Programs and Features, but there are no files in c:\Users\<AccountName>\Roaming\<Progam Name>, which
generally appear after a program installation.

I cannot uninstall the program pointed to by the desktop shortcut as I do not have the file <Program Name>.msi and thus cannot install a new version of the program. How can I prevent this program from appearing on the desktop, the Programs menu and in the
Installed programs list?

In the folder C:\Users\<Domain><User>\Desktop I do not see any shortcut to program<Program Name>. How does the shortcut appear when I log in as <Domain><User>?