Grainger

There is a way to convert a batch file into an exe using the on-board tools of Windows 10/11. Officially with the "IExpress Wizard" tool from Microsoft that is included in the OS. Start iexpress.exe with admin rights (located in "C:\Windows\System32\") [x] = "Create a new Self Extraction Directive file." -> Next [x] = "Extract files and run an installation command." -> Next Assign any name -> Next [x] = "No prompt" at "Confirmation prompt" -> Next [x] = "Do not display a license" at "License agreement" -> Next In the "Packaged files" section, click "Add" and select the desired BAT/CMD file. -> Next Now you get to "Install Program to Launch", there in the "Install Program" field insert "cmd /c", followed by the path to the above BAT/CMD file (example: "emptyrecyclebin.bat" => "cmd /c C :\Path\emptyrecyclebin.bat" - put the file in quotation marks or use the appropriate paths/names!). "Post Install Command" stays on "<None>" -> Next [x] = "Hidden" in the "Show window" section -> Next [x] = "No message" at "Finished message" -> Next On the "Package Name and Options" page, click "Browse" to specify the path and name of the EXE file to be created. [x] = "Hide File Extracting Progress Animation from User" [ ] = "Store files using Long File Name inside Package" -> Next [x] = "No restart" at "Configure restart" -> Next (Now you have the option to create an SED config file if you want to load the settings again later.) -> Next "Create package" -> Next Finished! If everything went well, the EXE should be in the desired directory. Translated with Google Translator from hier

I'm afraid that if Serif doesn't fix this very quickly and delivers a conventional installer with a freely selectable path, they will lose a good part of professional users.

Exact the same here, the app for my HyperX Mouse, Keyboard and Headset moved without any problems.

I got the same error (in german 😉).

It bothers me personally that I can no longer determine the path for the program installation myself. Basically, I separate the operating system and the programs as far as possible from each other on their own partitions.

I'm using StartAllBack and there are the Affinity program icons in the "Apps Menu".