MCFC_4Heatons Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I'm on windows 11 - I can't drag icons from start meu to desktop and Shell:AppsFolder command does nothing either .... Go figure, this is an issue I have never had before with any app!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 20 minutes ago, MCFC_4Heatons said: I'm on windows 11 - I can't drag icons from start meu to desktop and Shell:AppsFolder command does nothing either .... Go figure, this is an issue I have never had before with any app!! You could install the newly available 2.0.4 MSI/EXE versions instead, and uninstall the MSIX versions you currently have. spicalou 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyFrog Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Thank you Affinity team for providing the EXE/MSI versions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmarquart Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 To add the icons to the desktop (Win10) I dragged the links from the start menu to the desktop. However the icon images don't have transparency, so they show small orange corners where they should have been rounded. I think Affinity have some issues regarding how shortcut icons are managed. (Win10). No shortcuts were replaced on the desktop when I upgraded to v2.1 and I had some experimenting to get them on the desktop. Most resulted in no shortcut icon image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_J Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, kmarquart said: However the icon images don't have transparency, so they show small orange corners where they should have been rounded. Here are ICO files (with transparent backgrounds) you can use for your shortcuts. Each ICO file contains Affinity app icons in the standard Windows icon sizes: 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 256 px. If you're not familiar with customizing the icon: 1. Right-click the shortcut and select the Shortcut tab. 2. On the Shortcut tab, click Change Icon. 3. Click Browse, navigate to the location where you saved the ICO file, click the icon file that you want to use, click Open, click OK, and then click OK. Affinity_Designer_2.ico Affinity_Photo_2.ico Affinity_Publisher_2.ico Quote Windows 10 22H2, 32GB RAM | Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 (MSI/EXE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 8 hours ago, kmarquart said: No shortcuts were replaced on the desktop when I upgraded to v2.1 and I had some experimenting to get them on the desktop. From the FAQ: Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmarquart Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I downloaded Jeffries ico files. Dropped them to the C:\Windows\System32 folder (accept admin permissions) and updated the shortcut properties. I had already done this with v1. but really, why don't Serif provide appropriate .ico files with transparency??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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