How to add .appref-ms shortcuts to the dock?

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I usually drag shortcuts from my desktop into the dock and then delete the shortcut form the desktop.

I tried this with the Flixster desktop app and found that the icon in objectdock doesn't work if I delete the Flixster shortcut from the desktop. 

Looking at the Flixster shortcut it seems to be of type .appref-ms, which does not include a link to the executable. Does anyone know how to add these type of shortcuts to object dock?

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

" The appref-ms file does not point to the exe. When you hit that shortcut, it invokes the deployment manifest at the deployment provider url and checks for updates.
It checks the application manifest (yourapp.exe.manifest) to see what files to download, and this file contains the definition of the entry point (i.e. the exe)."

My suggestion is first to move your Flixter desktop shortcut to a fixed place where to keep it (i.e. the application folder)

then directly from there drag the shortcut into the dock,

please try and let me know ! ;)

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