[Feature request] Adding a task/shell to Windows Start Menu

[advait404]

Suggestion

I think it would be nice to have certain tasks show up in the windows start menu. Currently there is an option to add a task to the taskbar, but that requires Cmder to already be open. It's a bit tedious to open the Cmder app, then open another tab to get to the correct shell. Making it directly accessible will be a lot faster for users to open the correct shell.

This can be done by creating a shortcut in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu directory. I think currently users can do it manually by creating a shortcut, but I am not sure exactly how its done.

A simple checkbox can be added under the "Taskbar Jump Lists" checkbox under startup->tasks->selected predefined task

Use case

1. I want to quickly open WSL in Cmder. I need to open the app first, then use keyboard shortcut or manually create a new tab.
2. Similarly opening an admin shell (which is not set as default shell) requires the same process.

Extra info/examples/attachments

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Checklist

• I have read the documentation and made sure this feature doesn't already exist.
• I have searched for similar issues and found none that describe my feature request.

[DRSDavidSoft]

📌 Assigning myself to investigating and adding this feature.

Probably requires some modification to the launcher.

I'd also argue that this feature is commonly part of an installer in Windows apps, so I'm not sure about modifying (i.e. both creation and deletion) of shortcut files (.lnks) from our launcher. Maybe add a flag or switch?

Will investigate more and report.