Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWindows VS Linux (part 2)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1881arrow-down1105
arrow-up1776arrow-down1imageWindows VS Linux (part 2)lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square258fedilink
minus-squarehubobes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoNot really, except if you install for all users on the machine: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/installation-context
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoA lot of apps don’t follow this guidance. There’s plenty of apps whose per-user installations aren’t installed into %LocalAppData%\Programs. I’ve even seen some that install into the roaming AppData directory!
Not really, except if you install for all users on the machine: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/installation-context
A lot of apps don’t follow this guidance. There’s plenty of apps whose per-user installations aren’t installed into
%LocalAppData%\Programs. I’ve even seen some that install into the roaming AppData directory!