Tux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-218 hours agoWindows VS Linux (part 2)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down169
arrow-up1577arrow-down1imageWindows VS Linux (part 2)lemmy.worldTux@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · edit-218 hours agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squarehubobes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoNot really, except if you install for all users on the machine: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/installation-context
minus-squaredanAlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours 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!