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Stop Firefox from creating desktop shortcut when updating

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angela.barnes
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Is there a way to stop Firefox from creating a desktop shortcut every time it updates? It is just desktop clutter for a lot of people, especially since Firefox is pinned to the taskbar anyhow.

Is there a way to stop Firefox from creating a desktop shortcut every time it updates? It is just desktop clutter for a lot of people, especially since Firefox is pinned to the taskbar anyhow.

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Terry
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Try a custom installation.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/custom-installation-firefox-on-windows#w_choose-shortcuts