How to use

writeShortcutLink

function

in

Shell

/* Windows Shortcut */
$('#mnuShortcut').on('click', function () {
  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
    if (confirm('You need a shortcut to OfflineBay on your start menu for Notifications to work.\nHit OK to create the shortcut now.', 'Windows shortcut helper')) {
      let shortcut = path.join(process.env.APPDATA, 'Microsoft', 'Windows', 'Start Menu', 'Programs', 'OfflineBay.lnk');
      let res = shell.writeShortcutLink(shortcut, {
        target: process.execPath,
        appUserModelId: process.execPath,
        icon: path.join(__dirname, 'img', 'icon.ico'),
        iconIndex: 0
      });
      if (res) {
        popMsg('Shortcut created successfully', 'success');
      } else {
        popMsg('Failed to create the shortcut', 'danger');
      }
    }
  } else {
    popMsg('You need to be on Windows to create a shortcut', 'warning');
  }
});

  target: process.execPath,
electron.shell.writeShortcutLink(
  join(homedir(), "Desktop", "Lightcord.lnk"),
  "create",
  options
);
electron.shell.writeShortcutLink(
  join(
    electron.app.getPath("appData"),