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ACE201: Shortcuts with Hard-Coded Paths for Targets

AdminStudio 2025 R2 | 30.0 | Application Manager

ACE201 checks whether a target in the package has a hard-coded path, such as C:...\, which may not be present in a virtual environment.

Test Group/Test Category​

Best Practices/Microsoft App-V Best Practices

Severity​

Warning

Message​

Package [PACKAGE_NAME] has a shortcut named [NAME] with a hardcoded Target of [TARGET].

Background​

If a shortcut in package has a hard-coded path, ACE201 fails.

Resolution​

Manual Fix​

To resolve this ACE in an App-V package, change the path of the target to use a variable instead of a hard-coded path.

To resolve this issue:

  1. Open the App-V package in the Virtual Package Editor.

  2. In the View List under Application Data, click Shortcuts.

  3. In the Targets explorer, select the target that contains the hard-coded path.

  4. In the Target setting, replace the existing hard-coded path with a path that uses a CSIDL constant or an SFT constant—such as CSIDL_APPDATA or SFT_PROGRAM_FILES_X64.

    note

    If there is no appropriate CSIDL or SFT constant, you may need to use a hard-coded path that starts with a drive letter.