Applications Page
AdminStudio 2025 R2 | 30.0 | ThinApp Assistant
You define shortcuts to enable users to launch a ThinApp application from within the sandbox virtual environment.
By default, the ThinApp Assistant creates ThinApp applications for all of the executable shortcut that exist in your project. The project’s shortcuts are listed in a checklist on the Applications page.
Shortcut Requirements
For each ThinApp application, you are required to define ** at least one** shortcut. You define application shortcuts to enable users to launch a ThinApp application from within the virtual environment. By default, the ThinApp Assistant creates ThinApp applications for all of the executable shortcuts that exist in your project (or Windows Installer package).
If you build a ThinApp application that does not contain any shortcuts, users will not be able to launch the application.
Difference Between Deleting and Excluding a Shortcut
To prevent a shortcut from being created in the ThinApp application, you can choose to either delete or exclude it, depending upon whether you want it to remain in the InstallShield project.
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Excluding a shortcut—When you exclude a shortcut, it will not be created in the ThinApp application, but it will remain in the InstallShield project. This means that the shortcut would be included in the Windows Installer package that is built from this InstallShield project. See Excluding a Profile Shortcut.
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Deleting a Shortcut—When you delete a shortcut, it is removed from both the ThinApp application and the InstallShield project. This means that the shortcut would also be deleted from the Windows Installer package that is built from this InstallShield project. See Deleting a Shortcut.
Managing Shortcuts
On the Applications page, you can create, delete, include, exclude, or rename a ThinApp application. For step-by-step instructions, see the following topics:
See Also
Overview of the Citrix Assistant
Including an Existing App-V Shortcut