Insomnia installation does not create shortcuts
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Description
### Expected Behavior
After installing insomnia:
- Start menu shortcut created
- Desktop shortcut created
### Actual Behavior
No shortcuts are created - therefore you cannot search for the app after installation.
### Reproduction Steps
1. Fresh installation of Insomnia on a Windows machine.
2. Search for insomnia from search, or desktop.
3. Should not be found.
### Is there an existing issue for this?
- [X] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.
### Additional Information
_No response_
### Insomnia Version
9.3.3 Build: 2024.07.31
### What operating system are you using?
Windows
### Operating System Version
22631.3958
### Installation method
download from insomnia
### Last Known Working Insomnia version
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Begin with the Windows installation path and reproduce the issue using a fresh installation of Insomnia 9.3.3 on Windows 22631.3958. Trace the installer’s shortcut-creation entry point and verify that installation creates both a Start menu shortcut and a desktop shortcut, then confirm Insomnia can be found through Windows search.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100