[External] : Re: [jpackage] Windows 11 25H2 ignores the win-menu-group option

[Alexey Semenyuk]

Hi Davide,

--win-menu-group option controls a subdirectory in Windows Start Menu 
directory where to install links to application launchers.

In case of system-wide installation, the full path to the directory with 
application launchers is:
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\<win-menu-group>

In case of per-user installation the full path to the directory with 
application launchers is:
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\<win-menu-group>

Say, the value of --win-menu-group is "Entertainment", then in the 
standard Windows installation, the directories will be:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Entertainment
C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start 
Menu\Programs\Entertainment

There are automated tests to verify that jpackage behaves as described 
above. They are part of the JDK build. I also ran manual testing and it 
works as expected.

- Alexey

On 10/23/2025 11:07 AM, Davide Perini wrote:
>
> Hi Alexey,
>
> thanks for the answer.
>
> I'm using the latest from
> Temurin (25.0.0+36-LTS)
>
> I have tried the latest 25 from Zulu and same problem.
>
> Thanks
> Davide
>
> On 2025-10-23 13:56, Alexey Semenyuk wrote:
>
>> Hi Davide,
>>
>> It looks like a jpackage issue. What version of jpackage do you use?
>>
>> - Alexey
>>
>> On 10/23/2025 6:23 AM, Davide Perini wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>> I'm using Jpackage with a command like this:
>>>
>>> jpackage -i target --type exe --resource-dir build_tools/wix \
>>> --main-class org.dpsoftware.JavaFXStarter \
>>> --main-jar FireflyLuciferin-jar-with-dependencies.jar \
>>> --icon data/img/java_fast_screen_capture_logo.ico \
>>> --win-menu \
>>> --win-menu-group Entertainment \
>>> --win-shortcut \
>>> --win-shortcut-prompt \
>>> --win-dir-chooser \
>>> --win-upgrade-uuid myid \
>>> --copyright "Davide Perini" \
>>> --name "Firefly Luciferin" \
>>> --vendor DPsoftware \
>>> --app-version "2.0.0" \
>>> --java-options "-XX:+UseZGC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -Xms64m 
>>> -Xmx1024m \
>>> --add-modules=jdk.incubator.vector 
>>> --enable-native-access=org.dpsoftware \
>>> --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED --enable-native-access=com.sun.jna \
>>> --enable-native-access=javafx.graphics 
>>> --enable-native-access=javafx.web \
>>> --enable-native-access=com.fazecast.jSerialComm"
>>>
>>>
>>> My main.wxs file can be found here:
>>> https://github.com/sblantipodi/build_tools/blob/4f99c29440d27f3ff800d2cf2698f80433bce64c/wix/main.wxs 
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/sblantipodi/build_tools/blob/4f99c29440d27f3ff800d2cf2698f80433bce64c/wix/main.wxs__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!MsfDO_olPPH4L0-ubfnS2AEm3tkSPuuH0YDV_IcV91g1SD2SvJn_SUKtm4acAe2wXm6SK-ydF27EzE5aNUj96MypqsCUJ1n6ig$> 
>>> It’s the default one generated by jpackage, with a small 
>>> modification that adds a checkbox to launch the app after installation.
>>>
>>> As you can see, the --win-menu-group is set to "Entertainment",
>>> but on Windows 11 25H2, my app still appears under the "Other" 
>>> category in the Start menu.
>>>
>>> Is this a jpackage issue?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Davide
>
>
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