Shortcut maintenance including the taskbar shortcuts happens after an update has been successful and is entirely controlled by the installer code using the similar / same code that creates shortcuts on install so fixing the component.
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Shortcut maintenance including the taskbar shortcuts happens after an update has been successful and is entirely controlled by the installer code using similar / same code that creates shortcuts on install so fixing the component.