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How can I prevent Wine from changing the filetype associations on my system or adding unwanted menu entries/desktop links when I install a Windows program?

April 26, 2017Associations changing desktop entries filetype menu system unwanted Wine

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How can I prevent Wine from changing the filetype associations on my system or adding unwanted menu entries/desktop links when I install a Windows program?

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Users who do not want the installer for a Windows app to change filetype associations, add menu items, or create desktop links, can disable winemenubuilder.exe. This can be done either through winecfg or at the command line.