From 7bdcb6172263dc05c0b59be76e09f3e89e23e4f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kunall Banerjee <hey@kimchiii.space>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 01:31:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] auto_update: Fix Windows installer task arguments syntax
 (#50464)
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- The Inno Setup installer requires tasks to be specified with the
`/MERGETASKS` flag instead of bare arguments.
- Removed the `quicklaunchicon` task as it’s no longer relevant for
modern Windows 10 and up.

Ref: https://zed.dev/docs/installation#windows-1
Ref: https://documentation.help/Inno-Setup/topic_setupcmdline.htm

Closes #47570.

Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have:
- [ ] Added a solid test coverage and/or screenshots from doing manual
testing
- [x] Done a self-review taking into account security and performance
aspects
- [x] Aligned any UI changes with the [UI
checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)

Release Notes:

- Fixed Windows installer task arguments syntax
---
 crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
index c14de5a801c..2b6a79027d6 100644
--- a/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
+++ b/crates/auto_update/src/auto_update.rs
@@ -1109,8 +1109,7 @@ async fn install_release_windows(downloaded_installer: &Path) -> Result<Option<P
     let mut cmd = new_command(downloaded_installer);
     cmd.arg("/verysilent")
         .arg("/update=true")
-        .arg("!desktopicon")
-        .arg("!quicklaunchicon");
+        .arg("/MERGETASKS=!desktopicon");
     let output = cmd.output().await?;
     anyhow::ensure!(
         output.status.success(),