For the people who cant find "Publish Items", I chose "Primary Output", followed the rest of this tutorial and it worked well!

This is incredible! Thank you so much for this!

5 year back I use to do the same in VS 2015. But then I started using ClickOnce and forgot these steps. I thank You to post this tutorial video. I intencely needed this as I have to provide support to my old client.

You are a legend bro. It cannot be any clearer than this.

Beautifully well explained. Sir, you are doing the world a great service.

Excellent video! I was able to walk through this process while I watched your video and created my first EXE file with a desktop shortcut using Visual Studio. Thank you!

Excellent and clear tutorial. Thank you.

Thanks to you I got my first setup ever :D

Thanks was able to create my first exe the steps explained were clear and to the point thanks a lot

Thank you for posting this, it is a great guide !

Useful and current two years later. Subscribed.

Thanks so much for making the video, it is so great help.❤❤

Thank you very much, I'm from México and it was very useful.👌👋

Very good. If i wish to have two (or more) apps installed at once with the 2 icons in start menu group how is it done?

Excellent sir. Well understood. Thank you very much 😊❤

Works fine! Thank you for your time! :)

Good. If I want to install it another pc , what are all the files I want to copy in USB Flash drive. Under the Debug 2 files I can see. These 2 enough or any other required

Excellent job! In my project using C# WPF when generating the installer the dependencies are not being found, any tips?

Thanks for making the video, I’m new to visual studio and this was a great help 👍👍

Nice video!!! Thank you! I also made my first exe file!!!

Thank you forda clear tutorial :>

Excellent and easy to understand... Well explained Sir. Thank you.

In my visual studio Publish Items menu is not show can you suggest me ? i have vs22 and i will create this setup in my windows form application

Thank you! This is very helpful, frickin awesome.

One of the best video for desktop app creation ,thanks

Great Tutorial and great desktop background

How to set icon for "installed apps" sections? Because in my case I used wpf app, and it was the default icon

Striaght to the Point - Thank you :)

What’s the difference between this way and ClickOne publish? How to add desktop icon when using ClickOne? Thanks.

Well done! thank you

Can you please advise? I don't have an option in the menu : Create Shortcut to Publish Items...

sir if i have database file where can i put that in these folder application folder or program folder

Does this work with a MAUI app as well?

Thank you soo much for the solution

I want to move some of my files to AppData Folder. How can I create an installer that will automatically install the app, create a folder in the AppData folder, and store those files in the app data? We cannot access the database file in the program file folder. So I need to keep my database file in AppData Folder. Can you help me?

Question: during visual setup creation add launch conditions if the specified file exists.

Thank you very much

Hello, my project has music in it and the music doesn't work when I open the game like the tutorial said. What can I do to fix it?

How would you deploy a WinForm application that uses EF Core ? Can you create a separate video for that ?

I completed your instructions but the desktop shortcut doesnt show the icon I added, it only shows up on the form. Can you tell me how to make a "release" installer because this is only debug version?

How to create multip platform setup (x64, x86) in a single setup project as the target platform gives the single option.

hello, how can i do if i want to add a custom action to this installer?

Good explanation. Thank you!

I have a problem. I hope you can help me solve it. Namely: In Visual Studio I write the simplest adding program in the Console, everything is fine, it does not show any errors. As soon as I publish it and try to run the program correctly, it asks me for the first number and then for the second, and when it is supposed to perform the calculation, it hangs and minimizes itself. This is the case with all my console programs that I write. After publication, whenever they are about to perform any operation, they hang. I tried to find the cause and I can't find anything. I sent the codes to my friend to run them on his own, and they don't work for him either, even though they show absolutely no errors. Do you know what could be wrong? Maybe I'm missing something from Visual Studio add-ons

Thanks a lot!

I did not get the browse button to set the icon in vs 2022 , please guide me how I can resolve this issue

Thank you for the video. I, too, had to select Project Output as I didn't have a Publish item. I installed the app, and it runs fine until I press my Print button. I'm printing to a Brother PTouch label printer. Nothing prints. In VS2022 debug it prints fine. Also, if I build the release and run the project from the bin\Release folder, it prints fine. I'm wondering why it won't work from the installed app?

Good video. You can do most anything from most any program if you practice enough.

I'm not found "Publish Item" from under add->Project Output-> .... Any have other way?

Thx you !

I successfully created setups on my programs. However on my desktop appeared a number of files not sure if i did well. The program is working but when i remove some shortcuts files on desktop(.json, .ico) the program wont open

It's superb video. Thank you🙏🙏🙏

Can everyone use the app? In different device

Great Video!

Thank You

worked like a charm, but how do I go from here? i.e. make a file (or folder) i can take to another computer to install my program...

An attempt to attach An autonamed database for file C/administration/desktop /acmd.mdf failed . Database with the same name exist , or specified can not be opened .or it located on unc share. This error show when I am installed th setup and try to entry in form

excellent work

i dont have publish item in add project output group, I am trying to create .exe file for simple wfp app

I am using a cefsharp to create a browser. It run well within Visual Studio. But when I am creating a Setup file for distribute the software the process does not work. Can you help me?

Thanks!

How to get the shortcut icon to show on the desktop. I only get the generic icon

Thank you sir

For the shortcut Icon, why don't you just select the target .exe and get the icon from that, as you already have the applications icon embedded in the exe!

It's very helpful 👍😀

Great explain sir 🔥

Thanks it works

11:55 Curious if you know how to update the version number showing here?

Thanks, can i to generat serial nember or lesence ....

I want to create exe file such that if run that exe file on the desktop on which .net is not preinstalled then also that exe file can run on and user can install that desktop app

Hello everyone, I'm a beginner in coding and I was seaking for this kind of solution. I realize that VB6 has been replaced by visual studio which require others coding skills. How did you access to VB6 those who posted comments just 1 month ago ? Many thanks in advance for your advises.

Thanks for that. I tried my but it tels no connection to database. What can I do.

Is there anything like this in VS Code?

Thanku brooo

you are a great teacher. made it so easy. i love you. Please, can you do a video on how to time the app to have expiry date and activation code? Thanks sir.

Hi there! Thanks for the video. I have a question that how can we add the other layers of the project? I have BLL, CUL, and DAL beside the main GUI project which has the windows. Thanks in advance!

Thanks

I should I do now because I can see the publish item button

Wow bro thanks

Very nice. Just don't see the point of introducing the convoluted icon addition process in Visual Studio when one can use the standard method of creating a shortcut directly from where the executable is situated, and then simply embellish the standard icon of the executable on the desktop with an icon of choice from anywhere on the computer. The point being that Visual Studio, as seen over a period of several years, seems to somewhat complicate simple manipulation in the name of Visual Studio platform centralization of all processes. Am I overlooking something in the general procedure of creating apps?

dank yu bro

Thank you very much kind sir! :)

How to change Icon Installer/Uninstaller in Control Panel?

how to add .net runtime dependency to the setup.exe?

please make a video about how to make customized setup file with terms and conditions,...etc.

Hello! Can I change the installation path in the setup project? For example: My program will be installed to ProgramFiles but I want it to be on Desktop.

At the finish point is it ready to share with other machines and will it work same over there ?

hi, Please help me, My I have the python project file here, so I'm having hard time following your steps, please help me how to do everything, I need to submit this project for my school task

i love your videos

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very helpful bro😊😊😊

I can't get this to work with Python code. Is it possible?

how to make msi call a shortcut with the ability to open from the administrator?

on my end Publish Item is not coming, what to do?

Thank you bro. it is an interesting video.

Thank you.

How do i create setup.exe which installs without admin rights required for installation

Just a tips here, at the Solution Explorer, click the Setup project, then press F4 to change the properties such as Author , Product Name, Manufacturer, Target Platform and etc. Oh btw, thank you very much for this video. 2 thumbs up for you!!!