Whenever I download and install a game they ALWAYS go into the default GoGGames folder, never program files or anywhere else. Can anyone tell me why at installation, even though I always go to options to confirm "Create Desktop Icon" is checked, it ends up being hit and miss? As in an icon sometimes appears on the PC screen when installation finishes and it sometimes doesn't. (I also go to options as final check to make sure I haven't downloaded the Galaxy thing in error).

It's not (so far) been a serious problem, as I am just about savvy enough to explore the directory and create a shortcut that works. I can even change the icon to the GoG one. That's about as far as I go though.

I think in the last 12 months it's about 50 /50 before that I can't recall a problem.

So you teccy people, why does the icon sometimes get created and sometimes not?

Win 7
Intel I7 - 4790
8GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Bump.....because I am curious

What "goggames" default directory? Are you using galaxy? I have installed several games recently, all have been installed to c:/mygames, I always install there, never to windows folders - bad idea!

C:\GOG Games is the folder generated by the installer of the first game I bought and installed on my old XP system, and again when I installed the first game on this Win7 system last November.

There is also a C:\ Program Files (among others) on the C: drive, but I never go there. I say this only to confirm that I never change the default install directory when installing a game from GOG, they always have gone there.

Then it's likely to be a registry setting that was set first time round and has never been changed. If I get time later on I will check.