jaimetex

Okay, we haven't been able to identify a fix for my problem, but I do offer some final observations for those who may find themselves in...

And yet many of them did transfer. And I have now proved that two of them that didn't transfer clean (inPixio and the quite complex...

From File Explorer, open Properties on one of the EXE files. Look in the General tab, check for a warning on the bottom which says...

The solution may lie in simply reinstalling the desired programs.

Sounds ro me like you are syncing the desktop folder on both these computers to onedrive. The only way .exe files or shortcuts to .exe...

I understand why you would say that, but in my test case (inPixio), it did work.

It doesn't work that way. That does not populate the necessary registry entries , appdata or programdata entries either.

Yeah - that would only work with portable programs which many (most?) are not.

As I described, I did that with the one that I had immediately available. It did not help. Still, when I copied that reinstalled (and...

The problem is as described. A properly coded shortcut gets the "Windows cannot find" message when double-clicked. AND a double-click on...

I think I just figured out how I should have been replying to your replies within your replies. Sorry about that.

That certainly can be a problem, might try with no space or a dash.

I did try and described some testing on the point of trying without spaces, but the install program doesn't allow a change in...

And that general problem once again is that Windows 11 PRO “cannot find” some .EXE programs when I try to execute them, either via...

The problem with Windows-based programs is they have to be installed so as to get their files in the proper location, shortcuts are...