Create shortcut on Desktop.

build/tasks/install-task.coffee

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 path = require 'path'
 
 module.exports = (grunt) ->
-  {cp, mkdir, rm} = require('./task-helpers')(grunt)
+  {cp, mkdir, rm, spawn} = require('./task-helpers')(grunt)
 
   grunt.registerTask 'install', 'Install the built application', ->
     installDir = grunt.config.get('atom.installDir')
     shellAppDir = grunt.config.get('atom.shellAppDir')
     if process.platform is 'win32'
+      done = @async()
+
       runas = require 'runas'
       copyFolder = path.resolve 'script', 'copy-folder.cmd'
       # cmd /c ""script" "source" "destination""
       arg = "/c \"\"#{copyFolder}\" \"#{shellAppDir}\" \"#{installDir}\"\""
       if runas('cmd', [arg], hide: true) isnt 0
-        throw new Error("Failed to copy #{shellAppDir} to #{installDir}")
+        done("Failed to copy #{shellAppDir} to #{installDir}")
+
+      createShortcut = path.resolve 'script', 'create-shortcut.cmd'
+      args = ['/c', createShortcut, path.join(installDir, 'atom.exe'), 'Atom']
+      spawn {cmd: 'cmd', args}, done
     else
       rm installDir
       mkdir path.dirname(installDir)

script/copy-folder.cmd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off
 
-set USAGE="Usage: %0 source destination"
+set USAGE=Usage: %0 source destination
 
 if [%1] == [] (
   echo %USAGE%

script/create-shortcut.cmd

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@echo off
+
+set USAGE=Usage: %0 source name-on-desktop
+
+if [%1] == [] (
+  echo %USAGE%
+  exit 1
+)
+if [%2] == [] (
+  echo %USAGE%
+  exit 2
+)
+
+set SCRIPT="%TEMP%\%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%.vbs"
+
+echo Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") >> %SCRIPT%
+echo sLinkFile = "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%2.lnk" >> %SCRIPT%
+echo Set oLink = oWS.CreateShortcut(sLinkFile) >> %SCRIPT%
+echo oLink.TargetPath = %1 >> %SCRIPT%
+echo oLink.Save >> %SCRIPT%
+
+cscript /nologo %SCRIPT%
+del %SCRIPT%