diff --git a/docs/api/auto-updater.md b/docs/api/auto-updater.md index 211d0c69a5f3..66ddbca96560 100644 --- a/docs/api/auto-updater.md +++ b/docs/api/auto-updater.md @@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ This is a requirement of `Squirrel.Mac`. ### Windows On Windows, you have to install your app into a user's machine before you can -use the auto-updater, so it is recommended to use -[grunt-electron-installer][installer] module to generate a Windows installer. +use the `autoUpdater`, so it is recommended that you use the +[electron-winstaller][installer-lib] module or the [grunt-electron-installer][installer] +package to generate a Windows installer. The installer generated with Squirrel will create a shortcut icon with an [Application User Model ID][app-user-model-id] in the format of @@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ should only be called after `update-downloaded` has been emitted. [squirrel-mac]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Mac [server-support]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Mac#server-support [squirrel-windows]: https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows -[installer]: https://github.com/atom/grunt-electron-installer +[installer]: https://github.com/electron/grunt-electron-installer +[installer-lib]: https://github.com/electron/windows-installer [app-user-model-id]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378459(v=vs.85).aspx [electron-release-server]: https://github.com/ArekSredzki/electron-release-server [squirrel-updates-server]: https://github.com/Aluxian/squirrel-updates-server