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Add instructions to get Notifications working on Win 10 Update (#16320)

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Fails silently and was frustratingly hard to know why. Hope this save a lot of people some time.
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Vik Ramanujam 2019-01-09 00:16:30 +08:00 committed by Shelley Vohr
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@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ While code and user experience across operating systems are similar, there
are subtle differences.
## Windows
* On Windows 10, a shortcut to your app with an [Application User
Model ID][app-user-model-id] must be installed to the Start Menu.
Model ID][app-user-model-id] must be installed to the Start Menu. This can be overkill during development, so adding `node_modules\electron\dist\electron.exe` to your Start Menu also does the trick. Navigate to the file in Explorer, right-click and 'Pin to Start Menu'. You will then need to add the line `app.setAppUserModelId(process.execPath)` to your main process to see notifications.
* On Windows 8.1 and Windows 8, a shortcut to your app with an [Application User
Model ID][app-user-model-id] must be installed to the Start screen. Note,
however, that it does not need to be pinned to the Start screen.
@ -97,4 +96,4 @@ GNOME, KDE.
[notification-spec]: https://developer.gnome.org/notification-spec/
[app-user-model-id]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378459(v=vs.85).aspx
[set-app-user-model-id]: ../api/app.md#appsetappusermodelidid-windows
[squirrel-events]: https://github.com/electron/windows-installer/blob/master/README.md#handling-squirrel-events
[squirrel-events]: https://github.com/electron/windows-installer/blob/master/README.md#handling-squirrel-events