Oh of all improvements the bundling install is really exciting!
Also I didn’t know that you could force the client and studio to install in program files… I am really tempted to try this
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The bundle is created on the fly - essentially it just runs the normal install process, but instead of unzipping and installing files, it embeds them as resources into the installer, and this then becomes the bundle.
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While some level of control is a begin (I personally wasn’t aware admin install did this), Roblox should get in line with the standard of having a variable installation location. Many people do not prefer to use their OS disk or standard install location at all times, and Roblox is the odd one out as many applications have had this functionality for years.
Relevant feature request;
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Not sure if this was related, but a flag was just flipped that reset all of my plugin settings (via the plugin:SetSetting API). It happened just a few minutes ago…
The flags here were enabled yesterday afternoon - have you used Studio between then and now, or is this the first time in a day or so?
Hopefully this means I can create offline installers of Roblox Studio now; not that it’s usable without logging in, but this is another step towards becoming a normal, versatile game engine.
Also, I did not know I could install to my Program Files folder, or I would have been doing that on my shared computers a long time ago. 
I just started using studio today, and I kept the same place open—I ran test games both before and after the settings got wiped, so I know it was a few minutes before I posted that.
Now that there’s some work being dond on the launcher and installer, is there any chance we can move towards keeping the same shortcut through updates? It’s getting tiring to disable DPI scaling every update.
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Thanks!
I just managed to deploy Roblox to all my machines using AD Group Policy! This was one of the last apps that still required manual install whenever I added or wiped a machine.
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Is it possible to stop the Roblox Studio Installer from creating a new shortcut on the Desktop every time it updates - I like to clear my desktop to prevent clutter, but it keeps coming back whenever Roblox Studio updates… [This also didn’t use to happen until a recent update earlier this year or late last year]
EDIT: just found a feature request regarding this as well:
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Is this a desktop or a taskbar icon? We fixed an issue where taskbar icons weren’t getting updated properly after an update a couple of months ago, but I’m not sure if that also applied to desktop icons.
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I believe the desktop and start menu shortcuts still get replaced every update. Especially considering they still point directly to the latest versions of their launchers, which themselves are under folders with version IDs.
I pinned shortcuts to my start menu and moved the desktop icons to a weird spot. I should be able to update this post next time an update happens.
Edit:
I grabbed my other computer, which didn’t yet have its Roblox Player and Roblox Studio updated, pinned the icons to its start menu, and moved its desktop icons.
When I updated both, the desktop icons stayed in the same spots, but the icons pinned to the start menu disappeared. Windows considered them new programs.
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I second this. In my case, My C:\ drive is a measley 150GB SSD that I intended to use for my OS and other super important stuff. I have a 2TB alternate drive and all of my applications install there. Needless to say, although Roblox is relatively small, the size it takes on that C:\ drive does matter a lot more than I’d like it to, so being able to install on my alternate drive would be more than amazing.
In regards to the OP, the changes appended are awesome and I welcome them with open arms.
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This is a desktop icon. It’s updating the shortcut just fine (it points to the right version and iirc stays in the same position), but the compatibility settings are being reset with every update.
Ah gotcha. It sounds like certain Windows settings are tied to the exact executable, which is a problem for us as we install each version into a new directory. I’m not sure there’s an easy fix for this, but it’s something we’ll keep in mind in the future.
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Love the bundle feature. Here we have multiple devices with Roblox installed, it was a nightmare getting through every single one individually.
Love the prospects of this update. I got some of my programmer and 3D modeler friends into developing with me recently, and I want to transition them into possibly Roblox Studio so we can form a development group (we are all using Unreal rn which has it’s drawbacks [ex. 5% royalty]). Being able to batch download studio on their systems will definitely reduce strain on my ehh network considering we normally develop at my place.
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I won’t derail the thread so I’m not gonna go very deep into this, but check out Directory Junctions for this sort of thing, I use it a lot. This lets your programs use the filesystem like normal and Roblox will appear to be on your C:/ drive, but in reality it will be somewhere else.
In a command prompt:
mklink /J C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Roblox D:\Path\To\Folder\For\Roblox
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Just note that Junctions are an NTFS feature.
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