do it this way

Author: deeleeramone

desktop/src-tauri/src/utils/autostart/windows_autostart.rs

@@ -67,14 +67,27 @@ pub fn enable_autostart(app_handle: &AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
 
         if SUCCEEDED(hr) && !shell_link.is_null() {
             // Set the path to the executable
-            let wide_path: Vec<u16> = executable_path
-                .to_str()
-                .ok_or("Failed to convert path to string")?
-                .encode_utf16()
-                .chain(std::iter::once(0))
-                .collect();
-            (*shell_link).SetPath(wide_path.as_ptr());
-            (*shell_link).SetShowCmd(SW_SHOW);
+            let wide_path: Vec<u16> = match executable_path.to_str() {
+                Some(path) => path.encode_utf16().chain(std::iter::once(0)).collect(),
+                None => {
+                    (*shell_link).Release();
+                    CoUninitialize();
+                    return Err("Failed to convert path to string".to_string());
+                }
+            };
+            let hr_set_path = (*shell_link).SetPath(wide_path.as_ptr());
+            if !SUCCEEDED(hr_set_path) {
+                (*shell_link).Release();
+                CoUninitialize();
+                return Err(format!("Failed to set shortcut path: {hr_set_path:#x}"));
+            }
+
+            let hr_set_show = (*shell_link).SetShowCmd(SW_SHOW);
+            if !SUCCEEDED(hr_set_show) {
+                (*shell_link).Release();
+                CoUninitialize();
+                return Err(format!("Failed to set show command: {hr_set_show:#x}"));
+            }
 
             // Get the IPersistFile interface
             let mut persist_file: *mut IPersistFile = ptr::null_mut();
@@ -93,15 +106,24 @@ pub fn enable_autostart(app_handle: &AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
 
             if !persist_file.is_null() {
                 // Convert shortcut path to wide string
-                let wide_shortcut_path: Vec<u16> = shortcut_path
-                    .to_str()
-                    .ok_or("Failed to convert shortcut path to string")?
-                    .encode_utf16()
-                    .chain(std::iter::once(0))
-                    .collect();
+                let wide_shortcut_path: Vec<u16> = match shortcut_path.to_str() {
+                    Some(path) => path.encode_utf16().chain(std::iter::once(0)).collect(),
+                    None => {
+                        (*persist_file).Release();
+                        (*shell_link).Release();
+                        CoUninitialize();
+                        return Err("Failed to convert shortcut path to string".to_string());
+                    }
+                };
 
                 // Save the shortcut
-                (*persist_file).Save(wide_shortcut_path.as_ptr(), 1);
+                let hr_save = (*persist_file).Save(wide_shortcut_path.as_ptr(), 1);
+                if !SUCCEEDED(hr_save) {
+                    (*persist_file).Release();
+                    (*shell_link).Release();
+                    CoUninitialize();
+                    return Err(format!("Failed to save shortcut: {hr_save:#x}"));
+                }
                 (*persist_file).Release();
             }