Strange installation bug, ghost install? win10 x64 WM basic edition

I ran the installation, and everything seemed fine. It installed to C:\Program Files (x86)\World Machine 2 Basic, but when I checked it wasn’t there. No shortcut in the start menu, or on desktop. I decided to try something else. I placed an empty folder in program files, and named it as I could see it in the installer. I hit browse in the installer, navigated to the folder, and low, and behold I could see inside the folder as if it was completely installed. Strange… I checked again in the browser… Nothing. I also tried installing as admin, and nothing.

I’m confused, any help? I’m attaching screenshots in case my explanation was confusing.