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Win64 system wide checkForUpdatesAndNotify() uninstalls but doesn't install

See original GitHub issue

Version: 22.9.1

Electron Version: 10.1.5
Electron Type (current, beta, nightly): current
electron-updater Version: 4.3.5

Target: win64

I’m running a generic server auto-update on Windows using NSIS. Auto update works correctly if the application is installed per-user, but when the application is installed system wide:

The user launches an old version of the app
The user receives a notification that the app is ready to update on close
The user closes the app and received a UAC popup for old-uninstaller.exe (from a temporary folder)
The user gives permission
The old version of application is deleted
Nothing else happens

Expected behaviour The new version of the application is installed

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Created 3 years ago
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Yorannncommented, Sep 14, 2021

@Yorannn can you link to the workaround that ended up working for us?

This was the workaround I used https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/2363

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timvdalencommented, Apr 19, 2022

Should be fixed by #6450

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