[wix-users] Windows 10 and stop running application

[Sean Hall]

There's a bug at http://wixtoolset.org/issues/4857/.  There is no known
workaround or fix right now, I haven't had time to look very far into it.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 3:53 AM, <bpettorelli.ext at orange.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I was not aware that Windows 10 embed 2 ways to uninstall applications.
> You have the control pannel programs and feature stuff inherited from
> Windows 7 and you can uninstall application for the PC parameters inherited
> from the Windows 8 metro uninstaller.
>
> 1. When I uninstall my application from the Windows 7 Control Pannel,
> everything goes well.
>
> 2. When I uninstall my application from the new Windows 10 PC Parameters
> Applications, it fails to stop the running process.
>
> I have observed the main difference between the 2 ways is the UAC prompt.
> The second way never prompt for UAC.
>
> I have checked if it was share by some installers so I made test and
> effectively with every freeware I have try to uninstalled when its
> application is running, the uninstall with way 2 failed. (7zip, Unlocker,
> ...)
>
> Are you aware of that?
> Have you some advice in order to allow uninstall work identically in both
> ways? Is that a Microsoft Windows 10 bug?
>
> Regards,
> Bruno Pettorelli
>
>
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