Enhancing User Experience with Auto-Exit Application Updates

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• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
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  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
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  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdate
    * IUpdateAutoCloseApp
    * IUpdateInstalledDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledBaseDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledRegDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledFileVerDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledFileSizeDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledExeDetection
    * IUpdateInstalledUwpDetection
    * IUpdateInstaller
    * IUpdateProperties
    * IUpdateReleaseNotes
    * IUpdatesNotifications
    * IUpdateTargetApp
    * IUpdateTargets
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
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IUpdateAutoCloseApp

Declaration

IUpdateAutoCloseApp : IDispatch

Overview

This interface is meant to specify the details of the application that you want to be closed during the update process.

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Properties

String MainExePath - Gets or sets the path of the application to be closed. This string can contain the [APPDIR] value - the path where the application is installed .

String WindowTitlePrefix - Gets or sets the name of the top-level window of the application that must be closed. It must have a frame (WS_CAPTION style set).

Bool DisableAutoRestart - Gets or sets the option that will specify if the application to be restarted automatically.

Bool RestartAlways - Gets or sets the option that will specify if the application configured will be restarted no matter what if was running before installing updates or not.

String CommandLine - Gets or sets the parameters in this field will be used to start the application after the update is installed.

See also

IUpdatesProject

IUpdateInstalledDetection

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