[BUG] UniGetUI auto-update itself without waiting User answer

[llaville]

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UniGetUI Version

2026.1.6

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Windows 11 pro 25H2 (26200.8246), x64

Describe your issue

This behavior is permanent since 2026.x first versions !

When there is another new version available, I am notified that there is an update (see windows on right bottom of screenshot), and the update is launched without I have a chance to give my answer (if I want or not to update).
This behavior is ridiculous :

• either you auto-update without asking final user
• or you wait user answer, before applying updating

Steps to reproduce the issue

No response

UniGetUI Log

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                          Welcome to UniGetUI Version 2026.1.7
[28/04/2026 05:00:01]
[28/04/2026 05:00:01] Build 107
[28/04/2026 05:00:01] Data directory C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\UniGetUI
[28/04/2026 05:00:01] Encoding Code Page set to 850
[28/04/2026 05:00:01] Loaded language locale: fr
[28/04/2026 05:00:01] Command cargo-binstall.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Élément introuvable.
                      
                      Impossible d’obtenir des informations d’identification du coffre
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command dotnet.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command vcpkg.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command cargo.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] PowerShell7 is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] .NET Tool is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Cargo is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command npm.cmd was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] PowerShell is enabled and was found on C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Chocolatey is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\bin\choco.exe
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Npm is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command scoop.ps1 was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Scoop is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Randomly-generated background API auth token: r9lbmoo4u8i6uw7yqkusaqldzba5qkikie13k3q5dwuveccz7uz9fyx2gi2425l5
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Pip is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.EXE
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Vcpkg root was not found. Please define the %VCPKG_ROOT% environment variable or define it from UniGetUI Settings
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] vcpkg is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] Updater source 'ProductInfo' returned version 2026.1.7.0 (upgradable=False)
[28/04/2026 05:00:02] An error occurred while initialising package manager Pip
[28/04/2026 05:00:03] Api running on http://localhost:7058
[28/04/2026 05:00:03] System.InvalidOperationException: Microsoft Store python alias is not a valid python install
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.PipManager.Pip._loadManagerVersion(String& version) in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Pip\Pip.cs:line 509
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.PackageManagerClasses\Manager\PackageManager.cs:line 102
[28/04/2026 05:00:03] Connected to WinGet API using packaged COM activation.
[28/04/2026 05:00:03] WinGet activation mode selected: packaged COM registration | Source: system COM registration
[28/04/2026 05:00:03] Winget is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe
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                      █ Executable name: "powershell.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
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                      █          BuildVersion                   10.0.26100.8115                                                                         
                      █          CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                         
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                      █ Name: WinGet (aka Winget)
                      █ Executable name: "winget.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.28.240
                      █          Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
                      █          Activation mode: packaged COM registration
                      █          Activation source: system COM registration
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                      █ WinGet is enabled and ready to go.
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                      █ Name: Chocolatey (aka Chocolatey)
                      █ Executable name: "choco.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\Laurent\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\bin\choco.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: 2.5.0
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                      █ Chocolatey is enabled and ready to go.
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[28/04/2026 05:00:06] LoadComponentsAsync finished executing. All managers loaded. Proceeding to interface.
[28/04/2026 05:00:07] Downloaded new icons and screenshots successfully!
[28/04/2026 05:00:09] Found 0 installed packages from Chocolatey
[28/04/2026 05:00:09] Integrity check passed successfully!
[28/04/2026 05:00:09] Found 0 available updates from Chocolatey
[28/04/2026 05:00:10] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell
[28/04/2026 05:00:10] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell
[28/04/2026 05:00:10] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell
[28/04/2026 05:00:15] Found 0 available updates from Winget
[28/04/2026 05:00:15] Found 103 installed packages from Winget
[28/04/2026 05:07:03] Thread with Id 11028 was assigned as DWM thread
[28/04/2026 05:07:03] DWM Thread was suspended successfully
[28/04/2026 05:07:03] Thread with Id 7620 was assigned as XAML thread
[28/04/2026 05:07:03] XAML Thread was suspended successfully
[28/04/2026 05:11:22] DWM Thread was resumed successfully
[28/04/2026 05:11:22] XAML Thread was resumed successfully
[28/04/2026 05:11:23] Manager Pip is disabled but yet GetInstalledPackages was called
[28/04/2026 05:11:25] Found 0 installed packages from Chocolatey
[28/04/2026 05:11:25] Found 103 installed packages from Winget
[28/04/2026 05:11:26] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell
[28/04/2026 05:14:08] DWM Thread was suspended successfully
[28/04/2026 05:14:08] XAML Thread was suspended successfully
[28/04/2026 05:26:39] DWM Thread was resumed successfully
[28/04/2026 05:26:39] XAML Thread was resumed successfully
[28/04/2026 05:26:39] Manager Pip is disabled but yet GetInstalledPackages was called
[28/04/2026 05:26:41] Found 0 installed packages from Chocolatey
[28/04/2026 05:26:41] Found 103 installed packages from Winget
[28/04/2026 05:26:42] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell

Package Managers Logs

Irrevelant : not related to any Package Manager

Relevant information

No response

Screenshots and videos

[GabrielDuf]

Hi, is “Update UniGetUI automatically” disabled in Settings → General preferences?
If it’s disabled, UniGetUI shouldn’t start automatically.

[llaville]

It was enabled; by disable it does it means UniGetUI won't start automatically (for updating) ? and will it check if there are any new updates available.
The button let me understand that the check is manual.

It's confusing !

[GabrielDuf]

When enabled, UniGetUI checks for updates in the background and notifies you automatically.
When disabled, all update checks stop entirely, no background check, no notification until you use the "Check for updates" button manually.

[GabrielDuf]

After looking into it a bit more, it should only update either when you click “Update now” in the banner/notification or when you close the app. So it should not update automatically like that. I’ll work on a fix and post here when I have an update.