WingetUI 3.0.0 Alpha 2

[Martí Climent (marticliment)]

Main changes since Alpha 1

• Upgraded .NET 6.0 to .NET 8.0. The binary size has been decreased in 60mb
• Added support for the background api, featuring
  • Compatibility with receiving shared packages
  • Compatibility with WingetUI Widgets
• WingetUI won't crash with file pickers anymore when ran as administrator
• Added the built-in autoupdater
• Minor scoop, chocolatey and winget improvements
• Minor interface improvements
• Other bug fixes

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This discussion was created from the release WingetUI 3.0.0 Alpha 2.

[dcog989]

Settings... General Preferences... Update WingetUI automatically

Does this mean update on manual start? Or is it installing a service? Or adding to Windows' start-up apps? Same question for 'Check for package updates', 'Update packages automatically'.

I think this needs clarifying in the UI but not sure what to suggest.

[Martí Climent (marticliment)]

WingetUI runs automatically on system start, and stays on the tray. When WingetUI is on the tray, it will autoupdate apps and update itself if applicable

[dcog989]

But I don't have 'Autostart WingetUI...' checked and it's unclear (to me at least!) whether the update settings in General Preferences function separately from the Autostart option. Or, do I need the update settings checked in order for them to happen when I open the app manually?

[Martí Climent (marticliment)]

I will clarify this