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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the issue by installing an app with the Generic Installer .msi and checking Add or Remove Programs. Compare the App X Packages and App X.X.X entries, then verify that the packages entry can be uninstalled normally without relying on the Start menu shortcut or Microsoft's utility.

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Description

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Install an app using the Generic Installer .msi (not one of the o*line.exe's). Open the Add or Remove Programs control panel.
Observe: only App X Packages is installed (not App X.X.X).
Problem: App X Packages cannot be uninstalled (it is normally removed when uninstalling App X.X.X).
Workaround: I've added a shortcut in the start menu to "Uninstall ", or users can uninstall using this microsoft utility.

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C#
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Merged PRs (30d)
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