From ad93dcf9807e46ac648ff67b0ab994696b8cb6fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shuuri-labs <61762328+shuuri-labs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:14:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [client] Enable UI autostart for silent and MSI installs
(#6026)
* fix(client): enable UI autostart for silent and MSI installs
The MSI installer had no autostart logic and the EXE silent installer
skipped the autostart page, leaving the registry entry unwritten. This
caused the NetBird UI tray to not start at login after RMM deployments.
Add an AUTOSTART property (default: 1) to the MSI that writes the
HKLM Run key, and initialize AutostartEnabled in the NSIS .onInit so
silent installs match the interactive default.
* add real guid for NetBirdAutoStart component
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client/installer.nsis | 2 ++
client/netbird.wxs | 15 +++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/client/installer.nsis b/client/installer.nsis
index 6b8d3258e..63bff1c5b 100644
--- a/client/installer.nsis
+++ b/client/installer.nsis
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ Pop $0
Function .onInit
StrCpy $INSTDIR "${INSTALL_DIR}"
+; Default autostart to enabled so silent installs (/S) match the interactive default
+StrCpy $AutostartEnabled "1"
; Pre-0.70.1 installers ran without SetRegView, so their uninstall keys live
; in the 32-bit view. Fall back to it so upgrades still find them.
diff --git a/client/netbird.wxs b/client/netbird.wxs
index 23aa250f4..2849bc6b9 100644
--- a/client/netbird.wxs
+++ b/client/netbird.wxs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
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@@ -63,9 +66,21 @@
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+ AUTOSTART = "1"
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