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Zoltan Papp 2b9c36dc49 [client] Close the UI before InstallValidate in the MSI (#7395)
* [client] Close the UI before InstallValidate in the MSI

The WiX CloseApplication action runs deferred, right before InstallFiles.
By then InstallValidate has already asked Restart Manager about the files
in use. When msiexec runs as LocalSystem (third-party deployment tools,
scheduled tasks) and netbird-ui.exe runs in the interactive user's
session, Restart Manager reports a session mismatch, so the installer
schedules the UI binary for replacement on the next reboot and returns
3010. Killing the UI afterwards is too late, the file stays on the old
version until a real reboot happens.

Replace the CloseApplication with an immediate WixQuietExec custom action
running taskkill /F /IM netbird-ui.exe, scheduled before InstallValidate.
The file is no longer held open when the in-use check runs, InstallFiles
overwrites it directly and no reboot is scheduled. Return is ignored
because taskkill exits non-zero when no UI is running. The action also
runs on uninstall so removal does not require a reboot either.

* Keep the deferred UI close as a fallback for the immediate taskkill

The immediate taskkill runs with the token of whoever launched msiexec. A
non-SYSTEM install cannot terminate a UI running in another user's session,
so keep the deferred CloseApplication, which runs as LocalSystem, to stop it
before InstallFiles. When taskkill already succeeded it finds no process.

* Document why the UI kill runs before InstallValidate
2026-10-06 17:33:54 +02:00
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