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Squirrel.Windows is an installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps.

Squirrel.Windows is an installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps.

Squirrel is both a set of tools and a library, to completely manage both installation and updating of your Desktop Windows application, written in either C# or any other language (i.e. Squirrel can manage native C++ applications).

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Electron Squirrel.Windows: How can I remove local app data on uninstall?

Currently I have an installer built with Squirrel.Windows. On uninstall, the application directory under: C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\MyApplicationDirectory remains. I have tried using rimraf under the the --squirrel-uninstall hook to remove the…
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Creating a desktop shortcut via Squirrel events with Electron

I have an Electron app and I'm working on a Mac to make a Windows installer for it. Right now I have an /installers directory and a setupEvents.js file that handles all of the Squirrel events. Most of it is from the Windows installer…
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Squirrel.windows create multi shortcut on desktop

We are trying create an installer using Squirrel.Windows for our .NET application The application contain multi .exe files. We using command: squirrel --releasify BIN_PATH\MyApp.2.0.33404.nupkg However, when run the setup.exe, it create multi…
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How to change installation directory in squirrel auto update for WPF apps

I am trying to use Squirrel to Autoupdate my WPF application. It is installing the application in %LocalAppData% folder. I want to change this to C:\Program Files (x86) or Path choose by user. I haven't found any doc related to this on their repo.So…
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Squirrel Powershell file is not creating the Setup.exe

I have the following PowerShell script being run on my build server Write-Host "Current Path $env:Agent_BuildDirectory" Write-Host "Build Number $env:Build_BuildNumber" $squirrel =…
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Electron autoUpdater: User initiated download on 'update-available'

I want the user to be able to control what happens upon 'update-available'. No matter what I do here, autoUpdater seems to proceed with downloading the update. How can I make autoUpdater NOT proceed with the download? autoUpdater .on('error',…
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Electron forge Squirrel installer hanging after trying to run

I am using Electron forge to build an app where we have a server that needs to run on install. I am using Squirrel to package and create an installer (Windows). The installer should run a process that will run forever, but I would like to end the…
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Error making a squirrel distributable for win32/x64 - Electron-Forge App

I installed Wine in Ubuntu 22.04 and I executed yarn make --platform=win32 in order to produce the .exe executable Electron file, I get some strange errors: raphy@raohy:~/ForgeTypescriptReactWebpack$ yarn make --platform=win32 yarn run v1.22.19 $…
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Prevent auto launch after install of electron app

I am using the Electron framework to build an app on windows. I use electron-forge to make the setup.exe. My problem is the following at the end of the install, the app is automatically started. I would like to prevent this behavior, but I can not…
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How can I download a squirrel executable with a get parameter from a rest api?

I have a problem, the case is that I want my application made in electron to be downloaded through a url, but with a parameter already entered. That parameter is passed to a rest api via the get method.This parameter must be entered in the…
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Install Microsoft SQL Server localdb on client's machine through C# application

I have a C# WinForms application that connects to a .mdf data file which will be stored on the client's machine. I need to install Sql Server 2019 localdb on their machine but I was wondering whether there was a way in which I could do this…
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WPF and Squirrel deployment on Azure

I have an application written in WPF (C#) and I deploy this application using Squirrel: https://intellitect.com/deploying-app-squirrel/ Now I build application using these commands: .\nuget pack nuget\HelloWorld.nuspec Squirrel --releasify…
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Electron-Builder: Failed building windows installer with squirrel on MacOS

I have searched after a solution to build a windows installer on MacOS with squirrel, but without any luck. I have successfully installed mono via my terminal. Version 6.4.0.198. Versions: electron: ^4.2.5 electron-builder:…
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How to retrieve the FutureReleaseEntry release notes in squirrel windows?

Hi i started using squirrel in my app and I can update my app smoothly from the web location(where i put my setup, versions) I want to get the release notes for the future version. I can get get the future version's version number however, i…
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electron : how make an auto-update with squirrel on Windows?

With electron on widows I want to launch an auto-update when needed. I want to use squirell and not electron-updater . Do you know how to do that?
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