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    aks2161989
    last edited by Nov 14, 2018, 5:32 PM

    I just installed Notepad++ v7.5.1 (32-bit) (had the installer lying in my downloads directory)
    On starting Notepad++, I get a message “An update package is available, do you want to download it?”
    When I click Yes, it shows

    Downloading npp.7.5.9.Installer.exe

    Then, it shows a dialog
    Notepad++ is opened.Updater will close it to process the installation, Continue?

    However, when I click “Yes”, nothing happens. Also I am unable to locate the installer.

    Where does the autoupdater save the installer?

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      chcg
      last edited by Nov 14, 2018, 9:50 PM

      You could download it from https://notepad-plus-plus.org/, latest https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6/npp.7.6.Installer.exe

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        aks2161989
        last edited by Nov 15, 2018, 5:25 AM

        Thank you for your reply. I was aware that the latest installer can be downloaded from the website. What I wanted to know is, where (path) does the autoupdater download the installer? I mean why download the installer manually when the updater can do it for you?

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          SinghRajenM moderator @aks2161989
          last edited by Nov 15, 2018, 4:27 PM

          @aks2161989 it downloads and saves in %temp%.

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            aks2161989
            last edited by Nov 16, 2018, 5:16 PM

            @SinghRajenM Thank you so much! Found it in %temp% !

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              aks2161989
              last edited by aks2161989 Nov 17, 2018, 11:48 AM Nov 17, 2018, 11:48 AM

              @SinghRajenM Just a question - Does the auto updater run the installer after downloading, or do we have to run the installer manually?

              Because after downloading the installer , auto updater asks me if Notepad++ should be closed to process the installation, but nothing happens after I close NPP. So the updater is not running the installer.

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                SinghRajenM moderator @aks2161989
                last edited by Nov 18, 2018, 3:36 PM

                @aks2161989

                Just a question - Does the auto updater run the installer after downloading, or do we have to run the installer manually?

                Yes, auto updater launches installer after downloading. No need to run is manually.

                Because after downloading the installer , auto updater asks me if Notepad++ should be closed to process the installation

                Check in task manager, is there any exe running as “npp.X.X.X.Installer.exe” where X.X.X is version of the installer.

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                  aks2161989
                  last edited by Nov 19, 2018, 6:10 PM

                  @SinghRajenM I tried what you said

                  It is working now. The updater automatically launches the installer. I had tried it 5-6 times earlier but then it didn’t launch the installer. I wonder what changed this time?

                  Thanks

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                    Stewart Gordon 0 @aks2161989
                    last edited by Jun 24, 2021, 9:22 AM

                    @aks2161989 I think what actually happens is that the auto-updater tries to launch the installer, but it fails. It should give an error message but for some reason doesn’t. I find myself manually launching it using the ‘Run as administrator’ option.

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