[BUG] Close Apps doesn't save/use the process name given

[luc0x61]

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UniGetUI Version

2026.2.5

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Windows 11 Pro 25H2 x64

Describe your issue

I have an application (Executor, a launcher) that needs to be closed before update.
I tried modifying the Installation options, but the interface remembers only the "Try to kill" button state, and not the process name given (in my case "Executor.exe").
The upgrade never succeeds, unless I manually close the application first.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Install a non-latest release of Executor from http://executor.dk ; make sure the application is running
2. Scan with UniGetUI for updates
3. Modify the Executor application installation options, in the Close Apps tab add the process name Executor.exe ; click Save or Save/Close
4. Start the update of the above application: it will then fail, since the application was still running

UniGetUI Log

Package update operation for Package=MartinBresson.Executor with Manager=Winget
Update options: <InstallOptions instance (only non-default values are shown)
	OverridesNextLevelOpts: True>
Overriden options: <Scope=;RunAsAdministrator=True;WG_SpecifyVersion=;PS_NoScope=False;Pip_BreakSystemPackages=False;WG_DropArchAndScope=False>
Version: 2.3.9 -> 2.3.10
Starting operation...
Executing process with StartInfo:
 - FileName: "C:\Program Files\WingetUI\Assets\Utilities\UniGetUI Elevator.exe"
 - Arguments: ""C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"  update --id "MartinBresson.Executor" --exact --source winget --accept-source-agreements --disable-interactivity --silent --include-unknown --accept-package-agreements --force"
Start Time: "21/07/2026 08:56:35"
Found Executor [MartinBresson.Executor] Version 2.3.10
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Installer failed with exit code: 1
Installer log is available at: C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\MartinBresson.Executor.2.3.10-26-07-21-08-56-38.log
End Time: "21/07/2026 08:56:38"
Process return value: "-1978335226" (0x8A150006)
Executor could not be updated

Package Managers Logs

Manager WinGet with version:
System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.29.280
Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
Activation mode: packaged COM registration
Activation source: system COM registration

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListSources
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:21:58
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:21:58

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:01
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:05

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:01
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:04

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged subprocess-based task on manager Winget. Task type is RefreshIndexes
Subprocess executable: "C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
Command-line arguments: " source update --disable-interactivity "
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:01
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:02

-- Process STDOUT
 ...

Return code: SUCCESS (0)

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListUpdates
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:02
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:05

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:36
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:38

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:22:36
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:22:38

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is FindPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:23:29
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:23:31

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is FindPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:24:33
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:24:35

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageDetails
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:26:25
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:26:26

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:26:25
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:26:25

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:26:41
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:26:41

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:27:21
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:27:21

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is FindPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:28:37
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:28:52

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is FindPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:31:22
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:31:25

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageDetails
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:33:14
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:33:15

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:33:14
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:33:14

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:34:32
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:34:32

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:35:03
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:35:03

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:35:59
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:35:59

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:36:51
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:36:51

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageDetails
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:38:06
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:38:08

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:38:06
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:38:06

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:38:47
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:38:47

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:07
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:11

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:07
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:10

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged subprocess-based task on manager Winget. Task type is RefreshIndexes
Subprocess executable: "C:\Users\****\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
Command-line arguments: " source update --disable-interactivity "
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:13
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:14

-- Process STDOUT
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Return code: SUCCESS (0)

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListUpdates
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:14
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:15

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageDetails
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:52
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:53

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:39:52
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:39:52

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:40:41
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:40:41

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:41:33
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:41:33

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:44:30
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:44:30

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is LoadPackageVersions
Process start time: 21/07/2026 08:48:22
Process end time:   21/07/2026 08:48:22

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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[GabrielDuf]

Hi, I was able to reproduce the issue.

The Close Apps field only saved a process name after it was committed as a chip (by pressing Enter or typing a comma). If you typed a process name and clicked Save without doing that, the input was silently discarded, so the process wasn't closed before the update.

This has now been fixed by automatically committing any pending input when the settings are saved, so pressing Enter first is no longer required.

The fix will be included in the next release.

[luc0x61]

There's only a last annoyance, that I see hard to fix. Executor is a launcher, then I usually start UniGetUI from it, and therefore it can't terminate its parent process:

Starting operation...
Attempting to close all processes with name Executor.exe...
Attempting to close process Executor.exe with pid=4824...
Timeout for process Executor.exe, attempting to kill...
System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot be used to terminate a process tree containing the calling process.
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Kill(Boolean) + 0x7f
   at UniGetUI.PackageOperations.KillProcessOperation.<PerformOperation>d__3.MoveNext() + 0x4b3
The process(es) Executor.exe could not be closed
PreOperation 1 out of 1 finished with result Failed
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Starting it from Windows' Start menu it correctly terminates, update and restart the launcher 🤷