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c#.netwpfdeploymentclickonce

ClickOnce won't update when running app from installed location

I have a simple WPF app I am using for some testing.

I am successfully deploying to a folder on my desktop.

Ex. desktop\myApp\publish

The install location is the same folder.

Other settings:

  • Available offline: TRUE
  • The application will check for updates: TRUE
  • Automatically Increment Revision: TRUE

Under Update Settings:

  • Check For updates before application start: TRUE
  • Specify a minimum version required: TRUE

I am unsure what I am doing wrong and not sure if I fully understand this.

So the application was successfully installed from the publish folder setup file. But when I publish updates and launch the app from start menu it does not update. I can get it to update by running setup again from publish folder but users are going to be launching from their start menu or a desktop icon created from install location.

Is there a way to get it to update when launching the app from the location it was installed at?

Solution

  • Installation location MUST be set to UNC or file share in order for it to check for updates.

    If you are testing locally.... use this prefix for to locate file on c drive locally:

    \\localhost\c$\