[IMPROVEMENT] Better UniGetUI autoupgrade experience

[tomasz1986]

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Describe the improvement

Currently, the process looks like this:

1. Suddenly, a random CMD window pops up, then closes after a few seconds.
2. Next, an upgrade prompt pops up from UniGetUI.
3. The user is forced to decide whether to install the new version or not.
4. The new version installs.

The problem is that all this may happen at a random moment. For instance, just today I had the pop-ups show when I was in the middle of conducting a university class, which is not acceptable. As there is no way to control automatic upgrades, I'm basically forced to disable them.

I think the best way to prevent such issues would be to implement a fully silent automatic upgrade mechanism. Alternatively, automatic upgrades could occur only at a specific moment, e.g. on system start, and not in the middle of work.

Describe how this improvement could help users

Silent or predictable (e.g. on boot) upgrades would prevent pop-ups from showing randomly in the middle of important work, while delivering a presentation, etc.

[marticliment]

Yes, I think this makes sense. I will see what I can do

[tomasz1986]

Thank you very much for a lightning fast reaction! I will be looking forward to testing any further improvements in this area.

Another situation, where I've experienced issues with the current mechanism, is with UniGetUI installed on a family member's computer. As they are not exactly tech-savvy, they've got no idea what the pop-ups are for and are basically scared by them.

Edit:

Just my experience, but other software usually seems to utilise the Task Scheduler for this. The advantage is that it allows to have tasks run as Administrator in the background in a fully silent manner.