I am facing this issue myself on Windows 11 — my installed wmux never updates. When a new release comes out I get the update notification, click it, the app restarts, and it's still on the old version. The first update never lands and it just keeps prompting me.
After digging into it, here's what's actually going on:
The problem
On Windows the app can detect and download an update fine, but it can never install it. So it quits, relaunches the same old version, and the update badge shows up again — forever.
Why it happens
- The Windows release only ships
latest.yml + a .zip (wmux-x.y.z-win-x64.zip). There's no NSIS .exe installer or .blockmap.
- electron-updater on Windows installs by running an NSIS installer. A zip is a macOS update mechanism, so
quitAndInstall() has nothing to run and effectively no-ops. The download succeeds and the checksum verifies, which is why it looks like it's working — but nothing ever gets applied.
- Two smaller things pile on: the update badge in the titlebar just opens the GitHub release page (it doesn't trigger the real installer), and the 3-day quarantine window in
updater.ts often blocks fresh releases from even downloading since releases ship more than once a day.
How I'd like to fix it
- Switch the Windows build target to
nsis (the nsis block already exists in electron-builder.json, it's just not referenced), build without --dir, and let electron-builder generate latest.yml + .blockmap instead of hand-writing the yaml in the release workflow.
- Wire the in-app update badge to the real install flow (or remove the duplicate path) so clicking it actually does something.
- Make the quarantine window a bit more sensible so updates aren't held indefinitely.
Happy to work on this if you'll assign it to me — I've already traced it end to end.
I am facing this issue myself on Windows 11 — my installed wmux never updates. When a new release comes out I get the update notification, click it, the app restarts, and it's still on the old version. The first update never lands and it just keeps prompting me.
After digging into it, here's what's actually going on:
The problem
On Windows the app can detect and download an update fine, but it can never install it. So it quits, relaunches the same old version, and the update badge shows up again — forever.
Why it happens
latest.yml+ a.zip(wmux-x.y.z-win-x64.zip). There's no NSIS.exeinstaller or.blockmap.quitAndInstall()has nothing to run and effectively no-ops. The download succeeds and the checksum verifies, which is why it looks like it's working — but nothing ever gets applied.updater.tsoften blocks fresh releases from even downloading since releases ship more than once a day.How I'd like to fix it
nsis(thensisblock already exists inelectron-builder.json, it's just not referenced), build without--dir, and let electron-builder generatelatest.yml+.blockmapinstead of hand-writing the yaml in the release workflow.Happy to work on this if you'll assign it to me — I've already traced it end to end.