Exe and Msi installers produce 2 different applications

[livlign]

• Electron-Builder Version: 22.13.1

• Node Version: 14.0

• Target: nsis,msi

I have set up my builder with settings below

win: {
    target: ["nsis", "msi"],       
},
nsis: {
    oneClick: false,
    perMachine: true,
    allowElevation: true,
    installerIcon: "${installerIcon}",
    license: "${license}",
    menuCategory: "${menuCategory}",
    uninstallDisplayName: "${productName}",
},
msi: {      
    oneClick: true,  
    perMachine: true,
    menuCategory: "${menuCategory}",
    uninstallDisplayName: "${productName}",
}

After processing, I can see 2 files EXE and MSI created. But if I install both of them, there will be 2 identical apps in Control Panel, same name but difference versions, e.g. 3.3.1 (exe) and 3.3.1.0 (msi). If I uninstall one, the other can still be used normally.

Just wondering is it the expected behavior? Can I just have one app showing in Control Panel or am I missing some configurations. Since they are the same app obviously, I just want them to override the existing version, not create another one.

Many thanks!

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[shrinidhi111]

Yes, still the case

[themastersoda]

This is still happening on latest version. Also, due to this issue MSI installer does not work correctly with auto-updater. latest.yml contains only entry about .exe file, so when looking for updates, it downloads the .exe installer and tries to install it, resulting in 2 separate installations of the same app on user machines. Also, seems like installation path is different for msi and nsis, even though they are configured identically.

[sashytelt]

I am facing the same issue, maybe there are some workarounds around here?

[gujinku]

Same here. Is this behavior by design?

[ghost1face]

I just made an attempt at this through #7407 so far my changes seem to be working pretty well in my testing and validation