Windows auto-update always fails: Command Code cannot be closed loop

[AHKH3]

Description

Every time Command Code desktop tries to auto-update on Windows, the updater shows this error:

Command Code Setup: Command Code cannot be closed. Please close it manually and click Retry to continue.

This happens even when:

• The Command Code process is not running (verified via Task Manager, Get-Process, and Get-CimInstance Win32_Process)
• The executable is not locked (verified by opening it with exclusive access)
• No child processes or background services are running

The user is forced to:

1. Click Retry repeatedly (never works)
2. Close the installer
3. Fully uninstall Command Code manually (delete Program Files, AppData\Local, AppData\Roaming)
4. Reinstall from scratch

This is a recurring issue - it happens on every single update.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Architecture: x64
• Installer: CommandCode-0.1.18-x64-setup.exe --updated --force-run

Steps to Reproduce

1. Command Code desktop auto-downloads an update
2. The updater launches the NSIS setup with --updated --force-run
3. Setup shows Command Code cannot be closed error
4. The Command Code process is already closed - the error is a false positive
5. Retry does not help

Expected Behavior

The updater should detect that the app is already closed and proceed, or at minimum provide a force-kill option.

Actual Behavior

The updater loops on the error with no way to proceed.

Suggestion

The process detection logic in the NSIS installer may be checking for a window title, mutex, or process name that persists after the app closes. Please investigate the process-detection mechanism used during updates.

[claell]

Looks like a duplicate of #18.

[AHS12]

I am also facing the same issue, an option to turn off auto-update would be great