The Octopus Tentacle installer for Windows only stops and starts the default instance automatically. If there are additional instances installed and running, the installer will treat them as any other application that locks its files. It will ask the user to make a decision about stopping them or restarting the machine. It's a complication that does not happen for the default instance.
This is mostly just a nuisance, but it'd be nice to have it improved. All instances could be automatically stopped and started by the setup.
Reproduction
Install Octopus Tentacle. Add a default instance. Add another instance.
With both instances running, execute the Octopus Tentacle setup. You will be asked about applications keeping files in use. The dialog will ask about the named instance. If you choose "Close the applications and attempt to restart them", the named instance will be stopped, but it will not be started again.
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Version
Octopus Tentacle 8.2.2447
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What happened?
The Octopus Tentacle installer for Windows only stops and starts the default instance automatically. If there are additional instances installed and running, the installer will treat them as any other application that locks its files. It will ask the user to make a decision about stopping them or restarting the machine. It's a complication that does not happen for the default instance.
This is mostly just a nuisance, but it'd be nice to have it improved. All instances could be automatically stopped and started by the setup.
Reproduction
Install Octopus Tentacle. Add a default instance. Add another instance.
With both instances running, execute the Octopus Tentacle setup. You will be asked about applications keeping files in use. The dialog will ask about the named instance. If you choose "Close the applications and attempt to restart them", the named instance will be stopped, but it will not be started again.
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