davidneale commented 6 months ago

WiX Version

5.0.0

.NET or MSBuild or Visual Studio Version

MSBuild version 17.9.8+b34f75857 for .NET Framework

HeatWave Version

1.0.3.14

Windows Version

Windows10 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3271)

Repro Repo

https://github.com/davidneale/Wix5NoTaskbarIcon_Repro

Repro Steps

Clone and build the provided Repro repo
Copy DummyBundle's bin folder output to a new Windows Sandbox instance
Start DummyBundle.exe from inside the new Windows Sandbox instance
Continue through the installer's wizard until it moves on from the Bootstrapper to the internal MsiPackage's UI

Actual Result

DummyMsi Setup Window appears but there is no Icon in the Windows Taskbar for it (2nd image).

Bootstrapper Window (Appears in Taskbar and Task Manager):

DummyMsi Setup Window (Not in Taskbar or Task Manager):

This issue feels extra bad from a UX perspective when compounded with #7874. The installer appears behind other windows and there is no way of immediately seeing that the installation process is still ongoing. To repro this case follow the same steps as above but run the DummyBundle.exe by double-clicking from a full-screened File Explorer window.

Expected Result

Expected to see an icon in the taskbar during the internal MSI's installation. Either the same way that an icon appears appears when the MSI is installed without a bootstrapper application or keep the same taskbar icon/task that the bootstrapper is using.

Standalone MSI Window (Appears in Taskbar and Task Manager):

Acknowledgements

[X] I acknowledge that this is a fully completed bug report. It is not a question or attempt to get help debugging my issue (because those should be sent to Discussions).

robmen commented 6 months ago

@davidneale how is this different from #8104 (besides having very nice repro steps)?

davidneale commented 6 months ago

This issue is specifically talking about the internal MSI's UI not the Bundle. Although the Repro repo provided doubles as a Repro repo for #8104.

I'm fairly new to WiX and could certainly be wrong here but it seems like they are two separate issues.

8104 is about the Icon for the Bundle and how it is not applying correctly for the Bootstrapper application. This issue is with regards to the Internal MSI not showing any icon whatsoever. The bootstrapper application is not present in task manager's "Apps" section in the Process tab and is pushed down into the "Background Processes" section

See in the 2nd image provided in the Actual Result section, the internal WixUI_InstallDir is visible but there is no icon in the taskbar whatsoever.

Here's another image to hopefully clarify the difference.

Thanks for responding so quickly! (And also for the Deployment Dojo series, as it has been a great help)

ad-chuliang commented 2 months ago

@davidneale Have you resolve this issue? I met the same problem, WixInternalUIBootstrapperApplication can solve all my problems, but is not the taskbar icon.

jobyjcteoco commented 2 months ago

I am also facing the same issue with WixInternalUIBootstrapperApplication. Setting the SplashScreenSourceFile to a jpg file also didn't solve the issue. Could someone have a look on this issue please? Thanks.

robmen commented 2 months ago

Could someone have a look on this issue please? Thanks.

@jobyjcteoco, the issue is marked up for grabs. Since you can reproduce the issue, perhaps you would be interested in diagnosing the root cause and implementing a fix.