Windows installer does not detect existing install type (per-user/per-machine)

[tfiers]

Description

Windows shortcuts to PWAs are not stable across reboots.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Have Windows
2. Pin a PWAFF window to the taskbar, or make a desktop shortcut
3. Reboot your PC
4. The shortcuts will not work anymore

Additional Information

Environment

• Operating system: Win 11
• System architecture: 64-bit
• Installation method: MSI
• PWAsForFirefox extension version: 2.3.0 (just auto-updated to 2.4.0; haven't rebooted with new native v yet)
• PWAsForFirefox native version: 2.3.0
• Firefox version: 108.0.2

[filips123]

Please check if there is anything in C:\Program Files\FirefoxPWA and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\FirefoxPWA. Also, please check if PWAsForFirefox is still listed as installed in the Windows program list.

You can also try to (re)install the native program again.

[tfiers]

Just installed the new version of the native program, 2.4.0.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\FirefoxPWA exists but is empty.¹
C:\Program Files\FirefoxPWA seems to contain the correct files (firefoxpwa.exe etc)
PWAsForFirefox is correctly listed in Apps > Installed apps (the Win 11 name for "Add or remove programs")

The new shortcut I created correctly points to "C:\Program Files\FirefoxPWA\firefoxpwa.exe" site launch 01GKJAKZD0C7G31S5NQ2G88MHM
Will update when I reboot

Footnotes

1. Might have installed previous MSIs for one user only, and the last one for all users, hence the two locations.
   (EDIT: To be clear, my shortcuts broke even before I did this) ↩

[brammitch]

Might have installed previous MSIs for one user only, and the last one for all users, hence the two locations

This happened to me (also Windows 11). I updated to 2.4.0 with the msi and chose to install for all users, forgetting I had previously installed for just myself.

After updating from 2.2.0 to 2.4.0, the extension kept saying it was still on 2.2.0. I checked under Windows Control Panel where it showed both versions installed. Uninstalling 2.2.0 caused my shortcuts to break.

To resolve the issue, I uninstalled 2.4.0 and uninstalled the extension from Firefox. Then I reinstalled the extension and the 2.4.0 msi, but this time just for myself instead of all users.

My previous shortcuts work again and I didn't lose any of my apps from the extension, so that was a nice touch.

[filips123]

I updated to 2.4.0 with the msi and chose to install for all users, forgetting I had previously installed for just myself.

This is probably what caused this problem. I'll check if I can make the installer remember how the package was previously installed, but I'm not sure if it's possible.

[tfiers]

Will update when I reboot

Yep, the shortcuts do work now after a reboot.
The new issue title seems accurate