Ok, I followed those steps. I will post the data from the registry key in two separate comments because of the maximum character limitation per comment.
edit: The comment system couldnât format the list with linebreaks correctly, I put it here instead
Just now, I have this when upgrading 7-zip:
It tells to close Explorer. Just saying re:âno other software does thatâ.
In your last data I donât see anything related to LibreOffice files, so can only suggest that you might want to cleanup your MSI folders - possibly you simply have stalled data from previous installs?
This flaw/bug still exists in LibreOffice_6.2.5_Win_x64.msi which is the most recent version as of today.
Sorry to hear that the 7-Zip installer has a flaw similar to this flaw still present in the LibreOffice installer.
I donât think I wrote âno other software does thatâ though. I wrote that it is ânowadays unusual for installers in Windows to require closing other applications and/or rebootingâ.
This problem still exists in LibreOffice 6.3
Just wanted to mention this here:
The just-released update to flagship Microsoft development tool (Visual Studio) mentions this:
This fix may have an increased chance of requiring a reboot of the machine in order to install an updated VC++ Redistributable package
The requirement to reboot is normal in some circumstances. It isnât universal among all installations of LibreOffice worldwide; and those cases where it consistently is, is possibly specific in some ways, like having some specific software, or configuration, or ⌠- so unless people âsufferingâ from that try to debug that to make it reliably reproducible on developersâ systems, nothing will ever be done here.
This problem still exists in LibreOffice 6.4
Reply to Mike Kaganski: The fact that Visual Studio (a tool for software developers rather than the general public) may in some case require a reboot after installing an VC+++ Redistributable package update is very different from the issue tracked here. LibreOffice is installed by end users. Forcing them to close their web browser and possibly reboot is bad installer design. It is weird of you to try to make excuses for that by pointing to other software. Also, I havenât claimed that anyone is âsufferingâ. It is unprofessional of you to repeatedly in this conversation twist my words like that. Can you please stop doing that?
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I have to agree, itâs annoying and potentially confusing. Iâve just upgraded to 6.4.0.3, and installation process stopped twice with that dialog. Opted not to close FF (âreboot requiredâ) both times, yet thereâs no reboot prompt when installation ends. OK so itâs actually not required? Then why interrupt installation process when thereâs no error? No other installer does this, they just silently continue and then prompt to reboot when it finishes. With LOâs update frequency, please make user experience as smooth as possible and donât dismiss this issue.
Iâm sorry to report that this problem still exists in LibreOffice 7.
It happens with Edge too. PendingFileRenameOperations lists the fonts installed with LibreOffice:
\??\C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\SourceSansPro-Black.ttf \??\C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\LiberationSansNarrow-Bold.ttf ...
How to disable installing the fonts?
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This problem still exists even with 7.6.6.3 installation.
Thank you for the clarity! Hope developers will add option to disable fonts installation.