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Built-In Updater requires uninstall of previous PowerToys version when upgrading to 0.96.0 #43696

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Microsoft PowerToys version

0.95.1

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open PowerToys settings
  2. Check for updates
  3. Download update and wait
  4. Watch how PowerToys closes and does nothing

✔️ Expected Behavior

PowerToys getting updated to 0.96.0 and the installer starts up.

❌ Actual Behavior

PowerToys doesn't do anything and won't get the update.

Additional Information

System Infomration
Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2 26200.7092
Language: Deutsch (Deutschland)
User Installation through Microsoft Intune (Microsoft Store (new) approach)
Running as standard user

The 0.96.0 update .exe file is getting downloaded to %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\PowerToys\Updates but not executed. Logs of Updater and Runner showing nothing interesting besides the usual startup stuff.

Looking into the MSI Log of the new version the updater says the following:
Error 0x81f40001: PowerToys is already installed on this system for current user. We recommend first uninstalling that version before installing this one. Do we really have to uninstall the previous version?

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