Restart Manager FilesInUse Dialog

AdminStudio 2022 | 23.0 | Application Manager

Note:This test is not applicable to App-V packages.

For this operating system compatibility test, the Windows Installer database is scanned for the absence of the Restart Manager FilesInUse dialog (MsiRMFilesInUse) and the MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL property value that disables Restart Manager.

Test Group/Test Category

0346—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 8.1 (32-Bit)
0446—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 8.1 (64-Bit)
2846—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-1809 (and 2019 LTSC) (32-Bit)
5246—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-1909 (32-Bit)
5446—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-2004 (32-Bit)
5646—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-20H2 (32-Bit)
5846—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-21H1 (32-Bit)
7046—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-21H2 (32-Bit)
2946—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-1809 (and 2019 LTSC) (64-Bit)
5346—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-1909 (64-Bit)
5546—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-2004 (64-Bit)
5746—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-20H2 (64-Bit)
5946—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-21H1 (64-Bit)
7146—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 10-21H2 (64-Bit)
6746—Operating System Compatibility/Windows 11-21H2 (64-Bit)
0546—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2012
0646—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2016
1046—Operating System Compatibility/Windows Server 2019

Severity

Warning

Messages

This Windows Installer database does not contain definition of Restart Manager Files in Use (MsiRMFilesInUse) dialog to handle Restart Manager on Windows 7 (Table: Dialog).
This Windows Installer database contains Restart Manager Files in Use (MsiRMFilesInUse) dialog suppressed by property MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL (the current value is [PROPERTY_VALUE]) (Table: Property, Key: MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL).

Background

The MsiRMFilesInUse dialog can be authored to display a list of processes that are currently running files that need to be overwritten or deleted by the installation. The dialog contains two options to allow end users to specify how to proceed:

Users can choose to have the installation close the applications that are using those files and then attempt to restart the applications after the installation is complete.
Users can avoid closing the applications. A reboot will be required at the end of the installation.

If the user selects the first option, a push button control on this dialog can be authored to publish the RMShutdownAndRestart control event, and the Restart Manager can close the applications and restart them at the end of the installation. This can eliminate or reduce the need to restart the computer. The MsiRMFilesInUse dialog is displayed during an installation only if installation is running with full user interface and the MsiRMFilesInUse dialog is present in Dialog table. Additionally, the public property MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL can be used to disable Restart Manager.

Resolution

The following resolutions are available.

Manual Fix

The MsiRMFilesInUse dialog should be added to the Dialog table of the Windows Installer database.

Basic Auto Fix

The MsiRMFilesInUse dialog is enabled through a Windows Installer transform.

This fix is enabled by default.

Advanced Auto Fix

No resolution is available.

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