Unistaller does not remove the MS Windows Registry key for Uninstalling

[hsparra]

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What happened?

The Windows uninstaller created by Constructor when creating a custom installer is not removing the Registry key for uninstalling. This results in the Miniconda application showing up in the MS Windows --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features panel. Each time that a new version of the Miniconda installer is installed/uninstalled, an additional shadow is left in the MS Windows Registry.

a minimal spec portion from constructor.yaml:

keep_pkgs: false

specs:
- anaconda-client 1.12.*
- conda 24.1.2
- conda-build 24.1.2
- conda-repo-cli 1.0.*
- conda-verify 3.4.*
- console_shortcut_miniconda 0.1.*
- menuinst 2.0.*
- powershell_shortcut_miniconda 0.0.*
- python 3.11.*

A manual cleanup of the Registry key entry is required
Get-ChildItem HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*conda* | Remove-Item -Force

Conda Info

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Conda Config

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Conda list

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[marcoesters]

I am unable to reproduce this. I created an installer with these specs on Windows 11 using constructor 3.6.0 and 3.7.0.

Could you provide the following information?

• the Windows version
• constructor version
• the installation destination
• installation settings that were used (all users vs. single user, e.g.)
• how the uninstaller was called (via Apps or using the uninstaller directly)

[hsparra]

We are working at isolating which environmental factors are impacting the problem. We have some environments where the issue does not occur.