Fix admin launching and locator

Cargo.lock

@@ -2230,6 +2230,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ureq",
  "url",
  "uuid",
+ "waitpid-any",
  "windows",
  "xml",
  "zip",

Cargo.toml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.75"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-velopack = { path = "src/lib-rust", features = ["file-logging"] }
+velopack = { path = "src/lib-rust", features = ["file-logging", "public-utils"] }
 log = "0.4"
 log-derive = "0.4.1"
 ureq = "3.0"

rustfmt.toml

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ use_small_heuristics = "Max"
 indent_style = "Visual"
 unstable_features = true
 format_strings = true
+single_line_if_else_max_width = 40

src/bins/src/commands/apply_windows_impl.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{
     dialogs,
     shared::{self},
-    // windows::locksmith,
+    windows::{self, splash},
-    windows::splash,
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
-use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
-use velopack::{bundle::load_bundle_from_file, constants, locator::VelopackLocator};
+use std::{sync::mpsc, time::Duration};
+use velopack::{bundle::load_bundle_from_file, constants, locator::VelopackLocator, process};
 
 // fn ropycopy<P1: AsRef<Path>, P2: AsRef<Path>>(source: &P1, dest: &P2) -> Result<()> {
 //     let source = source.as_ref();
@@ -40,11 +39,31 @@ use velopack::{bundle::load_bundle_from_file, constants, locator::VelopackLocato
 // }
 
 pub fn apply_package_impl(old_locator: &VelopackLocator, package: &PathBuf, run_hooks: bool) -> Result<VelopackLocator> {
+    let root_path = old_locator.get_root_dir();
+
     let mut bundle = load_bundle_from_file(package)?;
     let new_app_manifest = bundle.read_manifest()?;
     let new_locator = old_locator.clone_self_with_new_manifest(&new_app_manifest);
 
-    let root_path = old_locator.get_root_dir();
+    if !windows::is_directory_writable(&root_path) {
+        if process::is_current_process_elevated() {
+            bail!("The root directory is not writable & process is already admin. The update cannot continue.");
+        } else {
+            info!("Re-launching as administrator to update in {:?}", root_path);
+
+            let package_string = package.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+            let args = vec!["--norestart".to_string(), "--package".to_string(), package_string];
+            let exe_path = std::env::current_exe()?;
+            let work_dir: Option<String> = None; // same as this process
+            let process_handle = process::run_process_as_admin(&exe_path, args, work_dir, false)?;
+
+            info!("Waiting (up to 10 minutes) for elevated process to exit...");
+            let result = process::wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout(process_handle, Duration::from_secs(10 * 60))?;
+            info!("Elevated process has exited ({:?}).", result);
+            return Ok(new_locator);
+        }
+    }
+
     let old_version = old_locator.get_manifest_version();
     let new_version = new_locator.get_manifest_version();
 

src/bins/src/commands/start.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use crate::shared::{self, OperationWait};
 use anyhow::Result;
+use velopack::locator::LocationContext;
 
 #[allow(unused_variables, unused_imports)]
 pub fn start(
     wait: OperationWait,
+    context: LocationContext,
     exe_name: Option<&String>,
     exe_args: Option<Vec<&str>>,
     legacy_args: Option<&String>,
@@ -18,12 +20,11 @@ pub fn start(
     shared::operation_wait(wait);
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    super::start_windows_impl::start_impl(exe_name, exe_args, legacy_args)?;
+    super::start_windows_impl::start_impl(context, exe_name, exe_args, legacy_args)?;
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     {
-        use velopack::locator::{auto_locate_app_manifest, LocationContext};
+        let locator = velopack::locator::auto_locate_app_manifest(context)?;
-        let locator = auto_locate_app_manifest(LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe)?;
         shared::start_package(&locator, exe_args, None)?;
     }
 

src/bins/src/commands/start_windows_impl.rs

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ impl LocatorResult {
     }
 }
 
-fn legacy_locator() -> Result<LocatorResult> {
+fn legacy_locator(context: LocationContext) -> Result<LocatorResult> {
-    let locator = locator::auto_locate_app_manifest(LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe);
+    let locator = locator::auto_locate_app_manifest(context);
     match locator {
         Ok(locator) => Ok(LocatorResult::Normal(locator)),
         Err(e) => {
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ fn legacy_locator() -> Result<LocatorResult> {
 }
 
 pub fn start_impl(
+    context: LocationContext,
     exe_name: Option<&String>,
     exe_args: Option<Vec<&str>>,
     legacy_args: Option<&String>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let locator = legacy_locator()?;
+    let locator = legacy_locator(context)?;
     let root_dir = locator.get_root_dir();
     let manifest = locator.get_manifest();
     if shared::has_app_prefixed_folder(&root_dir) {

src/bins/src/shared/util_windows.rs

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ use crate::windows::strings;
 use ::windows::{
     core::PWSTR,
     Win32::{
-        Foundation::CloseHandle,
         System::ProcessStatus::EnumProcesses,
-        System::Threading::{OpenProcess, QueryFullProcessImageNameW, PROCESS_NAME_WIN32, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION},
+        System::Threading::{QueryFullProcessImageNameW, PROCESS_NAME_WIN32, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, PROCESS_TERMINATE},
     },
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
@@ -33,27 +32,26 @@ fn get_pids() -> Result<Vec<u32>> {
     Ok(pids.iter().map(|x| *x as u32).collect())
 }
 
-unsafe fn get_processes_running_in_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P) -> Result<HashMap<u32, PathBuf>> {
+unsafe fn get_processes_running_in_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P) -> Result<Vec<(u32, PathBuf, process::SafeProcessHandle)>> {
     let dir = dir.as_ref();
-    let mut oup = HashMap::new();
+    let mut oup = Vec::new();
 
     let mut full_path_vec = vec![0; i16::MAX as usize];
     let full_path_ptr = PWSTR(full_path_vec.as_mut_ptr());
 
     for pid in get_pids()? {
-        let process = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, false, pid);
+        let process = process::open_process(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION | PROCESS_TERMINATE, false, pid);
         if process.is_err() {
             continue;
         }
 
         let process = process.unwrap();
-        if process.is_invalid() {
+        if process.handle().is_invalid() {
             continue;
         }
 
         let mut full_path_len = full_path_vec.len() as u32;
-        if QueryFullProcessImageNameW(process, PROCESS_NAME_WIN32, full_path_ptr, &mut full_path_len).is_err() {
+        if QueryFullProcessImageNameW(process.handle(), PROCESS_NAME_WIN32, full_path_ptr, &mut full_path_len).is_err() {
-            let _ = CloseHandle(process);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ unsafe fn get_processes_running_in_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P) -> Result<H
         let full_path = PathBuf::from(full_path.unwrap());
         if let Ok(is_subpath) = crate::windows::is_sub_path(&full_path, dir) {
             if is_subpath {
-                oup.insert(pid, full_path);
+                oup.push((pid, full_path, process));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -84,13 +82,13 @@ fn _force_stop_package<P: AsRef<Path>>(root_dir: P) -> Result<()> {
     info!("Checking for running processes in: {}", dir.display());
     let processes = unsafe { get_processes_running_in_directory(dir)? };
     let my_pid = std::process::id();
-    for (pid, exe) in processes.iter() {
+    for (pid, path, handle) in processes.iter() {
         if *pid == my_pid {
-            warn!("Skipping killing self: {} ({})", exe.display(), pid);
+            warn!("Skipping killing self: {} ({})", path.display(), pid);
             continue;
         }
-        warn!("Killing process: {} ({})", exe.display(), pid);
+        warn!("Killing process: {} ({})", path.display(), pid);
-        process::kill_pid(*pid)?;
+        process::kill_process(handle)?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ fn test_get_running_processes_finds_cargo() {
     assert!(processes.len() > 0);
 
     let mut found = false;
-    for (_pid, exe) in processes.iter() {
+    for (_pid, exe, _handle) in processes.iter() {
         if exe.ends_with("cargo.exe") {
             found = true;
         }

src/bins/src/update.rs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ fn root_command() -> Command {
     )
     .arg(arg!(--verbose "Print debug messages to console / log").global(true))
     .arg(arg!(-s --silent "Don't show any prompts / dialogs").global(true))
+    .arg(arg!(--root <PATH> "Override the default locator root directory").global(true).hide(true).value_parser(value_parser!(PathBuf)))
     .arg(arg!(-l --log <PATH> "Override the default log file location").global(true).value_parser(value_parser!(PathBuf)))
         // Legacy arguments should not be fully removed if it's possible to keep them
         // Reason being is clap.ignore_errors(true) is not 100%, and sometimes old args can trip things up.
@@ -131,9 +132,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let silent = get_flag_or_false(&matches, "silent");
     dialogs::set_silent(silent);
 
+    let root_dir = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("root");
+    let location_context = if let Some(root) = root_dir {
+        LocationContext::FromSpecifiedRootDir(root.clone())
+    } else {
+        LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe
+    };
+
     let verbose = get_flag_or_false(&matches, "verbose");
     let log_file = matches.get_one("log");
-    let desired_log_file = log_file.cloned().unwrap_or(default_logfile_path(LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe));
+    let desired_log_file = log_file.cloned().unwrap_or(default_logfile_path(&location_context));
     init_logging("update", Some(&desired_log_file), true, verbose, None);
 
     // change working directory to the parent directory of the exe
@@ -148,16 +156,17 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     info!("    Verbose: {}", verbose);
     info!("    Silent: {}", silent);
     info!("    Log File: {:?}", log_file);
+    info!("    Context: {:?}", &location_context);
 
     let (subcommand, subcommand_matches) =
         matches.subcommand().ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("No known subcommand was used. Try `--help` for more information."))?;
 
     let result = match subcommand {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        "uninstall" => uninstall(subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Uninstall error: {}", e)),
+        "uninstall" => uninstall(location_context, subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Uninstall error: {}", e)),
-        "start" => start(subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Start error: {}", e)),
+        "start" => start(location_context, subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Start error: {}", e)),
-        "apply" => apply(subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Apply error: {}", e)),
+        "apply" => apply(location_context, subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Apply error: {}", e)),
-        "patch" => patch(subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Patch error: {}", e)),
+        "patch" => patch(location_context, subcommand_matches).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Patch error: {}", e)),
         _ => bail!("Unknown subcommand '{subcommand}'. Try `--help` for more information."),
     };
 
@@ -169,7 +178,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn patch(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
+fn patch(_context: LocationContext, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     let old_file = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("old");
     let patch_file = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("patch");
     let output_file = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("output");
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ fn get_apply_args(matches: &ArgMatches) -> (OperationWait, bool, Option<&PathBuf
     (wait, restart, package, exe_args)
 }
 
-fn apply(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
+fn apply(context: LocationContext, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     let (wait, restart, package, exe_args) = get_apply_args(matches);
     info!("Command: Apply");
     info!("    Restart: {:?}", restart);
@@ -207,7 +216,7 @@ fn apply(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     info!("    Package: {:?}", package);
     info!("    Exe Args: {:?}", exe_args);
 
-    let locator = auto_locate_app_manifest(LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe)?;
+    let locator = auto_locate_app_manifest(context)?;
     let _mutex = locator.try_get_exclusive_lock()?;
     let _ = commands::apply(&locator, restart, wait, package, exe_args, true)?;
     Ok(())
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ fn get_start_args(matches: &ArgMatches) -> (OperationWait, Option<&String>, Opti
     (wait, exe_name, legacy_args, exe_args)
 }
 
-fn start(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
+fn start(context: LocationContext, matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     let (wait, exe_name, legacy_args, exe_args) = get_start_args(matches);
 
     info!("Command: Start");
@@ -233,13 +242,13 @@ fn start(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
         warn!("Legacy args format is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please update your application to use the new format.");
     }
 
-    commands::start(wait, exe_name, exe_args, legacy_args)
+    commands::start(wait, context, exe_name, exe_args, legacy_args)
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-fn uninstall(_matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
+fn uninstall(context: LocationContext, _matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
     info!("Command: Uninstall");
-    let locator = auto_locate_app_manifest(LocationContext::IAmUpdateExe)?;
+    let locator = auto_locate_app_manifest(context)?;
     commands::uninstall(&locator, true)
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +265,15 @@ fn test_cli_parse_handles_equals_spaces() {
     assert_eq!(exe_args, None);
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+#[test]
+fn test_cli_handles_root_at_end() {
+    let command = vec!["C:\\Some Path\\With = Spaces\\Update.exe", "apply", "--package", "C:\\Package.zip", "--root", "C:\\Some Path"];
+    let matches = try_parse_command_line_matches(command.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()).unwrap();
+    let root = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("root");
+    assert_eq!(root, Some(&PathBuf::from("C:\\Some Path")));
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 #[test]
 fn test_start_command_supports_legacy_commands() {

src/bins/src/windows/registry.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn write_uninstall_entry(locator: &VelopackLocator) -> Result<()> {
     let main_exe_path = locator.get_main_exe_path_as_string();
     let updater_path = locator.get_update_path_as_string();
 
-    let folder_size = fs_extra::dir::get_size(locator.get_root_dir()).unwrap_or(0);
+    let folder_size = fs_extra::dir::get_size(locator.get_current_bin_dir()).unwrap_or(0);
     let short_version = locator.get_manifest_version_short_string();
 
     let now = DateTime::now();

src/bins/src/windows/util.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn run_hook(locator: &VelopackLocator, hook_name: &str, timeout_secs: u64) -
     let sw = simple_stopwatch::Stopwatch::start_new();
     let root_dir = locator.get_root_dir();
     let current_path = locator.get_current_bin_dir();
-    let main_exe_path = locator.get_main_exe_path_as_string();
+    let main_exe_path = locator.get_main_exe_path();
     let ver_string = locator.get_manifest_version_full_string();
     let args = vec![hook_name, &ver_string];
     let mut success = false;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn run_hook(locator: &VelopackLocator, hook_name: &str, timeout_secs: u64) -
 
     let cmd = cmd.unwrap();
 
-    match process::wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout(cmd.handle(), Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs)) {
+    match process::wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout(&cmd, Duration::from_secs(timeout_secs)) {
         Ok(WaitResult::NoWaitRequired) => {
             warn!("Was unable to wait for hook (it may have exited too quickly).");
         }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn run_hook(locator: &VelopackLocator, hook_name: &str, timeout_secs: u64) -
             }
         }
         Ok(WaitResult::WaitTimeout) => {
-            let _ = process::kill_process(cmd.handle());
+            let _ = process::kill_process(&cmd);
             error!("Process timed out after {}s and was killed.", timeout_secs);
         }
         Err(e) => {

src/lib-rust/src/locator.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-use semver::Version;
-use uuid::Uuid;
-
 use crate::{
     bundle::{self, Manifest},
-    util, Error,
+    lockfile::LockFile,
-    lockfile::LockFile
+    misc, Error,
 };
-
+use semver::Version;
-/// Returns the default channel name for the current OS.
+use std::path::PathBuf;
-pub fn default_channel_name() -> String {
+use uuid::Uuid;
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    return "win".to_owned();
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    return "linux".to_owned();
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    return "osx".to_owned();
-}
 
 bitflags::bitflags! {
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -110,10 +99,16 @@ impl TryFrom<LocationContext> for VelopackLocator {
     }
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<&LocationContext> for VelopackLocator {
+    type Error = Error;
+    fn try_from(context: &LocationContext) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        auto_locate_app_manifest(context.clone())
+    }
+}
+
 impl VelopackLocator {
     /// Creates a new VelopackLocator from the given paths, trying to auto-detect the manifest.
-    pub fn new(config: &VelopackLocatorConfig) -> Result<VelopackLocator, Error>
+    pub fn new(config: &VelopackLocatorConfig) -> Result<VelopackLocator, Error> {
-    {
         if !config.UpdateExePath.exists() {
             return Err(Error::MissingUpdateExe);
         }
@@ -122,10 +117,32 @@ impl VelopackLocator {
         }
 
         let manifest = read_current_manifest(&config.ManifestPath)?;
-        Ok(Self { paths: config.clone(), manifest })
+        Ok(Self::new_with_manifest(config.clone(), manifest))
     }
 
     /// Creates a new VelopackLocator from the given paths and manifest.
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    pub fn new_with_manifest(mut paths: VelopackLocatorConfig, manifest: Manifest) -> Self {
+        let root = paths.RootAppDir.clone();
+        if root.starts_with("C:\\Program Files") || !misc::is_directory_writable(&root) {
+            let temp_root = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("velopack_{}", manifest.id));
+            let orig_update_path = paths.UpdateExePath.clone();
+            paths.PackagesDir = temp_root.join("packages");
+            if !paths.PackagesDir.exists() {
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&paths.PackagesDir).unwrap();
+            }
+            paths.UpdateExePath = temp_root.join("Update.exe");
+            if !paths.UpdateExePath.exists() && orig_update_path.exists() {
+                std::fs::copy(orig_update_path, &paths.UpdateExePath).unwrap();
+                warn!("Application directory is not writable. Copying Update.exe to temp location: {:?}", paths.UpdateExePath);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Self { paths, manifest }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new VelopackLocator from the given paths and manifest.
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     pub fn new_with_manifest(paths: VelopackLocatorConfig, manifest: Manifest) -> Self {
         Self { paths, manifest }
     }
@@ -159,7 +176,7 @@ impl VelopackLocator {
 
     /// Get the name of a new temporary directory inside get_temp_dir_root() with a random 16-character suffix.
     pub fn get_temp_dir_rand16(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.get_temp_dir_root().join("tmp_".to_string() + &util::random_string(16))
+        self.get_temp_dir_root().join("tmp_".to_string() + &misc::random_string(16))
     }
 
     /// Returns the path to the current app temporary directory as a string.
@@ -274,12 +291,8 @@ impl VelopackLocator {
     }
 
     /// Returns a copy of the current VelopackLocator with the manifest field set to the given manifest.
-    pub fn clone_self_with_new_manifest(&self, manifest: &Manifest) -> VelopackLocator
+    pub fn clone_self_with_new_manifest(&self, manifest: &Manifest) -> VelopackLocator {
-    {
+        VelopackLocator { paths: self.paths.clone(), manifest: manifest.clone() }
-        VelopackLocator {
-            paths: self.paths.clone(),
-            manifest: manifest.clone(),
-        }
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the app is portable or installed.
@@ -324,8 +337,7 @@ impl VelopackLocator {
 /// Create a paths object containing default / ideal paths for a given root directory
 /// Generally, this should not be used except for installing the app for the first time.
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-pub fn create_config_from_root_dir<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(root_dir: P) -> VelopackLocatorConfig
+pub fn create_config_from_root_dir<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(root_dir: P) -> VelopackLocatorConfig {
-{
     let root_dir = root_dir.as_ref();
     VelopackLocatorConfig {
         RootAppDir: root_dir.to_path_buf(),
@@ -338,8 +350,8 @@ pub fn create_config_from_root_dir<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(root_dir: P) -> Ve
 }
 
 /// LocationContext is an enumeration of possible contexts for locating the current app manifest.
-pub enum LocationContext
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-{
+pub enum LocationContext {
     /// Should not really be used, will try a few other enumerations to locate the app manifest.
     Unknown,
     /// Locates the app manifest by assuming the current process is Update.exe.
@@ -352,8 +364,8 @@ pub enum LocationContext
     FromSpecifiedAppExecutable(PathBuf),
 }
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 /// Automatically locates the current app's important paths. If the app is not installed, it will return an error.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 pub fn auto_locate_app_manifest(context: LocationContext) -> Result<VelopackLocator, Error> {
     info!("Auto-locating app manifest...");
     match context {
@@ -441,11 +453,13 @@ pub fn auto_locate_app_manifest(context: LocationContext) -> Result<VelopackLoca
     let appimage_path = match std::env::var("APPIMAGE") {
         Ok(v) => {
             if v.is_empty() || !PathBuf::from(&v).exists() {
-                return Err(Error::NotInstalled("The 'APPIMAGE' environment variable should point to the current AppImage path.".to_string()));
+                return Err(Error::NotInstalled(
+                    "The 'APPIMAGE' environment variable should point to the current AppImage path.".to_string(),
+                ));
             } else {
                 v
             }
-        },
+        }
         Err(_) => {
             return Err(Error::NotInstalled("The 'APPIMAGE' environment variable should point to the current AppImage path.".to_string()));
         }
@@ -517,7 +531,7 @@ pub fn auto_locate_app_manifest(context: LocationContext) -> Result<VelopackLoca
 
 fn read_current_manifest(nuspec_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<Manifest, Error> {
     if nuspec_path.exists() {
-        if let Ok(nuspec) = util::retry_io(|| std::fs::read_to_string(nuspec_path)) {
+        if let Ok(nuspec) = misc::retry_io(|| std::fs::read_to_string(nuspec_path)) {
             return bundle::read_manifest_from_string(&nuspec);
         }
     }
@@ -553,7 +567,7 @@ fn test_locator_staged_id_for_new_user() {
     //Create new locator with paths to a test directory
     let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let tmp_buf = tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
-    let test_dir = tmp_buf.join(format!("velopack_{}", util::random_string(8)));
+    let test_dir = tmp_buf.join(format!("velopack_{}", misc::random_string(8)));
 
     let mut paths = VelopackLocatorConfig::default();
     paths.PackagesDir = test_dir;
@@ -580,7 +594,7 @@ fn test_locator_staged_id_for_new_user() {
 fn test_locator_staged_id_for_existing_user() {
     let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let tmp_buf = tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
-    let test_dir = tmp_buf.join(format!("velopack_{}", util::random_string(8)));
+    let test_dir = tmp_buf.join(format!("velopack_{}", misc::random_string(8)));
 
     let mut paths = VelopackLocatorConfig::default();
     paths.PackagesDir = test_dir;

src/lib-rust/src/manager.rs

@@ -506,12 +506,15 @@ impl UpdateManager {
         if silent {
             args.push("--silent".to_string());
         }
+
         if !restart {
             args.push("--norestart".to_string());
         }
 
-        let restart_args: Vec<String> = restart_args.into_iter().map(|item| item.as_ref().to_string()).collect();
+        args.push("--root".to_string());
+        args.push(self.locator.get_root_dir_as_string());
 
+        let restart_args: Vec<String> = restart_args.into_iter().map(|item| item.as_ref().to_string()).collect();
         if !restart_args.is_empty() {
             args.push("--".to_string());
             for arg in restart_args {

src/lib-rust/src/process_win.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ use windows::{
         Security::{GetTokenInformation, TokenElevation, TOKEN_ELEVATION},
         System::Threading::{
             CreateProcessW, GetCurrentProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, GetProcessId, GetProcessTimes, OpenProcess, OpenProcessToken,
-            TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, PROCESS_ACCESS_RIGHTS, PROCESS_BASIC_INFORMATION,
+            TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT, PROCESS_ACCESS_RIGHTS,
-            PROCESS_CREATION_FLAGS, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, PROCESS_SYNCHRONIZE, PROCESS_TERMINATE,
+            PROCESS_BASIC_INFORMATION, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, PROCESS_SYNCHRONIZE, PROCESS_TERMINATE, STARTUPINFOW,
+            STARTUPINFOW_FLAGS,
         },
         UI::{
             Shell::{ShellExecuteExW, SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS, SHELLEXECUTEINFOW},
@@ -51,7 +52,14 @@ fn ensure_no_nuls<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(str: T) -> IoResult<T> {
 
 fn append_arg(cmd: &mut Vec<u16>, arg: &Arg, force_quotes: bool) -> IoResult<()> {
     let (arg, quote) = match arg {
-        Arg::Regular(arg) => (arg, if force_quotes { Quote::Always } else { Quote::Auto }),
+        Arg::Regular(arg) => (
+            arg,
+            if force_quotes {
+                Quote::Always
+            } else {
+                Quote::Auto
+            },
+        ),
         Arg::Raw(arg) => (arg, Quote::Never),
     };
 
@@ -206,26 +214,23 @@ impl SafeProcessHandle {
     }
 }
 
-impl Into<u32> for SafeProcessHandle {
+impl AsRef<HANDLE> for SafeProcessHandle {
-    fn into(self) -> u32 {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &HANDLE {
-        self.pid()
+        &self.handle
     }
 }
 
-impl Into<HANDLE> for SafeProcessHandle {
+// impl Into<u32> for SafeProcessHandle {
-    fn into(self) -> HANDLE {
+//     fn into(self) -> u32 {
-        self.handle()
+//         self.pid()
-    }
+//     }
-}
+// }
 
-fn open_pid_safe(
+// impl Into<HANDLE> for SafeProcessHandle {
-    dwdesiredaccess: PROCESS_ACCESS_RIGHTS,
+//     fn into(self) -> HANDLE {
-    binherithandle: bool,
+//         self.handle()
-    dwprocessid: u32,
+//     }
-) -> windows::core::Result<SafeProcessHandle> {
+// }
-    let handle = unsafe { OpenProcess(dwdesiredaccess, binherithandle, dwprocessid)? };
-    return Ok(SafeProcessHandle { handle, pid: dwprocessid });
-}
 
 fn os_to_pcwstr<P: AsRef<OsStr>>(d: P) -> IoResult<(PCWSTR, Vec<u16>)> {
     let d = d.as_ref();
@@ -258,8 +263,11 @@ pub fn run_process_as_admin<P1: AsRef<Path>, P2: AsRef<Path>>(
     let params = PCWSTR(params.as_ptr());
     let work_dir = pathopt_to_pcwstr(work_dir.as_ref())?;
 
-    let n_show =
+    let n_show = if show_window {
-        if show_window { windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::SW_NORMAL.0 } else { windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::SW_HIDE.0 };
+        windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::SW_NORMAL.0
+    } else {
+        windows::Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::SW_HIDE.0
+    };
 
     let mut exe_info: SHELLEXECUTEINFOW = SHELLEXECUTEINFOW {
         cbSize: std::mem::size_of::<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>() as u32,
@@ -290,7 +298,9 @@ pub fn run_process<P1: AsRef<Path>, P2: AsRef<Path>>(
 ) -> IoResult<SafeProcessHandle> {
     let exe_path = exe_path.as_ref();
     let exe_path = OsString::from(exe_path);
-    let exe_name = PCWSTR(exe_path.encode_wide().chain(Some(0)).collect::<Vec<_>>().as_mut_ptr());
+    let exe_name_ptr = os_to_pcwstr(&exe_path)?;
+
+    let work_dir = work_dir.map(|d| d.as_ref().to_path_buf());
 
     let wrapped_args: Vec<Arg> = args.iter().map(|a| Arg::Regular(a.into())).collect();
     let mut params = make_command_line(Some(&exe_path), &wrapped_args, false)?;
@@ -298,35 +308,39 @@ pub fn run_process<P1: AsRef<Path>, P2: AsRef<Path>>(
 
     let mut pi = windows::Win32::System::Threading::PROCESS_INFORMATION::default();
 
-    // let si = STARTUPINFOW {
+    let si = STARTUPINFOW {
-    //     cb: std::mem::size_of::<STARTUPINFOW>() as u32,
+        cb: std::mem::size_of::<STARTUPINFOW>() as u32,
-    //     lpReserved: PWSTR::null(),
+        lpReserved: PWSTR::null(),
-    //     lpDesktop: PWSTR::null(),
+        lpDesktop: PWSTR::null(),
-    //     lpTitle: PWSTR::null(),
+        lpTitle: PWSTR::null(),
-    //     dwX: 0,
+        dwX: 0,
-    //     dwY: 0,
+        dwY: 0,
-    //     dwXSize: 0,
+        dwXSize: 0,
-    //     dwYSize: 0,
+        dwYSize: 0,
-    //     dwXCountChars: 0,
+        dwXCountChars: 0,
-    //     dwYCountChars: 0,
+        dwYCountChars: 0,
-    //     dwFillAttribute: 0,
+        dwFillAttribute: 0,
-    //     dwFlags: STARTUPINFOW_FLAGS(0),
+        dwFlags: STARTUPINFOW_FLAGS(0),
-    //     wShowWindow: 0,
+        wShowWindow: 0,
-    //     cbReserved2: 0,
+        cbReserved2: 0,
-    //     lpReserved2: std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        lpReserved2: std::ptr::null_mut(),
-    //     hStdInput: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+        hStdInput: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
-    //     hStdOutput: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+        hStdOutput: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
-    //     hStdError: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
+        hStdError: HANDLE(std::ptr::null_mut()),
-    // };
+    };
 
     let envp = make_envp(set_env)?;
-    let dirp = pathopt_to_pcwstr(work_dir)?;
+    let dirp = pathopt_to_pcwstr(work_dir.as_deref())?;
 
-    let flags = if show_window { PROCESS_CREATION_FLAGS(0) } else { CREATE_NO_WINDOW };
+    let flags = if show_window {
+        CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT
+    } else {
+        CREATE_NO_WINDOW | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT
+    };
 
     unsafe {
-        info!("About to launch: '{:?}' in dir '{:?}' with arguments: {:?}", exe_name, dirp, args);
+        info!("About to launch: '{:?}' in dir '{:?}' with arguments: {:?}", exe_path, work_dir, args);
-        CreateProcessW(exe_name, Option::Some(params), None, None, false, flags, envp.0, dirp.0, std::ptr::null(), &mut pi)?;
+        CreateProcessW(exe_name_ptr.0, Option::Some(params), None, None, false, flags, envp.0, dirp.0, &si, &mut pi)?;
         let _ = AllowSetForegroundWindow(pi.dwProcessId);
         let _ = CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
     }
@@ -347,31 +361,41 @@ fn duration_to_ms(dur: Duration) -> u32 {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn kill_process<T: Into<HANDLE>>(process: T) -> IoResult<()> {
+pub fn kill_process<T: AsRef<HANDLE>>(process: T) -> IoResult<()> {
-    let process = process.into();
+    let process = process.as_ref();
     unsafe {
         if process.is_invalid() {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        TerminateProcess(process, 1)?;
+        TerminateProcess(*process, 1)?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn open_process(
+    dwdesiredaccess: PROCESS_ACCESS_RIGHTS,
+    binherithandle: bool,
+    dwprocessid: u32,
+) -> windows::core::Result<SafeProcessHandle> {
+    let handle = unsafe { OpenProcess(dwdesiredaccess, binherithandle, dwprocessid)? };
+    return Ok(SafeProcessHandle { handle, pid: dwprocessid });
+}
+
 pub fn kill_pid(pid: u32) -> IoResult<()> {
-    let handle = open_pid_safe(PROCESS_TERMINATE, false, pid)?;
+    let handle = open_process(PROCESS_TERMINATE, false, pid)?;
     kill_process(handle)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum WaitResult {
     WaitTimeout,
     ExitCode(u32),
     NoWaitRequired,
 }
 
-pub fn wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout<T: Into<HANDLE>>(process: T, dur: Duration) -> IoResult<WaitResult> {
+pub fn wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout<T: AsRef<HANDLE>>(process: T, dur: Duration) -> IoResult<WaitResult> {
-    let process = process.into();
+    let process = *process.as_ref();
     if process.is_invalid() {
         return Ok(WaitResult::NoWaitRequired);
     }
@@ -394,7 +418,7 @@ pub fn wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout<T: Into<HANDLE>>(process: T, dur: D
 
 pub fn wait_for_pid_to_exit(pid: u32, dur: Duration) -> IoResult<WaitResult> {
     info!("Waiting for process pid-{} to exit.", pid);
-    let handle = open_pid_safe(PROCESS_SYNCHRONIZE, false, pid)?;
+    let handle = open_process(PROCESS_SYNCHRONIZE, false, pid)?;
     wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout(handle, dur)
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +463,7 @@ pub fn wait_for_parent_to_exit(dur: Duration) -> IoResult<WaitResult> {
     }
 
     let permissions = PROCESS_SYNCHRONIZE | PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION;
-    let parent_handle = open_pid_safe(permissions, false, info.InheritedFromUniqueProcessId as u32)?;
+    let parent_handle = open_process(permissions, false, info.InheritedFromUniqueProcessId as u32)?;
     let parent_start_time = get_pid_start_time(parent_handle.handle())?;
     let myself_start_time = get_pid_start_time(my_handle)?;
 
@@ -455,3 +479,13 @@ pub fn wait_for_parent_to_exit(dur: Duration) -> IoResult<WaitResult> {
     info!("Waiting for parent process ({}) to exit.", info.InheritedFromUniqueProcessId);
     wait_for_process_to_exit_with_timeout(parent_handle, dur)
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_kill_process() {
+    let cmd =
+        std::process::Command::new("cmd.exe").arg("/C").arg("ping").arg("8.8.8.8").arg("-t").spawn().expect("failed to start process");
+
+    let pid = cmd.id();
+
+    kill_pid(pid).expect("failed to kill process");
+}