PowerToys Run: Uninstalled apps still show

Created on 21 May 2020 · 8Comments · Source: microsoft/PowerToys

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.836
PowerToys version: v0.18.0
PowerToy module: PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

Uninstalled a program
Open PowerToys Run and search for that program
Program still appears in list

Expected behavior

Uninstalled programs should not still be listed in programs list.

Actual behavior

It's listed.

Things I've tried

Restarting PowerToys
Turning PoweToys Run off then on again
Restarting computer
Ran Windows disk cleanup

Screenshots

(RIP Wox <3)

Issue-Bug Product-Launcher Resolution-Fix-Committed

Source

mmqn

Most helpful comment

To expand on that last comment, I ran this in PowerShell:

```powershell
move "$Env:UserProfileAppDataLocalMicrosoftPowerToysPowerToys RunCache" "$Env:UserProfileAppDataLocalMicrosoftPowerToysPowerToys RunCache_Backup"
````

Then I restarted PowerToys, and uninstalled apps were no longer in my search results. I'm not sure if it breaks anything so you can always move the Cache directory back to where it was before if something seems off.

cadecairos on 25 May 2020

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All 8 comments

agreed. surprisingly, this is harder than it seems to detect :)

crutkas on 21 May 2020

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@crutkas I imagine there’s a lot of complexities to consider for Run but overall I’m really enjoying it so far!

mmqn on 21 May 2020

❤1

automated detection is surely hard, but if there was a way to force refresh at least that'd be really helpful

zakius on 21 May 2020

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If anyone stumbles upon this and wants a temporary, hacky solution before they release fixes in the future, I've discovered that you can find the history JSON files at:
%userprofile%/appdata/local/microsoft/powertoys/powertoys run/settings

mmqn on 23 May 2020

To expand on that last comment, I ran this in PowerShell:

```powershell
move "$Env:UserProfileAppDataLocalMicrosoftPowerToysPowerToys RunCache" "$Env:UserProfileAppDataLocalMicrosoftPowerToysPowerToys RunCache_Backup"
````

cadecairos on 25 May 2020

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@alekhyareddy28 / @ryanbodrug-microsoft your two fixes should resolve this, correct?

crutkas on 17 Jul 2020

It would fix it if the app is being installed/uninstalled when Launcher is running. However, we still have the issue of stale cache. If an app is deleted when PowerToys is not running, it would still show up - https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/5066.