[BUG] UniGetUI won't start after Windows logon (happens only on non-privileged Windows 11 accounts)

[hueldoeu]

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UniGetUI Version

2026.1.11

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Version 25H2 (Build 26200.8524)

Describe your issue

on my parents PC, i have an admin account for myself and 2 non-privileged accounts (there was windows 10 until about feb 2026, then upgrade to windows 11). unigetUI starts in background and systray everytime i login into the admin account but never starts automatically after i login into the non-privileged accounts who are used way more often. i can put a shortcut in shell:startup but then unigetUI will open in foreground and it should load in the background minimized in tray. is there a way to create a shortcut to start unigetUI minimized?

this bug also happened on windows 10, i think. all in all the privileged accounts have serious problems on this windows installation (self-made PC). had to go back from windows 11 to 10, register the admin account with a microsoft account (associate with it) otherwise the windows license will not be accepted.

UniGetUI is missing as an option for auto-start on non-privileged accounts but not on admin accounts.

Today I updated the UEFI-BIOS and on windows 11, where i have activated secure boot at last, i have to change the PIN for windows hello after every uefi-bios upgrade.

Steps to reproduce the issue

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UniGetUI Log

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                          Welcome to UniGetUI Version 2026.1.11
[28.05.2026 11:52:06]
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Build 107
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] UI Framework: WinUI 3
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Data directory C:\Users\Maryam.DESKTOP-TIAV7UD\AppData\Local\UniGetUI
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Encoding Code Page set to 850
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] OS: Microsoft Windows 10.0.26200
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Process arch: X64 (OS: X64)
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Runtime: .NET 10.0.8
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Loaded language locale: de
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Elevated: False
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Packaged (MSIX): False
[28.05.2026 11:52:06] Args: (none)
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command cargo-binstall.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Chocolatey is not enabled
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command vcpkg.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command cargo.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command bun.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command npm.cmd was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] PowerShell7 is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command pwsh.exe was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Cargo is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Bun is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Npm is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command scoop.ps1 was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] PowerShell is enabled and was found on C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Scoop is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Pip is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Maryam.DESKTOP-TIAV7UD\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.EXE
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Vcpkg root was not found. Please define the %VCPKG_ROOT% environment variable or define it from UniGetUI Settings
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] vcpkg is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] .NET Tool is enabled but was not found on the system!
[28.05.2026 11:52:07] Generated a IPC API auth token for the current session
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] An error occurred while initialising package manager Pip
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] Connected to WinGet API using packaged COM activation.
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] WinGet activation mode selected: packaged COM registration | Source: system COM registration
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] Winget is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Maryam.DESKTOP-TIAV7UD\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe
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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: WinGet (aka Winget)
                      █ Executable name: "winget.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\Maryam.DESKTOP-TIAV7UD\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.28.240
                      █          Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
                      █          Activation mode: packaged COM registration
                      █          Activation source: system COM registration
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                      █ WinGet is enabled and ready to go.
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[28.05.2026 11:52:08] System.InvalidOperationException: Microsoft Store python alias is not a valid python install
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.PipManager.Pip._loadManagerVersion(String& version) in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Pip\Pip.cs:line 511
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() in D:\a\UniGetUI\UniGetUI\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.PackageManagerClasses\Manager\PackageManager.cs:line 106
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] Updater source 'ProductInfo' returned version 2026.1.11.0 (upgradable=False)
[28.05.2026 11:52:08] Api running on named pipe UniGetUI.IPC
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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: PowerShell 5.x (aka PowerShell)
                      █ Executable name: "powershell.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
                      █ Version: Name                           Value                                                                                   
                      █          ----                           -----                                                                                   
                      █          PSVersion                      5.1.26100.8521                                                                          
                      █          PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                 
                      █          PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                 
                      █          BuildVersion                   10.0.26100.8521                                                                         
                      █          CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                         
                      █          WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                     
                      █          PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                     
                      █          SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
                      █          
                      █ PowerShell 5.x is enabled and ready to go.
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[28.05.2026 11:52:11] LoadComponentsAsync finished executing. All managers loaded. Proceeding to interface.
[28.05.2026 11:52:12] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Element nicht gefunden.
                      
                      Anmeldeinformationen können nicht aus dem Tresor abgerufen werden.
[28.05.2026 11:52:12] Downloaded new icons and screenshots successfully!
[28.05.2026 11:52:15] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[28.05.2026 11:52:15] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[28.05.2026 11:52:15] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell
[28.05.2026 11:52:16] Found 193 installed packages from Winget
[28.05.2026 11:52:16] Found 0 available updates from Winget
[28.05.2026 11:52:17] Integrity check passed successfully!
[28.05.2026 11:52:49] Thread with Id 15000 was assigned as DWM thread
[28.05.2026 11:52:49] DWM Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 11:52:49] Thread with Id 6172 was assigned as XAML thread
[28.05.2026 11:52:49] XAML Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 11:52:55] DWM Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 11:52:55] XAML Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 11:52:55] Manager Pip is disabled but yet GetInstalledPackages was called
[28.05.2026 11:52:58] Found 193 installed packages from Winget
[28.05.2026 11:52:58] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[28.05.2026 11:53:07] Resetting administrator rights cache for process id 12580
[28.05.2026 11:53:07] Resetting administrator rights cache for process id 12580
[28.05.2026 11:53:25] Resetting administrator rights cache for process id 12580
[28.05.2026 11:53:25] Resetting administrator rights cache for process id 12580
[28.05.2026 11:55:05] DWM Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 11:55:05] XAML Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 11:57:46] DWM Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 11:57:46] XAML Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 11:57:46] Manager Pip is disabled but yet GetInstalledPackages was called
[28.05.2026 11:57:48] Found 193 installed packages from Winget
[28.05.2026 11:57:48] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[28.05.2026 11:58:10] DWM Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 11:58:10] XAML Thread was suspended successfully
[28.05.2026 12:12:31] DWM Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 12:12:31] XAML Thread was resumed successfully
[28.05.2026 12:12:31] Manager Pip is disabled but yet GetInstalledPackages was called
[28.05.2026 12:12:34] Found 193 installed packages from Winget
[28.05.2026 12:12:35] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell

Package Managers Logs

Manager WinGet with version:
System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.28.240
Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
Activation mode: packaged COM registration
Activation source: system COM registration

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListSources
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:08
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:08

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged subprocess-based task on manager Winget. Task type is RefreshIndexes
Subprocess executable: "C:\Users\Maryam.DESKTOP-TIAV7UD\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
Command-line arguments: " source update --disable-interactivity "
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:11
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:12

-- Process STDOUT
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Return code: SUCCESS (0)

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:11
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:16

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:11
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:15

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListUpdates
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:12
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:16

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:55
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:58

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:52:55
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:52:57

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListSources
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:53:37
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:53:37

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:57:46
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:57:48

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 28.05.2026 11:57:46
Process end time:   28.05.2026 11:57:48

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 28.05.2026 12:12:31
Process end time:   28.05.2026 12:12:34

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 28.05.2026 12:12:31
Process end time:   28.05.2026 12:12:34

-- Task information
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The task reported success

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[hueldoeu]

a shortcut with unigetui.exe --daemon in shell:startup entered in start => run (win-key + r) solved the problem. unigetui even saves customized settings each per windows account separately. on admin account auto-update can be enabled, but on non-privileged accounts it should be disabled. works good!

also unigetUI has been listed in the auto-start menu.