We introduced an upgrade feature to our MSI when version 3.4.0 was released, which uninstalls older versions of the MSI when you update to a later version. When silently uninstalling or updating the machine-wide MSI, why do machines reboot? You’ll continue to see versions pre-dating 3.4.0 in Apps and Features. Starting with 3.4.0, older versions of Slack will be uninstalled when the installation of a new version begins. While the Apps and Features list may show multiple versions of Slack, only the binaries of the latest version are installed. Are there multiple versions of Slack installed now? When installing newer versions of an MSI, older ones still show up. a terminal server), then we recommend our machine-wide MSI which would uninstall Slack for all users automatically.
If your machine hosts multiple users (e.g. This can be automated by calling "%LOCALAPPDATA%\slack\Update.exe" -uninstall -s in the users context, e.g. However, people who already installed Slack through the deployment tool need to manually uninstall the app.
Uninstalling the MSI only removes the deployment tool and Slack will no longer install for new people logging into the computer. Why is Slack still installed for all our users? We uninstalled the per-user deployment MSI. We strongly recommend keeping the version of the deployment tool as up-to-date as possible.
The app will automatically update when it’s launched, but the update will only be applied when the user restarts the app or their computer.
? Learn how to add RSS feeds to your Slack workflow.
In order to stay current with new Slack releases, we have provided an RSS feed to notify you of new Windows Slack Desktop App updates. When installed using the machine-wide installer, Slack does not auto-update. It is important to stay up to date on new releases, as they provide users with valuable features and fixes.