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[BUG] Main window appears blank/non-interactive on auto start/login #5282

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@Eds1989

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UniGetUI Version

2026.2.7

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Windows 11 Pro 25H2 - 26200.9168

Describe your issue

UniGet is set to auto start when I login.
I am finding that it doesn't open minimized to the system tray, and instead tries to start with a Window in the foreground.
However, this window is completely blank and cannot be closed. I have to close UniGet from the system tray, then reopen it.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Login to Windows with UniGet set to autostart

UniGetUI Log

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                          Welcome to UniGetUI Version 2026.2.7
[15/08/2026 11:03:56]   
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Build 107
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] UI Framework: Avalonia
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Data directory C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\UniGetUI
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] OS: Microsoft Windows 10.0.26200
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Process arch: X64 (OS: X64)
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Runtime: .NET 10.0.10
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Loaded language locale: en
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Elevated: False
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Packaged (MSIX): False
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Args: --daemon
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] DXGI hardware GPU detection took 13.0 ms; hardware GPU: True
[15/08/2026 11:03:56] Command cargo-binstall.exe was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Element not found.
                      
                      Cannot get credential from Vault
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Element not found.
                      
                      Cannot get credential from Vault
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Unable to retrieve secret for resource 'UniGetUI/GitHubAccessToken': Element not found.
                      
                      Cannot get credential from Vault
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Starting Avalonia shell bootstrap
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Loaded language locale: en
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Generated a IPC API auth token for the current session
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] PowerShell is enabled and was found on C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] PowerShell7 is enabled and was found on C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command vcpkg.exe was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command cargo.exe was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command npm.cmd was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Npm is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Cargo is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command bun.exe was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command pinget.exe was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command bun.cmd was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Chocolatey is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\bin\choco.exe
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command scoop.ps1 was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Bun is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Scoop is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Api running on named pipe UniGetUI.IPC
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Pip is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.EXE
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Auto-updater source 'ProductInfo' returned version 2026.2.7.0 (upgradable=False)
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] .NET Tool is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Vcpkg root was not found. Please define the %VCPKG_ROOT% environment variable or define it from UniGetUI Settings
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] vcpkg is enabled but was not found on the system!
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] An error occurred while initialising package manager Pip
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] System.InvalidOperationException: Microsoft Store python alias is not a valid python install
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.PipManager.Pip._loadManagerVersion(String&) + 0x14c
                         at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() + 0xd7
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Connected to WinGet API using packaged COM activation.
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] WinGet activation mode selected: packaged COM registration | Source: system COM registration
[15/08/2026 11:03:57] Winget is enabled and was found on C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe
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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: PowerShell 7.x (aka PowerShell7)
                      █ Executable name: "pwsh.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
                      █ Version: PowerShell 7.6.3
                      █          
                      █ PowerShell 7.x is enabled and ready to go.
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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                      5.1.26100.9168                                                                          
                      █          PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                 
                      █          PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                 
                      █          BuildVersion                   10.0.26100.9168                                                                         
                      █          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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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: WinGet (aka Winget)
                      █ Executable name: "winget.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.29.280
                      █          Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
                      █          Activation mode: packaged COM registration
                      █          Activation source: system COM registration
                      █          
                      █ WinGet is enabled and ready to go.
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                      █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
                      █ Name: Chocolatey (aka Chocolatey)
                      █ Executable name: "choco.exe"
                      █ Executable path: "C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\bin\choco.exe"
                      █ Call arguments: ""
                      █ Version: 2.4.2
                      █          
                      █ Chocolatey is enabled and ready to go.
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[15/08/2026 11:04:01] Found 0 installed packages from Chocolatey
[15/08/2026 11:04:01] Found 0 available updates from Chocolatey
[15/08/2026 11:04:01] Integrity check passed successfully!
[15/08/2026 11:04:01] Avalonia shell bootstrap completed
[15/08/2026 11:04:03] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[15/08/2026 11:04:03] Found 1 installed packages from PowerShell
[15/08/2026 11:04:03] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell
[15/08/2026 11:04:04] Found 252 installed packages from PowerShell7
[15/08/2026 11:04:04] Found 252 installed packages from PowerShell7
[15/08/2026 11:04:04] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell7
[15/08/2026 11:04:06] Found 417 installed packages from Winget
[15/08/2026 11:04:06] Found 8 available updates from Winget
[15/08/2026 11:04:06] Could not resolve installer hosts for Google.PlayGames version 26.7.855.1: Failed during source operation 'manifest' for 'winget': Version '26.7.855.1' was not found for package 'Google.PlayGames' in source 'winget'.
[15/08/2026 11:04:07] Could not resolve installer hosts for Blizzard.BattleNet version Unknown: Failed during source operation 'manifest' for 'winget': Version 'Unknown' was not found for package 'Blizzard.BattleNet' in source 'winget'.

Package Managers Logs

Manager WinGet with version:
System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.29.280
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: 15/08/2026 11:03:57
Process end time:   15/08/2026 11:03:57

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged subprocess-based task on manager Winget. Task type is RefreshIndexes
Subprocess executable: "C:\Users\Eds\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
Command-line arguments: " source update --disable-interactivity "
Process start time: 15/08/2026 11:04:00
Process end time:   15/08/2026 11:04:02

-- Process STDOUT
 ...

Return code: SUCCESS (0)

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListInstalledPackages
Process start time: 15/08/2026 11:04:00
Process end time:   15/08/2026 11:04:06

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is OtherTask
Process start time: 15/08/2026 11:04:00
Process end time:   15/08/2026 11:04:04

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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Logged native task on manager Winget. Task type is ListUpdates
Process start time: 15/08/2026 11:04:02
Process end time:   15/08/2026 11:04:06

-- Task information
 ...

The task reported success

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