How do I make the installer project require the user to restart their machine after installation completes?

Question

As title says, How do I tell the user via installer that the machine needs to be restarted and have the installer restart it ?

Please note that I'd like to avoid having a custom action with

MessageBox.Show("Restart your machine");

Answer 1

Not the answer, but this is the very last thing you should be causing to be required - any subservient component that really requires this should already be setting the 'reboot required' state.

Answer 2

You'll need to modify the MSI with Orca to get this working. This isn't possible in C# even though it is in C++. You have to add in the Property Table: name=REBOOT, value=Force

Answer 3

i suggest you assemble your installer with RebootCheck.exe You get this RebootCheck.exe from VWD 2008 EE setup explore setup disk & go to VWDExpress\WCU

Then check your setup he worked fine. For more information try it online