[GH-ISSUE #42] [BUG] installer removes items from path #18

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opened 2026-10-15 18:06:13 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment

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2026-10-15 18:06:13 +00:00

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Originally created by @felorhik on GitHub (Apr 2, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Launcher/issues/42

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🪟 Windows

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Windows 11

Describe the problem

I noticed that trying to use the installer, it kept trying to download winget and add it to path, winget was already installed though.

After more digging, I found that it was removing the windows store record %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\ in the path everytime, making it so after it asked you to restart the installer it would just try to reinstall it.

Then the same happened with conda. Which I also manually readded. %userprofile%\miniconda3\condabin

I commented out lines 61-80 and 119-138 (the sections messing with the PATH for conda and winget) and that seemed to get me to the next step at least.

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Originally created by @felorhik on GitHub (Apr 2, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Launcher/issues/42 ### Environment 🪟 Windows ### System Windows 11 ### Describe the problem I noticed that trying to use the installer, it kept trying to download winget and add it to path, winget was already installed though. After more digging, I found that it was removing the windows store record `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\` in the path everytime, making it so after it asked you to restart the installer it would just try to reinstall it. Then the same happened with conda. Which I also manually readded. `%userprofile%\miniconda3\condabin` I commented out lines 61-80 and 119-138 (the sections messing with the PATH for conda and winget) and that seemed to get me to the next step at least. ### Additional info _No response_ ### Please tick the boxes - [X] I have explained the issue clearly, and I included all relevant info - [X] I have checked that this [issue hasn't already been raised](https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern/issues?q=is%3Aissue) - [X] I have checked the [docs](https://docs.sillytavern.app/) ![important](https://img.shields.io/badge/Important!-F6094E)

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@bgiesing commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2024):

Same here, no issue with Winget but I got into a never ending loop of "Miniconda already exists in PATH", it trying to install, and then saying to restart the installer

[INFO] winget already exists in PATH.
[INFO] Winget is already installed.
[INFO] Git is already installed.
[INFO] miniconda3 already exists in PATH.
[18:17:13.20] [WARN] Miniconda3 is not installed on this system.
[18:17:13.20] [INFO] Installing Miniconda3 using Winget...
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.
[18:17:13.20] [INFO] Miniconda3 installed successfully. Please restart the Installer.
Press any key to continue . . .

I simply deleted this entire section from the bat and it all worked fine

REM Check if Miniconda3 is installed if not then install Miniconda3
call conda --version > nul 2>&1
if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
    echo %yellow_bg%[%time%]%reset% %yellow_fg_strong%[WARN] Miniconda3 is not installed on this system.%reset%
    echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% Installing Miniconda3 using Winget...
    winget install -e --id Anaconda.Miniconda3
    echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% %green_fg_strong%Miniconda3 installed successfully. Please restart the Installer.%reset%
    pause
    exit
) else (
    echo %blue_fg_strong%[INFO] Miniconda3 is already installed.%reset%
)

@bgiesing commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2024): Same here, no issue with Winget but I got into a never ending loop of "Miniconda already exists in PATH", it trying to install, and then saying to restart the installer ``` [INFO] winget already exists in PATH. [INFO] Winget is already installed. [INFO] Git is already installed. [INFO] miniconda3 already exists in PATH. [18:17:13.20] [WARN] Miniconda3 is not installed on this system. [18:17:13.20] [INFO] Installing Miniconda3 using Winget... Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package... No available upgrade found. No newer package versions are available from the configured sources. [18:17:13.20] [INFO] Miniconda3 installed successfully. Please restart the Installer. Press any key to continue . . . ``` I simply deleted this entire section from the bat and it all worked fine ``` REM Check if Miniconda3 is installed if not then install Miniconda3 call conda --version > nul 2>&1 if %errorlevel% neq 0 ( echo %yellow_bg%[%time%]%reset% %yellow_fg_strong%[WARN] Miniconda3 is not installed on this system.%reset% echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% Installing Miniconda3 using Winget... winget install -e --id Anaconda.Miniconda3 echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% %green_fg_strong%Miniconda3 installed successfully. Please restart the Installer.%reset% pause exit ) else ( echo %blue_fg_strong%[INFO] Miniconda3 is already installed.%reset% ) ```

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2026-10-15 18:06:55 +00:00

[PR #18] [MERGED] fixed installer loop + gpu detection #90