TerminalCanaryUpdater

1.0.0

PowerShell module for updating Windows Terminal Canary with automatic process management and smart installation handling. Solves the common issue of updating Terminal Canary from within Terminal Canary itself. Created with assistance from Amazon Q.

Minimum PowerShell version

5.1

Installation Options

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Install-Module -Name TerminalCanaryUpdater

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Install-PSResource -Name TerminalCanaryUpdater

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Owners

Copyright

(c) 2025 izambe. All rights reserved.

Package Details

Author(s)

  • izambe

Tags

WindowsTerminal Canary Update Installer Windows Terminal AppX MSIX

Functions

Update-TerminalCanary Install-CanaryQuick Get-CanaryVersion

PSEditions

Desktop Core

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

## 1.0.0
- Initial release
- Update-TerminalCanary: Full-featured update function with version checking and smart process management
- Install-CanaryQuick: Simple one-command installer with automatic process termination
- Get-CanaryVersion: Check current installed version and compare with latest
- Automatic process management to handle Terminal Canary updates from within Terminal Canary
- Smart installation methods with fallback options
- Handles the "suicide mission" problem when updating from within Terminal Canary
- Created with assistance from Amazon Q AI assistant

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Version History

Version Downloads Last updated
1.0.0 (current version) 5 8/15/2025