Re: pgAdmin4 v9.2 causes unexpected Windows Server reboot during silent installation

Hi Sumpei

It should be VC redist (14.40) then. pgAdmin requires that.

On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM nvo-821855(at)partner(dot)jast(dot)co(dot)jp <
nvo-821855(at)partner(dot)jast(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:

> Hi, Aditya Toshniwal
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> We understand that the pgAdmin installer itself does not explicitly
> request a system restart.
> However, we experienced automatic reboots on several Windows Server 2022
> systems immediately after installing pgAdmin 4 v9.2 (pgadmin4-9.2-x64.exe)
> in silent mode.
>
> Event Viewer shows Event ID 1074 (process: winlogon.exe, user: NT
> AUTHORITY\SYSTEM).
>
> We are wondering if, during the installation,
> the installer might trigger the installation or update of dependent
> modules (such as Visual C++ Redistributables or Python runtime),
> which in turn cause Windows to request a system restart.
>
> Could you please confirm whether this behavior is expected
> or if there are any known dependencies that may require a restart on first
> installation?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Shumpei
>
> 差出人: Aditya Toshniwal <aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
> 送信: 2025 年 10 月 6 日 (月曜日) 18:07
> 宛先: 坂上 峻平 <nvo-821855(at)partner(dot)jast(dot)co(dot)jp>
> Cc: pgadmin-support(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org <
> pgadmin-support(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
> 件名: Re: pgAdmin4 v9.2 causes unexpected Windows Server reboot during
> silent installation
>
>
>
>
> Hi Shunpei,
>
>
> pgAdmin installer does not require system restart.
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM nvo-821855(at)partner(dot)jast(dot)co(dot)jp <
> nvo-821855(at)partner(dot)jast(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:
>
> Dear pgAdmin Support Team,
>
> We are using Windows Server 2022 and encountered unexpected system reboots
> right after installing pgAdmin4 v9.2 (pgadmin4-9.2-x64.exe) in silent mode.
>
> Event Viewer shows Event ID 1074 (winlogon.exe, user: NT
> AUTHORITY\SYSTEM).
> Could you please confirm if the installer intentionally triggers system
> reboot or if there is a known issue related to this version?
>
> Thank you for your support.
>
> Best regards,
> Shunpei Sakanoue
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> Aditya Toshniwal
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