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[Package Issue]: Greenshot.Greenshot Upgrade not working
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Description
### Please confirm these before moving forward
- [x] I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- [x] I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.
### Category of the issue
Installation issue.
### Brief description of your issue
Upgrading Greenshot.Greenshot from 1.3.300 to 1.3.301 doesn't work, logs describe the issue perfectly
### Steps to reproduce
```
winget install greenshot.greenshot
# wait for new release
winget upgrade --all
```
### Actual behavior
installation failed with exitcode: 1
### Expected behavior
Upgrade succeeding
### Environment
```raw
Windows-Paket-Manager v1.11.430
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.6584
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.430.0
```
### Screenshots and Logs
```
2025-10-01 10:25:03.218 Defaulting to Cancel for suppressed message box (OK/Cancel):
Das Setup hat entdeckt, dass Greenshot zurzeit ausgeführt wird.
Bitte schließen Sie jetzt alle laufenden Instanzen und klicken Sie auf "OK", um fortzufahren, oder auf "Abbrechen", um zu beenden.
2025-10-01 10:25:03.218 Got EAbort exception.
```
This is German for: "the application is currently running, please close all instances and click "ok" to continue.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the upgrade with `winget install greenshot.greenshot` followed by `winget upgrade --all`, using the Windows Package Manager environment described in the issue. Review the installer log showing Greenshot is still running and determine the package or upgrade behavior involved; done means upgrading from 1.3.300 to 1.3.301 completes successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100