Does wyUpdate update itself

Both. wyUpdate updates itself when you release new patches of your software. And for every version of your software you release an installer you should click the "Build wyUpdate" button in wyBuild and include the outputted wyUpdate.exe and client.wyc files in the installer.

See the Step by step walkthrough.

Does that make sense?

Yes, it makes sense.

To confirm: So wyUpdate does not update itself on the clients computers, I must include wyupdate.exe in the patch I make in wyBuild?

PS: have you set the Capcha setting to "impossibly hard"

To confirm: So wyUpdate does not update itself on the clients computers, ...

wyUpdate does update itself on your customers' computers.

I must include wyupdate.exe in the patch I make in wyBuild?

No, don't include wyUpdate within your wyBuild project. Only include wyUpdate.exe with your initial installers.

PS: have you set the Capcha setting to "impossibly hard"

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Sam:

What about a customized wyUpdate? I'm putting a pretty good chunk of time into getting a customized version going with our own cert, desired behavior, etc.

Will all this be lost if wyUpdate updates itself from your server without us knowing about it?

Thanks,Jeff Bowman

Hey Jeff,

You can host your custom self-updates to wyUpdate on your own servers. We have an article about it: How to make a custom version of wyUpdate. So, no, your work won't be lost. Just make sure you configure everything correctly.

Ah, OK.

I saw that page but I guess I missed that part.

Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks,Jeff Bowman

Thanks, Sam.

So neither wyUpdate will update its own AutomaticUpdater.dll component, and this .dll does not need to be included in the update we make?

You're responsible for updating the AutomaticUpdater.dll file. Just include it with your regular updates as part of your app.