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[Not priority] Fix random mistakes in README (mainly typos) #2011

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A: This is a known limitation of Winget.

See more details in issue https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2603.<br>
See more details on issue https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2603.<br>

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**Q: My antivirus is telling me that WingetUI is a virus! / My browser is blocking the download of WingetUI!**<br>

A: A common reason apps (i.e., executables) get blocked and/or detected as a virus — even when there's nothing malicious about them, like in the case of WingetUI — is because they're not being used by a relatively large amount of people.

Combine that with the fact that you might be downloading something that was recently released, and simply blocking unknown apps is in many cases a good precaution to take in order to prevent actual malware.
Combine that with the fact that you might be downloading something recently released, and simply blocking unknown apps is in many cases a good precaution to take to prevent actual malware.

Since WingetUI is open source and safe to use, simply whitelist the app in the settings of your antivirus/browser.<br>

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<br><p align="center"><i>Check out the <a href="https://github.com/marticliment/WingetUI/wiki">Wiki</a> for more information!</i></p>

## Command-line parameters:
`--daemon`: Start WingetUI without spawnign a new window. WingetUI will run minimized on the system tray. WingetUI is called with this parameter when launched at startup. **Autostart WingetUI in the notifications area** must be enabled in order for this paramater to work.<br>
`--daemon`: Start WingetUI without spawning a new window. WingetUI will run minimized on the system tray. WingetUI is called with this parameter when launched at startup. **Autostart WingetUI in the notifications area** must be enabled for this parameter to work.<br>
`--welcomewizard` (or simply `--welcome`): Show a window to choose which package managers to use.<br>
`--updateapps`: Enable automatic install of available updates.
`--updateapps`: Enable automatic installation of available updates.
`--report-all-errors`: May help debug crashes (WingetUI 3.0 and newer)

### Installer command-line parameters:
The installer is inno-setup based, so it supports regular Inno Setup command-line parameters. Additionally, it does also support the following ones:
The installer is inno-setup based, so it supports regular Inno Setup command-line parameters. Additionally, it also supports the following parameters:
<br>`/NoAutoStart`: Will not launch WingetUI after installing it.
<br> `/ALLUSERS`: Install WingetUI for every user
<br> `/CURRENTUSER`: Install WingetUI for the current user only