Fix: Application deadlock when starting add-on installation externally

JosefNemec · Dec 29, 2021 · 47e5c2f · 47e5c2f
1 parent 49cbcd6
commit 47e5c2f
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diff --git a/source/Playnite/Common/Web/Downloader.cs b/source/Playnite/Common/Web/Downloader.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public string DownloadString(string url, CancellationToken cancelToken)
                 using (var webClient = new WebClient { Encoding = Encoding.UTF8 })
                 using (var registration = cancelToken.Register(() => webClient.CancelAsync()))
                 {
-                    return webClient.DownloadStringTaskAsync(url).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                    return Task.Run(async () => await webClient.DownloadStringTaskAsync(url)).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
                 }
             }
             catch (WebException ex) when (ex.Status == WebExceptionStatus.RequestCanceled)