Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal fails to update

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Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal is failing to update. Version 5.4.0 is currently installed, it is trying to update to version 5.5.0.
The update fails fairly quickly. Here is an excerpt from C:\ProgramData\PatchMyPC\PatchMyPCHomeUpdater.log

It is downloading Dell-Command-Update-Windows-Universal-Application_P4DJW_WIN64_5.5.0_A00.EXE but trying to save it as Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal-5.5.0.exe.
ERROR  Failed to update application due to error The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

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[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  INFO  Start update for Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal application...
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  ERROR  System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (5): Access is denied.
   at System.Diagnostics.ProcessManager.OpenProcess(Int32 processId, Int32 access, Boolean throwIfExited)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessHandle(Int32 access, Boolean throwIfExited)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.KillTree()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Kill(Boolean entireProcessTree)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.ViewModels.ApplicationViewModel.<>c__DisplayClass72_0.<InternalApplicationUpdateAsync>g__EnsureProcessNotRunningBeforeUpdate|2(InstalledApplicationViewModel app, Boolean silentKill)
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  INFO  Not able to update application Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal due to its running process.
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  DEBUG  [Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal]: Created desktop snapshot.
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  DEBUG  [Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal]: Started downloading: 'https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER12925773M/1/Dell-Command-Update-Windows-Universal-Application_P4DJW_WIN64_5.5.0_A00.EXE'.
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  ERROR  System.IO.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. : 'C:\ProgramData\PatchMyPC\Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal-5.5.0.exe'
   at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.CreateFile(String fullPath, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options)
   at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.Open(String fullPath, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.OSFileStreamStrategy..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.AsyncWindowsFileStreamStrategy..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategyCore(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.ProcessContentStream(Nullable`1 totalDownloadSize, Stream contentStream)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.DownloadFileFromHttpResponseMessage(HttpResponseMessage response)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.StartDownloadAsync(String filePath)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.Services.Implementations.ApplicationDownloader.DownloadAppAsync(String pmpcName, String url, String filePath, IProgress`1 downloadProgress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.Services.Implementations.InstallationManager.DownloadOrGetInstallerFromCacheAsync(InstallCommandArgs args, String cacheFolder, IProgress`1 progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.Services.Implementations.InstallationManager.InstallApplicationAsync(InstallCommandArgs installArgs, IProgress`1 progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  ERROR  System.IO.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. : 'C:\ProgramData\PatchMyPC\Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal-5.5.0.exe'
   at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.CreateFile(String fullPath, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options)
   at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.Open(String fullPath, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.OSFileStreamStrategy..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.AsyncWindowsFileStreamStrategy..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategyCore(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize, Nullable`1 unixCreateMode)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, Int64 preallocationSize)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.ProcessContentStream(Nullable`1 totalDownloadSize, Stream contentStream)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.DownloadFileFromHttpResponseMessage(HttpResponseMessage response)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.System.CustomHttpClient.StartDownloadAsync(String filePath)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.Core.Services.Implementations.ApplicationDownloader.DownloadAppAsync(String pmpcName, String url, String filePath, IProgress`1 downloadProgress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.Services.Implementations.InstallationManager.DownloadOrGetInstallerFromCacheAsync(InstallCommandArgs args, String cacheFolder, IProgress`1 progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.Services.Implementations.InstallationManager.InstallApplicationAsync(InstallCommandArgs installArgs, IProgress`1 progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at ModernHomeUpdater.ClientApp.ViewModels.ApplicationViewModel.<>c__DisplayClass72_0.<<InternalApplicationUpdateAsync>g__InstallAppAsync|0>d.MoveNext()
[2025-05-15 20:17:38]  ERROR  Failed to update application due to error The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. : 'C:\ProgramData\PatchMyPC\Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal-5.5.0.exe'.