Update recommendation

The “already” must be 2.0.9.103 Canary or later, I assume.
Securing the database and password

Is what I’d expect a typical 2.0.8.1 user to have on Settings screen.
2.0.8.1 has no option to select Stable channel, so issue is puzzling.

The Windows service may need reinstall if it points to an old update.

Is there an official policy on stopping things before doing an update?