Windows PowerShell 5.1 Start-Process -Wait (and `& exe` with captured
output) waits for every descendant / until the stdout pipe closes. The
postgres and NetX processes a start leaves running made runtime_ctl.ps1
never return: tray stuck on "Starting", Start Menu "Start NetX" never
opened the UI. Start-NetxPowerShell -Wait, the UAC relaunch and the Setup
wait in check_update now wait for the process itself (WaitForExit).
Service mode in runtime_ctl: start via sc.exe without blocking on
SERVICE_RUNNING; stop writes the supervisor stop flag, polls up to 120s,
then kills the WinSW tree as a last resort.
Verified in an offline Windows Sandbox (no VC++ redist, no Python).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Installer: dynamic light/dark Win11 style, new brand wizard images, auto
language, exclusive run mode (tray / Windows service) plus autostart and
auto-update on the Tasks page (pre-selected from what is installed on
upgrades, untouched by silent updates), 5 localized Start Menu entries.
Tray: theme-aware rounded menu with live status, icons and status-dot tray
icon; health polled off the UI thread; Settings submenu toggles autostart
and daily updates; browser opened de-elevated via explorer.
Fixes:
- tray Stop/Start was ignored in service mode (service_run restarted the
children) - all start/stop now goes through runtime_ctl.ps1
- logon tray task and SYSTEM service task were killed after 72h (default
ExecutionTimeLimit); autostart was registered for the elevating account
and opened a browser on every logon
- uninstall left the NetXTray/NetXUpdate tasks behind
- silent auto-update killed the tray without restarting it
- repair_venv.ps1 was never staged into the release
- wildcard NETX_HOST (0.0.0.0) broke health checks
- ICO frames were PNG, which System.Drawing decodes as noise; icons now
use the current brand mark
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Interactive Setup asks update vs reinstall; elevated install relinks .venv so tray start works under Program Files.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Allow non-admin reconfigure of .env, harden setup/tray flows, and refresh the context menu with hover selection.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
0.4.5 venv pointed at the build machine user profile; other PCs failed to start API.
Bundle stdlib under python/runtime, repair pyvenv.cfg, and health-check before start.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Choose bundled or external PostgreSQL in the Setup wizard with connection
validation; optional NETX_CREDENTIAL_SECRET_KEY; single desktop shortcut;
faster uninstall and tray startup for offline Windows packages.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Chinese packaging scripts without BOM were misread as ANSI and failed at first-run.
Document that bundled Python 3.13+ needs Server 2016+ / Win10+.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Ship installable releases via zip/Inno Setup with optional bundled Postgres, API-hosted SPA, manual update path, and CI workflow for future tag builds.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
