Bump to v0.6 - Fix update installer by removing InstallUpdateWindowsInstallerArguments and including README in ZIP for proper portable app detection

Author: shanselman

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ jobs:
           $version = "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
         }
         
-        # Create ZIP files only (contain clean WindowsEdgeLight.exe inside)
-        Compress-Archive -Path "WindowsEdgeLight/bin/Release/net10.0-windows/win-x64/publish/*" `
-                        -DestinationPath "artifacts/WindowsEdgeLight-v$version-win-x64.zip"
-        Compress-Archive -Path "WindowsEdgeLight/bin/Release/net10.0-windows/win-arm64/publish/*" `
-                        -DestinationPath "artifacts/WindowsEdgeLight-v$version-win-arm64.zip"
+        # Create ZIP files with exe and README (so Updatum treats as portable app)
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "temp-x64" -Force
+        Copy-Item "WindowsEdgeLight/bin/Release/net10.0-windows/win-x64/publish/WindowsEdgeLight.exe" -Destination "temp-x64/"
+        Copy-Item "README.md" -Destination "temp-x64/"
+        Compress-Archive -Path "temp-x64/*" -DestinationPath "artifacts/WindowsEdgeLight-v$version-win-x64.zip"
+        
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "temp-arm64" -Force
+        Copy-Item "WindowsEdgeLight/bin/Release/net10.0-windows/win-arm64/publish/WindowsEdgeLight.exe" -Destination "temp-arm64/"
+        Copy-Item "README.md" -Destination "temp-arm64/"
+        Compress-Archive -Path "temp-arm64/*" -DestinationPath "artifacts/WindowsEdgeLight-v$version-win-arm64.zip"
+        
+        Remove-Item "temp-x64" -Recurse -Force
+        Remove-Item "temp-arm64" -Recurse -Force
                   
     - name: Upload artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           - **WindowsEdgeLight-${{ github.ref_name }}-win-x64.zip** - For Intel/AMD 64-bit Windows
           - **WindowsEdgeLight-${{ github.ref_name }}-win-arm64.zip** - For ARM64 Windows (Surface Pro X, etc.)
           
-          **What's inside:** Each ZIP contains `WindowsEdgeLight.exe` (self-contained, no .NET required)
+          **What's inside:** Each ZIP contains `WindowsEdgeLight.exe` and `README.md` (self-contained, no .NET required)
           
           ### ✨ What's New
           

WindowsEdgeLight/App.xaml.cs

@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ public partial class App : System.Windows.Application
         // Default pattern (win-x64) will match our ZIP assets
         // ZIP files contain clean WindowsEdgeLight.exe inside
         FetchOnlyLatestRelease = true, // Saves GitHub API rate limits
-        // Specify the executable name inside the ZIP (without .exe extension)
+        // Specify the executable name for single-file app (without .exe extension)
         InstallUpdateSingleFileExecutableName = "WindowsEdgeLight",
-        // For MSI installer, show basic UI during installation
-        InstallUpdateWindowsInstallerArguments = "/qb",
     };
 
     protected override async void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)

WindowsEdgeLight/WindowsEdgeLight.csproj

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     <ApplicationIcon>ringlight_cropped.ico</ApplicationIcon>
 
     <!-- Assembly Information -->
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.5.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.5.0.0</FileVersion>
-    <Version>1.5</Version>
+    <AssemblyVersion>0.6.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.6.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <Version>0.6</Version>
     <Authors>Scott Hanselman</Authors>
     <Company>Scott Hanselman</Company>
     <Product>Windows Edge Light</Product>