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  Shell-replacement mode with downloadable watchdog

  LastSkywalker released this 2026-05-27 11:57:23 +03:00

  Settings → red warning card → "Включить shell-режим" registers
  GameSaver as the user's Windows shell (HKCU...\Winlogon\Shell).
  Implementation pieces:

  • cmd/gamesaver-watchdog: tiny pure-Go exe (~2 MB) that becomes the
    shell. Spawns GameSaver, restarts on crash (rate-limited to 5 in
    30 s, then bails with a MessageBox), listens globally for
    Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12 to disable shell mode and relaunch Explorer.
    Has a CLI --disable-shell escape hatch for recovery-environment use.

  • internal/shellmode: registry helpers + on-demand watchdog download
    from the latest GitHub release into %LOCALAPPDATA%\GameSaver\bin,
    with SHA-256 verification against the release's checksums.txt.

  • GameSaver respects GS_SHELL_MODE=1 (set by the watchdog) to skip
    tray init and treat the X button as a real exit, since there's no
    Explorer to host the tray and no tray to hide into.

  • CI builds the watchdog as a separate release asset
    gamesaver-watchdog-windows-amd64.exe with its own checksum line.

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