v0.8.0 — lower CPU use and startup recovery

Lower CPU use and recovery from slow Windows startup.

• Cooling CPU averaged 0.465% → 0.054% on the same laptop: 88% less than v0.7.2, including its read-only helper.
• No new helper processes during the open benchmark. Tray test recorded no CPU time or helper launches. RAM: 25.4 MiB open / 14.1 MiB tray.
• Startup allows longer firmware requests and retries twice if connection is delayed. Fresh light-bar readback prevents a late acknowledgement from causing another toggle.

Download mcc-windows-x64-installer.zip, extract it, exit the old app, then double-click Install.cmd. Accept the installation prompt once. Startup and the desktop shortcut use the protected installed task.

Benchmark chart and method. Battery / Balanced, two 30-second open runs and one tray run per version. Shared Windows hosts are excluded; zero is below counter resolution. A real reboot of this release still needs owner confirmation.