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EasySwitch - release notes

Windows: control elevated windows and the UAC prompt from another
machine.
Until now, driving the Windows machine from your Mac or Linux
box stopped working over anything running as administrator - Task
Manager, "Run as administrator" apps, and especially the UAC "Yes / No"
consent prompt, where the cursor would freeze. That is a Windows security
boundary (UIPI plus the UAC Secure Desktop), not something an ordinary
program can cross. This build adds a small background helper service that
runs with system privileges and injects a controlling peer's input into
those elevated surfaces, so you can now click Task Manager rows and the
UAC prompt from the other machine like anything else.

One-time setup on the Windows machine, from an elevated PowerShell in the
repo:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\windows-uia-service.ps1

That installs the easyswitch-uia service (LocalSystem, auto-start). No
code-signing certificate or UAC-policy change is required - the service
handles every elevated surface on its own.

Install / update:

curl -fsSL https://easyswitch.realbrain.cc/install.sh | sh

or https://easyswitch.realbrain.cc/download - or in-app "Check for
updates" -> "Update now".

macOS - signed and notarized; downloads open normally. Windows -
SmartScreen "More info -> Run anyway" (no Authenticode cert yet), then
allow the firewall prompt; run the service-install command above for
elevated-window control. Linux - binary tarball or the install
command above.

public repo build system added : updated