cortex-agent server v2026.10.28

Highlights

• Upgrading with the Windows installer no longer opens the Cortex uninstall window or removes the local runtime
• Windows installs are recognized correctly, so updates and uninstall take the installed-app path
• A local install whose server has gone missing now opens setup to repair itself at launch

Desktop app (Windows)

• Fixed install-directory matching on Windows: canonicalized \\?\C:\... paths never matched the registry's install location, so every installed copy was treated as portable — updates took the assisted interactive path and Settings opened the app's own uninstall window instead of uninstall.exe.
• Fixed an interactive installer upgrade opening the Cortex uninstall window with the server scope selected and removing the local runtime; only a real uninstall opens the window now.

Desktop app (setup & recovery)

• Fixed the app opening the workbench onto a dead daemon when the local runtime had been removed along with its server. A missing recorded server or a missing cortex binary now opens the local setup screen, which reinstalls the server into the private prefix and reconnects without re-initializing the home directory.