Velopack -> 2026.02

[Geenz]

• Integrate Velopack installer and update framework

• Add Velopack update support for macOS and VVM integration

• Update Velopack version and dependencies

• Improve Velopack packaging for macOS

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Uninstall older non-velopack viewer (#5346 Uninstall older non-velopack viewer #5363)

• NSIS uninstaller does not respect 'silent' flag #5335 Fix silent uninstall asking about registry

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Uninstall older non-velopack viewer

• Use runtime viewer exe name, handle Velopack URL

• Velopack download failure diagnostic (Velopack download failure diagnostic #5520)

• Velopack download failure diagnostic

• Fix up velopack downloading updates. Handle updates internally then hand them off to velopack. (Fix up velopack downloading updates. Handle updates internally then hand them off to velopack. #5524)

• More velopack changes. Should download updates properly now.

• Don't include NSI files

• Restore optional updates, refine viewer restart behavior. (Restore optional updates, only restart the viewer if it were optional. #5527)

• Add support for optional updates.

• Don't restart the viewer after the update unless it was optional.

• Setup UpdaterServiceSetting with velopack properly.

• Refine the restart behavior a bit - readd the old "the viewer must update" UX.

• If the update is still downloading, close should just reopen the downloading dialog.

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• Remove SLVersionChecker from the viewer with velopack. (Remove SLVersionChecker from the viewer with velopack. #5528)

• Remove SLVersionChecker updater integration

• Ensure that the portable install has the correct version number.

• Don't produce shortcuts with VPK - we do this with our post install.

• Bump viewer version from 26.1.0 to 26.1.1

• Potential fix for uninstaller not being functional.

• Fix for UpdaterServiceSetting being ignored.

• Filter for release channel when generating shortcuts.

• Add some more logging for icons on Windows builds.

• More VPK logging.

• Move velopack packaging in CI to the sign and package step.

• Enable velopack downgrade and skip older updates

• Move the version required checking into velopack's checks.

• Potential fix for downgrade prompts.

• Make sure our macOS flow mirrors Windows.

• Make sure to use the dev version of the mac sign and package.

• p#553 Only one of two uninstallers displayed

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Don't force user to shutdown velopack build for NSIS uninstall

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Ignore option for the uninstall dialog

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Fix early exit crash

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Properly reset version flag.

• Add some autodetect logic on macOS.

• p#564 Clear legacy links

• p#553 Handle uninstall records

• p#549 Permit testing release notes on a test build

• p#564 Remake nsis to velopack update flow

• p#564 Remake nsis to velopack update flow Add CLA bot #2

• p#564 Fix incorrect value type

• p#553 Clear velopack's own registry entry in favor of a custom one

• [Velopack] Create an "Associate Handlers" app #5346 Resolve duplicated window class name

• Bump to 2.1.0 of sign and package.