Adds Check for Updates - Auto Updater #477
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Adds a new menu item to the application in the Help menu to check for application updates
If an update is found it will download it and install it once it is ready, otherwise it will notify the user no new updates are available.
From electron-builder this supports Windows doing an update check and install from GitHub Releases
https://www.electron.build/auto-update.html