Update Windows release notes for beta.63

.github/workflows/release-windows-beta.yml

@@ -30,15 +30,14 @@ jobs:
           dotnet publish windows/ClaudeCheckerWindows.csproj `
             -c Release -r win-x64 `
             --self-contained true `
-            -p:PublishSingleFile=true `
             -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} `
             -o publish
 
-      - name: Zip
+      - name: Build installer
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Copy-Item -Recurse windows/Assets publish/Assets
-          Compress-Archive -Path publish/* -DestinationPath ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip
+          & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\iscc.exe" /DAppVersion="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" windows\installer.iss
 
       - name: Create GitHub pre-release
         env:
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           notes=$(cat windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md 2>/dev/null || echo "Windows beta ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}")
-          gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip \
+          gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ClaudeChecker-Installer.exe \
             --title "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
             --prerelease \
             --notes "$notes"
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           notes=$(cat windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md 2>/dev/null || echo "Windows beta ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}")
           content=$(jq -n \
             --arg version "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
-            --arg url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip" \
+            --arg url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/ClaudeChecker-Installer.exe" \
             --arg notes "$notes" \
             '{version: $version, url: $url, notes: $notes}' | base64 -w0)
           sha=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/contents/version-windows-beta.json?ref=main" --jq .sha 2>/dev/null || echo "")

.github/workflows/release-windows.yml

@@ -31,15 +31,14 @@ jobs:
           dotnet publish windows/ClaudeCheckerWindows.csproj `
             -c Release -r win-x64 `
             --self-contained true `
-            -p:PublishSingleFile=true `
             -p:Version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} `
             -o publish
 
-      - name: Zip
+      - name: Build installer
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Copy-Item -Recurse windows/Assets publish/Assets
-          Compress-Archive -Path publish/* -DestinationPath ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip
+          & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\iscc.exe" /DAppVersion="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" windows\installer.iss
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
         env:
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           notes=$(cat windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md 2>/dev/null || echo "Windows release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}")
-          gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip \
+          gh release create "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ClaudeChecker-Installer.exe \
             --title "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" \
             --notes "$notes"
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           notes=$(cat windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md 2>/dev/null || echo "Windows release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}")
           content=$(jq -n \
             --arg version "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
-            --arg url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/ClaudeChecker-Windows.zip" \
+            --arg url "https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/${{ github.ref_name }}/ClaudeChecker-Installer.exe" \
             --arg notes "$notes" \
             '{version: $version, url: $url, notes: $notes}' | base64 -w0)
           sha=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/contents/version-windows.json?ref=main" --jq .sha 2>/dev/null || echo "")

windows/LoginWindow.xaml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                            VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Waiting for sign-in…"/>
                 <Button Grid.Column="1" Content="Done — I'm signed in"
                         Style="{StaticResource PrimaryButton}" Click="Done_Click"
-                        x:Name="DoneButton" IsEnabled="False"/>
+                        x:Name="DoneButton"/>
             </Grid>
         </Border>
     </Grid>

windows/LoginWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
 
             var cookies = await Browser.CoreWebView2.CookieManager.GetCookiesAsync("https://claude.ai");
             var signedIn = System.Linq.Enumerable.Any(cookies, c =>
-                c.Name.Equals("sessionKey", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                c.Name.StartsWith("sk-ant",  System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                c.Domain.Contains("claude.ai") || c.Domain.Contains("anthropic.com"));
 
             await Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
             {
-                DoneButton.IsEnabled = !uri.Contains("/login") && !uri.Contains("/signin");
-                StatusText.Text = signedIn
+                StatusText.Text = signedIn && !uri.Contains("/login") && !uri.Contains("/signin")
                     ? "Signed in — click Done to continue."
                     : "Complete sign-in, then click Done.";
             });

windows/PopupWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -495,13 +495,21 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
     private void CopyDiag_Click(object s, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
-        var diagText = BuildDiagText();
-        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+        try
         {
-            try { Clipboard.SetText(diagText); break; }
-            catch (Exception) { System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); }
+            // SetDataObject(data, false) skips Flush() — avoids CLIPBRD_E_CANT_OPEN crash
+            var diagText = BuildDiagText();
+            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+            {
+                try { Clipboard.SetDataObject(diagText, false); break; }
+                catch (Exception) { System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); }
+            }
+            CopyDiagButton.Content = "Copied! (IDs redacted)";
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            CopyDiagButton.Content = "Copy failed";
         }
-        CopyDiagButton.Content = "Copied! (IDs redacted)";
         var t = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1.5) };
         t.Tick += (_, _) => { CopyDiagButton.Content = "Copy All"; t.Stop(); };
         t.Start();
@@ -700,7 +708,9 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
             _ = Task.Run(async () =>
             {
-                await Task.Delay(3000);
+                // Re-navigate background browser with fresh session, then refresh immediately
+                await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(
+                    () => App.BackgroundBrowser.ReloadAsync()).Task.Unwrap();
                 await VM.RefreshAsync();
                 await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(InitSettings);
             });

windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,23 +1,5 @@
-## What's new in beta.49
-
-### Architecture
-- All data (usage, plan, overage, prepaid credits) now fetched via the persistent background WebView2 — the same always-live session as the macOS app, so Cloudflare cookies never expire between refreshes
-- HttpClient path kept only as a brief startup fallback before the browser is ready
-- Settings file simplified: only stores session signal, burn history, and user preferences — no more cached API responses
+## What's new in beta.63
 
 ### Bug fixes
-- Plan label (e.g. "Pro") now updates on every refresh, not just at login
-- Extra Usage Credits values now correct (were 100× too large)
-- Limit and balance now update live on every refresh
-- Refresh interval dropdown now shows "1 min", "2 min" etc. correctly
-- ComboBox no longer flashes bright blue when clicked
-- Buttons now show a visible pressed state
-- Footer "Updated X ago" counter now ticks every second; shows "X min, Y sec ago" past 60 s
-- Removed stray sparkline bars from the 5 h and 7 d limit cards
-- App window now shown on launch
-
-### UI improvements
-- Gauge percentage larger, "used" label removed
-- Each limit card now shows an "after reset" or "today HH:MM" badge
-- Session Diary card redesigned to match macOS layout (stats row + sparkline, no Claude header)
-- Reset date moved inline with time remaining
+- After signing in, usage data now loads immediately instead of waiting 3 seconds
+- Background browser re-navigates to claude.ai right after login so the live session is ready for the first refresh

windows/UpdateManager.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.IO;
-using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -136,9 +135,7 @@ public class UpdateManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
         try
         {
-            var tmpDir  = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"CCUpdate_{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(tmpDir);
-            var zipPath = Path.Combine(tmpDir, "ClaudeChecker.zip");
+            var installerPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"ClaudeCheckerInstaller_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.exe");
 
             using var http = new HttpClient();
             var response   = await http.GetAsync(DownloadUrl, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead);
@@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ public class UpdateManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
             var received = 0L;
 
             await using (var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync())
-            await using (var file   = File.Create(zipPath))
+            await using (var file   = File.Create(installerPath))
             {
                 var buffer = new byte[81920];
                 int read;
@@ -157,48 +154,21 @@ public class UpdateManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
                     await file.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, read));
                     received += read;
                     if (total > 0)
-                        DownloadProgress = (double)received / total * 0.8;
+                        DownloadProgress = (double)received / total;
                 }
             }
 
-            StatusMessage    = "Unpacking…";
-            DownloadProgress = 0.85;
-
-            var extractDir = Path.Combine(tmpDir, "extracted");
-            ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractDir, overwriteFiles: true);
-
-            // Find the installer exe
-            var newExe = FindExe(extractDir);
-            if (newExe == null) throw new Exception("ClaudeChecker.exe not found in update package.");
-
-            DownloadProgress = 0.95;
-            StatusMessage    = "Installing…";
-
-            // Write a batch script to replace the exe after we exit
-            var currentExe = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule!.FileName;
-            var script = $"""
-                @echo off
-                timeout /t 2 /nobreak > nul
-                copy /Y "{newExe}" "{currentExe}"
-                start "" "{currentExe}"
-                rmdir /S /Q "{tmpDir}"
-                """;
-
-            var scriptPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "claudechecker_update.bat");
-            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(scriptPath, script);
-
             DownloadProgress = 1.0;
-            StatusMessage    = "Installed! Relaunching…";
+            StatusMessage    = "Installing…";
             UpdateComplete   = true;
 
-            await Task.Delay(800);
+            await Task.Delay(500);
 
             Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
             {
-                FileName        = "cmd.exe",
-                Arguments       = $"/C \"{scriptPath}\"",
-                CreateNoWindow  = true,
-                UseShellExecute = false,
+                FileName        = installerPath,
+                Arguments       = "/SILENT /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS",
+                UseShellExecute = true,
             });
 
             Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() => Application.Current.Shutdown());
@@ -211,13 +181,6 @@ public class UpdateManager : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
-    private static string? FindExe(string dir)
-    {
-        foreach (var f in Directory.EnumerateFiles(dir, "ClaudeChecker.exe", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
-            return f;
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public static bool IsNewer(string version, string current)
     {
         static (int[] Base, int[]? Pre) Parse(string v)

windows/WebViewFetchWindow.cs

@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ public sealed class WebViewFetchWindow : Window
         return await tcs.Task;
     }
 
+    // Re-navigate to claude.ai with the current session (call after sign-in).
+    public async Task ReloadAsync()
+    {
+        if (_wv.CoreWebView2 == null) { await InitAsync(); return; }
+        _readyForScript = false;
+        var navDone = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        EventHandler<CoreWebView2NavigationCompletedEventArgs>? h = null;
+        h = (_, e) => { _wv.CoreWebView2.NavigationCompleted -= h; navDone.TrySetResult(e.IsSuccess); };
+        _wv.CoreWebView2.NavigationCompleted += h;
+        _wv.CoreWebView2.Navigate("https://claude.ai");
+        await Task.WhenAny(navDone.Task, Task.Delay(15000));
+        _readyForScript = navDone.Task.IsCompletedSuccessfully && navDone.Task.Result;
+    }
+
     // ── Shared init ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private int _initGuard;

windows/installer.iss

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef AppVersion
+  #define AppVersion "0.0.1"
+#endif
+
+[Setup]
+AppName=ClaudeChecker
+AppVersion={#AppVersion}
+AppPublisher=superdooper86
+AppPublisherURL=https://github.com/superdooper86/claudechecker
+AppSupportURL=https://github.com/superdooper86/claudechecker/issues
+AppUpdatesURL=https://github.com/superdooper86/claudechecker/releases
+DefaultDirName={localappdata}\ClaudeChecker
+DefaultGroupName=ClaudeChecker
+DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
+PrivilegesRequired=lowest
+OutputDir=.
+OutputBaseFilename=ClaudeChecker-Installer
+Compression=lzma
+SolidCompression=yes
+WizardStyle=modern
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\ClaudeChecker.exe
+SourceDir=..
+
+[Languages]
+Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
+
+[Tasks]
+Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
+
+[Files]
+Source: "publish\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs
+
+[Icons]
+Name: "{group}\ClaudeChecker"; Filename: "{app}\ClaudeChecker.exe"
+Name: "{userdesktop}\ClaudeChecker"; Filename: "{app}\ClaudeChecker.exe"; Tasks: desktopicon
+
+[Run]
+; Silent install (auto-update): launch automatically
+Filename: "{app}\ClaudeChecker.exe"; Flags: nowait; Check: WizardSilent
+; Manual install: show launch checkbox on final page
+Filename: "{app}\ClaudeChecker.exe"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,ClaudeChecker}"; Flags: nowait postinstall skipifsilent