# Latest Windows release

## v0.2.2 — 2026-10-28

- Fix the garbled dash in the executable description shown by Task Manager and Windows file properties.
- Explicitly compile the UTF-8 Windows resource source as UTF-8, both in the resource file and the portable build command.
- Add regression checks against the compiled executable's version and exact Unicode description.

Verified: 168 native checks, 51 input/layout checks, and 26 updater/metadata checks.
The executable description is `KSwitcher — native keyboard and clipboard utility`.

Download **KSwitcher-win-x64.zip**, extract the entire archive to a writable folder,
and launch `KSwitcher.exe`. Keep `dictionaries/` next to the executable.
The archive contains the application, offline dictionaries, documentation and license notices.
It does not contain personal settings or clipboard history.
`SHA256SUMS.txt` contains the archive checksum.

From version 0.2.1 onward, use **Update** in the tray for future releases. Startup checks notify;
installation starts only after confirming Update. Older versions need this one manual upgrade:
exit KSwitcher and replace the application files, retaining `data/` and any customized dictionaries.

This folder holds the latest compiled version; older versions remain in Git history and Releases.
To refresh the tracked package from source:

```powershell
.\build.ps1 -Stage -Test
.\package.ps1 -PublishRelease
```

Commit the ZIP and checksum together with their source changes. Publish both files as assets of
one stable release tagged with the executable version, so the updater can verify it.