v3.17.1 DsHidMini changelog

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Remarks

Anything older than Windows 10 1809, as well as any 32-bit architecture, is not supported.

How to install/update/uninstall

Download and run the provided setup (*.msi file), pay attention, and follow the instructions. Previous versions do not have to be removed manually beforehand.

To upgrade, simply run a newer setup once it becomes available.

To remove DsHidMini, locate Nefarius DsHidMini Driver under Apps & features and uninstall it from there.

✨ Highlights

• 🧭 Added mandatory first-run setup with a guided Bluetooth diagnostic wizard, plus warnings and authenticity information when skipping setup.
• 📊 Exposed the live input report rate and Bluetooth readiness and disconnect-reason diagnostics.
• 🛠️ Improved ControlApp reliability when additional controllers connect or its configuration file is invalid.
• ✅ Broadened ControlApp compatibility to accept any .NET 10.0.x Desktop Runtime.

What's Changed

• feat: mandatory first-run setup and guided Bluetooth diagnostic wizard by @nefarius in #576
• fix: accept any .NET 10.0.x Desktop Runtime for ControlApp by @nefarius in #577
• feat: show the DSHMC donation prompt in ControlApp by @nefarius in #579
• feat: explain authenticity checks and skip first-run setup in develop… by @nefarius in #578
• feat: expose Bluetooth ready and disconnect-reason ETW by @nefarius in #581
• fix: register the DsHidMini ETW manifest during setup by @nefarius in #582
• Bump the nuget-minor-and-patch group with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #583
• feat: warn before skipping first-run setup by @nefarius in #584
• Generate draft GitHub release notes after setup tagging. by @nefarius in #585
• feat: publish live input report rate over IPC by @nefarius in #586
• fix: re-arm input metrics as a one-shot UMDF timer by @nefarius in #587
• fix: keep ControlApp alive when a second controller arrives by @nefarius in #588
• fix: drop per-setting ETW events that flood the event log by @nefarius in #589
• fix: recover from invalid ControlApp.json instead of crashing at startup by @nefarius in #590
• feat: generate draft notes from the last published release by @nefarius in #591

Full Changelog: setup-v3.15.0...setup-v3.17.1-r1