- Windows setup EXE built with Inno Setup.
- Program installs to a normal Windows program folder.
- Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts are created.
- Shortcut and protected-folder checks now recognize the installed Windows layout.
- Launch Center now includes Check Hosted Update.
- Online activation supports device limits and a renewable offline lease.
- The 15-day demo can open membership checkout and activate in place.
Private beta update
ShopPilot Pro 0.9.2 beta hosted-update installer is staged.
This controlled beta brings PayPal membership activation, demo-to-paid handoff, customer-owned data export, tablet reliability, protected data folders, backup tools, and the hosted updater onto the same clean-install-tested build.
What's included
Current licensed beta pass.
- Protected ShopPilot program data folders are prepared.
- Backups, update logs, rollback staging, and hardware folders are separated from app files.
- Update flow still requires a backup before real shop use.
- License records and support tickets have owner backup controls.
- Take My Data With Me exports readable records and attachments without licensing secrets.
- The data-portability check now runs correctly from an installed copy as well as the build workspace.
- The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows may show an unknown publisher warning.
- Trusted Windows code signing is still pending.
- Printer, drawer, tablet, and POS should be tested with real shop hardware.