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fix(first-boot): branding-online parse crash (em-dash/encoding) + bootstrap cleanup task + recovery QR
Found by reading the unencrypted VM disk after run #7:
1. Online branding never ran: Apply-Branding.ps1 had a UTF-8 em-dash in a Write-Warning
   STRING; Windows PowerShell 5.1 (SetupComplete) reads .ps1 as ANSI, mangled it, broke
   the string terminator -> whole script failed to parse -> lock/login/wallpaper branding
   never re-applied. Fix: ASCII-ify the em-dash AND save the branding scripts UTF-8-with-BOM
   so PS5.1 always decodes them correctly (verified parses under PS5.1 + PS7).
2. sm-bootstrap never removed: TearDownAsync used schtasks /tr with an inline -EncodedCommand,
   which silently fails past the ~261-char /tr limit, so the cleanup task was never created
   (confirmed NO_TASK on disk). Fix: Register-ScheduledTask (no length limit).
3. Done step: show a QR code of the BitLocker recovery key (QRCoder) for phone backup, and
   lay key+QR side-by-side so the Restart button no longer overflows below the fold.

Verified: welcome solution builds, 29/29 tests; branding Pester 6/6 unit (offline-integration
needs elevation, runs in CI).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-09 22:41:30 +01:00
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SilverMetal Windows branding (shared, dual-mode)

Apply-Branding.ps1 writes the four branding layers either OFFLINE into a mounted WIM (-Mode Offline -MountPath <mount>, used by installer/build.ps1 Invoke-Brand) or ONLINE onto the running system (-Mode Online, self-apply).

Strings live in branding.manifest.json; images in assets/. See docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-09-first-boot-branding-design.md.

Layers: BitLocker pre-boot recovery message, lock-screen image (locked), desktop wallpaper+theme (changeable), OEM About.