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docs: add VBS hidden launcher pattern to CI/CD guide

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Document the VBS wrapper approach for launching Windows apps
without console window flash. Update NSIS example to prefer
VBS over direct bat execution.
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@@ -342,7 +342,11 @@ InstallDir "$LOCALAPPDATA\${APPNAME}"
RequestExecutionLevel user
; Optional: launch app after install (checkbox on finish page)
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN "$INSTDIR\MyApp.bat"
; Direct bat approach (shows brief console flash):
; !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN "$INSTDIR\MyApp.bat"
; Preferred: VBS hidden launcher (no console window at all):
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN "wscript.exe"
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_PARAMETERS '"$INSTDIR\scripts\start-hidden.vbs"'
!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_TEXT "Launch ${APPNAME}"
; Sections
@@ -355,6 +359,23 @@ Section "Start with Windows" SecAutostart ; Optional — Startup folder shortcut
; But NOT $INSTDIR\data (user config)
```
### Hidden Launcher (VBS)
Bat files briefly flash a console window even with `@echo off`. To avoid this,
use a VBS wrapper that all shortcuts and the finish page point to:
```vbs
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
scriptDir = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
appRoot = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(scriptDir)
WshShell.CurrentDirectory = appRoot
' Run bat completely hidden (0 = hidden, False = don't wait)
WshShell.Run """" & appRoot & "\MyApp.bat""", 0, False
```
Place in `scripts/start-hidden.vbs` and bundle it in the build script.
All NSIS shortcuts use: `"wscript.exe" '"$INSTDIR\scripts\start-hidden.vbs"'`
**CI dependencies:** `sudo apt-get install -y nsis msitools zip`
Build: `makensis -DVERSION="${VERSION}" installer.nsi`