fix(updater): force asInvoker for updater on windows

- use `__COMPAT_LAYER` env var in windows to bypass Installer Detection and run as a normal user anyway
  - set up updater directly after main windows is created
  - check update locks before main window

Signed-off-by: Rachel Powers <508861+Ryex@users.noreply.github.com>

launcher/Application.cpp

@@ -959,23 +959,6 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
 
     updateCapabilities();
 
-    if (createSetupWizard()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    performMainStartupAction();
-
-    // initialize the updater
-    if (updaterEnabled()) {
-        qDebug() << "Initializing updater";
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-        m_updater.reset(new MacSparkleUpdater());
-#else
-        m_updater.reset(new PrismExternalUpdater(m_mainWindow, applicationDirPath(), m_dataPath));
-#endif
-        qDebug() << "<> Updater started.";
-    }
-
     // check update locks
     {
         auto update_log_path = FS::PathCombine(m_dataPath, "logs", "prism_launcher_update.log");
@@ -1076,6 +1059,12 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
             FS::deletePath(update_success_marker.absoluteFilePath());
         }
     }
+
+    if (createSetupWizard()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    performMainStartupAction();
 }
 
 bool Application::createSetupWizard()
@@ -1219,6 +1208,18 @@ void Application::performMainStartupAction()
         showMainWindow(false);
         qDebug() << "<> Main window shown.";
     }
+
+    // initialize the updater
+    if (updaterEnabled()) {
+        qDebug() << "Initializing updater";
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+        m_updater.reset(new MacSparkleUpdater());
+#else
+        m_updater.reset(new PrismExternalUpdater(m_mainWindow, applicationDirPath(), m_dataPath));
+#endif
+        qDebug() << "<> Updater started.";
+    }
+
     if (!m_zipsToImport.isEmpty()) {
         qDebug() << "<> Importing from zip:" << m_zipsToImport;
         m_mainWindow->processURLs(m_zipsToImport);

launcher/updater/PrismExternalUpdater.cpp

@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ void PrismExternalUpdater::checkForUpdates()
     auto exe_name = QStringLiteral("%1_updater").arg(BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME);
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
     exe_name.append(".exe");
+
+    auto env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    env.insert("__COMPAT_LAYER", "RUNASINVOKER");
+    proc.setProcessEnvironment(env);
 #endif
 
     QStringList args = { "--check-only", "--dir", priv->dataDir.absolutePath(), "--debug" };
@@ -328,6 +332,10 @@ void PrismExternalUpdater::performUpdate(const QString& version_tag)
     auto exe_name = QStringLiteral("%1_updater").arg(BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME);
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
     exe_name.append(".exe");
+
+    auto env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    env.insert("__COMPAT_LAYER", "RUNASINVOKER");
+    proc.setProcessEnvironment(env);
 #endif
 
     QStringList args = { "--dir", priv->dataDir.absolutePath(), "--install-version", version_tag };

launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp

@@ -704,7 +704,12 @@ void PrismUpdaterApp::moveAndFinishUpdate(QDir target)
     auto app_exe_name = BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME;
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
     app_exe_name.append(".exe");
+
+    auto env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    env.insert("__COMPAT_LAYER", "RUNASINVOKER");
+    proc.setProcessEnvironment(env);
 #endif
+
     auto app_exe_path = target.absoluteFilePath(app_exe_name);
     proc.startDetached(app_exe_path);
 
@@ -990,6 +995,11 @@ void PrismUpdaterApp::performInstall(QFileInfo file)
     } else {
         logUpdate(tr("Running installer file at %1").arg(file.absoluteFilePath()));
         QProcess proc = QProcess();
+#if defined Q_OS_WIN
+        auto env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+        env.insert("__COMPAT_LAYER", "RUNASINVOKER");
+        proc.setProcessEnvironment(env);
+#endif
         proc.setProgram(file.absoluteFilePath());
         bool result = proc.startDetached();
         logUpdate(tr("Process start result: %1").arg(result ? tr("yes") : tr("no")));
@@ -1005,13 +1015,20 @@ void PrismUpdaterApp::unpackAndInstall(QFileInfo archive)
     if (auto loc = unpackArchive(archive)) {
         auto marker_file_path = loc.value().absoluteFilePath(".prism_launcher_updater_unpack.marker");
         FS::write(marker_file_path, applicationDirPath().toUtf8());
+
+        QProcess proc = QProcess();
+
         auto exe_name = QStringLiteral("%1_updater").arg(BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_APP_BINARY_NAME);
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
         exe_name.append(".exe");
+
+        auto env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+        env.insert("__COMPAT_LAYER", "RUNASINVOKER");
+        proc.setProcessEnvironment(env);
 #endif
+
         auto new_updater_path = loc.value().absoluteFilePath(exe_name);
         logUpdate(tr("Starting new updater at '%1'").arg(new_updater_path));
-        QProcess proc = QProcess();
         if (!proc.startDetached(new_updater_path, { "-d", m_dataPath }, loc.value().absolutePath())) {
             logUpdate(tr("Failed to launch '%1' %2").arg(new_updater_path).arg(proc.errorString()));
             return exit(10);