feat: keep version check in MSIX build, point update dialog at the Store

The update check is notification-only (OrcaSlicer never auto-downloads),
so the Store build keeps checking for new versions instead of skipping
the check. What changes when packaged is the new-version dialog: the
Download button is hidden, the info text asks the user to update from
the Microsoft Store, and the hyperlink / wxID_YES action opens the Store
product page instead of the GitHub release page.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-11-msix-store-build-design.md

@@ -113,17 +113,21 @@ variables are absent (forks).
 packaged, `APPMODEL_ERROR_NO_PACKAGE` ⇒ not); constant `false` on
 non-Windows.
 
-**Updater suppression (R4)** — Store apps must not self-update:
+**Updater redirection (R4)** — Store apps must not self-update, but
+OrcaSlicer's version check is notification-only (it never
+auto-downloads), so the check itself stays enabled when packaged:
 
-- Skip the startup auto-check (`check_new_version_sf()` call at
+- The startup auto-check (`check_new_version_sf()`) and the manual
-  `GUI_App.cpp:934`) when packaged.
+  "Check for updates" menu action run unchanged.
-- The manual "Check for updates" menu action (`MainFrame.cpp:2580`)
+- The new-version dialog (`UpdateVersionDialog`) changes when packaged:
-  opens the Store listing via `ms-windows-store://pdp/?PFN=<family>`,
+  the Download button is hidden, the info text tells the user to update
-  where the package family name comes from
+  OrcaSlicer from the Microsoft Store, and the "Check on Github"
-  `GetCurrentPackageFamilyName` at runtime — no build-time ProductId
+  hyperlink becomes "Open Microsoft Store", which opens the Store
-  define or extra repo variable needed, and it works identically in
+  listing via `ms-windows-store://pdp/?PFN=<family>`. The package
-  pre- and post-reservation builds. It never falls back to the classic
+  family name comes from `GetCurrentPackageFamilyName` at runtime — no
-  download flow.
+  build-time ProductId define or extra repo variable needed, and it
+  works identically in pre- and post-reservation builds. The packaged
+  build never opens the GitHub release page.
 
 **Association suppression (R3)** — the manifest owns shell integration;
 runtime registry writes are virtualized and invisible:

src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp

@@ -931,9 +931,7 @@ void GUI_App::post_init()
                 this->preset_updater->sync(http_url, language, network_ver, sys_preset ? preset_bundle : nullptr);
             }
 
-            // Store builds update through the Microsoft Store, never self-update.
+            this->check_new_version_sf();
-            if (!is_running_in_msix())
-                this->check_new_version_sf();
             const auto cloud_provider = get_printer_cloud_provider();
             if (is_user_login(cloud_provider) && !app_config->get_stealth_mode()) {
               // this->check_privacy_version(0);
@@ -2861,7 +2859,11 @@ bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
                     switch (dialog.ShowModal())
                     {
                     case wxID_YES:
-                        wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(version_info.url);
+                        // Store builds get updates from the Microsoft Store, not the GitHub release page.
+                        if (is_running_in_msix())
+                            open_ms_store_product_page();
+                        else
+                            wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(version_info.url);
                         break;
                     case wxID_NO:
                         break;

src/slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.cpp

@@ -2577,10 +2577,7 @@ static wxMenu* generate_help_menu()
     // Check New Version
     append_menu_item(helpMenu, wxID_ANY, _L("Check for Updates"), _L("Check for Updates"),
         [](wxCommandEvent&) {
-            if (is_running_in_msix())
+            wxGetApp().check_new_version_sf(true, 1);
-                open_ms_store_product_page();
-            else
-                wxGetApp().check_new_version_sf(true, 1);
         }, "", nullptr, []() {
             return true;
         });

src/slic3r/GUI/ReleaseNote.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "libslic3r/Thread.hpp"
 #include "GUI.hpp"
 #include "GUI_App.hpp"
+#include "GUI_Utils.hpp"
 #include "GUI_Preview.hpp"
 #include "MainFrame.hpp"
 #include "format.hpp"
@@ -252,7 +253,9 @@ UpdateVersionDialog::UpdateVersionDialog(wxWindow *parent)
     m_text_up_info = new Label(this, Label::Head_14, wxEmptyString, LB_AUTO_WRAP);
     m_text_up_info->SetForegroundColour(wxColour(0x26, 0x2E, 0x30));
 
-    auto github_link = new HyperLink(this, _L("Check on Github"), "", LB_AUTO_WRAP);
+    // Store builds get updates from the Microsoft Store: wxID_YES opens the Store
+    // product page there (see the EVT_SLIC3R_VERSION_ONLINE handler) instead of GitHub.
+    auto github_link = new HyperLink(this, is_running_in_msix() ? _L("Open Microsoft Store") : _L("Check on Github"), "", LB_AUTO_WRAP);
     github_link->Bind(wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN, [this](wxMouseEvent &e) {
         EndModal(wxID_YES);
     });
@@ -309,6 +312,9 @@ UpdateVersionDialog::UpdateVersionDialog(wxWindow *parent)
         EndModal(wxID_YES);
     });
 
+    if (is_running_in_msix())
+        m_button_download->Hide();
+
     m_button_skip_version = new Button(this, _L("Skip this Version"));
     m_button_skip_version->SetStyle(ButtonStyle::Regular, ButtonType::Choice);
 
@@ -479,7 +485,10 @@ void UpdateVersionDialog::update_version_info(wxString release_note, wxString ve
     // else {
     //m_simplebook_release_note->SetMaxSize(wxSize(FromDIP(560), FromDIP(430)));
     m_simplebook_release_note->SetSelection(1);
-    m_text_up_info->SetLabel(wxString::Format(_L("Click to download new version in default browser: %s"), version));
+    if (is_running_in_msix())
+        m_text_up_info->SetLabel(wxString::Format(_L("New version available: %s. Please update OrcaSlicer from the Microsoft Store."), version));
+    else
+        m_text_up_info->SetLabel(wxString::Format(_L("Click to download new version in default browser: %s"), version));
     auto data_buf_in = release_note.utf8_str();
     auto bg_color = StateColor::darkModeColorFor(wxColour("#FFFFFF")).GetAsString();
     auto fg_color = StateColor::darkModeColorFor(wxColour("#262E30")).GetAsString();