sync: auto-sync from HOWARD-HOME at 2026-07-07 13:55:03

Author: Howard Enos
Machine: HOWARD-HOME
Timestamp: 2026-07-07 13:55:03

.claude/scripts/register-orphan-detector.ps1

@@ -47,14 +47,26 @@ if (-not (Test-Path $Script)) {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Resolve the py launcher's full path (the action's Execute wants an absolute
-# path; "py" alone usually resolves but we pin it for reliability under the
-# Task Scheduler's environment).
-$PyCmd = Get-Command py -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+# Resolve pythonW.exe (the GUI-subsystem Python host) so the detector runs with NO
+# console window flashing on the desktop at logon / every 4h. Using py.exe or
+# python.exe (console subsystem) draws a visible window each run. Prefer pythonw next
+# to the active interpreter; fall back to a PATH lookup, then py.exe as a last resort.
+$PyPath = $null
+$PyCmd  = Get-Command py -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 if ($null -ne $PyCmd) {
-    $PyPath = $PyCmd.Source
-} else {
-    $PyPath = "py"  # fall back to PATH resolution at run time
+    try {
+        $exe   = (& py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)").Trim()
+        $wexe  = Join-Path (Split-Path $exe) "pythonw.exe"
+        if (Test-Path $wexe) { $PyPath = $wexe }
+    } catch { }
+}
+if ($null -eq $PyPath) {
+    $PwCmd = Get-Command pythonw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($null -ne $PwCmd) { $PyPath = $PwCmd.Source }
+}
+if ($null -eq $PyPath) {
+    if ($null -ne $PyCmd) { $PyPath = $PyCmd.Source } else { $PyPath = "py" }
+    Write-Host "[WARNING] pythonw.exe not found; task may flash a console window." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 }
 
 $Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction `
@@ -76,7 +88,8 @@ $Settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet `
     -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 30) `
     -MultipleInstances IgnoreNew `
     -StartWhenAvailable `
-    -DontStopOnIdleEnd
+    -DontStopOnIdleEnd `
+    -Hidden
 
 Register-ScheduledTask `
     -TaskName $TaskName `