Redownload / recompile all mods

[mazany]

Is there a way to force redownload or recompile of all (enabled) mods?

Because of some issue with an antivirus software my Windhawk installation got into inconsistent state, where some dlls under C:\ProgramData\Windhawk\Engine\Mods\ got deleted, but Windhawk's UI still considers them available. The dll could be entirely missing, or there could be older version (not the same that is stored in registry).

The only way to make Windhawk redownload or recompile is to:

1. downgrade to an older version (different from the one Windhawk thinks is already installed and/or available locally)
2. and then upgrade to whatever version user desires (mostly the lastest one)

@m417z, could Windhawk check the dll's presence and automatically download or compile the mods when needed? Or maybe when the whole folder is deleted or something like that (button in Advanced section in the UI).

[m417z]

That's quite a specific use case. Windhawk can't anticipate all forms of file corruption or deletion, and so far it hasn't been a common issue/request.

Currently, what you can do is delete the LibraryFileName entry for each corrupted mod in the registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Windhawk\Engine\Mods\<mod-id>
Then Windhawk will detect it as corrupted, and will suggest to compile it. Right now, I don't think there's a simpler solution.

In the future, I plan on adding command line options, which will help with such automation tasks.

[mazany]

Thanks. I agree that it is quite an edge case, however I would expect Windhawk reporting to the user that the mod's dll is missing in the UI and allowing quickly recompiling or redownloading the mod.

CLI functionality would help with backups / restores (you would need only the registry backup to be able to quickly restore Windhawk installation; not considering forks and local mods).