From eb8dfde19cf640f3b940224d54eb61b3498c1c10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Lane <42013603+ReenigneArcher@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:56:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore(packaging): Drop Windows NSIS builds and rename ZIP to
 lite (#5405)

---
 .github/workflows/ci-windows.yml | 11 ++---------
 docs/getting_started.md          | 17 ++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index 665749baf..c285bd49b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -318,14 +318,12 @@ jobs:
           cd build
 
           # package
-          cpack -G NSIS
           cpack -G WIX
           cpack -G ZIP
 
           # move
-          mv ./cpack_artifacts/Sunshine.exe ../artifacts/Sunshine-${{ matrix.name }}-installer.exe
           mv ./cpack_artifacts/Sunshine.msi ../artifacts/Sunshine-${{ matrix.name }}-installer.msi
-          mv ./cpack_artifacts/Sunshine.zip ../artifacts/Sunshine-${{ matrix.name }}-portable.zip
+          mv ./cpack_artifacts/Sunshine.zip ../artifacts/Sunshine-${{ matrix.name }}-lite.zip
 
       - name: Sign Windows installers
         # ARM64 is not currently supported, see https://github.com/Azure/artifact-signing-action/issues/92
@@ -338,15 +336,10 @@ jobs:
           certificate-profile-name: ${{ inputs.azure_signing_cert_profile }}
           endpoint: ${{ inputs.azure_signing_endpoint }}
           files-folder: artifacts
-          files-folder-filter: exe,msi
+          files-folder-filter: msi
           files-folder-recurse: false
           signing-account-name: ${{ inputs.azure_signing_account }}
 
-      - name: Debug nsis
-        if: always()
-        shell: msys2 {0}
-        run: cat ./build/cpack_artifacts/_CPack_Packages/win64/NSIS/NSISOutput.log || true
-
       - name: Debug wix
         if: always()
         shell: msys2 {0}
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md
index 1e3582c4d..34429447f 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -363,16 +363,11 @@ brew uninstall sunshine
    | Architecture          | Installer                                                                                                                                    |
    |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    | AMD64/x64 (Intel/AMD) | [Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-installer.msi](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-installer.msi) |
-   | AMD64/x64 (Intel/AMD) | [Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-installer.exe](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-installer.exe) |
    | ARM64                 | [Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-installer.msi](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-installer.msi) |
-   | ARM64                 | [Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-installer.exe](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-installer.exe) |
 
 > [!TIP]
-> Installer logs can be found in the following locations.<br>
-> | File | log paths |
-> | ---- | --------- |
-> | .exe | `%%PROGRAMFILES%/Sunshine/install.log` (AMD64 only)<br>`%%TEMP%/Sunshine/logs/install/` |
-> | .msi | `%%TEMP%/Sunshine/logs/install/` |
+> Installer logs can be found in the following directory:
+> `%%TEMP%/Sunshine/logs/install/`
 
 > [!CAUTION]
 > You should carefully select or unselect the options you want to install. Do not blindly install or
@@ -389,10 +384,10 @@ overflow menu. Different versions of Windows may provide slightly different step
 
 1. Download and extract based on your architecture:
 
-   | Architecture          | Installer                                                                                                                                  |
-   |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-   | AMD64/x64 (Intel/AMD) | [Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-portable.zip](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-portable.zip) |
-   | ARM64                 | [Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-portable.zip](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-portable.zip) |
+   | Architecture          | Installer                                                                                                                          |
+   |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+   | AMD64/x64 (Intel/AMD) | [Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-lite.zip](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-AMD64-lite.zip) |
+   | ARM64                 | [Sunshine-Windows-ARM64-lite.zip](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases/latest/download/Sunshine-Windows-ARM64lite.zip)  |
 
 2. Open command prompt as administrator
 3. Firewall rules