Show error reporting UI for process under Windows

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION
     "Common Qt related C++ classes and routines used by my applications such as dialogs, widgets and models")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 6)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 14)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(META_APP_VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH})
 
 project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})

misc/desktoputils.cpp

@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ QMetaObject::Connection onDarkModeChanged(std::function<void(bool)> &&darkModeCh
         return QObject::connect(styleHints, &QStyleHints::colorSchemeChanged, context,
             [handler = std::move(darkModeChangedCallback)](Qt::ColorScheme colorScheme) { return handler(colorScheme == Qt::ColorScheme::Dark); });
     }
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(darkModeChangedCallback)
-    Q_UNUSED(context)
-    Q_UNUSED(invokeImmediately)
 #endif
     return QMetaObject::Connection();
 }

resources/resources.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <werapi.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -356,6 +361,14 @@ void setupCommonQtApplicationAttributes()
     }
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, true);
 #endif
+
+    // always show error reporting UI for this process (applicable for interactive applications only)
+    // see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/werapi/nf-werapi-wersetflags
+#ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
+    if (WerSetFlags(WER_FAULT_REPORTING_ALWAYS_SHOW_UI) != S_OK) {
+        std::cerr << "Unable to initialize error reporting.\n";
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 /*!

resources/resources.h

@@ -16,18 +16,6 @@ QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QSettings)
 QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QStringList)
 #endif
 
-/*!
- * \brief Sets the base name of the desktop entry for this application from buildsystem-provided meta-data.
- * \remarks
- * - This is done as part of SET_QT_APPLICATION_INFO and thus normally doesn't need to be invoked individually.
- * - This macro is still experimental.
- */
-#define SET_QT_DESKTOP_FILE_NAME
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && defined(qGuiApp) && defined(APP_ID)
-#undef SET_QT_DESKTOP_FILE_NAME
-#define SET_QT_DESKTOP_FILE_NAME QGuiApplication::setDesktopFileName(QStringLiteral(APP_ID));
-#endif
-
 /*!
  * \brief Sets the application meta data in the QCoreApplication singleton and attributes commonly used
  *        within my applications.
@@ -38,7 +26,6 @@ QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QStringList)
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral(APP_DOMAIN));                                                                             \
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral(APP_NAME));                                                                                  \
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(QStringLiteral(APP_VERSION));                                                                            \
-    SET_QT_DESKTOP_FILE_NAME                                                                                                                         \
     ::QtUtilities::setupCommonQtApplicationAttributes()
 
 /*!