mattxslv/annexDokumentasi

Annex starts a second, separate Windows session on your PC (a Windows child session) and runs Sunshine inside it. Moonlight or Artemis streams that desktop, so you can play on the couch while someone else keeps using the PC, or you keep working at 144 Hz.

• No virtual display driver, no license, no account. It only uses built-in Windows features.
• Separate desktop, mouse and keyboard focus from your main session.
• Coexists with a main host like Apollo or Vibepollo, on its own ports (48989).
• Downloads and sets up portable Sunshine for you, and walks you through pairing.

1. Download AnnexSetup.exe from Releases and run it. It isn't code-signed yet, so Windows shows Windows protected your PC: click More info → Run anyway.
2. Keep Download Sunshine ticked. Windows asks twice for administrator approval during setup.
3. Open Annex, click Start desktop and enter your Windows password once (not your PIN).
4. Click Start Sunshine, then Show pairing steps and pair Moonlight with your-pc:48989.

Keep Annex open while you stream. Minimize to tray is fine.

• Needs Windows 10/11 Pro or higher. Home doesn't have child sessions.
• PCs with integrated and dedicated graphics: Windows may put the Annex desktop on the integrated GPU, and then NVENC/AMF on your real GPU isn't used. Disable the integrated GPU in Device Manager (or BIOS) if you see that in Sunshine's log.
• One Annex desktop per Windows user. It uses the same account as your main desktop.
• No HDR in the Annex desktop, and the frame rate is capped by the RDP compositor (about 120 fps).
• Vibepollo can't run a second copy inside Annex. Use the Sunshine that Annex installs. Apollo should work but hasn't been tested yet.
• Uninstall from Settings → Apps. It signs out the Annex desktop and puts your Windows settings back.

git clone https://github.com/mattxslv/annex
cd annex
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\setup.ps1 -InstallSunshine

Needs only the .NET Framework compiler that ships with Windows. scripts\test.ps1 runs the tests, scripts\build-installer.ps1 builds the installer (needs Inno Setup).

• Duo, for proving the idea.
• ocr1n, for the launcher rework in #2: host discovery, the app picker, isolated host settings and the test suite.
• Sunshine, Moonlight and Artemis.

MIT license. Provided as-is.