- Fixed app.disableHardwareAcceleration() not fully disabling GPU on Windows.
- Resolved crashes in Linux message boxes and maglev compilation, and fixed remote debugging page blank issue.
- Fixed frameless window shrinkage on Windows and removed unnecessary autofill popups causing input latency on macOS.
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Added process.getSystemMemoryInfo() on Linux, exposing MemAvailable via /proc/meminfo
Added net.WebSocket, a WHATWG‑compatible WebSocket client for the main process using Chromium's network stack.
Fixed app.disableHardwareAcceleration() not fully disabling GPU usage on Windows (regression since Electron 38).