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Process Lasso v8.9.8.48 - 09/15/16
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Process Lasso v8.9.8.48 - 09/15/16
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| 8.9.8.48 | Fix | GUI | Fix important interoperability issue with MalwareBytes Anti-Ransomware BETA |
| 8.9.8.48 | Fix | Core/GUI | Improved performance and security software interoperability in general |
| 8.9.8.48 | Change | GUI | Improved user-suspended process handling |
| 8.9.8.48 | Fix | GUI | Fix truncated German text in Activation Dialog |
| 8.9.8.48 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.44 | Change | Localization | Update German and minor other |
| 8.9.8.44 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.42 | Fix | Core | Fix a ‘greater than or less than’ inversion in a particular advanced process watchdog rule. |
| 8.9.8.42 | Change | Localization | Updated languages from latest v9 alpha branch snapshots. |
| 8.9.8.40 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.40 | Fix | Resources | Minor fix to resources; some v9 resources had found their way into the v8 repository. |
| 8.9.8.40 | Change | Localization | Updated languages |
| 8.9.8.40 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.38 | Change | Updater | Added command line shortcut for Process Lasso ‘pl.cmd’ (pl) to auto-updater, as it did have a small update a while back, and it’s tiny anyway. |
| 8.9.8.38 | Fix | Updater | Fix for any Server Edition installs that inadvertently got switched to Workstation during previous beta updates (only affected BETA channel!), but won’t take effect until the *next* update. |
| 8.9.8.38 | Fix | Updater | Fix for rare scenario where user installs then changes date backwards (e.g. time zone change). |
| 8.9.8.38 | Change | Localization | Updated languages from latest v9 alpha branch snapshots. |
| 8.9.8.38 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.36 | Change | GUI | Improvement to handling of issue with some ‘cleaning’ software that wipes out Process Lasso’s application data storage folder while in use |
| 8.9.8.36 | Fix | GUI | Fixed issue with auto-retries on config file open, intended to support temporarily inaccessible remote paths, as they could cause Lasso GUI menu delays if the config folder is wiped out (an abnormal error condition caused by poorly written third-party cleansing software). |
| 8.9.8.36 | Change | Core | Adjust ProBalance known process awareness database |
| 8.9.8.36 | Change | Build | Reduce disk and virtual memory size by removing unnecessary high resolution renditions of some icons |
| 8.9.8.36 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | GUI | Fix to rare possible crash in ProcessLasso.exe |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | Licensing | Fixed Site licenses could not activate Workstation editions of Lasso in some circumstances |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | GUI | Improvement to avoid instances in new user sessions confronting users with language selection |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | Updater | Fix to Server Edition beta channel auto updates |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | Build | Improved module signing consistency of some ancillary distributions and modules. |
| 8.9.8.24 | Change | Core | Improvement to 32-but Server Edition code generation |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | Localization | Fix to Spanish graph legend |
| 8.9.8.24 | Fix | Localization | Fix to Korean translation |
| 8.9.8.24 | Change | Localization | Update Spanish, Finnish, others |
| 8.9.8.24 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.14 | Change | ParkControl | Update internal ParkControl to latest |
| 8.9.8.14 | Change | GUI | Improve method used to determine user’s default browser |
| 8.9.8.14 | Change | Localization | Update several languages |
| 8.9.8.14 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.12 | Fix | GUI | Fix rare issue where ghost audiodg.exe instances could be shown |
| 8.9.8.12 | Change | Core | Server Edition: Improve performance for Audiophiles (and others). |
| 8.9.8.12 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.10 | Change | GUI | Adjust font size of graph overlaid text – looks cleaner |
| 8.9.8.10 | Change | GUI | Small performance improvement on processes display |
| 8.9.8.10 | Change | Core | Improve interoperability with Comodo Internet Security and Firewall |
| 8.9.8.10 | Change | Licensing | More adjustments to accomodate Windows XP users where SSL compatibility issues exist due to old IE |
| 8.9.8.10 | Change | Localization | Update Polish, Finnish, German, Russian, others |
| 8.9.8.10 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.8.6 | Fix | All | Minor fix to some code in Task Scheduler management module |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Core | Force immediate termination of processes that are in suspended state |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Core | Disable process icons by default in Server Edition |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Core | Don’t log process launches and terminations by default |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Core | Reduce wait time when trying to start Task Scheduler during install (considered an errant OS state) |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Core | Minor tweaks |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | All | Switch to latest URL set (Fix WinXP failure to activate and update) |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | All | Fix latest version issue with unattended install command line use of activation codes |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | All | Enable minidumps for all betas |
| 8.9.8.6 | Change | Localization | Update Polish, French, German, Italian, Russian |
| 8.9.8.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.7.6 | Change | Core | Add latest Avira processes to tamper resistant list |
| 8.9.7.6 | Change | GUI | Added transparency to some of the larger application icon renditions |
| 8.9.7.6 | Change | Installer | Added section for Desktop Shortcut creation and two new installer strings (note to translators!) |
| 8.9.7.6 | Change | Localization | Update French (shortened some strings for better display) |
| 8.9.7.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.6.8 | Change | All | Substantially reduce the already negligible CPU utilization of governor and GUI. CPU cycle savings are linear with the number of processes. #v9backport |
| 8.9.6.8 | Change | All | Improve interoperability with security software and tamper resistant processes (‘Ignore problematic processes’ can now be unchecked for many users). #v9backport |
| 8.9.6.8 | Fix | GUI | Fix an interoperability issue with EIS. #v9backport |
| 8.9.6.8 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.6.6 | Fix | GUI | Fix issue where process context menu CPU affinities (current and persistent) were not being populated right for cores above 31 |
| 8.9.6.6 | Change | Localization | Update Spanish |
| 8.9.6.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.6.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix issue in last update where language selection on multi-user systems may be seen repeatedly for other users |
| 8.9.6.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix case where ‘View Log’ button is too short for German and Polish text (by editing text). |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | GUI | Updated list of tamper resistant processes that shouldn’t be touched. |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | GUI | Expand width of ‘Show revision history’ button on update dialog to support longer languages. |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | GUI | ‘Set foreground’ property added to update available dialog to help ensure it doesn’t get hidden (topmost is not set) |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | Logging | Do not log process termination by default. Some users were confused by this, and they tend to contribute to log flooding. |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | Updater | Remove ‘bitsumms.exe’ and ‘srvstub.exe’ from update package since they have not had notable updates in years, but frequently false positive’d on – may have caused some users to see update errors on these files |
| 8.9.6.0 | Change | Build | Switch to Bitsum LLC EV code signing certificate |
| 8.9.6.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.4.4 | Addition | Localization | Add new Spanish (Espanol) translation |
| 8.9.4.4 | Addition | Installer | Add desktop shortcut to Process Lasso |
| 8.9.4.4 | Fix | Localization | Fix issue with inter-product Bitsum language selection storage, for users who also had ParkControl installed |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | Installer | Improve uninstall when multiple Bitsum applications are present |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | InstallHelper | Expanded length of Service Warning message to accomodate some non-English languages |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | Build | Adjustments to project build order |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | Build | Optimized build process a bit |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | Build | Verify every digital signature after signing |
| 8.9.4.4 | Change | Localization | Update Chinese Traditional, PT-BR, Russian |
| 8.9.4.4 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.3.4 | Fix | Build | Adjust code signing |
| 8.9.3.4 | Fix | GUI | Fix and improvement to ‘Indefinite’ Keep Awake setting compared to last build |
| 8.9.3.4 | Change | Localization | Update Finnish |
| 8.9.3.4 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.3.2 | Fix | Core | Inappropriate logging of ProBalance action on some metric excluded processes, even though no action was actually taken |
| 8.9.3.2 | Fix | GUI | Fix to CPU Affinity Selection Dialog. When more than 32 logical cores on system, only frst 32 cores checked for default/’all’ CPU affinity. |
| 8.9.3.2 | Fix | GUI | Keep Awake timer could go askew after timer elapsed |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | GUI | Change new ‘ProBalance acitivty occurring’ system tray icon to a more orange/yellow hue, instead of the previous Red [thanks Ed Kiefer!] |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Core | Add some extra sanity checks |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Updater | Include some seldom updated modules in auto-update package since they are now dual-signed |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Updater | Have unlicensed copies use the same updater as licensed copies, which is a bit more sleek looking |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Installer | Remove deprecated second (direct RC) rendition of the Russian translation from installer (was never installed to disk) |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Build | Update copyright notice to 2016 |
| 8.9.3.2 | Change | Localization | Update German, Russian, Italian, French |
| 8.9.3.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.1.6 | Change | Build | Correction to dual-signing of all binaries introduced in last version |
| 8.9.1.6 | Change | Build | Make use of freshly rebuilt development VM (for expansion and install of Windows SDK 10) |
| 8.9.1.6 | Change | Build | Switch Bitsum RC Localization Tools to 32-bit binaries for compatibility (only found in the Bitusm Localization Pack) |
| 8.9.1.6 | Change | Localization | Update Chinese Simplified |
| 8.9.1.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.1.4 | Addition | GUI | Added ‘Clear’ button to CPU affintiy selection and Default CPU Affinities list dialogs |
| 8.9.1.4 | Addition | GUI | Added ‘Invert Selection’ button to CPU affintiy selection and Default CPU Affinities list dialogs |
| 8.9.1.4 | Change | Build | Dual-sign all binaries with SHA1 and SHA2-256 (adopting latest security practices for all binaries built from Jan 1, 2016 onwards) |
| 8.9.1.4 | Change | GUI | Improve appearance of Unlicensed Update Dialog |
| 8.9.1.4 | Change | GUI | Other minor cosmetic adjustments |
| 8.9.1.4 | Change | Localization | Update Traditional Chinese, Finnish |
| 8.9.1.4 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.0.2 | Change | Localization | Updated PT-BR, Italian |
| 8.9.0.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.9.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix possible (never seen) case where a series of events and particular logic path could cause the Keep Running state to inappropriately persist upon Lasso stop/start. #minor #internal-discovery |
| 8.9.0.0 | Fix | Governor | Set ProBalance ‘restored’ log events pertaining to CPU affinity change reversion to match ‘Log ProBalance Events when they end’ setting state. #minor #user-report |
| 8.9.0.0 | Fix | Governor | Fix case where when all logging disabled combined with CPU affinity changes on ProBalance restraint (a non-default config), certain cleanup operations were not being performed. #minor #internal-discovery |
| 8.9.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add retry on server connectivity checks |
| 8.9.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add new menu option ‘Log Settings / Log ProBalance Events when they End’ |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Change INI key name ‘LogOutOfControlProcessesRestrained’ to ‘LogProBalanceBegin’. Any existing setting will be migrated. |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Change INI key name ‘LogOutOfControlProcessesRestored2’ to ‘LogProBalanceEnd’. Any existing setting will be migrated. |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Licensed Update Available Dialog – Remove deprecated ‘Check license update eligibility’ (or empty space seen in next-gen codes) and replace with Process Lasso logo |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Reduce width of Licensed Update Available Dialog |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Add safety for case of invalid Keep Awake timer duration |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Change all links to new beta site to https://bitsum.com |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | GUI | Remove ‘Server on Workstation’ warning, as it should never occur |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | Update | Switch to direct SSL link (was a 301 redirect to SSL) to retrieve latest version info |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | Binaries | Set specific support for all Windows versions in the application manifests (Windows XP,Vista,8,8.1,10 and all corresponding Server editions) |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | Build | Upgrade to VS2012 Update 5 |
| 8.9.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated French, Russian, Finnish |
| 8.9.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.8.8 | Change | Licensing | Add next-gen license type ‘Commercial Workstation’ |
| 8.8.8.8 | Change | Licensing | Other minor adjustments to next-gen licensing code |
| 8.8.8.8 | Change | Build | Update to latest Bitsum shared code base |
| 8.8.8.8 | Change | Localization | Update PT-BR and Russian |
| 8.8.8.8 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.8.6 | Fix | LogViewer | Fix LogViewer Export to CSV was not handling Command Line |
| 8.8.8.6 | Fix | GUI | Fix ‘Actions log’ column position and size persistence |
| 8.8.8.6 | Change | Licensing | Improve client-side security of next-gen license codes |
| 8.8.8.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.8.2 | Change | GUI | Changed disengage Keep Running menu item to ‘Cancel’ instead of ‘Disable’ |
| 8.8.8.2 | Change | GUI | Misc minor changes |
| 8.8.8.2 | Change | Localization | Update German and PT-BR |
| 8.8.8.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.8.0 | Addition | GUI | Add NEW application icons at various resolutions, including distinct ones for “ProBalance action taking place” and “Governor not active” tray icons. |
| 8.8.8.0 | Fix | Licensing | Server Edition GUI will show proper Must Buy dialog when expires (Governor would quit in any event). Recent quirk in behavior due to new EDD Trial Codes. Back-ported to 8.8.6.1. |
| 8.8.8.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix static text control width in About box of Server Edition trial |
| 8.8.8.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix to system tray icon type selection |
| 8.8.8.0 | Change | Installer | Change application icon to NEW product application icon |
| 8.8.8.0 | Change | Installer | Change installer icon and header bitmap to NEW Product Logo |
| 8.8.8.0 | Change | GUI | Change first-time minimize help text. |
| 8.8.8.0 | Change | Localization | Update German, Polish, French, Russian, Finnish, Chinese Simplified, and Italian |
| 8.8.8.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.6.1 | Fix | Licensing | Server Edition GUI will show proper Must Buy dialog when expires (Governor would quit in any event). Recent quirk in behavior due to new next-gen Trial Codes. #backport |
| 8.8.6.1 | Change | Installer | Change installer icon and header bitmap to customized images. #backport |
| 8.8.6.1 | Change | Localization | Update German and French. |
| 8.8.6.1 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.6.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix CPU affinity options in ProBalance Options dialog were not disabled on dialog load when ‘Change CPU affinity during restraint’ is unchecked |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | Installer | Make ‘Add to environment path variable’ optional for Workstation builds |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | Licensing | Minor licensing system refinement |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | GUI | Minor menu item ordering changes |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | GUI | Improve cosmetics of ProBalance Options dialog |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | GUI | Remove one of two menu items to invoke ParkControl legacy tool (an expanded version of ParkControl is now distributed independently) |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | Package | Rename Parkcontrol module to pkctrl.exe |
| 8.8.6.0 | Change | Localization | Update German, Italian, French |
| 8.8.6.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.4.1 | Fix | GUI | Fix for a rare process listview discrepency in Windows 10 where the listed process would have no icon and rules could not be set for it via the context menu. |
| 8.8.4.1 | Fix | Licensing | Fix for a next-gen licensing issue |
| 8.8.4.1 | Change | Installer | Do not terminate ParkControl when installing or upgrading now that it may be part of a distinct package (ParkControl Pro) |
| 8.8.4.1 | Change | GUI | Add safety to prevent session persistence of a Keep Awake state set to ‘Indefinite’ |
| 8.8.4.1 | Change | GUI | Change some bitmaps to standardize and improve appearance |
| 8.8.4.1 | Change | Licensing | Minor adjustments |
| 8.8.4.1 | Change | Localization | Update French, Finnish, and Italian |
| 8.8.4.x | — | — | — |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Updater | Improve appearance of unlicensed update dialog |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Updater | Hide ‘Update eligibility check’ options for next-gen codes (may be seen one more updates) |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Send all purchasers of EDD codes to new site links |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Adjustment of some in-product URLs |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Treat ‘Free Trial’ license codes appropriately (work continues) |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Continued next-gen licensing system work |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Allow for ‘free trial’ license keys |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | About box will show ‘Free trial’ if one of the new free trial keys |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | General reduction in solicitation to update to Pro Edition |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Reduced display of solicitation dialog, doesn’t begin appearing at all until 4 days of use |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Reduce Lasso startup ‘nag’ timer to max 3 seconds in beta, max 15 in final (only if installed 30+ days) |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | In workstation edition, change trial of all advanced features from 14 to 30 days. Server Edition remains 30 day fully function trial that then expires entirely. |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Licensing | Minor code improvements |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Installer | Switch all auto-correct installer downloadss to SSL |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Installer | Fix descripton of new ‘add to environment PATH’ installer section |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Installer | Add secondary custom 64-bit OS detection mechanism for oddly tweaked PCs that cause NSIS scripts to misdetect |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Installer | Fix a couple typos in English EULA |
| 8.8.2 | Update | ParkControl | Update to ParkControl standard included with Process Lasso |
| 8.8.2 | Change | Localization | Update German, French, Polish, and Finnish |
| 8.8.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | Build | Add ‘pl.cmd’ batch file as a shortcut to launch Process Lasso’s GUI, primarily for Windows Server users |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | Build | Add installer section to optionally add Lasso install path to system environment PATH variable. By doing so, command line can simply run ‘pl’ to launch Lasso’s GUI |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | Logging | Add pathname parameter to log file, changing log format |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | Logging | Show process governor pathname and command line in ‘initialized’ log entry |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add new Locate submenu (for disk and internet) to log entries in actions pane |
| 8.8.0.0 | Addition | ParkControl | Add support for new system tray icon and more (ParkControl Pro) [work in progress] |
| 8.8.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fixes to import and export of configuration file |
| 8.8.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix user-induced Gaming Mode state not preserved on Lasso restart |
| 8.8.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix Keep Running state/countdown not preserved on Lasso restart |
| 8.8.0.0 | Fix | Insights | Fix sorting of date/time of last restraint column |
| 8.8.0.0 | Fix | Insights | Fix build ordering issue that could have caused wrong insights exe build to be included |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | GUI | Create safety backup on import of new configuration file |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | GUI | Reduce maximum log lines to display at one time (to reduce RAM utilization and improve load speed) |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | GUI | Adjust some in-product URLs |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | GUI | Reduce timeout after update for system tray click to see revision history (now back to 10 seconds) |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | GUI | Add new SmartTrim menu option to exclude game processes, part of new submenu for SmartTrim and Gaming Mode interaction settings (not yet enabled) |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | Installer/Updater | Terminate any running ParkControl instances |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | Logging | Rotate log files after 1000 entries |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | Licensing | Change product activation to distinct subdomain for server isolation |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | All | Better Emisoft interoperability |
| 8.8.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update German, Russian, and French |
| 8.8.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.6.6.8 | Fix | GUI | Fix ‘Change CPU affinity on restraint’ ProBalance menu option wasn’t opening ProBalance Settings dialog |
| 8.6.6.8 | Change | Insights | Flesh out remaining ProBalance menu options, now offering all ProBalance settings within Insights |
| 8.6.6.8 | Change | Updater | Correct installed version number for add/remove programs list after automated product update |
| 8.6.6.8 | Change | Licensing | Next-gen licensing system refinement |
| 8.6.6.8 | Change | Build | Upgraded build virtual machine to Windows 10 Pro |
| 8.6.6.8 | Change | Localization | PT-BR updated |
| 8.6.6.8 | — | — | — |
| 8.6.4.2 | Change | GUI | Fix length of solicitation dialog for PT-BR |
| 8.6.4.2 | Change | Licensing | Next-gen licensing system work |
| 8.6.4.2 | Change | Core | Minor maintenance work |
| 8.6.4.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.6.1.6 | Change | GUI | Extend update revision history pop-up time to 30 seconds |
| 8.6.1.6 | Change | GUI | Let Escape key minimize GUI to system tray |
| 8.6.1.6 | Change | Localization | Update Polish, PT-BR, Italian, Russian, and French |
| 8.6.1.6 | — | — | — |
| 8.6.0.0 | Addition | Core | Add log entry to indicate if pro-only features of the governor have expired in the workstation edition |
| 8.6.0.0 | Addition | Licensing | Add internet connection check prior for better error reporting when activation fails |
| 8.6.0.0 | Addition | Licensing | Show specific error message if next-gen license code is inactive |
| 8.6.0.0 | Addition | Licensing | Add preliminary support for next-gen licensing system codes |
| 8.6.0.0 | Addition | Localization | Add Korean to localization pack (not yet available to end users) |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Improve error handling cleanup in update check code. |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix case where internet connectivity check in workstation edition left a TCP connection in CLOSE_WAIT state. |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Improve startup speed and fix case where ProcessLasso.exe startup could stall a few seconds if the internet is disconnected as a connectivity check times out (now removed) |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix solicitation message not shown at first startup for unlicensed users |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix very small non-repetitive memory leak in connectivity check code (didn’t accumulate) |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | Core | Improve interoperability with latest NIS version |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | Licensing | Fix issue where some users had to enter their activation code again (this can also be caused by bad registry cleaners) |
| 8.6.0.0 | Fix | Uninstall | Fix case where ‘Bitsum Highest Performance’ power plan is not removed if the user had manually engaged when they uninstalled Process Lasso |
| 8.6.0.0 | Change | GUI | Set window title to ‘Process Lasso Pro’ to more clearly demarcate the Pro edition. Occurs instantly after product activation. |
| 8.6.0.0 | Change | Build | Update to latest version of WinRAR |
| 8.6.0.0 | Change | Licensing | Improve connectivity check to include database accessibility |
| 8.6.0.0 | Change | Licensing | Extend advanced feature evaluation to 14 days for workstation build |
| 8.6.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update Italian, German, and Japanese |
| 8.6.x.x | — | — | — |
| 8.4.0.2 | NOTICE | All | This minor update likely won’t be pushed out since a new final is coming soon, but we wanted to backport these simple changes immediately for new users |
| 8.4.0.2 | Fix | GUI | Fix case where internet connectivity check in workstation edition left a TCP connection in CLOSE_WAIT state. #backport-from-beta |
| 8.4.0.2 | Change | GUI | Set window title to ‘Process Lasso Pro’ to more clearly demarcate the Pro edition. Occurs instantly after product activation. #backport-from-beta |
| 8.4.0.2 | — | — | — |
| 8.4.0.0 | Fix | Installer | Fix for an unnecessary registry key created during config storage |
| 8.4.0.0 | Fix | rcTools | Fix issue with ‘Configure process watchdog …’ not localized (and possibly other strings) |
| 8.4.0.0 | Fix | CPUEater | Fix inability of CPUEater Demo to detect governor as running when configured as a system service |
| 8.4.0.0 | Change | InstallHelper | Small cosmetic tweaks to accommodate PT-BR strings (and improve appearance) |
| 8.4.0.0 | Change | GUI | Expand control widths in many locations to accommodate PT-BR strings |
| 8.4.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update French and Chinese Traditional |
| 8.4.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update PT-BR – now 100% complete! Credits to Hilas Costa! |
| 8.4.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.2.0.4 | Fix | Installer | Fix to unattended install command line parameters specifying GUI and governor start types |
| 8.2.0.4 | Fix | Installer | Fix to /key command line parameter for unattended installs (was not updated to accept newer keys) |
| 8.2.0.4 | Fix | GUI | Fix potential case of mutually exclusive system tray icon type view menu items checked |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | Installer | Refactored GUI and core engine startup code |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | Installer | Show InstallHelper.exe dialogs for workstation installs once again |
| 8.2.0.4 | Removal | Installer | Remove a legacy manifest file included in installer |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | GUI | Move system tray icon type to view menu |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | GUI | Made graph background lines darker shade of green |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | GUI | Minor string adjustment(s) |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | Docs | Updated |
| 8.2.0.4 | Change | Localization | Update Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Italian, and PTBR |
| 8.2.0.4 | — | — | — |
| 8.2.0.0 | Fix | All | Fix inability to auto-start in Windows 10 |
| 8.2.0.0 | Fix | Licensing | Fix issue where registered user name could be lost, though registration status would not change |
| 8.2.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Gaming Mode in main application menu not checked when induced (but corresponding system tray menu item is) |
| 8.2.0.0 | Change | GUI | Auto-restart of GUI after configuration restored to default |
| 8.2.0.0 | Change | All | Quote encapsulate Task Scheduler task commands for Process Lasso GUI and Governor |
| 8.2.0.0 | Change | Docs | On-going rewrite of CHM docs (see online copy here) |
| 8.2.0.0 | Change | Updater | Include latest CHM docs in auto update package |
| 8.2.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update Polish, German, Finnish, and Italian |
| 8.2.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.1.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add menu items for graceful termination wait settings in General Options |
| 8.1.0.0 | Addition | Core | Add safety for improper shutdown of core engine while in gaming mode |
| 8.1.0.0 | Fix | Core | Fix issue where some types of log events were written to log even when logging was fully disabled |
| 8.1.0.0 | Fix | Core | Fix issue where Polish and PTBR DLLs were subject to ‘improper image’ issues due to a build order anomaly. |
| 8.1.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix Dismiss button in Graceful Termination dialog. |
| 8.1.0.0 | Fix | SmartTrim | Fix log entry that would say ‘0 of 0’ processes trimmed under certain conditions (meaning 0 of 0 eligible) |
| 8.1.0.0 | Fix | Installer | Fix start menu shortcuts included for docs even when docs not selected for install |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | GUI | Change nag text and improve appearance of dialog |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | GUI | Do not allow user to the option to not show again the confirmation prompt after adding a disallowed process, and a few other critical actions (for safety) |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | GUI | Change default selected control in Graceful Termination dialog, improving appearance |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | GUI | Other improvements to graceful termination dialog (remove title bar and system menu) |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | GUI | Misc cosmetic improvements |
| 8.1.0.0 | Removal | GUI | Removed deprecated ‘Close’ choice from multi-selection process context menu since it now duplicates ‘Terminate’, which tries a graceful first approach with user configured timeout |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Core | Refactor mechanism by which logging is fully disabled |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | All | Adjust registry key deletion code to ensure full deletion in some contexts where an empty top-level key may remain |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Installer | Restore CHM docs to installer |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Continued work on in-house localization tools |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated Polish |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated Finnish |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated German |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated Russian (first update in a while) |
| 8.1.0.0 | Change | Localization | Updated PTBR (first update in years, only restored last build) |
| 8.1.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | GUI | Add new graceful-first termination with dialog shown to allow immediate intervention |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | GUI | Added setting to suppress new SmartTrim took no action log events |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | GUI | Added code to check for basic Internet connectivity (to be used for any activation failure diagnosis) |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | Core | Added new SmartTrim took no action log events |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | Core | Added registry setting to control how long to wait for a graceful termination before terminating or restarting a process |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | Core | Always try a trim if user initiates, even if RAM load is below threshold (per-process quotas still apply) |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | Core | Change to the way the SmartTrim thread is notified of configuration changes |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | Core | Change to mechanism by which the SmartTrim thread gets notified of config changes |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | Core | Reduce access rights in termination function to bare minimum |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | All | Improve interoperability with Online Armour |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | GUI | On-going licensing system work |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | GUI | Moved process termination to a separate thread, since it may now be blocking for a few seconds |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | GUI | Corrected some typos |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | GUI | Removed some deprecated code |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | GUI | Increased amount of detail included in minidumps (these are only enabled in beta builds) |
| 8.0.6.4 | Fix | Updater | Non-critical fix to some permissions when shutting down Lasso, had no real world impact |
| 8.0.6.4 | Fix | Core | Fix issue with logic on SmartTrim RAM threshold |
| 8.0.6.4 | Fix | Core | Fix issue with SmartTrim not trimming when ‘no limit’ is specified (note the per-process quota still applies) |
| 8.0.6.4 | Addition | Localization | Add back PTBR for early use as it is being translated |
| 8.0.6.4 | Change | Localization | Update Chinese Simplified, Japanese, French, Finnish, German, Polish, Italian, and PTBR |
| 8.0.6.4 | — | — | — |
| 8.0.2.0 | Change | Localization | Update Italian, Finnish, French, Russian, and Chinese Simplified |
| 8.0.1.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.0.1.0 | Fix | Core | Fix SmartTrim exclusions so that they allow either full pathnames, process basenames (e.g. notepad.exe), or wildcard patterns |
| 8.0.1.0 | Fix | Core | Fix issue with migration of the ‘show process icons’ setting from earlier versions |
| 8.0.1.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix issue where system tray icon was temporarily lost and irrecoverable if user selected to not start the GUI at login. Now terminates GUI, left to user to relaunch after the change (since the user did select to start manually). |
| 8.0.1.0 | Change | GUI | Change ‘Steam Game Detection’ to ‘Automatic Game Detection’ |
| 8.0.1.0 | Change | Localization | Update Finnish and Italian |
| 8.0.0.0 | — | — | — |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Add a considerable number of new SmartTrim options to tune the algorithm to user desired behavior |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | All | A large number of small fixes, major additions, and important adjustments |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | All | — Full list below (and, remember, you could call every minor update since v7 part of the full change list of v8 due to our development methodology) — |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | Core | Add SmartTrim exclusions |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add SmartTrim exclusions dialog |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add SmartTrim exclusion process context menu item |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add ‘Allow trim when gaming mode is engaged’ menu item, and retitled dialog option |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | GUI | Add ‘Clear all’ to exclusions dialog used by SmartTrim and other features |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | Core | Add SmartTrim setting ‘Allow while in gaming mode’ (defaults to false) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | Core | Add SmartTrim setting for users to manually configure minimum per-process working set (globally) before SmartTrim would act on a process |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Adjust SmartTrim minimum working set per-process to 196Mb for workstations, 384Mb for servers |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Change variable name for SmartTrim minimum working set per-process – this will cause it to reset to default if you have used a prior beta |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Expanded a static text control in the IdleSaver dialog |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Add code to migrate existing process icon setting |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Remove some of the high-def process icons of the governor, which may have caused some troubles |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix to remembering of last main window position and some child window positions (a one time reset will occur) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Default height adjustments |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Restored ‘restart of Lasso required’ message when user disables process icons, so they realize what is going on |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Minor UI painting optimizations and misc legacy code cleanup |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Don’t check for HOSTS file modification (by cracks and such) more than once, may look suspicious and speeds Lasso GUI load |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix default CPU affinity whole list dialog when cores > 31 were specified (alternate means and dialogs to create rules using cores greater than 31 would work fine) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | Core | Fix scenario where a user-configured ProBalance action not priority related (e.g. CPU affinity change) may be inappropriately taken on a process with a non-normal priority class, despite processes with non-normal priorities being excluded from ProBalance |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | Core | Fix issue where Gaming Mode might be induced in web browser opened from within Steam |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix ProBalance Insights dialog could have truncated text with some languages |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix Issue that could cause the UI to potentially deadlock when removing a gaming mode process from the list via the process context menu, under the right circumstances (very rare, if ever) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | Core | Fix a potential SmartTrim inefficiency when the user manually uses ‘Trim Now’ manually (under certain conditions) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix removal of default (always set) process I/O priority may not have immediately been saved in configuration file. |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Removed a couple memory priorities that had compatibility issues and could cause what seemed to be a ‘loss’ of the setting, or a failure to set the memory priority |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | GUI | Fix SmartTrim would log even if log disabled |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | Installer | Fix automatic update checks not enabled for new installs by default, occurred during recent installer streamlining (workstation edition only) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Installer | Improve some confusing text asked during certain upgrades |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Build | Considerable build system refinement |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | Core | Continue refinement of the SmartTrim algorithm |
| 8.0.0.0 | Addition | UI | Continue adding SmartTrim parameters, menu items, and related dialog |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Signing | Improvement to the digital signing and timestamping efficiency of our binaries (faster builds) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Adjustment to minimum UI height for mini-PCs (work on-going) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Insights | Continued ProBalance Insights polish into an application in its own right. |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Insights | Added place-holder menu to ProBalance Insights application to control ProBalance. |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Added place-holder menu items and dialogs for user-specified SmartTrim thresholds and exclusions. |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Remove some SmartTrim menu items from Server Edition |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | GUI | Remove some deprecated code |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | All | General code improvements, compatibility fixes, and maintenance |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Handle another Symantec (Norton) tamper-detection issue |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Remove prior beta’s Steam game auto-detection adjustment, pending refactoring to achieve 100% accuracy under all conditions |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Core | Misc maintenance |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Settings | Migrate ‘Show process icons’ GUI setting to HKCU registry value for easy mod |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | All | Continued code optimization (replacing legacy code with more efficient renditions) |
| 8.0.0.0 | Fix | All | Fix cases where trailing spaces weren’t removed from user input when they were intended to be (e.g. activation code). |
| 8.0.0.0 | Removal | Localization | Serbian |
| 8.0.0.0 | Change | Localization | Update German, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Finnish, Polish, Japanese, and French |
| 8.0.0.0 | — | — | Post-release updates yet to be officially pushed out (but in current downloadable): |
| 32-bit | 64-bit |
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Change logs even further back? Here.