What's new in Fidelizer 8.10
Jul 4, 2023
- Free:
- Changed processor’s core detection back based on common implementation of 2 cores per FPU unit
- Disabled Apply Core Isolation Policy option in free version as it does nothing without components from Plus/Pro version
- Increased progress dialog size and adjusted all progress dialogs’ size uniformly
- Improved process affinity optimization on non-audio processes to use logical cores and leave first cores in FPU alone
- Improved software compatibility with ExerciseStabilizer and ExtremeStabilizer
- Plus:
- Changed default option to not enforce non-audio core to last physical/logical core only
- Changed failing license verification allow main dialog access for uninstallation and contact support
- Changed processor’s core detection back based on common implementation of 2 cores per FPU unit
- Improved Core Isolation Policy to handle core affinity of Windows audio thread and media player applications better
- Improved process affinity optimization on non-audio processes to use logical cores and leave first cores in FPU alone
- Improved software compatibility with ExerciseStabilizer and ExtremeStabilizer
- Increased progress dialog size and adjusted all progress dialogs’ size uniformly
- Replaced “Audio Player (without network connection)” audio profile with “Disable/Stop network services” option in Advanced configuration
- Pro:
- Changed default option to not enforce non-audio core to last physical/logical core only
- Changed failing license verification allow main dialog access for uninstallation and contact support
- Changed processor’s core detection back based on common implementation of 2 cores per FPU unit
- Improved Core Isolation Policy to handle core affinity of Windows audio thread and media player applications better
- Improved process affinity optimization on non-audio processes to use logical cores and leave first cores in FPU alone
- Improved software compatibility with ExerciseStabilizer and ExtremeStabilizer
- Increased progress dialog size and adjusted all progress dialogs’ size uniformly
- Replaced “Audio Player (without network connection)” audio profile with “Disable/Stop network services” option in Advanced configuration
New in Fidelizer 8.9 (Jun 25, 2022)
- Changed Hyper Threading detection from floating point unit to enabled core
- Fixed option “Enforce non-audio process to use only one core” not working
- Fixed multiple-instances of media player application optimization not working properly
- Improved optimization compatibility with Windows 10/11
- Improved software compatibility with MajiorityClean and LemonadeElitest
New in Fidelizer 8.8 (Sep 21, 2021)
- Free:
- Improved compatibility with MinorityClean software
- Improved wording of some options in Advanced Configuration section
- Plus:
- Added more non-audio services to be handled by Fidelizer after checking Windows 11 Insider Preview update
- Fixed license re-validation that checks only processor information
- Improved compatibility with MinorityClean software
- Improved wording of some options in Advanced Configuration section
- Pro:
- Added more non-audio services to be handled by Fidelizer after checking Windows 11 Insider Preview update
- Fixed license re-validation that checks only processor information
- Improved compatibility with MinorityClean software
- Improved wording of some options in Advanced Configuration section
New in Fidelizer 8.7 (Dec 27, 2020)
- Free:
- Added modern application launch support for Audirvana by selecting executable file
- Added optimizing all instances of media player application for modern and startup processes
- Added Wait Time option to launch media player applications with adjustable delay between apps
- Fixed bug where the third media player application won’t run
- Moved media player application launch to perform after finishing optimizations
- Optimized optimization sequence to reduce over all optimizations
- Plus:
- Added modern application launch support for Audirvana by selecting executable file
- Added optimizing all instances of media player application for modern and startup processes
- Added Wait Time option to launch media player applications with adjustable delay between apps
- Fixed bug where the third media player application won’t run
- Moved media player application launch to perform after finishing optimizations
- Optimized optimization sequence to reduce over all optimizations
- Pro:
- Added modern application launch support for Audirvana by selecting executable file
- Added optimizing all instances of media player application for modern and startup processes
- Added Wait Time option to launch media player applications with adjustable delay between apps
- Fixed “No change (Preserve current configuration)” option in Processor Priority Policy changing value to 0
- Moved media player application launch to perform after finishing optimizations
- Optimized optimization sequence to reduce over all optimizations
New in Fidelizer 8.6 (Jul 11, 2020)
- Free:
- Fixed fidelizer.key data generation bug on some new cases
- Improved compatibility with Sonarworks Systemwide software
- Optimized code sequence to make media player application running sooner
- Plus:
- Added more non-audio services to be handled by Fidelizer after checking Windows 10 v2004 update
- Fixed fidelizer.key data generation bug on some new cases
- Improved compatibility with Sonarworks Systemwide software
- Optimized code sequence to make media player application running sooner
- Pro:
- Added more non-audio services to be handled by Fidelizer after checking Windows 10 v2004 update
- Added option to preserve current configuration in Processor Priority Policy
- Fixed fidelizer.key data generation bug on some new cases
- Improved compatibility with Sonarworks Systemwide software
- Optimized code sequence to make media player application running sooner
New in Fidelizer 8.5 (Oct 17, 2019)
- Added new services from Windows 10 May 2019 Update into Fidelizer optimizations
- Changed checkbox items to “Enable Media Player Application” for better understanding about Media Player Application feature
- Improved compatibility with AIMP/AlbumPlayer/Amarra/Audirvana/MusicBee/Winamp software
New in Fidelizer 8.4 (Apr 25, 2019)
- Free:
- Added Media Player Application order 1-2-3 when browsing for each file
- Improved compatibility with Logitech Media Server software
- Improved system/audio stability on higher user level optimizations
- Plus:
- Added Media Player Application order 1-2-3 when browsing for each file
- Fixed multi-core optimizations on some cases with more than 16 cores processor like 24
- Improved compatibility with Logitech Media Server software
- Improved system/audio stability on higher user level optimizations
- Pro:
- Added Media Player Application order 1-2-3 when browsing for each file
- Fixed multi-core optimizations on some cases with more than 16 cores processor like 24
- Improved compatibility with Logitech Media Server software
- Improved system/audio stability on higher user level optimizations
New in Fidelizer 8.3 (Dec 17, 2018)
- Free:
- Fixed service dependencies that may have issues with running AudiophileOptimizer in Core mode
- Fixed sound issues in Audiophile/Purist user level caused by some processes taking part in activity that affects audio on Windows 10
- Improved compatibility with Audiophile uPNP Renderer, JPLAY 7 Femto, JRiver Media Center, Nahimic, and Realtek Audio driver software
- Improved key generation reliability that fails to get proper key in some cases
- Plus:
- Added older fidelizer.key data support as long as associated hardware is still present
- Fixed optimizations hanging on system with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 32-core processor
- Fixed service dependencies that may have issues with running AudiophileOptimizer in Core mode
- Fixed sound issues in Audiophile/Purist user level caused by some processes taking part in activity that affects audio on Windows 10
- Improved compatibility with Audiophile uPNP Renderer, JPLAY 7 Femto, JRiver Media Center, Nahimic, and Realtek Audio driver software
- Improved key generation reliability that fails to get proper key in some cases
- Pro:
- Added older fidelizer.key data support as long as associated hardware is still present
- Fixed optimizations hanging on system with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 32-core processor
- Fixed service dependencies that may have issues with running AudiophileOptimizer in Core mode
- Fixed sound issues in Audiophile/Purist user level caused by some processes taking part in activity that affects audio on Windows 10
- Improved compatibility with Audiophile uPNP Renderer, JPLAY 7 Femto, JRiver Media Center, Nahimic, and Realtek Audio driver software
- Improved key generation reliability that fails to get proper key in some cases
New in Fidelizer 8.2 (Aug 20, 2018)
- Free:
- Added additional page for media player application supporting up to 3 apps
- Improved core optimizations reliability
- Plus:
- Added additional page for media player application supporting up to 3 apps
- Improved core optimizations reliability
- Pro:
- Added additional page for media player application supporting up to 3 apps
- Improved core optimizations reliability
- Restricting network speed and force direct memory access will only apply to Audio Player/Renderer audio profiles
New in Fidelizer 8.1 (Mar 20, 2018)
- Free:
- Fixed key generation mechanism to provide more reliable results with other cases
- Fixed music player application launching bug with invalid core affinity assignment
- Fixed multi-core affinity optimization that fail to apply with shorten optimization process
- Plus:
- Fixed bugs with launching application with core isolation in some cases
- Fixed bugs with Core Isolation Policy that doesn’t work properly with some processor models
- Fixed key generation mechanism to provide more reliable results with other cases
- Fixed multi-core affinity optimization that fail to apply with shorten optimization process
- Fixed performance issues after stop/disable some new Windows 10 services
- Pro:
- Fixed bugs with launching application with core isolation in some cases
- Fixed bugs with Core Isolation Policy that doesn’t work properly with some processor models
- Fixed key generation mechanism to provide more reliable results with other cases
- Fixed multi-core affinity optimization that fail to apply with shorten optimization process
- Fixed performance issues after stop/disable some new Windows 10 services
- Improved optimizing system configuration mechanism with rounding technique for more accurate optimizations
New in Fidelizer 8.0 (Dec 27, 2017)
- Fidelizer 8 comes with a lot of new features, a lot of improvements and provide more flexibility to support wider multimedia applications better as below:
- “Minimalist” User Level – This new user level will allow Fidelizer to reduce non-audio processes and services down without affecting system performance. It will reduce non-audio interference without slow down your computer so you can apply more optimizations on daily machine.
- Adjustable OS Timer Resolution – Since developing Fidelizer, I firmly believed having 0.5ms OS Timer resolution will always bring better results. But lately I find some devices with high buffer design performing better or have less issues with 5.0ms or 15.6ms so it’s adjustable now.
- Core Isolation Policy – This is the main feature introduced in Fidelizer 8 for Plus and Pro version. Core Isolation will allow user to choose how audio task should work with other processes. You can choose how to utilize all cores for audio thread and isolate audio thread with non-audio processes. Core isolation can also apply to music player application to further resolution and transparency.
- Improve description on User Level / Audio Profile – When I was adding Minimalist option, I noticed words I used during Fidelizer 7.0 release didn’t make sense to me anymore so I revised each option’s description to be more user-friendly.
- Improve music player application selection – This used to be tricky to change music player application. In Fidelizer 8, I finally found a good way to handle music player application better. I’ll continue to improve this with multiple launch support in future updates as well.
- Reduce Non-audio process penalty – Despite my effort to set default option to Consumer user level, some users still chose Audiophile/Purist and complained it slowed down computer. So, I reduced penalty on non-audio process to solve this case. They will not use first core and have below normal priority. There’s option to further reduce priority to lowest in but only Plus and Pro version can reduce core affinity for safety reason.
- Improve applying optimizations time – Fidelizer 8 has several optimizations improvements to perform operations more efficiently. Improvements came from removing redundant tasks, revising operations to perform faster saving over 10 seconds and this is applied on free version too.
- Processor Priority Policy – This will allow processor scheduling to use longer / shorter intervals and fixed / variable length for Fidelizer Pro. My preference is longer intervals with fixed length but you can try different flavor recommended by other developers too.
- Improve Hyper-Threading detection – Fidelizer used to detect Hyper-Threading based on real processor core alone but I later realized it’s better to count floating point unit as real core processor. This time free version will also use Hyper-Threading detection on non-audio processes as well.
- Improve Windows 10 and modern hardware support optimizations – Fidelizer used to have system configuration parameters fixed for 4GB or below as going higher is hard to maintain memory scaling ratio for good sound signature. Now we found better algorithms to handle small and large memory size efficiently. This new optimizations also tuned to sound great for all Windows 10 versions too.
New in Fidelizer 7.10 (Oct 29, 2017)
- Free:
- Fixed audio performance issues with system defaut audio output with DSP on higher user levels
- Improved compatibility with NADAC, Dante/RedNet and ASIO host software
- Plus:
- Fixed audio performance issues with system defaut audio output with DSP on higher user levels
- Improved compatibility with NADAC, Dante/RedNet and ASIO host software
- Pro:
- Fixed audio performance issues with system defaut audio output with DSP on higher user levels
- Fixed startup optimizations to not register if detect Fidelizer as AudioPhileOptimizer’s default shell
- Improved compatibility with NADAC, Dante/RedNet and ASIO host software
New in Fidelizer 7.9 (Aug 31, 2017)
- Free:
- Fixed program execution bug with some Windows XP Editions
- Plus:
- Added music player application into audio process group so you can choose Steam/Origin to keep its performance
- Fixed program execution bug with some Windows XP Editions
- Pro:
- Added music player application into audio process group so you can choose Steam/Origin to keep its performance
- Fixed program execution bug with some Windows XP Editions
- Fixed remaining bugs with Fidelizer Pro as AudiophileOptimizer’s default shell
New in Fidelizer 7.8 (Jul 10, 2017)
- Free:
- Fixed Windows 10’s shell stability issues in higher user levels
- Improved compatibility with Spotify software
- Plus:
- Fixed Windows 10’s shell stability issues in higher user levels
- Improved compatibility with Spotify software
- Pro:
- Added memory rounding block improving system configuration optimizations
- Fixed Windows 10’s shell stability issues in higher user levels
- Improved compatibility with AudiophileOptimizer shell replacement option
- Improved compatibility with Spotify software
New in Fidelizer 7.6 (Feb 8, 2017)
- Free:
- Added workaround to apply core optimizations on Windows 10 Anniversary Edition properly
- Fixed optimizations breaking multimedia features in Windows Store apps
- Fixed performance issues with Steam and Origin games on higher user level
- Fixed system reliability problems on audio tasks after finding out they’re related to security processes
- Fixed temporary folder initialization bug on some cases
- Improved compatibility with TIDAL software
- Plus:
- Added workaround to apply core optimizations on Windows 10 Anniversary Edition properly
- Fixed optimizations breaking multimedia features in Windows Store apps
- Fixed system reliability problems on audio tasks after finding out they’re related to security processes
- Fixed temporary folder initialization bug on some cases
- Improved compatibility with TIDAL software
- Pro:
- Added workaround to apply core optimizations on Windows 10 Anniversary Edition properly
- Fixed optimizations breaking multimedia features in Windows Store apps
- Fixed program asking for music player application during uninstallation
- Fixed system reliability problems on audio tasks after finding out they’re related to security processes
- Fixed temporary folder initialization bug on some cases
- Improved compatibility with TIDAL software
New in Fidelizer 7.5 (Nov 21, 2016)
- Free:
- Added one more core to non-audio processes for less playback problems without hyper-threading optimizations
- Changed button’s name that opens Fidelizer Upgrade Program page to “Order Fidelizer”
- Increased priority to non-audio processes a bit more so system won’t be too slow for free users
- Plus:
- Changed button’s name that opens Fidelizer Upgrade Program page to “Order Fidelizer”
- Fixed software not asking for a new music player application when previous ones no longer exists
- Pro:
- Changed button’s name that opens Fidelizer Upgrade Program page to “Order Fidelizer”
- Fixed software not asking for a new music player application when previous ones no longer exists
New in Fidelizer 7.3 (Jun 23, 2016)
- Free:
- Improved compatibility with Hysolid software
- Plus:
- Improved compatibility with Hysolid software
- Improved Hyper-Threading mechanism to check real FPU for better performance
- Pro:
- Improved compatibility with Hysolid software
- Improved Hyper-Threading mechanism to check real FPU for better performance
New in Fidelizer 7.2 (May 11, 2016)
- Free:
- Fixed iTunes AirPlay instability issue with Audiophile/Purist user level
- Improved HQPlayer and its network daemon compatibility
- Improved Roon compatibility with Roon 1.2 update
- Plus:
- Fixed iTunes AirPlay instability issue with Audiophile/Purist user level
- Improved HQPlayer and its network daemon compatibility
- Improved Roon compatibility with Roon 1.2 update
- Pro:
- Fixed iTunes AirPlay instability issue with Audiophile/Purist user level
- Improved HQPlayer and its network daemon compatibility
- Improved Roon compatibility with Roon 1.2 update
New in Fidelizer 7.1 (Apr 3, 2016)
- Free:
- Fixed Fidelizer may launch media player application on cores shared with non-audio processes on higher optimization levels
- Fixed some library server applications like Asset uPNP/J River Media Center that maybe treated as non-audio processes during optimizations
- Revised user interface to be compatible with low resolution and high DPI scaling screen
- Plus:
- Added change media player application option in running media player application dialog
- Fixed Fidelizer may launch media player application on cores shared with non-audio processes on higher optimization levels
- Fixed some library server applications like Asset uPNP/J River Media Center that maybe treated as non-audio processes during optimizations
- Revised user interface to be compatible with low resolution and high DPI scaling screen
- Pro:
- Added change media player application option in running media player application dialog
- Fixed Fidelizer may launch media player application on cores shared with non-audio processes on higher optimization levels
- Fixed some library server applications like Asset uPNP/J River Media Center that maybe treated as non-audio processes during optimizations
- Fixed startup optimizations terminating itself after 3 days
- Fixed Uninstall button working without installing before in Optimization Wizard
- Revised user interface to be compatible with low resolution and high DPI scaling screen
New in Fidelizer 7.0 (Feb 25, 2016)
- Free:
- Added optimization wizard to explain main features better
- Improved core optimizations to work better intensive audio processing application such as DSD upsampling
- Launching media player application after optimizations is now optional since there’s no side effects to new process on higher levels
- Merged Network streaming optimizations into main optimizations as “General Purpose” Audio Profile
- Rebranding logo and user experience design
- Revised Fidelizer Upgrade Program instructions to perform update without using Key-Generation Utility
- Services to keep such as Network and User Experience won’t be stopped anymore in new configuration
- Plus:
- Added Audio Profile feature with 3 profiles
- Added optimization wizard to explain main features better
- Improved core optimizations to work better intensive audio processing application such as DSD upsampling
- Improved optimizations compatibility with Hyper-Threading technology
- Improved Windows 10/Server 2016 services management
- Launching media player application after optimizations is now optional since there’s no side effects to new process on higher levels
- Moved Network streaming from User Level to Audio Profile instead to work with stopping services better
- Rebranding logo and user experience design
- Revised Fidelizer Upgrade Program instructions to perform update without using Key-Generation Utility
- Pro:
- Added optimization wizard to explain main features better
- Improved core optimizations to work better intensive audio processing application such as DSD upsampling
- Improved memory optimizations in system configuration for neutral sound with better transparency
- Improved optimizations compatibility with Hyper-Threading technology
- Improved Windows 10/Server 2016 services management
- Launching media player application after optimizations is now optional since there’s no side effects to new process on higher levels
- Moved Network streaming from User Level to Audio Profile instead to work with stopping services better
- Rebranding logo and user experience design
- Revised Fidelizer Upgrade Program instructions to perform update without using Key-Generation Utility
- Reworked Machine Configuration as Audio Profile feature with 7 profiles
New in Fidelizer 6.14 (Jan 27, 2016)
- Added "Sharing Fidelizer with friends" feature to easily recommend Fidelizer with friends after optimizations
- Fixed some library server applications like Roon/MinimServer that maybe treated as non-audio processes during optimizations
- Fixed temporary files creation failure on some cases
- Removed stopping system security services in Extremist optimization level for public security measures
New in Fidelizer 6.13 (Jan 9, 2016)
- Improved playback I/O performance on non-networked audio
- OS timer option will be unchecked if JPLAY Clock is not found or set to 0.5ms
- Secured the code in core optimizations to make sure the changes will be applied
- correctly
New in Fidelizer 6.12 (Jan 9, 2016)
- Executing a new process after optimizations will run with all cores instead of
- isolated core
- Fixed non-audio process optimizations bug where reserved process list doesn't work
- properly
- OS timer option will be unchecked if JPLAY Clock is set to 15.6ms
New in Fidelizer 6.11 (Jan 9, 2016)
- Fixed default browser launch software bug on some platforms
- Fixed selecting all available options when run the software for the first time
- Fixed stopping 'Security Center' service when UAC is turned on
- Fixed typos in software
New in Fidelizer 6.10 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Free:
- Added caption text information when prompt to select music player application
- Removed “Customize” optimization level allowing user to freely pick options
- Plus:
- Added caption text information when prompt to select music player application
- Removed “Customize” optimization level allowing user to freely pick options
- Selected Music Player Application can be cleared by unticking option and tick again
- Pro:
- Added caption text information when prompt to select music player application
- Music Player Application will also be remembered just like Plus version until this feature is unticked
- Removed “Customize” optimization level allowing user to freely pick options
New in Fidelizer 6.9 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Free:
- Added ‘OS Timer resolution for low latency audio optimizations’ for compatibility with JPLAY clock tweak
- Changed Fidelizer Upgrade Program button to open its page on website
- Choosing Music Player Application can now choose any file for MinimServer/batch script
- Improved stability with JPLAY and its Streamer
- Updated splash screen showing product’s edition and version
- Plus:
- Added ‘OS Timer resolution for low latency audio optimizations’ for compatibility with JPLAY clock tweak
- Changed Fidelizer Upgrade Program button to open its page on website
- Choosing Music Player Application can now choose any file for MinimServer/batch script
- Music Player Application will also be remembered outside silent mode until this feature is deactivated
- Improved stability with JPLAY and its Streamer
- Updated splash screen showing product’s edition and version
- Pro:
- Added ‘OS Timer resolution for low latency audio optimizations’ for compatibility with JPLAY clock tweak
- Changed default Machine Configuration option to “Music Server with Network support (For remote controller)”
- Changed Fidelizer Upgrade Program button to open its page on website
- Choosing Music Player Application can now choose any file for MinimServer/batch script
- Fixed Fidelizer Pro not launching on startup when laptop is not on AC power
- Fixed uninstallation bug that doesn’t remove startup feature
- Improved stability with JPLAY and its Streamer
- Updated splash screen showing product’s edition and version
New in Fidelizer 6.8 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Free:
- Added Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services back into stopping services list if User Account Control is turned off completely
- Added User Guide in download package
- Fixed failing to apply some core optimizations features due to service dependencies
- Improved process optimizations handling with User Account Control
- Plus:
- Added Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services back into stopping services list if User Account Control is turned off completely
- Added User Guide in download package
- Fixed failing to apply some core optimizations features due to service dependencies
- Improved process optimizations handling with User Account Control
- Pro:
- Added Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services back into disabling services list if User Account Control is turned off completely
- Added User Guide in download package
- Fixed failing to apply some core optimizations features due to service dependencies
- Fixed possible errors on machine running without logging on some services based platform
- Improved process optimizations handling with User Account Control
New in Fidelizer 6.7 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Free:
- Extremist optimization level will keep Network/User Experience services by default so uncheck them if you want to stop them too
- Optimizing System/Network utilization won’t be applied on Workstation optimization level
- Removed Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services from stopping services list for security reason
- Isolated some system processes from non-audio group that could potentially harm audio performance in default environment
- Plus:
- Extremist optimization level will keep Network/User Experience services by default so uncheck them if you want to stop them too
- Optimizing System/Network utilization won’t be applied on Workstation optimization level
- Removed Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services from stopping services list for security reason
- Isolated some system processes from non-audio group that could potentially harm audio performance in default environment
- Pro:
- Fixed startup feature not being removed from task scheduler successfully when choosing not to run on startup
- Fixed uninstallation not reverting disabled services back to system defaults
- Isolated some system processes from non-audio group that could potentially harm audio performance in default environment
- Removed Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and related services from disabling services list for security reason
New in Fidelizer 6.6 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Fidelizer:
- Fixed parsing MMCSS configuration bug on some values greater than signed INT limit
- Improved effectiveness of Audiophile/Extremist optimization level
- Fidelizer Plus:
- Fixed parsing MMCSS configuration bug on some values greater than signed INT limit
- Improved effectiveness of Audiophile/Extremist optimization level
- Fidelizer Pro:
- Added startup from task scheduler support to improve compatibility with user account control
- Improved effectiveness of Audiophile/Extremist optimization level
- Fixed holding progress dialog when optimizing without running on startup
- Fixed parsing MMCSS configuration bug on some values greater than signed INT limit
- Fixed potentially hanging at applying optimization dialog
- Fixed startup feature not being removed when choosing not to run on startup
New in Fidelizer 6.5 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Fidelizer:
- Added enabling Windows Management Instrumentation service automatically
- Fixed service verification to run properly
- Fidelizer Plus:
- Added enabling Windows Management Instrumentation service automatically
- Fixed service verification to run properly
- Fidelizer Pro:
- Added enabling Windows Management Instrumentation service automatically
- Fixed service verification to run properly
- Removed Windows Management Instrumentation service from services list
New in Fidelizer 6.4 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Fidelizer:
- Added core audio files missing warning in title bar if not found
- Added ‘Windows Management Instrumentation’ service checking before running
- Keeping some services from shutting down in Extremist is now possible without choosing Customize
- Removed setting default homepage option for less intrusive anti-theft protection
- Fidelizer Plus:
- Added core audio files missing warning in title bar if not found
- Added ‘Windows Management Instrumentation’ service checking before running
- Fixed unchecking multi-core optimizations not affecting core optimizations
- Keeping some services from shutting down in Extremist is now possible without choosing Customize
- Fidelizer Pro:
- Added core audio files missing warning in title bar if not found
- Added option allowing whether to run core optimizations automatically on startup or not
- Added ‘Windows Management Instrumentation’ service checking before running
- Fixed disabled services not enabling on machine configuration where it should be enabled
- Fixed Fidelizer Pro not remembering system configuration option selection
New in Fidelizer 6.2 (Nov 16, 2014)
- Free:
- Fixed incoherently thin sound on quad core optimizations
- Plus:
- Fixed incoherently thin sound on quad core optimizations
- Pro:
- Added Music Server with network support option
- Fixed incoherently thin sound on quad core optimizations
- Revised services disabling procedures to fix some services not working on some machines
New in Fidelizer 6.1 (Nov 16, 2014)
- Free:
- Fixed fidelizer.key generation bugs on some system
- Fixed network issues caused by stopping services in Windows 7/8
- Reduced glare in high frequencies on some systems
- Plus:
- Fixed fidelizer.key generation bugs on some system
- Fixed network issues caused by stopping services in Windows 7/8
- Improved core optimizations based on Fidelizer Pro configuration
- Improved Network streaming audio performance
- Pro:
- Added Uninstall function
- Added ‘System configuration optimized for audio playback’ option
- Fixed fidelizer.key generation bugs on some system
- Fixed installation error trying to update running software
- Fixed incompatibility with some antivirus like Kaspersky Pure
New in Fidelizer 6.0 (Sep 1, 2014)
- Added Fidelizer upgrade program for buying advanced version of Fidelizer
- Changed ‘Professional’ optimization level name to ‘Workstation (General Purpose)’
- Changed default optimization level to ‘Workstation (General Purpose)’ for stable default configuration
- Changed some core optimizations to supported values according to Microsoft documents
- Fixed multi-core optimizations not working properly for audio playback part
- Fixed Fidelized audiophile player playback stability and compatibility
- Fixed JRemote and few others apps not working in Windows 8.1 using Extremist optimization level
- Fixed some Network Streaming optimizations that worked on unchecked one instead
- Fixed uPNP not working using Extremist optimization level with keeping network services
- Fixed some errors in parsing system configuration
- Revised core optimizations improving compatibility with all optimization levels and network streaming
New in Fidelizer 5.0 (Sep 1, 2014)
- Added new specific optimizations for Windows 8 and later
- Fixed sound stuttering from launching audiophile player with optimizations
- Fixed program error after optimizations in some cases
- Improved code optimizations reducing optimizing time significantly
- Improved sound signature producing better coherent and fuller body
- Improved system stability for Audiophile optimizations level and higher
- Optimize core optimizations to follow Microsoft standards
- Updated user interface with current UX style standards
New in Fidelizer 4.0 (Jan 3, 2014)
- Added launching audiophile player with Fidelizer optimizations
- Added Network Streaming optimization level better streaming media optimizations without stuttering
- Added prioritizing optimizations for network streaming over workstation fixing poor streaming quality
- Fixed program launch error in Windows 8/8.1 with Microsoft account
New in Fidelizer 3.0 (Mar 18, 2013)
- Fixed audio’s core affinity optimization not working when some features not checked
- Improved core system and resource scheduler optimizations for optimal audio performance
- Improved process resource priority optimizations keeping more core audio’s related processes
- Reworked multi-core optimizations to simpler yet more efficient approach
- Reworked UI graphics and branding
- Read more at http://www.windowsxlive.net/fidelizer/#j3mIgBRZjR774dXP.99
New in Fidelizer 2.1 (Oct 17, 2011)
- Fixed bugs in process optimizations (wrong condition causing whole option malfunction)
- Fixed multi-core optimizations performance and stability (and fixed veiled/duller sound quality)
- Updated some notes to make sure people closing audiophile player before performing optimizations.
New in Fidelizer 2.0 (Jul 7, 2011)
- Added processor core resource assignment for multi-core optimizations
- Fixed process priority optimizations so that new process like audiophile player won't start with lowest priority
- Redesigned UI with selectable features list controlled by optimization level
New in Fidelizer 1.6 (May 16, 2011)
- Added realtime priority booster for Windows Audio in Windows XP to compensate missing features
- Improved priority optimizations since Audiophile level
- Changed run level to require Administrator rights on execution
- Removed autorun features as some users finding it confusing to handle
New in Fidelizer 1.5 (May 6, 2011)
- Features in State-of-art are merged into Audiophile
- Fixed saving configuration to save all options
- Improved system process optimizations stability
- Improved Windows XP and 64-bit compatibilities
- Restored stopping services feature in Extremist level
New in Fidelizer 1.4 (May 6, 2011)
- Improved multi-level service priorities optimization for better system stability and more natural sounding harmonics
New in Fidelizer 1.3 (May 6, 2011)
- Changed optimization group options to optimization level selection for better use and understanding
- Improved processor resource scheduler's customization capabilities
- Removed all features that might cause system problems such as stopping services and processor core resource assignment
- Updated system thread priorities optimization with multi-level service priorities optimization
New in Fidelizer 1.2 (May 6, 2011)
- Added Keep services for themes running without Aero option
- Extended thread priority optimization to other system processes improving audio thread performance
- Introduced processer core resource assignment for multi-core system
New in Fidelizer 1.1 (May 6, 2011)
- Added autorun support (can be disabled by running program again without autorun)
- Added believable selectable features instead of advertising features comment
- Allowed user to keep specific services like networking and related interface controllers like HID and touch support