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Exlade Disk Password Protection Changelog

What's new in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.5.1.0

Feb 27, 2018
  • NEW:
  • The ability to change the welcome message that is displayed when you are asked to enter the password before booting the system was added to the boot protection module.
  • Automatic analysis of password reliability when installing the boot protection and activating section protection was added.
  • IMPROVED:
  • When you update or reinstall a program, you can now choose a different path to the folder where the program will be installed.
  • Error processing for writing to disk sectors when enabling/disabling the boot protection was improved.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.4.3.0 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the program from starting on systems with disabled themes.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.4.1.0 (Nov 21, 2015)

  • IMPROVED Improved the algorithm of the hidden mode of boot protection of the OS based on UEFI platforms.
  • FIXED Fixed the support of 32-bit UEFI platforms.
  • IMPROVED Lots of improvements and fixes related to boot protection of the OS based on UEFI platforms.
  • IMPROVED When protection is enabled, the program will warn the user if the password contains non-latin characters. Such characters cannot be entered before OS loading.
  • FIXED Fixed the license check procedure upon password change.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.3.2.0 (Sep 9, 2015)

  • NEW:
  • Added the compatibility of OS boot-up protection with system disks encrypted using McAffee Drive Encryption.
  • The distribution package now contains a 64-bit version of the program intended for 64-bit systems.
  • FIXED:
  • Fixed the processing of damaged boot modules when boot protection was disabled.
  • The first disk could be duplicated in the disk list under certain conditions.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.2.3.0 (Jul 14, 2015)

  • Added virtual keyboard for protecting passwords against keyloggers.
  • Added German and Italian interface languages.
  • Fixed verification of license key when enabling protection.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.1.10.0 (Jun 1, 2015)

  • NEW: Added possibility of hidden protection of operating system boot. The mode switches off password welcome screen.
  • NEW: Trial period is now limited to 30 days.
  • NEW: It's now possible to specify or modify license key when installing or updating the app.
  • NEW: Warning window notifying about expiring support and free updates.
  • IMPROVED: Improved updating the app when another instance is already running.
  • FIXED: Disk Password Protection interface looks correctly now under different DPI settings.
  • FIXED: Fixed quitting the app before it's been uninstalled.
  • FIXED: Fixed quitting the app when it updates itself on Windows XP.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.0.14.174 (Jul 16, 2014)

  • Added: support of the partition protection for disks with the MBR partition table of 4096 bytes sectors (Advanced Format)
  • Fixed: open the documentation with Tools pane

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.0.13.155 (Jul 16, 2014)

  • Fixed: password check upon partition protection disabling.
  • Fixed: switching between interface localizations.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 5.0.12.150 (Mar 24, 2014)

  • Added a possibility to manage boot protection in UEFI systems.
  • Added a possibility to protect the process of booting from disks with GPT partition tables.
  • Added a possibility to protect volumes on disks with GPT partition tables.
  • Added the support of disks with 4096-byte sectors (Advanced Format).
  • Added the support of dynamic disks with GPT partition tables.
  • Added the support of Windows 8 and newer versions.
  • The core of the program has been completely reworked. Boot and volume protection algorithms have been improved.
  • The interface of the program has been redesigned (made similar to that of Cryptic Disk, a tool for transparent encryption of containers and disks).
  • Added a possibility to automatically check for updates.
  • Fixed a problem with large disk support.
  • Fixed a problem with boot and system disk detection.
  • Windows 9x and Windows NT/2000 operating systems are no longer supported. The oldest supported operating system is Windows XP SP3.
  • The SDK is no longer distributed.
  • The ATA protection control module is no longer supported.
  • The trial version is no longer limited to 30 days.
  • Multiple other minor improvements and fixes.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.9.4.0 (Feb 27, 2009)

  • Windows Vista support improved.
  • Several improvements in the user interface.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.9.2.0 (Aug 6, 2008)

  • Windows 2003 Server support improved.
  • diskpp_kernel.dll had dependency on MSVCRT DLL. This dependency has been removed.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.9.1.0 (Jul 15, 2008)

  • Windows Vista support improved.
  • Several improvements in the user interface.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.9.0.0 (Jul 14, 2008)

  • Windows Vista support improved.
  • Several improvements in the user interface.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.8.915.0 (Nov 15, 2006)

  • Detected bugs have been fixed.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.8.711.0 (Jul 12, 2006)

  • The AES CBC 256-bit encryption algorithm is now used.
  • Detected bugs have been fixed.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.8.622.0 (Jun 23, 2006)

  • The AES CBC 256-bit encryption algorithm is now used.
  • A pop-up menu for the list of disks/partitions has been added.
  • Detected bugs have been fixed.

New in Exlade Disk Password Protection 4.7.419.0 (Apr 18, 2006)

  • The AES CBC 256-bit encryption algorithm is now used.
  • A pop-up menu for the list of disks/partitions has been added.
  • Detected bugs have been fixed.