HotSwap! Changelog

What's new in HotSwap! 6.3.0.0

Jan 8, 2019
  • New feature to workaround an issue where the balloon [device can now be safely hotswapped] doesn't show up when removing the device.
  • New feature to support Hebrew. (Thanks to Geula for Hebrew translation)
  • New feature to support Polish. (Thanks to Dmocha and Adam for Polish translation)

New in HotSwap! 6.2.0.0 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • New feature to support Windows 10
  • New feature to change offline option
  • New feature to support Czech.
  • New feature to support Greek.
  • Changed the development to Windows 10 SDK/WDK

New in HotSwap! 6.1.0.0 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • New feature to support volume GUID path (\\?\Volume{GUID}\) in command line mode
  • Fixed autostart not working on German Windows
  • Fixed wrong icon showing up in the balloon
  • New feature to support Korean.
  • New feature to support Swedish.

New in HotSwap! 6.0.0.0 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • New feature to support Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
  • Windows XP and Server 2003 are no longer supported.
  • New feature to support Dutch.
  • New feature to support Hungarian.
  • New feature to support Portuguese.
  • New feature to support Russian.
  • New feature to use Task Scheduler for autostart.
  • New feature to take offline the volumes before removing the device.
  • New feature to support disk number (DISK=#) in command line mode.
  • Corrected some translated messages.

New in HotSwap! 5.0.0.0 (Aug 30, 2011)

  • New feature to support Windows 7.
  • New feature to support Chinese. (Thanks to Justin Tsai for Chinese translation)
  • New feature to support Italian. (Thanks to Luca Longone for Italian translation)
  • New feature to support Spanish. (Thanks to Esteban Fernández for Spanish translation)
  • New feature to support ERRORLEVEL in the command line mode.
  • New feature to support wildcard characters (*) and (?) for Physical Device Object (PDO) name in command line mode.
  • Corrected typo in translated messages.
  • Changed device type and language configuration from popup menu root to sub menu.
  • Changed language name from localized name to native name.
  • Changed the development to Windows 7 SDK/DDK.
  • Changed contact information.
  • Moved homepage to new domain.

New in HotSwap! 4.5.0.0 (Aug 30, 2011)

  • New feature to support Windows 7 Beta.
  • New feature to support German. (Thanks to Tobias Bauer for German translation)
  • New feature to display Physical Device Object (PDO) name.
  • New feature to support Physical Device Object (PDO) name in command line mode.
  • Changed spin-down feature selectable.
  • Changed menu to pop up even if no drive to select.
  • Corrected some messages.
  • Fixed problem that the registry key is created at startup.
  • Fixed problem that the autostart path isn't enclosed with double quotes.
  • Changed command line mode to honor the settings in the configuration menu.

New in HotSwap! 4.1.1.0 (Mar 20, 2008)

  • Fixed problem that the icon doesn't show up in the notification area after Explorer crashed and restarted on Windows Vista.