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LockHunter Changelog

What's new in LockHunter 3.4.2.145

Apr 27, 2021
  • Support of high DPI:
  • The previous version of the program displayed blurry dialogs when you work on a monitor with high DPI. The newer version supports non standard DPI and the UI should look crisp.
  • Portable version:
  • Per many user requests we have added a portable edition of LockHunter. It’s also supplied in the form of installer but it allows to install the program to an external drive (or even to a cloud drive) and then use it on any computer. The portable version stores its settings in a configuration file (rather than the registry) and save log file to the folder of its executable. It doesn’t have an integration to Windows Explorer and as installable version requires administrative permissions. It will run on both Windows 64 bit and 32 bit (though, there are less than 5% of our users are still on it). This our first experience with portable software so your suggestions or notes on how can we improve it are very welcome.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • An error displayed when the program was maximized on the previous start

New in LockHunter 3.3.4.139 (Nov 29, 2019)

  • Reworked UI:
  • We have improved the user interface to make it more intuitive, simple and modern. The program main icon was changed as well.
  • Manage Delete On OS Restart File List:
  • Now, when you added some files or folders to delete on OS restart you can see the link at the bottom with the number of files to remove
  • Multiple file selection:
  • Now you can choose several files or folders at once and the program will show you all locking processes and allows to delete them.
  • Drag and drop support:
  • It’s now possible to drag and drop files or folders from Explorer or a file manager to the program’s window.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Improved performance of locking process scan
  • GDI objects count grows with each UI refresh
  • The icon in the Explorer context menu had white background, now it’s transparent
  • If asked to delete directories on OS restart it falsely reported they were deleted, while actually it didn’t that
  • The process list didn’t always scroll with mouse wheel
  • “Delete selected processes from disk” function always displayed false result even if file was deleted
  • In WinXP in some cases “Cannot open service control manager” was displayed

New in LockHunter 3.3.3.135 Beta 3 (Sep 26, 2019)

  • Reworked UI:
  • We have improved the user interface to make it more intuitive, simple and modern. Feel free to send us or post here any your notes or suggestions on this change.
  • Manage Delete On OS Restart File List:
  • Now, after you add some files or folders to delete on OS restart you can see the link at the bottom with the number of files to remove. By clicking on it you can see or remove files you have added to removal on OS restart.

New in LockHunter 3.3.1.129 Beta 1 (Mar 19, 2019)

  • Multiple file selection:
  • Now you can choose several files or folders at once and the program will show you all locking processes and allows to delete them.
  • Drag and drop support:
  • It’s now possible to drag and drop files or folders from Explorer or a file manager to the program’s window.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Improved performance of locking process scan
  • GDI objects count grows with each UI refresh
  • The icon in the Explorer context menu had white background, now it’s
  • transparent
  • If asked to delete directories on OS restart it falsely reported they were
  • deleted, while actually it didn’t that

New in LockHunter 3.2.3.126 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • On some configurations the program stopped displaying its UI
  • It was impossible to select a locked file from the open file dilog ('file in use' error)
  • The program displayed a wrong message on command line "delete" command
  • Incorrect order of "kill" command when called with "delete" switch ("delete" called before "kill" which lead to inabilty to delete a blocked file)
  • A message may display even when the program called with "silent" command line switch
  • The program displayed success message on deletion failure of a folder
  • Some minor interface glitches in classic Windows theme fixed
  • Command line may loose some parameters when run from non elevated environment
  • New features:
  • Now command line return non zero exit code in case of unsuccessful operation. Find list of exit codes in the manual
  • "delperm" command line switch added. It allows to delete a file permanently without taking it to the Recycle Bin

New in LockHunter 3.1.1.115 (Nov 22, 2013)

  • In case if the UAC is disabled and the program is running under non administrative account it doesn't start (actually it started to run itself in an infinite loop).

New in LockHunter 3.0 Beta 1 (Aug 23, 2013)

  • Deleting files at next operating system restart:
  • LockHunter does it best to forcibly delete a file or a folder. But in some cases Windows doesn't allow you to delete it even if all connections to the file are closed. In this case LockHunter offers you to delete the file at next restart of the operating system. Just choose Other -> Delete At Next Restart menu item...
  • ...restart the computer and the program inform you what files were deleted finally or not.
  • Displaying more information:
  • When you check "More details" option you can see many hidden details of the process: process ID, service name (in case if it's a Windows service) and a process command line.
  • Auto check for upgrades:
  • The program now automatically checks for upgrades once in 5 days. Besides you can check for upgrades manually via "Menu -> Check for updates" menu item.
  • Multimonitor support:
  • LockHunter now behaves correctly on a multimonitor system, furthermore the program presets its coordinates between restarts.
  • Ability to copy information to clipboard:
  • Just press "Ctrl+C" at a process or a file or right-click and choose "Copy to clipboard" in order to put all information about the process to the clipboard.
  • Unified installer for 32 and 64 bit:
  • Now you don't need to decide which operation system kind you have. Just download the only installer and use it on any Windows starting from XP.
  • Bug fix:
  • Files with non latin characters could not be deleted
  • A "Canvas does not allow drawing" error might happen on frequent refresh
  • Small Windows 8 graphical issues were fixed
  • A not existing process might be displayed
  • Path field didn't accept quoted file or folder names
  • A click sound was heard when press Enter key in the path field
  • Explorer and other file managers could be crashing on unloading shell extension .dll
  • Technical error might be displayed in some cases on file unlocking

New in LockHunter 2.0 Beta 1 (Jan 27, 2012)

  • Command line support:
  • Now it's possible to call such LockHunter's actions as 'Unlock', 'delete file' and etc from the command line. Very useful for using in your scripts or to integrate to other programs. Read more on how to use the command line.
  • Copy & rename actions added:
  • Now you can not only delete a stubborn file but unlock and copy or rename it in one action.
  • UI improvements:
  • Improved look and feel, ability to see the version information, and more...
  • Unloading DLLs from the locking processes:
  • If the .dll is loaded from a specific folder you wish to delete or just unlock now the program allows to unload this .dll without terminating the process.
  • Full Explorer context menu integration:
  • Now 64 bit installer integrates the item of the Explorer's shell menu into both 32 bit and 64 bit applications.
  • Bug fix:
  • No more "DeleteFile failed;code 5" error on reinstallation LockHunter
  • The locking processes continue displaying even after successful unlocking