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BWMeter Changelog

What's new in BWMeter 9.0.3

Mar 29, 2023
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements.

New in BWMeter 9.0.2 (Jun 3, 2021)

  • General bug fixes, stability improvements and extended trial version

New in BWMeter 9.0.1 (Feb 26, 2021)

  • General bug fixes

New in BWMeter 8.4.9 (Sep 17, 2020)

  • New: ping name in each line of ping log (for filtering)
  • Fix: notification windows not being on top of other windows

New in BWMeter 8.4.8 (May 9, 2020)

  • Fix: elapsed time display in stopwatch

New in BWMeter 8.4.7 (Mar 10, 2020)

  • Fix: improved input of IP addresses and masks with *

New in BWMeter 8.4.6 (Feb 14, 2020)

  • Fix: issue with saving options when system shuts down

New in BWMeter 8.4.5 (Jan 29, 2020)

  • Fix: main dialog now shown when BWMeter ist started again (and already running in the background)
  • Fix: main dialog minimized after "restart after sleep"

New in BWMeter 8.4.4 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Fix: issue when programs change the display resolution

New in BWMeter 8.4.3 (Jan 5, 2020)

  • Fix: rare issue with internal uncompression routine

New in BWMeter 8.4.2 (Jan 3, 2020)

  • Fix: statistics not updated correctly if program is restarted within same hour

New in BWMeter 8.4.1 (Dec 30, 2019)

  • New: improved setup and uninstall programs
  • New: updated end user license agreement in setup
  • Fix: various small changes and fixes

New in BWMeter 8.4.0 (Dec 23, 2019)

  • New: creation of start menu shortcuts now optional in setup
  • New: setup dialogs dynamically adjusts to DPI changes
  • New: program windows and dialogs dynamically adjust to DPI changes
  • New: improved options saving format
  • Fix: improved format of setup program
  • Fix: various small changes and fixes

New in BWMeter 8.3.0 (Sep 3, 2019)

  • New: updated network driver
  • Fix: swapped frame and background colors of the tray icons of graphs

New in BWMeter 8.2.0 (May 7, 2019)

  • New: Visual Studio 2019 recompilation for better compatibility to new systems
  • New: adjustments for the latest updates of Windows 10

New in BWMeter 8.1.2 (Apr 23, 2019)

  • Fix: small cosmetical changes to some dialogs

New in BWMeter 8.1.1 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • New: administrative privileges only needed for basic mode
  • Fix: dialog and menu positions when screen configuration changes
  • Fix: small fixes regarding user account access (data folder, etc.)
  • Fix: adjustments for the latest updates of Windows 10

New in BWMeter 8.1.0 (Mar 3, 2019)

  • New: improved unattended setup
  • Fix: various small fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 8.0.2 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Fix: detection of host ip address

New in BWMeter 8.0.1 (Feb 14, 2019)

  • Small update with some changes and bug fixes. Please see the product pages for details.

New in BWMeter 8.0.0 (Dec 26, 2018)

  • New: advanced and basic mode (for slower systems)
  • New: connection speed display in monitor dialog
  • New: removed Windows XP support
  • Fix: update dialog incorrectly shows "No new version available"
  • Fix: various small bug fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 7.7.2 (Oct 4, 2018)

  • Fix: error starting network monitoring after sleep

New in BWMeter 7.7.1 (Aug 30, 2018)

  • New: updated network driver with performance improvements for jumbo frames, MTU 9000, etc.

New in BWMeter 7.7.0 (Aug 16, 2018)

  • New: updated network driver with performance improvements and bug fixes
  • Fix: issue with automatic archive function not backing up all files
  • Fix: small issue with update check

New in BWMeter 7.6.0 (Aug 12, 2018)

  • New: automatic archiving of configuration
  • New: improved "About" and "Update" dialogs
  • Fix: higher resolution application tray icon for high desktop scaling values
  • Fix: various small bug fixes, changes and improvements

New in BWMeter 7.5.0 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • New: more detailed license information in "About" dialog
  • New: updated license agreement and terms of use
  • Fix: various small internal changes and improvements

New in BWMeter 7.4.0 (Mar 8, 2018)

  • New: possibility to install and uninstall the program silently for mass deployment. See the manual for details.

New in BWMeter 7.3.4 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • New: time expiration indicator in firewall rules list

New in BWMeter 7.3.3 (Aug 16, 2017)

  • New: improved speed for detecting programs accessing the network

New in BWMeter 7.3.2 (Jul 18, 2017)

  • Fix: improved compatibility with Windows Vista and XP

New in BWMeter 7.3.1 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • ix: crash when double-clicking an item in the firewall activity list

New in BWMeter 7.3.0 (May 8, 2017)

  • New: registration name can be displayed in non-ANSI characters in "About" dialog

New in BWMeter 7.2.4 (Apr 9, 2017)

  • Fix: connection slowdown for new applications in firewall mode
  • Fix: "localhost" name resolution for IP 127.0.0.1 in monitor dialogs

New in BWMeter 7.2.3 (Apr 4, 2017)

  • Fix:
  • small firewall dialog improvements

New in BWMeter 7.2.2 (Mar 20, 2017)

  • Fix: truncated dialog texts for higher DPI settings of Windows
  • New: Visual Studio 2017 recompilation

New in BWMeter 7.2.1 (Feb 24, 2017)

  • Fix: crash in options dialog when adding network interfaces

New in BWMeter 7.2.0 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • New: updated network driver for better performance and compatibility
  • Fix: better detection of local IP address range at first start of the program
  • Fix: rebuilding the adapter list when network adapters are disabled/enabled, etc. to prevent problems

New in BWMeter 7.1.2 (Dec 10, 2016)

  • Fix: setup problems for user names starting with 'n' or 'r'
  • Fix: default configuration path in user profile when selecting custom data location

New in BWMeter 7.1.1 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Fix: driver installation error under Windows 8.1

New in BWMeter 7.1.0 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • New: new network driver for better performance and compatibility
  • Fix: driver certificate update for Windows 10 Anniversary update

New in BWMeter 7.0.0 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • New: redesigned firewall configuration
  • New: firewall monitor to show current activity
  • New: adaptive column width in filter lists
  • New: export / import functions for firewall definitions
  • Fix: various small bug fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 6.11.3 (Jun 2, 2016)

  • Fix: setup warns if data location is selected on drives without write permission

New in BWMeter 6.11.2 (Oct 22, 2015)

  • Fix: switching to Bits/s instead Bytes/s produced incorrect values

New in BWMeter 6.11.1 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • New: customizable tray icon texts
  • Fix: style dialog issues in high dpi settings

New in BWMeter 6.11.0 (Oct 10, 2015)

  • New: average values for download and upload in graphs
  • New: bar width and bar gaps for graphs
  • New: on demand display ("mouse over" mode) of information text boxes in graphs
  • New: mix colors of alert indicator
  • New: copy & paste of visual styles of graphs
  • New: much more flexibility for customizing graphs
  • New: new default colors for graphs
  • Fix: various small bug fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 6.10.0 (Sep 20, 2015)

  • New: digitally signed setup program and main program
  • New: driver digitally signed by "DeskSoft"
  • New: driver now is removed by Setup if its activation fails
  • New: improved setup program

New in BWMeter 6.9.1 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • New: Visual Studio 2015 recompilation
  • Fix: post-setup copy operations for unattended setup improved (see manual for details)

New in BWMeter 6.9.0 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • New: Windows 10 compatibility

New in BWMeter 6.8.3 (Feb 26, 2015)

  • New: font selection for context menus
  • Fix: increased network access time to 10 mintues for "Just Now" and "Not Now" firewall access restrictions

New in BWMeter 6.8.2 (Jan 7, 2015)

  • Fix: internal updates and small changes

New in BWMeter 6.8.1 (Nov 28, 2014)

  • Fix: keyboard navigation in main dialog not working
  • Fix: ESC key to hide main dialog not working

New in BWMeter 6.8.0 (Oct 9, 2014)

  • New: updated version with new network driver for increased compatibility

New in BWMeter 6.7.3 (Aug 17, 2014)

  • Fix: removed default button from firewall alert dialog to prevent accidentally allowing a program to access the internet

New in BWMeter 6.7.2 (May 29, 2014)

  • Fix: no network activity detected after disabling and enabling network interfaces

New in BWMeter 6.7.0 (Apr 30, 2014)

  • New: updated version with new network driver for increased compatibility.

New in BWMeter 6.6.3 (Apr 11, 2014)

  • Fix: internal updates and small changes

New in BWMeter 6.6.2 (Oct 16, 2013)

  • Fix: problems with IPv6 connections on some systems

New in BWMeter 6.6.1 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • New: definition of IP masks for local network

New in BWMeter 6.6.0 (Aug 17, 2013)

  • New: updated network driver

New in BWMeter 6.5.2 (Apr 15, 2013)

  • Fix: switching filter mode from / to normal and firewall

New in BWMeter 6.5.1 (Apr 13, 2013)

  • New: backup / restore / reset configuration in "About" dialog
  • Fix: various small bug fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 6.5.0 (Jan 23, 2013)

  • New: updated network driver

New in BWMeter 6.4.0 (Dec 17, 2012)

  • New: New: improved firewall dialog
  • New: Windows 8 compatible

New in BWMeter 6.3.0 (Oct 17, 2012)

  • New: number of fractional digits for statistics
  • New: Windows 8 compatible

New in BWMeter 6.2.2 (Jun 18, 2012)

  • New: remote port for remote statistics (allowing collection of remote statistics of multiple users on one computer)

New in BWMeter 6.2.1 (May 3, 2012)

  • Fix: alert display units
  • Fix: crash with file dialogs

New in BWMeter 6.2.0 (Apr 6, 2012)

  • Fix: network disconnection problem with some wireless adapters
  • Fix: empty window caption of update check dialog

New in BWMeter 6.1.1 (Feb 3, 2012)

  • New: improved license check in update dialog

New in BWMeter 6.1.0 (Oct 25, 2011)

  • New: Addded option to log graph values to a file

New in BWMeter 6.0.5 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • New: Improved unattended setup with init of user configuration

New in BWMeter 6.0.4 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • New: option to restart BWMeter after sleep
  • Fix: send Email notifications with correct date
  • Fix: font size in graph windows adjust to system dpi settings

New in BWMeter 6.0.3 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • Fix: duplicate entry in context menu

New in BWMeter 6.0.2 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • Fix: improved ping log and notifications for "Log changes" mode

New in BWMeter 6.0.1 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • New: added maximum number of sites to check in ping system

New in BWMeter 6.0.0 (Oct 11, 2011)

  • New: new network driver for better compatibility and performance
  • New: choice of temporary persistence for allowing or forbidding network access in firewall mode
  • New: ping support for monitoring web servers, internet connections, etc.
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.4.1 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Fix: crash when importing a mal-formatted csv file into the statistics

New in BWMeter 5.4.0 (Jan 7, 2011)

  • Fix: performance problems with application filtering (firewall mode)

New in BWMeter 5.3.0 (Oct 20, 2010)

  • New: support for IPv6 in local network under Windows 7

New in BWMeter 5.2.8 (Oct 17, 2010)

  • Fix: removed alert check interval which caused problems

New in BWMeter 5.2.7 (Oct 11, 2010)

  • New: automatic update check
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.2.6 (Sep 11, 2010)

  • New: license file extension changed from "dlc" to "DeskSoftLicense" to avoid incompatibilities with other programs

New in BWMeter 5.2.5 (Sep 5, 2010)

  • Fix: deleting filters, graphs and alerts didn't work if names were similar
  • Fix: stopping traffic filters from alerts

New in BWMeter 5.2.4 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • Fix: user interface problems with high dpi screen settings

New in BWMeter 5.2.3 (Jun 22, 2010)

  • Fix: saving current settings and options when shutting down the computer
  • Fix: removed Windows 2000 from the compatibility list

New in BWMeter 5.2.2 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • New: setup distribution in exe file format

New in BWMeter 5.2.1 (Oct 30, 2009)

  • Fix: deleting remote filters
  • Fix: crashes when clicking Ok or Cancel under certain circumstances
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.2.0 (Sep 3, 2009)

  • Fix: new network driver version (fixes problems with hibernation and sleep under Windows 7)
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.1.1 (Aug 1, 2009)

  • Fix: adding filters to alerts didn't work correctly
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.1.0 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • Fix: new network driver version (fixes problems when returning from hibernation under Vista)
  • Fix: warning when wrong (old) version of the network driver is detected

New in BWMeter 5.0.3 (Jul 19, 2009)

  • Fix: improved firewall functionality
  • Fix: evaluation for 30 days now possible when older major version was installed before

New in BWMeter 5.0.2 (Jul 15, 2009)

  • Fix: firewall not always working when auto-starting BWMeter with Windows
  • Fix: display warning when firewall could not be activated

New in BWMeter 5.0.1 (Jul 15, 2009)

  • New: check interval for alerts (can be used as stopwatch or countdown, e.g. for billing cycles, etc.)
  • New: check interval of alerts can be displayed in graphs
  • Fix: setup problems when installing the background service
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 5.0.0 (Jul 8, 2009)

  • New: filter by application (firewall feature)
  • New: firewall mode (interactive and silent)
  • New: updated network driver (fixes incompatibility issues)
  • New: significantly improved performance for high speed networks
  • New: alert text for displaying current alert value
  • New: alert mode for traffic over last 30 days, etc.
  • New: alert now supports activating speed limits in remote filters
  • New: filter displays current speed limit values
  • New: filters can be enabled / disabled in general filter options
  • New: alerts can be enabled / disabled in general alert options
  • New: significantly decreased memory consumption
  • New: optimized main dialog
  • Fix: remote statistics not always accurate
  • Fix: remote statistics stopped working when local IP address changes
  • Fix: many other bug fixes and improvements

New in BWMeter 4.3.6 (Jun 2, 2009)

  • Fix: problem with setup when not choosing default data path

New in BWMeter 4.3.5 (May 7, 2009)

  • Fix: problem with remote handling of filters with equal names

New in BWMeter 4.3.4 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • New: improved setup routine

New in BWMeter 4.3.3 (Apr 16, 2009)

  • New: option to skip quit confirmation
  • Fix: position saving when screen resolution changes
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.3.2 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Fix: minor issues with sending emails using SSL
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.3.1 (Mar 13, 2009)

  • New: updated setup routine
  • Fix: incomplete uninstall information
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.3.0 (Feb 27, 2009)

  • New: borderless graph windows
  • New: custom text for graphs
  • New: updated window locking logic
  • Fix: regional month strings in statistics
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.2.3 (Feb 22, 2009)

  • New: enabled export feature for stopwatch
  • New: added "/s" to graph transfer display
  • New: changes in the setup routine
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.2.2 (Feb 14, 2009)

  • Fix: graphs stay hidden when screen resolution changes

New in BWMeter 4.2.1 (Jan 11, 2009)

  • New: support for SSL in email notifications (e.g. for gmail)
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.2.0 (Dec 18, 2008)

  • Fix: graphs now follow screen resolution changes (can be deactivated in window menu)

New in BWMeter 4.1.8 (Dec 12, 2008)

  • Fix: changes in the setup routine
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.1.7 (Sep 23, 2008)

  • Fix: program didn't ask for password when enabling/disabling speed limit

New in BWMeter 4.1.6 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • Fix: incorrect alert values with remote filters

New in BWMeter 4.1.5 (Sep 13, 2008)

  • Fix: incorrect display in tray icon under certain circuumstances

New in BWMeter 4.1.4 (Aug 31, 2008)

  • Fix: crash wehn adding new filters

New in BWMeter 4.1.3 (Aug 25, 2008)

  • drastically reduced memory consumption
  • various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.1.2 (Aug 20, 2008)

  • Fix: fixed setup problems for user accounts with special characters
  • Fix: fixed problems with license activation on certain configurations

New in BWMeter 4.1.1 (Jul 16, 2008)

  • New: prepared versioning of filters and graphs so that future versions can import old configuration data easily
  • Fix: reduced size of exe file
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.1.0 (Jul 14, 2008)

  • New: remote filters can be displayed in graphs
  • New: maximum number of entries in filter definitions now 1024 (instead of 16)
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.0.1 (Jul 1, 2008)

  • Fix: problem with reappearing filters and graphs
  • Fix: checked user interface items displayed incorrectly
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 4.0.0 (Apr 8, 2008)

  • New: full 64 bit support
  • New: improved Vista compatibility
  • New: interface focus color adjusts to system default
  • New: several improvemnts and bug fixes
  • New: the new version does not support Windows 95, 98, ME and NT4 anymore! Please download version 3 of BWMeter if you need support for the old operating systems.

New in BWMeter 3.4.0 (Feb 16, 2008)

  • New: improved network driver for better compatibility
  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 3.3.2 (Nov 5, 2007)

  • Fix: various small internal improvements and bug fixes

New in BWMeter 3.3.1 (Oct 22, 2007)

  • Fix: various small improvements and bug fixes of the main program and the setup program