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Immersive Explorer Changelog

What's new in Immersive Explorer 1.7.2

Apr 13, 2020
  • Set the expiration date to 2020/05/10
  • New: HEIC images and HEVC videos are supported on Windows 10 (if the Microsoft HEIC/HEIF and HEVC extensions are installed from the Microsoft Store)
  • New: Pin folder to Taskbar
  • Improvement: in picture viewer, "Smart stretch" will now stretch 4:3 pictures on large screens
  • New icon
  • Bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.7.1 (Apr 13, 2020)

  • Set the expiration date to 2019/10/31

New in Immersive Explorer 1.7.0 (Apr 13, 2020)

  • Set the expiration date to 2019/10/10
  • New: tabs support
  • New: live refresh of folder content
  • Fixed: video rotation metadata could not be read in certain conditions
  • Performance improvements

New in Immersive Explorer 1.6.0 (May 24, 2018)

  • Set the expiration date to 2018/06/15
  • New: location bar can be clicked to navigate to a parent folder
  • New: detection of MP4 video rotation metadata

New in Immersive Explorer 1.5.2 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • set the expiration date to 2017/12/15
  • bug fixes
  • UI improvements (added spacing between groups in the navigation bar;
  • added buttons to change the view, displayed only when toolbar has enough room for them)

New in Immersive Explorer 1.5.1 (Oct 25, 2017)

  • Set the expiration date to 2017/11/15
  • New: file icons support
  • Fixed: small images had no thumbnail displayed in List view
  • Minor UI improvements

New in Immersive Explorer 1.4.1 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/05/15
  • setup improvements : added silent install/uninstall, and ability to deploy configuration files more easily
  • files can be pinned to the Home screen
  • common folders and local drives can be hidden (manually edit the .conf file to do so)
  • ImmersiveExplorerFavoriteFolders.conf file can expand these environment variables: %userprofile% and "%public%
  • improved visibility of tiles in White background mode
  • other minor improvements

New in Immersive Explorer 1.4.0 (Mar 14, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/02/15
  • improved setup (packaged in a single EXE file)
  • added the ability to disable the confirmation dialog that appears when opening files
  • fixed issue with taskbar pinning

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.5 (Jan 28, 2016)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/02/01
  • fixed: low resolution previews in the image viewer were displaying with an incorrect ratio

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.4 (Dec 15, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2016/01/20

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.3 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/12/15
  • digitally signed release
  • file names on image tiles are now visible only when selection mode is active
  • blur effect on wallpaper
  • improved animations
  • bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.2 (Nov 16, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/12/01

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.1 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/11/01
  • folders can be pinned to the "Computer" screen (ability to pin to taskbar will come in the next version)
  • ability to download language files is back
  • updates are now checked over HTTPS (also applies to language files download)
  • updated translation support

New in Immersive Explorer 1.3.0 (Aug 24, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/09/05
  • new: detailed list view (use the "Change view" button, "View as List")
  • new: JPEG images and their thumbnail are rotated according to their EXIF information
  • new: setting allowing to choose whether to use JPEG EXIF thumbnails when available, or use Windows Explorer thumbnail APIs every time
  • new: after navigating back/forward, the previously selected item is selected again and scrolled into view
  • new: command line argument now accepts both folders and files (useful if you want to set this app as your photo viewer in Windows Explorer)
  • improved: videos are now properly centered when stretched, and seeking through a paused video now updates the image
  • improved: keyboard scrolling in vertical list mode
  • icons have been changed to better fit the Windows 10 style
  • toolbar buttons are now displayed only in the mode in which they are relevant (browse mode or edit mode)

New in Immersive Explorer 1.2.0 (Apr 28, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/05/10
  • new: vertical scrolling
  • new: "square" tiles
  • new: ability to change the size of the tiles (keyboard shortcut: + or -)
  • improved: shortcut opening dialog
  • improved: taskbar shortcut icons (files, pictures, videos)

New in Immersive Explorer 1.1.4 (Apr 11, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/04/20
  • new: the file opening dialog displays the name of the associated app and its icon
  • improved: performance when loading file type descriptions
  • improved: minor visual changes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.1.3 (Apr 3, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/04/10
  • new drive list is automatically refreshed when a drive/media is inserted/removed
  • new ability to sort by type
  • improved error handling when navigating to folder/drives that can't be loaded
  • improved minor visual changes
  • fixed visual bug when exiting full screen mode on Windows 7

New in Immersive Explorer 1.1.2 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/04/01
  • fixed compatibility issue with Windows 10 Technical Preview 9926
  • visual changes
  • bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.1.1 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2015/01/15
  • minor bug fix

New in Immersive Explorer 1.1.0 (Dec 8, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/12/15
  • upgraded from .NET Framework 4.0 to .NET Framework 4.5
  • improved Aero Snap support
  • added "Browse" and "Select" buttons (this change makes navigation and selection easier for touch-screen users)
  • several minor improvements
  • bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.9 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/11/01
  • improved compatibility with Windows 10 Technical Preview

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.8 (Jul 22, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/08/20
  • new: mouse wheel behavior default setting: Switch back/next if the pointer is near the top or bottom of the window - Zoom in/out otherwise
  • improved: pinch-to-zoom support in the image viewer
  • fixed: the window no longer bounces when scrolling using touch
  • fixed: if the taskbar was docked at the top or the left of the screen, the window would be displayed at the wrong place when switching to full screen

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.7 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • new: mouse wheel behavior in the image viewer can be configured: zoom in/out (default), or next/previous
  • new: folder previews can be disabled to improve performance (default setting is set during install depending on CPU and amount of RAM installed)
  • new: images can be sent to the recycle bin by pressing the DEL key from within the image viewer
  • improved: readability of the file and folder labels
  • improved: refined user interface
  • improved: dialog boxes keyboard support
  • fixed: translation bug
  • fixed: keyboard right key navigation bug
  • fixed: folder thumbnail visual glitches

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.6 (Jun 21, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/07/20
  • new: improved user interface
  • fixed: scrolling performance issues while loading folder thumbnails or file descriptions

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.5 (May 23, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/06/20
  • new: images can be stretched to fit the screen in the built-in image viewer (disabled by default)
  • new: when using the Chinese (simplified or traditional) translation, text is displayed using the "Microsoft YaHei UI" font instead of "Segoe UI" for better readability
  • improved: the folder content preview animation is less annoying (fading instead of sliding)
  • improved: scrolling performance in folders containing images
  • improved: folders thumbnails load time
  • fixed: "Immersive Explorer Optimizer.exe" crash

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.2 (May 1, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/05/20
  • new: animated GIF support in the image viewer
  • new: images smaller than 400x400 are no longer stretched by default in the image viewer
  • new: "Immersive Explorer Optimizer.exe" will start right after you close Immersive Explorer for the 1st time
  • new: "Immersive Explorer Optimizer.exe" has 2 execution modes (the standard mode will no longer forces a complete NGEN rebuild)
  • fixed: after scrolling forward then backward, the animation previewing the content of the subfolders was no longer displayed

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0.1 (Apr 10, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/04/30
  • file type descriptions are no longer hardcoded
  • bug fixes

New in Immersive Explorer 1.0 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/04/10
  • improved: image cache management
  • fixed: some minor bugs

New in Immersive Explorer 0.9.2 Beta (Mar 17, 2014)

  • fixed: bug accidentally introduced in v0.9.1 that may cause the application to crash when clicking on a tile

New in Immersive Explorer 0.9.1 Beta (Mar 15, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/03/22
  • added: shortcut files (.lnk) support
  • added: for touch screen users: multiple items can be selected by touching them in EDIT mode (it's no longer needed to do a long press on the screen to simulate a right click)
  • improved: keyboard navigation and scrolling
  • improved: checkbox/radiobutton controls on WinVista/7 now look like native Win8 controls

New in Immersive Explorer 0.9.0 Beta (Mar 6, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/03/10
  • added: sort by name, size, date modified, date created
  • added: display hidden items and operating system protected items
  • improved: the "en.lang" translation file has been updated
  • improved: Immersive Explorer optimizer can detect when optimization is not required
  • fixed: various bugs

New in Immersive Explorer 0.8.2 Beta (Feb 28, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/03/08
  • added: wallpaper options: Desktop wallpaper and Bing Image of the Day
  • fixed: screen rotation bug
  • fixed: some JPEG images containing wrong DPI metadata were not displaying properly
  • fixed: crash on Windows Vista

New in Immersive Explorer 0.8.1 Beta (Feb 24, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/02/26
  • added: multi-select support
  • added: network drives support
  • added: "Edit location" and "Refresh" commands in the location context menu
  • added: "Advanced" button (in the VIEW command bar) with options to open a Command Prompt window and copy an item's path
  • improved: "Immersive Explorer Optimizer.exe" now forces a full native image cache reset (takes longer, but should solve the slow WPF app start up problem on any computer)
  • fixed: menus not displaying properly in fullscreen mode

New in Immersive Explorer 0.8.0 Beta (Feb 19, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/02/25
  • added: button in the Picture Viewer that opens Bing Maps to the GPS coordinates embedded in a JPEG EXIF data (if available)
  • added: wallpaper can be customized using the "Personalization" menu in the "VIEW" command bar
  • added: background color can be set to Automatic, White or Black
  • added: options to disable the built-in viewers for photos, videos, or music
  • added: Aero Snap support
  • improved: Settings panel
  • improved: Picture viewer : better handling of situations where an image's embedded thumbnail ratio is different from the actual image ratio
  • fixed: picture viewer skips the folder's 1st picture
  • fixed: various minor bugs

New in Immersive Explorer 0.7.1 Beta (Feb 10, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/02/20
  • added: online crash reporting
  • improved: navigation in the picture viewer
  • improved: detection of situations where "Immersive Explorer Optimizer.exe" needs to run
  • fixed: picture viewer crashes when the 1st picture is displayed and the user tries to display the previous picture
  • fixed: when scrolling quickly in a folder containing pictures, some thumbnails may not be loaded
  • fixed: various minor bugs

New in Immersive Explorer 0.7.0 Beta (Feb 8, 2014)

  • set the expiration date to 2014/02/15
  • added: ability to open Windows Explorer's drive/folder/file properties panel
  • added: background process that handles EXE icon extracting (ImrsvExBackground.exe)
  • improved: scrolling performance in folders containing pictures
  • improved: picture viewer performance
  • fixed: when scrolling quickly in a folder containing pictures, the wrong thumbnail may be displayed
  • fixed: various minor bugs

New in Immersive Explorer 0.6.4 Beta (Jan 30, 2014)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2014/03/30
  • improved: file/folder names containing numbers are now sorted in an human-friendly way (natural sorting)

New in Immersive Explorer 0.6.3 Beta (Jan 10, 2014)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2014/01/30
  • added: "Pin to Taskbar" support for additional locales (ZH-TW, ZH-HK, KO, TH, DA, ET, FA, FI, NB, PT-PT, SK, SR, UK)
  • fixed: improved "Pin to Taskbar" compatibility on Windows 7 (ZH-CN, JA, PT-BR, ID)
  • fixed: crash at application exit

New in Immersive Explorer 0.6.2 Beta (Dec 19, 2013)

  • fixed: "Pin to taskbar" didn't work on Windows 7
  • removed: EXE icon extracting. This was causing app crashes on some systems. Will be reintroduced in a future version.
  • added: an "Open" button in the "Edit" command bar. This allows to open pictures, videos and music files using another app instead of the built-in picture/video/music viewer.

New in Immersive Explorer 0.6.1 Beta (Dec 18, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2014/01/10
  • bug fixes and minor improvements
  • prevents the user from starting several instances in setup mode
  • the optimizer tool introduced in 0.6.0 runs automatically after 1st app exit if the .net native cache needs to be updated

New in Immersive Explorer 0.6.0 Beta (Dec 18, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/12/18
  • bug fixes
  • added "Pin to taskbar" support for additionnal locales (EN, FR, ES, DE, IT, ZH-CN, VN, JA, ID, RU, EL, CS, NL, RO, PT, PL, AR, TR)
  • added Common Folders pinning (setup only)
  • added buttons to copy MD5 and SHA1 results to the clipboard
  • added a tool to solve slow start-up issues occuring on some computers (Immersive Explorer optimizer.exe)

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.9 Beta (Nov 28, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/12/01
  • bug fixes
  • added "Pin to taskbar" support (currently, this feature is supported only on English versions of Windows)

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.8 Beta (Aug 31, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/09/15.
  • fixed a memory leak issue in the picture viewer
  • improved performance in the picture viewer (next/previous pictures are now preloaded)
  • fixed keyboard shortcuts bug

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.7 Beta (Jun 6, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/06/15.
  • added a way to install the program on the user's profile.
  • windowing : fixed the restore size bug on systems with multiple monitors, and improved the transition between maximized state and fullscreen.
  • commands at the bottom of the screen are now scaled down to avoid being truncated when the window size is too small.
  • picture viewer: pictures are now limited to a maximum 4096x4096 decode size to avoid using to much memory. This will prevent crashes that were caused by OutOfMemory exceptions.

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.6 Beta (Apr 26, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/05/25.
  • reduced the frequency of online update checking (now happens at most once per day).
  • automatic display of onscreen keyboard when text boxes are activated by touch or stylus.
  • picture viewer now supports moving pictures around using touch (pinch to zoom was already supported, but still needs improvements)
  • visual improvements.
  • improved translation support.
  • bug fixes.

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.5 Beta (Apr 14, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/04/23.
  • will not expire if no update is available after the expiration date (but an internet connection will be required to verify that no update is available yet)
  • enabled the ability to Copy or Move files/folders (single item only; multiselect will be implemented in version 0.6)
  • added the ability to display a background wallpaper
  • removed the 3d gallery mode
  • visual improvements (buttons and colors look more like the native Windows 8 visual style)
  • bug fixes (should fix a crash at startup that occured on some computers and prevented the app from being used)

New in Immersive Explorer 0.5.0 Beta (Mar 5, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/03/15
  • enabled the ability to Rename or Delete files/folders (single item only; multiselect will be implemented in version 0.6)
  • added Keyboard Shortcuts : Escape (navigate to Computer), Backspace (navigate backward), Delete, F5 (refresh), F11 (full screen), Alt+Left/Right/Up (navigate backward/forward/up), Enter (open selected file or folder)
  • added an "Open With" button

New in Immersive Explorer 0.4.1 Alpha (Feb 5, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/03/05
  • added the ability to download additionnal UI languages directly from the Settings panel

New in Immersive Explorer 0.4.0 Alpha (Jan 8, 2013)

  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/02/05
  • should be compatible with Windows Vista too (in addition to Windows 7 and Windows 8)
  • bug fixes and internal changes
  • added a Settings panel allowing to choose the UI language (automatic download of additional languages will be added in a later version)

New in Immersive Explorer 0.3.0 Alpha (Sep 14, 2012)

  • fixed a bug that blocked the display of the folder thumbnails and items count on some computers (that bug also caused the use of lots of CPU resources).
  • fixed a big performance regression issue related to thumbnails loading (introduced accidentally in version 0.1.2)
  • displays the title on audio files

New in Immersive Explorer 0.2.1 Alpha (Sep 7, 2012)

  • bug fixes and visual improvements
  • translations are now automatically downloaded
  • added controls for video playback (play/pause, skip forward/backward, stretch)
  • added another picture viewer (inherited from Windows 7 Logon Background Changer). Not optimized yet. May be removed in future versions depending on feedback.
  • pushed the expiration date to 2013/01/05

New in Immersive Explorer 0.2.0 Alpha (Sep 3, 2012)

  • bug fixes and visual improvements
  • added support for translations (english and french translations included; no automatic download yet for other languages)
  • added video thumbnails and basic video playback support (click to play/pause, no extended controls yet)
  • icon and description are now displayed for EXE files
  • pushed the expiration date to 2012/09/15

New in Immersive Explorer 0.1.2 Alpha (Aug 6, 2012)

  • bug fixes and visual improvements
  • very basic support for audio playback (no playlist support yet)
  • supports JPEG thumbnail extraction when available for faster thumbnail loading
  • on the "My Computer" screen, thumbnails are now displayed only on the "My Pictures" tile

New in Immersive Explorer 0.1.1 Alpha (Aug 1, 2012)

  • added a temporary icon for the exe file
  • fixed a compilation issue that prevented the app from working on 32bit systems