What's new in Multiscreen Blank 2.11.1.0
Dec 3, 2023
- Added better error handling for monitor reload. Please send bug reports if this continues to be a problem.
- Show "install update" context menu item more consistently
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.11.0.0 (Apr 29, 2023)
- Track current state based on physical device ID and restore it when reloading configuration even if the screen bounds changed (e.g. when a game changes screen resolution). Note that you should enable "Automatically reload screen layout when physical display configuration changes" on the Blanking tab for optimal use of this feature.
- Fix issue where blankers get "orphaned" from the monitor icons in the main window and can't be closed that way
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.10.1.0 (Mar 18, 2023)
- Don't show tutorial on dimmed screens
- Added /showtutorial and /cleartutorial command line arguments to forcibly disable tutorial in scripts on fresh installations
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.10.0.0 (Mar 15, 2023)
- Added tutorial text for first-time use to avoid getting stuck on a blank window
- Launching the program with no command line arguments will restore the main window if it was minimized. Use /minimized (which has existed from the beginning) if you need to predictably launch it minimized.
- Update window title bar to handle dark mode (requires a recent version of Windows 10 or 11)
- Added troubleshooting information about your monitor configuration to the Feedback dialog to make issue investigation easier
- Added DWM blend modes to scraps: Mica, Acrylic, Tabbed (OS-dependent, primarily targets Windows 11 22H2)
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.9.0.0 (Feb 19, 2023)
- Added image layout for scraps including center, tile, and stretch
- Added Copy to Clipboard from scrap
- Added option to hide cursor from mirrored screen (can avoid a known crash sometimes)
- Fixed bug when using /mirror command line and specifying a destination region
- Removed build number from About box
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.8.0.0 (Mar 31, 2022)
- Screen mirroring enhancements including flip/rotate, effects, and borderless mode
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.7.0.0 (Feb 6, 2022)
- Freeze part of the screen by clicking and dragging to select a region (this uses the existing Scraps functionality)
- Added Esc keyboard shortcut to reveal blanked screen
- Recover orphaned mirrors by moving them to the current screen (for all mirrors or just mirrors of a specific monitor)
- Fix crash when attempting to open Settings window from system tray when it was already open
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.6.0.0 (Oct 25, 2021)
- Added full installer option which makes it much easier to stay up to date and includes other advantages. This can run in either per-user or all-users (admin) mode. You may continue to use Standalone releases if you prefer.
- Added automatic updater
- Added /uninstall command line to clean up standalone installs
- Added EULA
- Added Feedback dialog for reporting issues from the app itself
- Renamed main window "Multiscreen Blank"
- Added tray icon notification
- Fixed capitalization of various menus and buttons
- Added Apply to settings dialog
- Dark theme fixes to menus and several dialogs (not all)
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.5.0.0 (Sep 19, 2021)
- Added new icons and reloading when physical display configuration changes
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.4.0.1 (Jul 22, 2021)
- Fixed broken saving of settings on the Blanking tab
- Added configuration file auto-backup functionality to (hopefully) fix issues when Windows Update improperly shuts down apps and corrupts MultiscreenBlank's configuration file
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.4.0.0 (Apr 12, 2021)
- Added support for scrap command line arguments: color, keycolor, image, effect, position
- Added ability to save current scrap image to disk
- Right-click on a scrap to quickly copy its command line for later use, including image
- Added Invert Colors to blank screen, useful for using an empty screen as a backlight for video calls
- Quickly convert a blank screen to a scrap occupying identical dimensions
- Update check no longer freezes up main window if it takes too long due to slow connection
- Moved blanking settings to their own tab
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.3.2.0 (Dec 6, 2020)
- Add /unmirror command line argument
- Rename "id" to "tag" for scraps (though "id" will still work)
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.3.1.0 (Nov 23, 2019)
- Add /toggledimXX command line argument
- Add "Check for Updates" button in settings
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.3.0.0 (Oct 28, 2019)
- Added scraps, floating region mirroring, and shortcuts
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.2.0 (Mar 19, 2019)
- Adds screen mirroring, labeling of individual screens, and dark theme
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.1.0 (Mar 19, 2019)
- Fixes issues with Windows DPI scaling, inconsistent command-line argument operation, and bugs with dimming. Adds screen blanking support to the desktop context menu (optional).
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.0.6 (Mar 19, 2019)
- Adds ability to turn off blank screen warning, /quit command line parameter, and blank monitor context menu
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.0.5 (Mar 19, 2019)
- Fixes command-line bug that prevented monitors from being revealed
New in Multiscreen Blank 2.0.4 (Mar 19, 2019)
- Major update with a reimagined user interface and many improvements that have been requested over the years