Process Liquidator Changelog

What's new in Process Liquidator 2.1.0.0

Dec 27, 2013
  • updated function to check for new version
  • changed default location for configuration files to %APPDATA%\Process Liquidator
  • reduced flickering when process list is resized/updated
  • allow "System" process to be displayed
  • small tweaks to the GUI
  • changed default font to Arial for skins
  • no longer using UPX to compress executable
  • updated the ReadMe.txt file
  • removed option 'Single left click terminates process'
  • removed \config\ folder from app directory - unneeded (existing users can delete this directory)
  • removed option for double left mouse click - this action now always shows process windows
  • removed 3rd party software offer from installer (Install Monetizer)
  • fixed bug where wrong process action could occur if a process was double clicked
  • fixed bug where pressing the up/down arrow keys to display process info for the previous/next process would display worng process info
  • correctly detect primary mouse button
  • fixed a bug where the active skin name was not displayed in combination control
  • fixed a bug in update check function
  • several other misc. bug fixes

New in Process Liquidator 2.0.0.0 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • added a proper GUI for listing processes, configuration options and messages
  • panel added which shows some basic information about the selected process (name, PID, architecture, windows, child processes, owner and domain)
  • added label to show total number of processes in the list
  • added an internal message prompt
  • added 3 additional methods to terminate a process
  • added ability to manual refresh the process list
  • added ability to show/hide the process list when mouse cursor enters a predefined screen edge region. up to 3 regions can be activated and their width and height is adjustable
  • added option to list process windows when process is double clicked
  • added option to list only visible, or all windows belonging to a process
  • added customizable fade transition to GUI
  • added ability to display child processes
  • added option to display the process list on either the left (default) or right side of screen
  • process are now displayed in a list instead of a tray menu
  • registration code was removed
  • admin privileges are required to work with processes
  • bug reports are now handled through the 12bytes.org website
  • program update checking improvements
  • several code optimizations and UI improvements
  • changed exe name to procliq.exe
  • exe no longer compressed with UPX
  • "Share" link now uses a social sharing website
  • fixed installer where it would not offer to elevate privilege for limited user

New in Process Liquidator 1.2.0.0 (May 17, 2011)

  • added a "tell a friend" link to config GUI
  • misc. code cleanup and optimizations
  • small update to bug reporting
  • fixed bug where junk files could be written to Windows directory (fragments of config.ini)
  • fixed bugs with update checking - "Updates" key can be deleted from config.ini
  • added missing version number to config GUI title

New in Process Liquidator 1.1.0.0 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • PL now makes up to 5 attempts over 5 seconds to kill a process
  • a message is displayed if the process could not be terminated
  • in addition to the name, PL now shows PID in warning message
  • process identification now used PID (change is transparent to user)
  • fix small typo in support URI