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Red Button Changelog

What's new in Red Button 5.98

Jan 3, 2024
  • The speed of disk cleanup analysis has been greatly increased
  • Added new and updated existing disk cleanup features
  • Added new tweak
  • Improved GUI and sound designs

New in Red Button 5.97 (Aug 30, 2023)

  • Increased disk cleanup speed
  • Added new tweaks
  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Updated disk cleanup features
  • Improved sound design
  • The "Performance Tweaks" section renamed to "Tweaks"

New in Red Button 5.96 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • Added new performance tweaks
  • Updated disk cleanup features
  • Improved design

New in Red Button 5.95 (Feb 1, 2023)

  • Added a new performance tweak
  • Updated disk cleanup features
  • Improved GUI
  • Added a new visual effect

New in Red Button 5.94 (Oct 19, 2022)

  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Improved the function of creating system restore points
  • Added the ability to change the font of the program's GUI
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 5.93 (Aug 9, 2022)

  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Updated performance tweaks
  • Updated disk cleanup features
  • Improved user interface
  • Added dark theme
  • Bug fixes

New in Red Button 5.92 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • Added new performance tweaks
  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Added new registry cleaning features
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 5.91 (May 16, 2022)

  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Updated disk cleanup features
  • Added visual effects

New in Red Button 5.9 (Mar 5, 2022)

  • Added the ability to colorize features according to the color scale of risk levels
  • Improved performance tweaks
  • Added new disk cleaning features and updated existing ones
  • Updated registry cleanup features

New in Red Button 5.8 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • Added support for Windows 11
  • Updated disk and registry cleanup features
  • Improved user interface
  • Bug fixes

New in Red Button 5.7 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • Added a new group of features for cleaning the registry from application data
  • Added new disk cleaning features
  • Added the "Disable Inventory Collector" feature to the performance tweaks
  • Added the option to automatically close Red Button after applying changes in a system
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 5.6 (Sep 10, 2021)

  • Added new disk cleaning features and updated existing ones
  • Added new performance tweaks
  • Other improvements

New in Red Button 5.5 (Aug 11, 2021)

  • Added new disk cleaning features and updated existing ones
  • Added new performance tweaks and updated existing ones
  • In the disk cleaner added the ability to hide features for not detected applications
  • Other improvements

New in Red Button 5.4 (Dec 28, 2019)

  • Added new performance tweaks
  • Updated disk cleaning features
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 5.3 (Dec 28, 2019)

  • Added new performance tweaks
  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Updated disk cleaning features
  • Bug fixes

New in Red Button 5.2 (Dec 28, 2019)

  • Added new features for removing Windows components
  • Improved user interface
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 5.1 (Feb 15, 2019)

  • Added new registry cleaning features
  • Updated disk cleaning features and
  • Added new; improved user interface
  • Minor bug fixes
  • Other minor
  • Improvements

New in Red Button 4.2 (Oct 9, 2013)

  • Added the option to shut down a system after pressing the red button
  • Added the "Save to text file" option for analysis of disk and registry cleaners
  • Improved disk and registry cleaning
  • Other minor improvements

New in Red Button 4.1 (Apr 10, 2012)

  • In the new version added the data eraser module that will allow you to completely remove sensitive data from a storage device. Also, improved cleaning for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and memory dumps.

New in Red Button 4.0 (Oct 21, 2011)

  • In the new version added the option to manage system restore points, improved reliability and performance, added the ability to create portable version of the program, improved cleaning for Mozilla Firefox and Opera, improved GUI, added the speech option, many other minor changes and improvements.

New in Red Button 3.99.5 (Aug 16, 2011)

  • In the new version improved analysis and increased reliability for the disk cleaner module;
  • Added cleaning for Java, Microsoft Silverlight and QuickTime;
  • Improved cleaning for Internet Explorer, Opera and Safari;
  • Improved features for removing OS components.

New in Red Button 3.99 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Improved modules for disk and registry cleaning,
  • improved module for removing OS components,
  • GUI and reliability improvements,
  • bug fixes.

New in Red Button 3.98.5 (May 20, 2011)

  • Improved features of OS Components module,
  • Added Windows Error Reporting cleaning,
  • Updated Google Chrome cleaning,
  • Improved GUI,
  • Bug fixes.

New in Red Button 3.98 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • The version offers new and improved features of Performance Tweaks module, updated Google Chrome history cleaning, minor GUI improvements.

New in Red Button 3.97.1 (Feb 5, 2011)

  • The new version offers users improved overall performance and stability of the program.
  • Fixed bug of latest version that caused the program to crash on some system configurations when the features window opening.

New in Red Button 3.97 (Jan 18, 2011)

  • The new version offers users Adobe Flash Player cleaning, the significantly improved OS components module, including more than twenty new features, minor GUI improvements, bug fixes.

New in Red Button 3.96 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • The version offers users the new feature removal of invalid shortcuts, improved Disk Cleaner Wildcards features, improved safety of the program, improved GUI , bug fixes.

New in Red Button 3.95 (Sep 8, 2010)

  • Dramatically improved disk cleaner and bug fixes

New in Red Button 3.94 (Jul 12, 2010)

  • Improved performance of the disk and registry cleaners, improved user interface, bug fixes

New in Red Button 3.93 (May 30, 2010)

  • Significantly improved the module of registry cleaning,
  • added new features,
  • improved user interface,
  • bug fixes

New in Red Button 3.92 (Mar 3, 2010)

  • Added support for 64-bit versions of Windows,
  • Added new features,
  • Improved program design,
  • Improved user interface.

New in Red Button 3.91 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Enhanced right-click menu options for analyze list
  • Improved user interface
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Red Button 3.8 (Oct 15, 2009)

  • Support for Windows 7 is added
  • Some features are improved

New in Red Button 3.75 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • Exclusions is added, bug fixes, GUI improved

New in Red Button 3.7 (Aug 16, 2009)

  • The new group of features for an error-checking in Windows registy is added, bugs fixed

New in Red Button 3.65 (Jun 22, 2009)

  • Improved support for Windows XP Service Pack 3
  • The feature Desktop Shortcuts is improved
  • Minor GUI bugs fixed

New in Red Button 3.6 (May 20, 2009)

  • Possibility of handle through the command line is added
  • The feature Hotfix Uninstallers is considerably improved

New in Red Button 3.55 (Apr 13, 2009)

  • Display of current options of system is added

New in Red Button 3.5 (Mar 12, 2009)

  • Added possibility of analysis garbage files
  • Considerably improved GUI
  • Program work as a whole is improved
  • Bug fixes
  • The feature "Disable windows animation" included in "Disable Visual Effects"
  • Added new features:
  • Disable Ballon Tips (Vista)
  • Disable Program Compatibility Assistant
  • Disable Search Assistant
  • Disable Visual Effects
  • Optimize Hard Drive When Idle
  • Clipboard
  • Downloaded Installations
  • Empty Folders
  • Files Discarded by Windows Upgrade
  • Hotfix Uninstallers
  • Zero Length Files
  • Improved features:
  • Disable Prefetch
  • Delete Help
  • Backup Files
  • Desktop Shortcuts
  • Scandisk Files
  • Temporary Files
  • Windows Logs

New in Red Button 3.4 (Jan 23, 2009)

  • Added new features:
  • Delete Backup/Backup Status and Configuration
  • Delete HyperTerminal
  • Delete NetworkProjection
  • Delete Remote Desktop Connection
  • Delete Snipping Tool
  • Delete Synchronize/Sync Center
  • Delete Windows Defender
  • Delete Windows Live Messenger Download
  • Delete Windows Updates
  • Improved features:
  • Disable Automatic Windows Update – rebooting not required
  • Disable Error Reporting (Vista) – reliability is raised
  • Disable Firewall – rebooting not required
  • Disable Indexing Service – reliability is raised
  • Disable Messenger Service –rebooting not required
  • Disable Remote Registry Service – reliability is raised
  • Disable Task Scheduler – reliability is raised
  • Disable Time Synchronization – rebooting not required
  • Disable Windows Defender – rebooting not required
  • Disable Windows Security Center – rebooting not required
  • Remove Wallpaper from Desktop – rebooting not required
  • Delete Accessibility Options – more complete deleting
  • Delete Help – more complete deleting
  • Delete Tablet PC – more complete deleting