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Registry First Aid Changelog

What's new in Registry First Aid 11.3.1 Build 2618

Apr 12, 2022
  • New "Windows 11 Support" Fixed to run under Windows 11; This is a FREE Upgrade to
  • Version 11.3.0 Registered Users, simply download and install over an existing
  • Installation. You current Registration code will unlock the download.

New in Registry First Aid 11.3.0 Build 2585 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • new "Scan Options" page in the Settings Dialog with options how to scan and backup registry;
  • many interface enhancements;
  • Registry Restore: default sorting of backup files by Date Created - recent date at the top, remembering last sorted column and sort direction;
  • now free trial will scan and fix all entries in some registry categories; a full set of registry categories is avaiable in registered version;
  • some language files updated;

New in Registry First Aid 11.2.0 Build 2534 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • Bugfix: on a hi-DPI screen the program remembered incorrect width and height;
  • On loading, the program now checks it's window coordinates to do not exceed screen top and left, width and height (summary of all monitors);
  • Bugfix: last compression date was not remembered;
  • Registry Search screen now contains scrolling and splitter to resize the options frame (needed if big fonts selected for the screens);
  • Some visual imnprovements;

New in Registry First Aid 11.1.1 Build 2516 (Aug 7, 2018)

  • DPI-awareness improved (for high resolution screens);
  • Bugfix: left "groups" panel did not remember it's width;
  • Bugfix: RFA Agent infinitely showed "an update is found";
  • Bugfix: "out of memory" error on 32-bit systems while downloading update;
  • Some minor bugfixes;
  • Some language files updated;

New in Registry First Aid 11.1.0 Build 2492 (Mar 5, 2018)

  • new Group View: Available Corrections: items can be grouped by correction type possible for each item.
  • Now it has six views: Category, Safety Level, Filter, Selected Correction, Available Correction and, of course, plain view "All in One List";
  • improvements in finding best corrections for registry references to moved files/folders;
  • online update for default excluded registry keys that are dangerous to modify;
  • some more NVidia keys are excluded from registry scan;
  • new registry pop-up menu command: Copy selected entries to clipboard;
  • show a mark on the currently selected correction in the list of available corrections.
  • some images updated and new added for menus;
  • bugfix: Full Backup: Warning message "There is not enough free space on the drive." was incorrectly encoded.
  • bugfix: error on deleting search or filter templates from the Template Dialog;
  • bugfix: sometimes the message "Some registry entries were not modified" appeared after a fix while all registry entries were actually changed;
  • Registry Manage: some bugfixes in Pop-up Menu Commands plugin;
  • Registry Mananage: do not reload plugin entries after menu commands that do not change registry, like "Jump to", "Open Folder" etc.;
  • bugfix: if computer was not rebooted for a long time RFA agent may not remember last registry scan date;
  • updates in help file;
  • minor bugfixes;
  • some language files updated;

New in Registry First Aid 11.0.2 Build 2455 (Feb 10, 2018)

  • Help file updates;
  • Fix: sometimes registry scan&fix may make Cortana for Windows 10 not working by deleting invalid paths from Microsoft Speech registry entries;
  • Minor bugfixes;

New in Registry First Aid 11.0.1 Build 2433 (Feb 7, 2017)

  • if automatic Restore Point creation is failed then the "System Protection" Control Panel applet is opened so user can check if the system restore service is enabled; a manual restore point may be created from there;
  • if a Restore Point creation is failed then a system reported error message is shown in the "warning" message and in the status line;
  • a default text editor assigned in the system for .reg files is used to view .reg backup files, if it is not assigned then then notepad.exe is used;
  • many language files updated;
  • bugfix: sometimes a "Range Check Error" may appear on failed creating restore point;
  • bugfix: system and full backup selected options were not remembered if a scan was not started;
  • bugfix: label "Creating restore point" was not removed from the main window if restore point was failed or not needed;
  • bugfix: the progress was incorrecly counted when registry scan was started not using multiple threads;
  • bugfix: progress-bar state was returned to incorrect status after the Warning Dialog on reaching registry errors limit;
  • some minor bugs fixed;

New in Registry First Aid 11.0.0 Build 2394 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • new interface, new icons;
  • new splash and install pictures;
  • Manage Registry: new plugin: "Pop-up Menu Commands" that allows to add/remove items in the right mouse click pop-up menu for "Desktop", "My Computer", "Directory", "Drive", "Compressed Folder", Any file (*) and any file types registered by it's extension;
  • new grouping added: by correction type; refresh on F5 if some corrections were changed by user;
  • pop-up menu is added to the left-side groups listview; it allows to make mass selections of entries in a group - in a category, in a safety level, filtered group, etc.;
  • the "Home" screen now shows numbers of found and corrected entries in a recent session, not just in a last scan. Session may include several cycles: scan->fix->back->scan->fix->back in one run of RFA;
  • Office 365 keys are moved from high risk list to the default excluded list;
  • Invalid Uninstall Records category: unknown keys and unknown non-empty values are marked as of medium safety (risk) level;
  • InvalidActiveX/COM References category: detect keys that do not have any of required values and have no subkeys;
  • Invalid File Associations category: detect invalid entries that may prevent from running executable files such as .exe, .bat, .cmd;
  • Invalid File Associations category: now more registry entries are scanned;
  • Invalid Uninstall Records category: improved scanning that detects keys without required values; unused subkeys; invalid value types;
  • setup now will not ask for Start Menu group where to save shortcuts;
  • on uninstall it now will not ask user if to delete backup folder: it will just open backup folder in file explorer and suggest to review files and delete them manually;
  • always set selection checkbox for an entry if it's correction was changed manually, regardless of risk level;
  • Registry Restore from .reg Files: save and read dates of .reg backup file creation/restore in digital format that is not depending on user locale settings, old human-readable format for previously created backups is still supported when reading files;
  • Registry Restore from .reg Files: search in .reg files now works in "full tree" mode also;
  • Invalid ActiveXCOM category: wow6432 nodes are added: SoftwareWow6432NodeClassesCLSID and SoftwareClassesWow6432NodeCLSID; that nodes may contain not only just a copy of SoftwareClassesCLSID;
  • a notification about finishing any long operation is shown at the taskbar notification area if the application is not active;
  • bugfix: selection checkbox was not set when user manually set the same correction that was already selected (except "leave as is");
  • bugfix: an error may appear in the Settings dialog on editing an excluded registry key;
  • bugfix: if the program was started with the "/autoscan" command line parameter and from simple user account, then the "Restart as Administrator" dialog will not appear;
  • bugfix in Auto-Start Programs category: file references without path and extension like "MsiExec /I{00010419-78E1-11D2-B60F-006097C998E7}" may appear incorrectly found as invalid;
  • a small bug fixed in checking correction results for entries - sometimes some entries may be successfuly corrected but reported as "failed to modify";
  • bugfix: in representing file sizes a comma was used as thousands separator, not user locale settings;
  • bugfix: progress indicator was not shown at the program taskbar button;
  • bugfix: on resize or after cancelling maximize window the treeview controls may became invisible;
  • bugfix: Registry Snapshots: access violation on reading snapshots without comment (comment was left empty in the dialog);
  • bugfix: the Settings dialog initial position was at the first system screen, now the initial position is at the same monitor as the main program window;
  • bugfix: custom pop-up dialogs interrupted user's work with other applications while the program is running at the background. - some minor bugs fixed;

New in Registry First Aid 10.1.0 Build 2292 (Jul 30, 2015)

  • Windows 10 support
  • some language files updated
  • some fixes for multi-monitor configurations
  • a few minor bugs fixed

New in Registry First Aid 10.0.0 Build 2277 (Nov 29, 2014)

  • new registry error categories:
  • Obsolete Firewall Settings,
  • Invalid TypeLib references,
  • detect more errors in legacy error categories;
  • speed improvements in the registry scanning engine;
  • filter templates for list of found errors with option to load/save;
  • search templates with option to load/save;
  • interface changes;
  • Registry Manage: "AutoStart" plugin is now compatible with Windows 8 Task Manager;
  • Invalid Run Entries category: detect and fix invalid entries in Windows XP/Vista/7 MSConfig and Windows 8 Task Manager settings;
  • bug fixed: it was possible to scan and fix registry errors after registry compression or registry restore ignoring reboot;

New in Registry First Aid 9.3.0 Build 2207 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • improvements in checking scanned registry keys for exclusions;
  • smart "Add Excluded Registry Key" dialog: detect root key and cut it from path, replace with it any root key chosen from dialog;
  • count scanned keys/dirs and show the number on statusbar - it helps to see if the program still working while the progressbar is not moving;
  • verify modified registry keys and detect those that were not corrected, option to save them in a text file;
  • Restore From .Reg Backup Files: expand contents of .reg files to second level;
  • Restore From .Reg Backup Files: now it is possible to switch view between "plain" and "full" tree view;
  • Restore From .Reg Backup Files: show selected key path in status bar;
  • Restore From .Reg Backup Files: new pop-up menu commands: "View as full tree"; "Copy key path to clipboard";
  • bug: incorrect string length was shown in entries with invalid data size;
  • bug: it was possible to make filter dialog completely invisible using transparent value option;
  • bug: it was possible to ocassionally hide the "backup" panel by moving splitter to the bottom;
  • bug: the "results" panel may be hidden if the "backup" panel is at max height and the program window is resized to min;

New in Registry First Aid 9.2.0 Build 2188 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Windows 8.1 compatibility;
  • RFA Registry Search: replace function is added: option to replace found strings with user entered values;
  • "create_bugreport.bat" file is added into the program folder to simplify manual bug-report creation;
  • some language updates;
  • default value of "Show Scanned Path in Status Bar" is changed to OFF - this increases disk scan speed on SSD drives;
  • Full Backup Restore screen: synchronize setting check marks with backup selection;
  • do not add icon to Start Menu group folder;
  • Filter dialog now have option to change it's transparency;
  • command line parameter "/fullscreen" to open the program at full screen;
  • restore maximized/normal window state on starting;
  • on first error appearance show a message to reproduce the error in order to create a full bug-report, on next exception show "open bug-report?" dialog;
  • Registry Snapshots: avoid errors on clicking buttons when saving long undo/redo .reg files;
  • error handling for loading/saving colors from settings; no error on loading colors from read-only files;
  • bug with casual deleting registration information from settings if it was entered on a first program start;

New in Registry First Aid 9.1.0 Build 2157 (Feb 19, 2013)

  • support of Windows 2008;
  • do not show help message if automatic scan was started;
  • language files were updated;
  • create restore point only once per day, not in every session run;
  • show total size of registry hives available for Full Backup;
  • bugfix: last full backup date was not loaded and cleared on exit if the program started with parameter "/autoscan";
  • bugfix: incorrect sorting registry hives to defragment by clicking on column caption;
  • bugfix: size of total registry bytes saved from last defragment was not remembered;

New in Registry First Aid 9.0.0 Build 2142 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • many interface changes;
  • Windows 8 compatibility;
  • new error category "Invalid Uninstall records";
  • registry scan is now much faster;
  • some basic adaptation to touchscreens;
  • support of multi-monitor configurations;
  • fast "open in RegEdit" functions;
  • close filter and legend forms on Escape key press;
  • new "Item Menu" button near the "Filter" button to access mouse pop-up menu items on touchscreens;
  • button caption changed from "Back" to "Reset Results" after registry search to avoid confusion;
  • show paths to scan for corrections before registry scan, show "Configure" button to open the Settings dialog;
  • Registry Manage: refresh the lists on F5 key press;
  • Registry Compress: show summary sizes of used and saved registry files;
  • Advanced Settings: color example interface errors are fixed;
  • Advanced Settings: option to hide statistics at the Home screen is added;
  • Advanced Settings: multiselection is added to the excluded strings, paths to scan for corrections and excluded paths lists;
  • help file is updated;
  • home screen adoptations for displays with large fonts;
  • setup: ask to delete settings and user exclusions on uninstall;
  • bugfix: full backup creation could not be canceled;
  • some language files updated;
  • known bugs are fixed;

New in Registry First Aid 9.0.0 Build 2142 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • many interface changes
  • Windows 8 compatibility
  • new error category "Invalid Uninstall records"
  • registry scan is now much faster
  • some basic adaptation to touchscreens
  • support of multi-monitor configurations
  • fast "open in RegEdit" functions
  • close filter and legend forms on Escape key press
  • new "Item Menu" button near the "Filter" button to access mouse pop-up menu items on touchscreens
  • button caption changed from "Back" to "Reset Results" after registry search to avoid confusion
  • show paths to scan for corrections before registry scan, show "Configure" button to open the Settings dialog
  • Registry Manage: refresh the lists on F5 key press
  • Registry Compress: show summary sizes of used and saved registry files
  • Advanced Settings: color example interface errors are fixed
  • Advanced Settings: option to hide statistics at the Home screen is added
  • Advanced Settings: multiselection is added to the excluded strings, paths to scan for corrections and excluded paths lists
  • help file is updated
  • home screen adoptations for displays with large fonts
  • setup: ask to delete settings and user exclusions on uninstall
  • bugfix: full backup creation could not be canceled
  • some language files updated
  • known bugs are fixed

New in Registry First Aid 8.3.0 Build 2051 (Oct 9, 2012)

  • RFA Registry Manage: + icon for "Open Folder" menu command;
  • RFA Registry Manage: a few bugs are fixed;
  • RFA Registry Manage: show all items sorted;
  • bugfix: RFA settings: risk icons were not loaded and displayed;
  • "Select all" checkbox added to the select scan categories screen;
  • show common size of snapshot files at the welcome screen;
  • bugfix: some "shared DLLs" were incorrectly marked as "not used";
  • language files are updated;

New in Registry First Aid 8.2.0 Build 2048 (Jan 28, 2012)

  • show number of avaialable suggested corrections if one or more found for each error entry
  • icon for shortcut folder in Start Menu;
  • icon added to "open in RegEdit" menu for Registry Manage;
  • option to restore default Excluded Paths to Scan for Corrections in settings;
  • new dialog to enter or edit excluded registry keys;
  • show number of excluded items near every category in Excluded Registry Keys;
  • show affected category excluded lists in confirmation dialog on adding excluded entries from the list of found errors;
  • quick jump to an entry in the list of found errors on starting type key name/value/invalid string;
  • RFA agent bug fixed - it may appear that the last registry scan date is not correct;
  • Registry Manage "Open with.." plugin: read module descriptions from resource strings;
  • Registry Manage bug fixed - only BHO plugins with not empty ProdID were listed;
  • Registry Manage: quick jump to an entry in the list of found errors on typing item name;
  • Registry Manage: some long strings were truncated in the list;
  • Registry Manage: plugin BHO - read wow6432node key;
  • Restore Full Backups: option to select and delete several backups at once;
  • Restore Full Backup: show backup folder size under the backup list;

New in Registry First Aid 8.1.0 Build 2031 (Apr 11, 2011)

  • fixed bug: on some computers RFA raised error when compressing the registry;
  • fixed bug: last registry scan date was not remembered if no search for correction was done;
  • setup will now detect previous major version installed and ask if user wants to uninstall it;
  • fixed bug: "Restore from .reg files" window did not load it's size and position from common settings;
  • fixed bug: "Legend" window did incorrectly show "search" image at the "safe" risk level item;
  • fixed bug: Platinum features were not shown in registered standard version and cannot be enabled from the Advanced Settings;
  • fixed bug: RFA did not update window caption after changing interface language;
  • fixed some inteface font problems under 120 dpi screen resolution (large fonts);
  • decreased size of RFA installation file;
  • Registry Search feature now has list of excluded registry keys under the Advanced Settings;
  • Excluded Registry Keys settings now have new selection list for excluded categories - with pictures;
  • some language translations are updated;
  • some help topics are updated;
  • Legend window is now more clear - it draws error category items in bold.

New in Registry First Aid 8.0.1 Build 2017 (Mar 11, 2011)

  • fixed bug: under some Windows 32-bit XP SP3 RFA found several thousands false errors under Invalid File Associations and ActiveX/COM categories and was unable to "fix" them;
  • now all windows have the same position and sizes, except for settings dialog (this behavior can be changed by adding EqualFormBounds=0 string into RFA.ini); if a registry string value has incorrect size stored in the registry, RFA now shows size it will be corrected to;
  • correction pop-up menu displayed incorrect icon for "modify" correction under some error categories;
  • double-click over a registry entry now will open RegEdit.exe;
  • icons for found entries under Registry Search feature when view mode is set to "view by error level";
  • sometimes incorrect number of total entries in status bar after fixing;
  • settings dialog cannot be closed and "edit task" button cannot be clicked twice while scheduler task properties dialog is opened;
  • several minor bugs were fixed.

New in Registry First Aid 8.0.0 (Mar 11, 2011)

  • Windows 32 & 64 bit support;
  • full unicode support;
  • new interface;
  • new enhanced registry scan engine;
  • speed of registry snapshot comparison is much increased;
  • default excluded registry keys are now internal - only user exclusions will be shown in the settings dialog;
  • settings now are stored in one file instead of several registry user hives;
  • user exclusions now may be easily backuped/copied to other computers;
  • Registry Editor 5.00 format is used for .reg backup files;
  • support of both Registry Editor 4 (Windows 9x/NT/2000) and Registry Editor 5 (XP/Vista/7) formats in registry restore and snapshot comparison;
  • preventing from running 32-bit version under WOW64 on 64-bit systems;
  • Copy to Clipboard Registry Path function added to the pop-up menu;

New in Registry First Aid 7.1.1 Build 1733 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • improved Windows 7 compatibility;
  • fixed bug with not removing empty folders remained in backup folder after full registry restore;
  • updates in language files;

New in Registry First Aid 7.1.0 Build 1719 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • added new excluded keys into the default list;
  • language files were updated.
  • "Search for Keywords" feature now scans HKEY_USERS instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER key, (HKEY_USERS key includes HKEY_CURRENT_USER as a subkey with name like S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-1xxx and all other currently logged in users);
  • new option to hide/show read-only keys in "Search for Keywords" feature independed from "Scan for Registry Errors" feature;
  • "Save found keys into a text file" was not working in "Search for Keywords" feature;
  • if no errors were found the Error Category checkboxes were locked until user click "Back" to return to the home page;
  • fixed freeze while RFA corrects errors under ClassesHTTP and ClassesHTTPS keys;
  • some minor problems fixed;

New in Registry First Aid 7.0.0.1648 (Nov 26, 2008)

  • new interface;
  • new enhanced fast and smart registry scanning algorithm;
  • detecting new errors: mismatch of string lengths stored in the registry;
  • detecting new error category: bad ActiveX/COM registrations;
  • new option to ignore "no permission to modify" registry entries
  • that Vista has many;
  • in addition to system registry backup Registry First Aid
  • now creates separate backup of every registry file;
  • easy managing and restoring registry backup files;
  • enhanced registry compression/defragmentation;
  • show summary compression size and ratio;
  • store and show statistics about found/corrected problems, registry
  • defragmentation sizes, last searches, stored registry snapshots,
  • available plug-ins for Registry Management (Platinum version only),
  • full registry backups and small .reg backup files created;
  • new view added: view all found errors at one screen;
  • when "View by filter" is selected, filter options will not cover
  • list of errors - they will be opened in separate window;
  • error category buttons now can be placed horizontally or vertically -
  • switch by a double-click on any button;

New in Registry First Aid 6.1.0 Build 1539 (Nov 24, 2007)

  • Standard version now can be upgraded to Platinum version;
  • Platinum version: explore previously created registry snapshots, export any registry key from snapshots into .reg files;
  • Agent settings are moved to special page at settings dialog;
  • fixed bug not saving settings before registry compression

New in Registry First Aid 6.1.0.1533 (Nov 22, 2007)

  • Standard version now can be upgraded to Platinum version;
  • Platinum version: explore previously created registry snapshots, export any registry key from snapshots into .reg files;
  • Agent settings are moved to special page at settings dialog;
  • bug not saving settings before registry compression;

New in Registry First Aid 6.0.0 (Mar 31, 2007)

  • Vista compatibility:
  • support running in a least privileged environment;
  • support of Vista registry;
  • display snapshot descriptions in registry snapshot lists;
  • new and improved algorithms giving more thorough searches,
  • faster working, and greater reliability;
  • filtering and sorting found registry entries;
  • * option to scan for errors all user registry hives is available under
  • full administrator only;

New in Registry First Aid 5.0.2 (Aug 19, 2006)

  • "Home" button is added to the all pages;
  • few bug fixes;
  • updated language files are included to the setup;

New in Registry First Aid 5.0.1 build 1153 (Jul 21, 2006)

  • "Home" button is added to the all pages;
  • few bug fixes;
  • updated language files are included to the setup