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ViVeTool-GUI Changelog

What's new in ViVeTool-GUI 1.7 Pre-release 2

Jul 13, 2023
  • Emergency Release of ViVeTool GUI from the v1.7-Testing Branch as a Hotfix for the Build Combo Box

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.7 Pre-release (Nov 5, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Faster Debug Symbol Downloading and Scanning.
  • More reliable Feature List creation.

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.6.2 (Jun 6, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Searching is now disabled while the Feature List is loading to fix numerous search-related bugs.
  • Updated AutoUpdater.NET to Version 1.7.1 (explains the new Edge WebView2 DLLs, full Edge WebView2 is not included, just the launcher DLLs to use it if it is already installed on the Users System)
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed numerous Search-related bugs while a Feature List was loading.
  • Added an exception handler when trying to use the Clipboard with insufficient permissions. (Usually AV related)
  • Added an exception handler to the Feature Scanner when trying to start symchk.exe with insufficient permissions. (Usually AV related)
  • Fixed a Null Reference Pointer Exception when preparing a network exception message
  • Feature Lists with a . in their name, for example, 22000.1 will now be displayed in the Build Combo Box. Fixes #15
  • Additional Info:
  • The next version 1.7 will include language localizations for English and German, as I am currently trying to figure out the best way to accomplish this, while also being easy for others to add new localizations with Pull Requests

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.6.1 (Apr 12, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Overhauled the Feature Scanner
  • Older User Settings now get applied and updated on newer ViVeTool GUI Versions instead of resetting the User Settings
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed a Bug that occurred if you changed the Build while searching
  • Fixed a Bug while trying to manually load a Feature List
  • Fixed the flickering somewhat while loading in the Feature List #11

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.6.0.3 (Mar 27, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the Build Combo Box not populating correctly.
  • The application now throws errors correctly, with an additional Crash Reporter
  • Cleaned up Source Code and fixed building Bugs

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.6 (Mar 21, 2022)

  • Additions:
  • About Menu got overhauled into an About & Settings Menu
  • Ability to automatically load the latest Build on Startup (#6)
  • Ability to change the Application Theme depending on the System Theme
  • These Additions are changeable in the new Settings Menu
  • Added a new Tool called ViVeTool-GUI Feature Scanner that lets you create your own Feature List with the help of mach2
  • Ability to load in a locally stored Feature List
  • Changes:
  • The Build Combo Box now sorts in decreasing order (#5)
  • The manual Theme Toggle now resides in the Settings Menu
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed Spelling mistakes

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.6 Pre-release 1 (Mar 19, 2022)

  • Additions:
  • Added #5 and #6. ViVeTool-GUI will now be able to autoload the latest Build available.
  • ViVeTool-GUI is now able to automatically use the System Theme, instead of manually setting the Theme. Meaning for example, if you set Windows 10/11 to Light Mode, ViVeTool-GUI will do so as well.
  • This behavior can be changed in the overhauled Settings Menu.
  • Changes:
  • The Build Combo Box will now be displayed in a decreasing order
  • The Settings menu has been overhauled
  • The manual Button to change the Theme is now in the Settings menu
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the Expander Text if you were rate limited by the GitHub API

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.5.2 (Mar 11, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • ViVeTool-GUI now shows an error message instead of crashing if no Network Connectivity is available or if the GitHub API is down

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.5.1 (Mar 9, 2022)

  • Improved Startup Performance by utilizing a background Thread for various Tasks
  • Improved overall performance by removing unnecessary Imports and References, as well by making the Application 64-bit by default.

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.5 (Mar 8, 2022)

  • Additions:
  • Added a button to manually change a Feature if you already have its ID
  • Changes:
  • Completely changed the Search Experience from scratch. It now searches the Feature Name and ID. Idea by @vineydhiman. See his blog post about ViVeTool-GUI
  • You will now be notified if the Feature applied successfully or not

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.4 (Mar 7, 2022)

  • Additions:
  • Added a way to manually set a Feature ID to Enabled/Disabled/Default by pressing F12
  • Changes:
  • Changed Message Boxes to RadTaskDialog boxes
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the Link Text in the About Form being unreadable in Dark Mode.

New in ViVeTool-GUI 1.3.1 (Feb 21, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed a huge Oversight in the Combo Box Code. Now instead of populating from a static Github API URL, the Application will contact the API twice to get the most up-to-date URL and populate from that instead.
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed the Network Exception Message Box incorrectly displaying the Status Description.