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WPD Changelog

What's new in WPD 1.5.2042 RC 1

Oct 17, 2021
  • Added:
  • Support for Windows 11.
  • New privacy settings.
  • New settings for blocking Windows updates.
  • Dark theme.
  • Updated:
  • The user interface has been significantly updated.
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Localization.
  • Changed:
  • The localization file now has a .json extension.
  • Fixed:
  • Possible fix for "helper" crash.

New in WPD 1.4.1834.0 (Mar 24, 2021)

  • Added:
  • Added privacy settings for Microsoft Edge (Chromium).
  • Updated:
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Localization.

New in WPD 1.4.1765.0 (Jan 14, 2021)

  • Added:
  • Settings menu.
  • Updated:
  • Build-in blocking rules.

New in WPD 1.4.1722.0 (Dec 1, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Support for October 2020 Update (2009).
  • Ability to add your own switches (Experimental Settings).
  • Updated:
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Fixed:
  • Error "Access to the registry key is denied"

New in WPD 1.3.1577.0 (Jul 9, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Switch for PerformRemediation (Task Scheduler).
  • -recommended argument
  • Updated:
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Localization.
  • Changed:
  • Switches responsible for updating Windows moved to a separate group with a master switch.
  • Fixed:
  • Displaying the Apps tab at 150% scale.
  • UsoSvc "Error Code: 1058".

New in WPD 1.3.1532.0 (May 25, 2020)

  • Added:
  • Support for May 2020 Update (2004).
  • New privacy settings.
  • New arguments.
  • Ukrainian localization.
  • Updated:
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Localization.
  • Changed:
  • Minor UI changes.
  • Fixed:
  • WebRequest security protocol.
  • Bug fixes and general improvements.

New in WPD 1.3.1323.0 (Oct 29, 2019)

  • Added:
  • Support for November 2019 Update (1909).
  • New privacy settings.
  • Turkish and French localizations.
  • Updated:
  • Localization.
  • Build-in blocking rules.
  • Command line arguments.
  • Changed:
  • Reordered group policy and scheduler settings.
  • Additional privacy settings are renamed to advanced and collapsed by default.
  • Fixed:
  • Bug fixes and general improvements.

New in WPD 1.3.1083 beta (Mar 3, 2019)

  • WPD now uses .NET Framework 4.5.
  • Added support for Windows Filtering Platform (WFP).
  • Added support for multiple languages (Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese).
  • Added new additional privacy settings.
  • Updated command line arguments.
  • Updated build-in blocking rules.
  • Group Policy "Use OneDrive for file storage" moved from Base to Additional settings.
  • Bug fixes.

New in WPD 1.2.940 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Fixed startup error on Home editions of Windows on some machines.

New in WPD 1.2.938 (Oct 10, 2018)

  • Added support for October 2018 Update.
  • Added support for Windows 10 LTSC.
  • Added support for Windows Server Standard 2016, 2019 (as you requested).
  • Added new privacy settings (depends on the version of Windows).
  • Updated command line arguments.
  • Updated build-in firewall rules.
  • User interface enhancements and improvements.
  • Code optimization (-26kb yay!).
  • Minor fixes.

New in WPD 1.2.859 (Jul 22, 2018)

  • Fixed work on Windows 10 Home, when some group policies were not applied. Note: If you are a Home user, please launch WPD with an argument -default, and then apply your settings again.

New in WPD 1.2.855 (Jul 18, 2018)

  • Fixed Windows 10 Home is being detected as unsupported edition.

New in WPD 1.2.853 (Jul 17, 2018)

  • Added support for Windows 10 Education.
  • Added unsupported OS warning.
  • Fixed helper() startup error on some machines.
  • Fixed unhandled exception in firewall tab, if third-party app prevents access to firewall.
  • Updated build-in firewall rules.

New in WPD 1.2.777 (May 1, 2018)

  • Added support for April 2018 Update.
  • Added new privacy settings (depends on Windows version)
  • Added ability to choose between Basic and Security Telemetry levels (Enterprise only)
  • Added new command line arguments. For more info check a Readme file inside the archive.
  • Added ability to see your name in the title bar (for Donators)
  • Removed the Tweaker tab, all privacy related settings moved to Privacy tab.
  • Updated build-in firewall rules.
  • User interface enhancements and improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in WPD 1.1.582 (Oct 22, 2017)

  • Added Fall Creators Update support.
  • Added command line arguments. For more info check Readme file inside the archive.
  • Added warning dialog box when trying to delete all apps.
  • Fixed work on Windows 7 and Windows 8 Home.
  • Updated build-in firewall rules.
  • Firewall notification icon now requires only the first rule to be applied.
  • Added notification label showing the date of the latest available rule (built-in or online).
  • User interface improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in WPD 1.1.512 (Aug 14, 2017)

  • Updated build-in firewall rules.
  • Minor fixes.
  • Preparing for the Fall Creators Update.

New in WPD 1.1.475 (Jul 4, 2017)

  • Appx package errors no longer terminate WPD.

New in WPD 1.1.451 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Released on 6/10/2017
  • Updated firewall rules.
  • User interface improvements.

New in WPD 1.1.435 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Released on 5/24/2017
  • Added new firewall tab.
  • Added feedback button.
  • Updated firewall rules.
  • User interface improvements.

New in WPD 1.0.385 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Released on 4/14/2017
  • Code has been rewritten and optimized.
  • New UI.
  • Added ability to delete built-in Windows Store apps.
  • Added Switch All button to the Privacy tab.
  • Added full support of Windows 10 Home.
  • Added new settings to the Tweaker tab.