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Process Lasso 6.7.0.6

Change GUI Change 'Auto update' buttons on update notification dialogs to 'Update Now' and remove deprecated manual update option
Change GUI Move per-process restraint count column to default position 3, instead of lost in the wilderness near position 10
Change Core Improve performance under some scenarios
Change Update PostUpdate.exe launched after automated update
Fix Update Fix failure to handle running logviewer.exe instance(s) on update
Fix Startup Fix inappropriate UAC elevation prompts shown at user login under some scenarios
Fix Licensing Fix error with some types of license codes
 
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Process Lasso 6.7.0.14

Fix Core Fix certain user-configured ProBalance CPU affinity adjustments didn't restore original affinities
Fix Core Fix performance issue with start of GUI
Change Core Improve interoperability with Symantec security software
Change GUI Default to process icons off, due to some malfunctional third-party shell extensions trying to draw overlays on them, and crashing the Process Lasso GUI
Change GUI Cosmetic changes to update notification dialog for unlicensed users
Change Core Reduce PC energy consumption when using Keep Awake mode
Change Build Build system improvements
 
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Process Lasso 6.7.0.28

Fix Core Fix issue with 'drop one core' CPU affinity changes with ProBalance restraint
Change GUI Automatically repair performance counter registrations if found to be broken. Fixes failure of CPU core utilization/parking graph to display.
Change Languages Update languages
 
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Process Lasso 6.7.0.42

Addition GUI Add 8 hour option to keep awake
Fix GUI Do not stop governor service when GUI is exiting.
Fix Core Improve migration of watchdog rules when updating from old version
Change Core Restore code to migrate process watchdog rules from older versions
Change GUI Double-click on system tray icon now opens context menu
Change GUI Allow watchdog (advanced) process rules to be created with expired trial version
Change Build Switch to VC10 Platform toolset, drop last bit of W2K and XP<SP2 support
 
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Process Lasso 6.7.0.52
Fix GUI Fix behavior of double click on system tray icon in recent builds. It now does not respond to double clicks.
Fix GUI Fix Win 8.1 issue of 'zombie' processes listed
Fix GUI Fix 'Clear all' button in ProBalance exclusions dialog
Fix Core Fix change to refresh rate was being logged even if logging was disabled
Fix LogViewer Fix CSV export not compatible with Excel
Change LogViewer CSV export now dumps current view, filters applied
Change LogViewer Don't show log entries with no text translation
Change Core Ignore some critical Comodo processes
Change Core Expand max size of log file before it gets rotated
Change Installer Remove plLogToCSV demo/benchmarking tool
Change GUI/Core Remove confusing 'forced active' power profile from Energy Saver
 
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Process Lasso 6.7.0.64
Fix Core Fix issue with default CPU affinities referencing cores greater than 31 not being applied correctly.
Fix Core Fix failure to set governor to run as service under specific (non-system) user account.
Fix GUI Fix control tab ordering in Keep Running config dialog
Change Core Refactored the 'Keep Running' (auto-restart process) feature. You can now keep multiple instances of the same process running with differing command lines.
Change Core Revert to older, more effective, behaviorr of Gaming/Multimedia mode.
Change Core Allow IP based activation in the event DNS resolution fails
Change GUI Language updates.
 
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Process Lasso 6.8.0.4

Change GUI Change position of current Power Profile overlaid on graph to lower right quadrant
Change GUI Change position of Keep PC Awake timer overlaid on graph to upper right quandrant
Change GUI Remove some less than useful menu items to improve overall presentation
Change GUI Remove gaming mode from system tray menu (workstation edition)
Change Core Tweak to ProBalance behavior
Change Core General source maintenance
Fix Core Fix to recent Keep Running refactoring
Fix Core Minor fixes
Fix GUI Fix slow app init in recent builds due to large log files
Fix GUI Minor presentation fixes
 
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Process Lasso 6.8.0.6

Change Core Change to exception handling
Fix GUI Fix to some of the static controls in About box
Fix InstallHelper Fix to /code command line switch for unattended install
 
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Process Lasso 6.9.3.0

Addition Core Enable new ProBalance statistics collection
Addition GUI Show ProBalance counts over graph (total restraints and restraints today)
Addition GUI Add toggle for new ProBalance counters shown over graph
Addition GUI Add link to Windows Power Options in EnergySaver dialog
Change GUI Some refactoring of Energy Saver dialog
Change GUI Process icons shown by default
Change All Licensing system improvements
Change All Switch all executables to embedded manifests
Change GUI Minor menu and text adjustments
Change GUI Minor adjustments to ProcessLassoLauncher behavior
Change GUI Continued refinement of log entry action descriptions
Change GUI Continued refinement of informative and error message texts
Change Update Delete some deprecated registry values
Change Updater Delete deprecated external manifests
Change Localization Update Finnish
 

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Process Lasso 7.0.0.0

Enhancement Insights More improvements to ProBalance Insights and infrastructure
Enhancement Insights Improve accuracy of embedded responsiveness meter
Enhancement GUI Added manual Gaming Mode toggle to system tray menu. Workstation Edition only.
Enhancement GUI Add 'Gaming Mode' graph overlay indicator
Enhancement GUI Add button to launch ProBalance Insights
Enhancement GUI Use total process I/O as a criteria to be placed in the Active Processes list
Enhancement GUI Added 'Delta I/O' column to Full and Active process lists
Fix GUI Fix some columns in the Active processes list not updating in some circumstances
Change GUI Improve performance of Active processes list
Change GUI Remove per-process memory graph embedded in Active processes list
Change GUI System tray icon changes on ProBalance restraint
Change GUI Minor restructuring of process context and main app menus
Change GUI Consolidate 'Terminate' and 'Force terminate' process context menu items. Now only offering forcible termination by the item 'Terminate'.
Change GUI Fix issue seen when new column added; could cause some saved column widths to be a bit out of whack
Change GUI Some small code optimizations and improvements
Change Installer Don't prompt before downloading correct edition
Change Installer Allow silent/unattended install to correct edition via dynamic download
Change Installer Consolidate installer options 'Reset defaults' and 'Reset window positions' into the first of the two, and ensure it is not selected by default
Removal Installer Remove deprecated is_writable install module
Change Localization Update Italian
Change Localization Update Japanese
 

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Process Lasso 7.0.2.4

Enhancement CPUEater Cosmetic overhaul of CPUEater ProBalance Demo
Enhancement CPUEater Improved application icon for CPUEater ProBalance Demo
Enhancement CPUEater Add 'ProBalance just acted' notification to show clearly when ProBalance acted on the CPU consuming demo
Enhancement GUI Improvements to ProBalance Advanced Options Dialog
Enhancement GUI Cosmetic improvements to ProBalance Exclusions Dialog
Enhancement GUI Cosmetic improvements to Game and Multimedia Processes Dialog
Addition GUI Add 'Clear' button to Game and Multimedia Processes Dialog
Addition GUI Add ProBalance menu item for 'Disable core parking during restraint'
Enhancement Insights Improve response of ProBalance enable/disable toggle
Change InstallHelper Default to manage the processes of all users
Fix InstallHelper Fix inappropriate reset of config when user chooses to reconfigure Lasso's startup behavior (including manual reinstall)
Fix CPUEater Fix manifest not embedded in 32-bit CPUEater
Fix GUI Fix issue saving config ProBalance advanced option 'disable core parking during restraint'
Fix GUI Fix issue with manually unticking default affinity CPUs greater than #31 in process context menu
Fix GUI Fix issue where saving a secondary watchdog rule that closely resembles a prior rule would cause it to be lost
Change Localization Updated Japanese
 

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Process Lasso 7.1.0.0

Fix GUI Fix for a reported crash
Fix GUI Fix for process icon mismatch that could occur under certain circumstances
Enhancement Build Synchronize and fix all module metadata
Enhancement Build Add sanity check for translations to ensure they are never inadvertently tossed out (reset to English)
Enhancement Build Misc source code improvements, new unit tests, and pre-emptive maintenance
Change Localization Update Chinese Traditional
Change Localization
 

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Process Lasso 7.2

Enhancement All Add custom 'Bitsum Highest Performance' power plan for NT6+
Enhancement Core Gaming Mode automatically induces the new 'Bitsum Highest Performance' power plan
Change Core Add a couple COMODO processes to the list of ignored processes (use of this list can be toggled in Options menu)
Change InstallHelper Change manifest to force run with administrative rights
Fix ParkControl Minor fix to display of number of cores parked when parking disabled
Change Localization Update Japanese
Change Localization Update Italian
Change Localization Update German
Change Localization Update Russian
 

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Process Lasso 7.6

Fix Core Fixed a theoretical race condition that could have resulted in a crash (never known to)
Addition GUI/Core Add ability to auto-trigger improved Gaming Mode via any Steam child process, with others coming soon
Addition GUI/Core Added first rendition of 'SmartTrim', the first ever non-braindead RAM optimization algorithm in the world. Refinement continues, still early dev.
Addition GUI Add 'limit CPU use' in parenthesis of CPU affinity menu items so users better understand their effective use.
Change Core Allow manually set refresh rates w/o sanity checks (a user request, enabled in beta builds only)
Change GUI System tray tooltip abbreviated app name now 'Lasso' not 'ProLasso'
Change GUI Minor menu consistency improvements
Change GUI Move gaming mode process designation for more intuitive access
Change Installer Remove local CHM from installer. ~1Mb savings, new installer size about 1Mb.
Change GUI Update Japanese
Change GUI Update Chinese Simplified
Change GUI Update Chinese Traditional
Change GUI Update German
Change GUI Update Italian
Change GUI Update Finnish
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Process Lasso 7.8.0.1

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Change GUI Update Chinese Simplified
Change GUI Update Chinese Traditional
Change GUI Update Finnish
Change GUI Update Russian
Fix Installer Fix a rare uninstall/reinstall scenario with the custom power plan
 

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Process Lasso 8.1.0.0

Addition GUI Add menu items for graceful termination wait settings in General Options
Addition Core Add safety for improper shutdown of core engine while in gaming mode
Fix Core Fix issue where some types of log events were written to log even when logging was fully disabled
Fix Core Fix issue where Polish and PTBR DLLs were subject to 'improper image' issues due to a build order anomaly.
Fix GUI Fix Dismiss button in Graceful Termination dialog.
Fix SmartTrim Fix log entry that would say '0 of 0' processes trimmed under certain conditions (meaning 0 of 0 eligible)
Fix Installer Fix start menu shortcuts included for docs even when docs not selected for install
Change GUI Change nag text and improve appearance of dialog
Change GUI Do not allow user to the option to not show again the confirmation prompt after adding a disallowed process, and a few other critical actions (for safety)
Change GUI Change default selected control in Graceful Termination dialog, improving appearance
Change GUI Other improvements to graceful termination dialog (remove tite bar and system menu)
Change GUI Misc cosmetic improvements
Removal GUI Removed deprecated 'Close' choice from multi-selection process context menu since it now duplicates 'Terminate', which tries a graceful first approach with user configured timeout
Change Core Refactor mechanism by which logging is fully disabled
Change All Adjust registry key deletion code to ensure full deletion in some contexts where an empty top-level key may remain
Change Installer Restore CHM docs to installer
Change Localization Continued work on in-house localization tools
Change Localization Updated Polish
Change Localization Updated Finnish
Change Localization Updated German
Change Localization Updated Russian (first update in a while)
Change Localization Updated PTBR (first update in years, only restored last build)
 

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Process Lasso 8.8.8.8
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Change Licensing Add next-gen license type 'Commercial Workstation'
Change Licensing Other minor adjustments to next-gen licensing code
Change Build Update to latest Bitsum shared code base
Change Localization Update PT-BR and Russian
 

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Process Lasso 8.9.0.0

8.9.0.0 Fix GUI Fix possible (never seen) case where a series of events and particular logic path could cause the Keep Running state to inappropriately persist upon Lasso stop/start. #minor #internal-discovery
8.9.0.0 Fix Governor Set ProBalance 'restored' log events pertaining to CPU affinity change reversion to match 'Log ProBalance Events when they end' setting state. #minor #user-report
8.9.0.0 Fix Governor Fix case where when all logging disabled combined with CPU affinity changes on ProBalance restraint (a non-default config), certain cleanup operations were not being performed. #minor #internal-discovery
8.9.0.0 Addition GUI Add retry on server connectivity checks
8.9.0.0 Addition GUI Add new menu option 'Log Settings / Log ProBalance Events when they End'
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Change INI key name 'LogOutOfControlProcessesRestrained' to 'LogProBalanceBegin'. Any existing setting will be migrated.
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Change INI key name 'LogOutOfControlProcessesRestored2' to 'LogProBalanceEnd'. Any existing setting will be migrated.
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Licensed Update Available Dialog - Remove deprecated 'Check license update eligibility' (or empty space seen in next-gen codes) and replace with Process Lasso logo
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Reduce width of Licensed Update Available Dialog
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Add safety for case of invalid Keep Awake timer duration
8.9.0.0 Change GUI Change all links to new beta site to
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8.9.0.0 Change GUI Remove 'Server on Workstation' warning, as it should never occur
8.9.0.0 Change Update Switch to direct SSL link (was a 301 redirect to SSL) to retrieve latest version info
8.9.0.0 Change Binaries Set specific support for all Windows versions in the application manifests (Windows XP,Vista,8,8.1,10 and all corresponding Server editions)
8.9.0.0 Change Build Upgrade to VS2012 Update 5
8.9.0.0 Change Localization Updated French, Russian, Finnish
 

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Process Lasso 8.9.1.6

Change Build Correction to dual-signing of all binaries introduced in last version
Change Build Make use of freshly rebuilt development VM (for expansion and install of Windows SDK 10)
Change Build Switch Bitsum RC Localization Tools to 32-bit binaries for compatibility (only found in the Bitusm Localization Pack)
Change Build Update Chinese Simplified
 
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