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Version history for Process Lasso (64-bit)

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Changes for v5.1.0.80 - v5.1.0.82

Change Installer Improved installer language auto detection
Change GUI Reduced GUI memory consumption by approx 50% with default options (further reductions coming)
Change GUI Improved more translations that got mixed and matched with v6 branch (e.g. Traditional Chinese)
Change GUI Expanded width of unlicensed update dialog, as it was too small
Change GUI Better handled cases where certan malfunctioning third-party software may have caused the GUI to hang or crash
Change GUI Misc fixes and adjustments
Fix Updater Fix auto update malfunction in .80 build due to localization change, manual update to .82 required

Changes for v5.1.0.78 - v5.1.0.80

Fix Updater For licensed users, reduced extraneous UAC elevation prompts on 'automated' update when license is valided (changed completely in v6).
Fix GUI Fixed a few lost translated strings due to the v5 and v6 branches co-existing (an issue now resolved forever).
Fix GUI Further adjusted shutdown ordering and governor recovery mechanism, as some users still had complaints in 2K/XP under rare conditions.
Fix GUI Added English placeholders for some untranslated Russian strings.
Change GUI Improved localization of automated update dialog that is shown briefly, though this won't be seen until the next update.
Change GUI Misc small tweaks, fixes, and adjustments.

Changes for v5.1.0.76 - v5.1.0.78

Fix GUI Fix an interoperability issue with some (a specific) security software.
Fix GUI Updated translations.

Changes for v5.1.0.74 - v5.1.0.76

Change explicit shutdown order to eliminate error message box seen in some 2K/XP shutdowns.

Changes for v5.1.0.72 - v5.1.0.74

Signed a couple modules that were not signed in previous few versions (for reasons no longer necessary)
Fixed XP/2K system shutdown problems that appeared in .68. An original fix was made to .72, but a back-port complication prevented it from being complete, and its change could have prevented shutdown of some XP and 2K systems unless Process Lasso was closed first.

Changes for v5.1.0.70 - v5.1.0.72

Fixed issue that appeared in .68 where the governor might try to restart on systems that are shutting down (only applies to some systems that shut down extremely slowly)
Started gradual reduction in minimum size main window can be when remembering last position

Changes for v5.1.0.68 - v5.1.0.70

Fixed issue where power profile could be left in selected Energy Saver power profile when using Energy Saver if improper termination of governor occurred without user interaction (backport from v6)
Fixed issue where power profile could be left in selected Energy Saver power profile when using Energy Saver and an unattended shutdown occurred (backport from v6)
Allow wildcards for watchdog rules (backported from v6)
Changed to latest PE tools from Bitsum (backported from v6)
Changed to latest internal data structures (backported from v6)

Changes for v5.1.0.68 - v5.1.0.69 Beta

Fixed issue where power profile could be left in selected Energy Saver power profile when using Energy Saver if improper termination of governor occurred without user interaction (backport from v6)
Fixed issue where power profile could be left in selected Energy Saver power profile when using Energy Saver and an unattended shutdown occurred (backport from v6)
Allow wildcards for watchdog rules (backported from v6)
Changed to latest PE tools from Bitsum (backported from v6)
Changed to latest internal data structures (backported from v6)

Changes for v5.1.0.66 - v5.1.0.68

Added dedicated thread to monitor governor status at all times, and recover from any abnormal condition. Starting 60 seconds after GUI launch, it is self-waiting (meaning it sleeps until there is any problem). Note that in the event of a problem, it does wait a few seconds before taking action, in case the issue is an intentional termination or temporary condition. (backport from v6)
Removed deprecated code to monitor governor status, saves a few CPU cycles
Misc minor tweaks not large enough to mention

Changes for v5.1.0.60 - v5.1.0.66

5.1.0.66 Addition Added Watchdog Action 'Trim Virtual Memory' by popular request (config dialog only this build)
5.1.0.66 Addition Process Watchdog terminations and restarts will now act in accordance with the process type (service or regular process), transparent to the user
5.1.0.66 Change Upgrades to other governor code (using latest from v6 branch)
5.1.0.66 Removal Removed non-function restraint timer from restriant history column
5.1.0.66 Change Updated a few languages
5.1.0.66 Change Upgraded some components to stable code from v6
5.1.0.66 Addition Issuing a restart on one or more processes that are services will cause induction of a stop/start of the appropriate services
5.1.0.66 Change Encapsulated some synchronization objects in exception handlers to better deal with potential timeout exceptions
5.1.0.66 Change Other fixes and adjustments

Changes for v5.1.0.59 Beta - v5.1.0.60

[.60]Backports from version 6 (in development)
[.60]Fix.GUI: Fix handling of 'Any memory metric' in some cases in the Watchdog configuration dialog
[.60]Fix.Governor: Fixed I/O priority of governor being set too low (due to a background logging thread)
[.60]Fix.Installer: Fix inability to press NO on install to continue if edition detected wrong
[.60]Fix.Installer: Fix use of /S switch for unattended install as a means to bypass installer self-correction
[.60]Fix.Installer: Fix for Windows 2003 Server detection
[.60]Fix.GUI: Improved graph a bit during high loads, less jerky
[.60]Fix.Core: Eliminated (or greatly reduced) rare cases of crashes due to extended high loads causing inter-process communication lags and critical section

Changes for v5.1.0.58 - v5.1.0.59 Beta

[.59-beta]Addition.GUI: Added current power profile selection to Energy Saver configuration dialog
[.59-beta]Change.Installer: Silent installation overrides any auto-correction of installation
[.59-beta]Change.Build: Testing back-port build system

Changes for v5.1.0.57 Beta - v5.1.0.58

[.58]Fix.Installer: Japanese now included in standard installer (it was excluded inadvertently after the new merger into a single build)
[.58]Fix.Installer: Improved Windows Server detection
[.58]Change.Resources: Added a URL for revision history that can be localized/redirected
[.58]Change.Installer: Made self-correcting installer have a YES/NO/CANCEL option when wrong edition detected. NO will continue the current install, regardless of the system detected. This is for cases that fall outside the norm, for whatever reason. CANCEL will abort the install.
[.58]Change.Installer: Silent installation overrides any auto-correction of installation
[.58]Change.GUI: Message box modality adjustments, to help keep them from getting lost behind other windows and such (on-going)
[.58]Change.GUI: Moved Trim Virtual Memory to root process context menu
[.58]Change.GUI: Updated several languages
[.58]Change.GUI: Modalized more message boxes

Changes for v5.1.0.56 - v5.1.0.57 Beta

Fix.Installer: Japanese now included in standard installer (it was excluded inadvertently after the new merger into a single build)
Change.Resources: Added a URL for revision history that can be localized/redirected
Change.Installer: Made self-correcting installer have a YES/NO/CANCEL option when wrong edition detected. NO will continue the current install, regardless of the system detected. This is for cases that fall outside the norm, for whatever reason. CANCEL will abort the install.
Change.Installer: Silent installation overrides any auto-correction of installation
Change.GUI: Message box modality adjustments, to help keep them from getting lost behind other windows and such (on-going)
Change.GUI: Updated several languages
Fix.Installer: Improved Windows 2003 Server x32 detection
Change.GUI: Modalized more message boxes
Fix.Installer: Fix to installer edition detection error in 571 build

Changes for v5.1.0.54 - v5.1.0.56

Changes for v5.1.0.54 - v5.1.0.55 Beta

[.55-beta]Addition.Installer: The installer will now download the correct edition if you have not already selected the correct one - However no progress bar at the moment, experimenting with a new mechanism here
[.55-beta]Fix.Installer: Added new safety to prevent a certain error condition (crash) seen in user reports. Secondary safeties added to apps for Portable Edition.
[.55-beta]Change.GUI: Mandates (and automatically does) a check for license validity before update, warning under if they are going to be downgraded to free edition
[.55-beta]Change.Docs: Slight changes
[.55-beta]Change.Licensing: Removed some debug code
[.55-beta]Change.Licensing: Lots of internal changes to improve accuracy and efficiency
[.55-beta]Change.Installer: Misc changes and adjustments
[.55-beta]Addition.Updater: Added 'Revision History' button to take you to change list on web
[.55-beta]Change.Build: Removed support for deprecated custom editions
[.55-beta]Change.GUI: Several languages updated

Changes for v5.1.0.52 - v5.1.0.54

[.54]Change.Language: Updated Italian graph legend, which was in the wrong dimensions
[.54]Change.GUI: Changes preparing for next major upgrade
[.54]Change.Core: Misc optimizations and tweaks
[.54]Change.All: Adjusted critical section spin count for improved performance

Changes for v5.1.0.50 - v5.1.0.52

Change.GUI: Changed Responsiveness line to a less bright green color, much better visibility in white theme
Change.GUI: Changed white theme background to an off-white background
Change.GUI: Updated Russian, Traditional Chinese

Changes for v5.1.0.49 - v5.1.0.50

Change.GUI: Updated Japanese, Russian, Polish
Change.GUI: Process context menu items re-arrangement more intuitively (text not changed, yet, to maintain compatibility with translations)
Change.GUI: Removed some depcecrated code found during code anlaysis
Fix.GUI: Reset ALL defaults was not clearing process watchdog rules

Changes for v5.1.0.46 - v5.1.0.48

[.48]Fix.Core: Fixed crash in core engine when using Watchdog rules in some cases - erupted in .46 (last build)
[.48]Fix.GUI: Fixed crash in GUI when 'nicely' closing applications (related to above) - erupted in .46 (last build)
[.48]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue in Watchdog dialog when adding new rule with 'Any memory metric'
[.48]Fix.Portable: Fixed issue with Auto-Updater not being present in Portable Edition archive
[.48]Change.GUI: Updated German

Changes for v5.1.0.44 - v5.1.0.46

[.46]Addition.GUI: Clicking the graph will rotate through available application color schemes (currently only white and black)
[.46]Addition.GUI: Added support for color schemes selectable within the application
[.46]Addition.GUI: Added addition options for Keep Running feature
[.46]Addition.GUI: Add space before and after power profile drawn on graph
[.46]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue with I/O priority being reported as Low due to non-critical background threads with lowered CPU priorities
[.46]Fix.GUI: Reduce rare cases of Process Lasso GUI briefly stalls in very high loads
[.46]Change.All: Some internal refactoring
[.46]Change.GUI: Refactored user induced process restart code
[.46]Change.GUI: Optimized graph painting
[.46]Change.GUI: Language updates (Traditional Chinese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, German)
[.46]Change.All: Adjusted spin count on critical sections objects
[.46]Change.All: Misc changes and adjustments
[.46]Change.LocalizationTools: Added additional syntax checks
[.46]Change.Docs: Refreshed with latest content from online

Changes for v5.1.0.45-2 Beta - v5.1.0.45-3 Beta

[.45-3-beta]Change.All: Misc changes and adjustments
[.45-3-beta]Addition.GUI: Added support for color schemes selectable within the application
[.45-3-beta]Addtition.GUI: Clicking the graph will rotate through available application color schemes (currently only white and black schemes available)

Changes for v5.1.0.45-1 Beta - v5.1.0.45-2 Beta

Addition.GUI: Add space before and after power profile drawn on graph
Change.GUI: Optimized graph painting
Change.GUI: Language updates (Traditional Chinese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, German)
Change.All: Adjusted spin count on critical sections objects

Changes for v5.1.0.44 - v5.1.0.45-1 Beta

Change.GUI: Experimenting with alternate graph colors
Addition.GUI: Added hung process support

Changes for v5.1.0.43-1 Beta - v5.1.0.44

[.44]Fix.GUI: [#102] Fixed a theoretical memory leak in event history tracking that could occur on high activity systems after a long duration
[.44]Fix.GUI: [#104] Fixed rare anomaly in the handling of multiple events coming through the inter-process pipe during the same time frame
[.44]Change.GUI: Language updates
[.44]Change.Licensing: Adjusted some unspecified licensing code

Changes for v5.1.0.42 - v5.1.0.43-1 Beta

Experimental.GUI: Experimental fixes for reported errata 102, 104, 107 (more info later)
Change.GUI: Language updates

Changes for v5.1.0.40 - v5.1.0.42

Fix.Core: Fixed bug when user disabled energy saver log events
Change.Core: Prohibited redundant practice of changing power profile when unnecessary for Energy Saver
Change.Core: Adjusted inter-process communication timeout treshold, reducing 'lost' events during high loads that could have affected accuracy of ProBalance event reporting and history in the GUI (aside from log, which is always accurate and not affected by this)
Change.GUI: Language updates

Changes for v5.1.0.38 - v5.1.0.40

Fix.Core: Discovered and fixed an event handle leak under certain situations when interprocess communication is enabled
Change.GUI: Updated several languages

Changes for v5.1.0.36 - v5.1.0.38

Addition.GUI: Added configuration password to start/stop core engine and shut down Process Lasso menu options
Addition.GUI: Added warning when Server Edition is running on a workstation PC, as there has been some build confusion
Change.Core: Fixed an an SEP compatibility issue where SEP would trigger tamper detection events repeatedly
Change.Core: Temporary adjustment to prevent another interoperability issue with some other Symantec software
Change.GUI: Starting/stopping the core engine now requires the configuration password, if one is set
Change.GUI: Some language updates
Change.GUI: Changed licensed updater dialog so that key fits into entry field completely

Changes for v5.1.0.35-1 Beta - v5.1.0.36

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where recognition of a change to a multimedia classification wouldn't take effect until the core engine, or the designated multimedia classified process, would start or restart. If using Energy Saver with multimedia exclusions, this could cause it to not behave correctly until the core engine (or applicable multimedia process) restarted after the configuration change.
Change.Core: Auto exclude multimedia classified processes from ProBalance restraint
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where wrong text could show up in ProBalance exclusions dialog (functionality not affected)
Change.GUI: Cosmetic tweaks
Change.GUI: Updated mentions of 2011 to 2012

Changes for v5.1.0.34 - v5.1.0.35-1 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where wrong text could show up in ProBalance exclusions dialog (functionality not affected)
Change.GUI: Cosmetic tweaks

Changes for v5.1.0.33 Beta - v5.1.0.34

Fix.GUI: Some of the multi-selection process context menu items were not saving configuration changes immediately
Addition.GUI: Also show processes with a >200MB commit size in Active Processes view
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic adjustments
Change.GUI: Double length of time an inactive process may stay listed in the Active processes tab after it has gone inactive
Change.GUI: Moved 'Prevent sleep' process menu option back out to the main context menu, instead of hid in the classification - adjusted Russian translation as necessary
Update.GUI: Updated Finnish, Polish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Serbian, and others ...

Changes for v5.1.0.31 Beta - v5.1.0.33 Beta

Update.GUI: Updated Finnish, Polish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Serbian, and others ...
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Enable Energy Saver' quick toggle to system tray, application menu, and Energy Saver dialog

Changes for v5.1.0.30 - v5.1.0.31 Beta

Fix.GUI: Some of the multi-selection process context menu items were not saving configuration changes immediately
Addition.GUI: Also show processes with a >200MB commit size in Active Processes view
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic adjustments
Change.GUI: Double length of time an inactive process may stay listed in the Active processes tab after it has gone inactive
Change.GUI: Moved 'Prevent sleep' process menu option back out to the main context menu, instead of hid in the classification - adjusted Russian translation as necessary
Update.GUI: Updated Finnish, Polish, German, Simplified Chinese, Serbian, and others ...

Changes for v5.1.0.29 - v5.1.0.30

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where in W2K or XP pre-SP3, 0 CPUs could be shown in app status bar
Fix.GUI: Windows Dynamic Thread Priority Boost setting may not have been applied if no other changes were made to the config file (not saved)
Fix.GUI: Self-restart menu did not preserve on application restart
Fix.GUI: Fixed 'any memory metric' radio button could stay checked, though it wouldn't affect behavior
Fix.GUI: Fixed some issues with setting default priorities on multiple processes at once
Update.rcTools: Updated test batch file that invokes test tool. New Batch file provide by our Polish translator (gtweak).
Fix.Core: Fixed an issue with the relatively new user-allowed default on Windows Thread Priority Boost setting
Change.GUI: Update Serbian
Update.GUI: Updated Polish

Changes for v5.1.0.27a - v5.1.0.29

[.28]Fix.Core: Improved ProBalance system service handling over .27
[.28]Fix.GUI: Fixed behavior of new ProBalance defaults prompt in certain cases, and decreased width of the prompt
[.28]Fix.Uploader: Fixed upload scripts that caused auto update to stay at .26 for those with 'include betas' turned on
[.28]Change.GUI: A few misc tweaks
[.28]Update.GUI: Updated German
[.28]Update.GUI: Updated Italian
[.28]Update.GUI: Adjusted Russian resources to work with new 'any memory metric' option
[.29]Addition.rcTools: Included syntax checking in translation package (very preliminary and basic, not exactly polished)
[.29]Fix.All: New syntax testing tools allow for identification of possible anomalies and crashes due to improper translations, several errors were fixed in some languages.
[.29]Change.GUI: Updated French
[.29]Change.GUI: Updated Italian
[.29]Change.GUI: Updated Simplifed Chinese
[.29]Change.GUI: Minor fix to Traditional Chinese

Changes for v5.1.0.27 - v5.1.0.27a

Fix.GUI: Fixed behavior of new ProBalance defaults prompt in certain cases, and decreased width of the prompt
Fix.Uploader: Fixed upload scripts that caused auto update to stay at .26 for those with 'include betas' turned on
Update.GUI: Updated German

Changes for v5.1.0.25 - v5.1.0.26

[.26]Change.GUI: New German graph legend
[.26]Change.GUI: German out of date warning removed
[.26]Change.GUI: Russian out of date warning removed (an oversight, as it was/is up to date)
[.26]Change.GUI: Updated Traditional Chinese
[.26]Change.GUI: Updated Italian
[.26]Change.GUI: Updated Polish
[.26]Change.GUI: Updated Finnish
[.26]Change.Core: Default ProBalance parameters tweaked a little for higher end systems (more mods under testing)
[.26]-Post-release silent additions:
[.26]Change.GUI: Updated German further
[.26]Fix.GUI: Updated German further

Changes for v5.1.0.24 - v5.1.0.25

[.24]Change.Core: Improved important code that has implications throughout, boosting performance and thread safety both in many places
[.24]Change.Core: Decreased CPU consumption of core engine
[.24]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments
[.24]Change.All: Refactored some internal code to improve performance
[.24]Change.GUI: Several language updates
[.25]Fix.All: Fix small activation state problem in .24 that lasted a few hours

Changes for v5.1.0.22 - v5.1.0.23

[.23]--This is a minor update that will not be pushed out to users of .22--
[.23]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue with the some metrics of tamper protected security products being shown incorrectly - though most are unavailable
[.23]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue with tamper protected processes being listed in the Active Processes list
[.23]Change.GUI: Gray out Vista Multimedia Scheduler menu option in XP
[.23]Change.GUI: Graph is hidden by default in NT5 or below, unless user preference overrides (reset this version only)
[.23]Change.GUI: Improved code efficiency related to avoidance of tamper protection processes
[.23]Change.GUI: Updated German

Changes for v5.1.0.21 - v5.1.0.22

[.22]Change.GUI: Made some minor string fixes and adjustments (auto-updated translations, as they were very minor changes)
[.22]Change.GUI: Removed 3 unused strings
[.22]Change.Core: [experimental] Adjustments to help avoid intrusion detection of some security software
[.22]Change.GUI: Updates to German, Italian
[.22]Fix.Installer: Fixed Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config being created as a shortcut in XP

Changes for v5.1.0.19 - v5.1.0.21

Fix.Update: Fix auto update failure due to new upload script - would upload you to v5.0.0.52 unless you had beta checks turned on
Fix.GUI: Fix 'instead' typo
Fix.GUI: Fix EULA typo
Fix.GUI: Fixed Traditional Chinese translation showing English
Fix.GUI: Fixed error in Simplified Chinese translation that would cause crash and recurring open/close sequence of PL (mismatched % formatting in translated string)
Fix.GUI: Fixed error in Traditional Chinese translation that would cause crash and recurring open/close sequence of PL (mismatched % formatting in translated string)
Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation
Change.GUI: Updated Polish translation
Change.GUI: Updated French translation
Change.GUI: Updated German translation

Changes for v5.1.0.15 Beta - v5.1.0.19

[.16]Change.Upload: All uploads are now verified after doing so, to ensure to transmission or storage errors
[.16]Fix.GUI: Fix crash when entering manual values into some combo boxes
[.16]Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46.3 UNICODE, multiple changes and fixes, regression testing on all platforms
[.16]Fix.GUI: Self-restart checkboxes (build 2)
[.16]Testing new upload scripts with verification
[.16]NOTE: [beta2beta] This build's intent is doing some broader testing of recent changes (mainly NSIS)
[.17]Fix.GUI: Fixed a corrupted description in Power Profiles dialog (truncated and corrupted)
[.17]Fix.InstallHelper: Fix missing title string if pre-mature abort on first config dialog
[.17]Fix.Core: [beta2beta] Fixed some issues with Energy Saver log
[.17]Fix.Core: [beta2beta] Prevent Energy Saver if no target Power Profile set
[.17]Fix.GUI: Properly disable AND grey out some menu options not available in 2K or XP (some would appear to do nothing)
[.17]Change.Core: Tweaked ProBalance settings to improve effectiveness especially on multi-core systems during high load
[.17]Change.Core: Allow multimedia processes to match based on wildcards in pathnames
[.17]Change.GUI: Allow wildcards to be used for gaming mode pathnames
[.17]Change.GUI: Reduced resources size a small bit
[.17]Change.GUI: Changed gaming mode dialog to indicate acceptance of wildcards and full pathnames
[.17]Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation
[.17a]Fix.GUI: [beta2beta] Fixed failure to save GUID of target energy saver power profile
[.17a]Fix.Core: [beta2beta] Fixed multimedia classified processes would not prevent induction of Energy Saver when set to do so
[.17a]Fix.GUI: [beta2beta] Fixed case where empty power profile was given in Energy Saver configuration dialog
[.17a]Fix.GUI: [beta2beta] Fixed Do not Invoke Enery Saver if Gaming Mode Process running is config not being stored/changed
[.17a]Fix.GUI: [beta2beta] Fixed Do not Invoke Enery Saver if Multimedia Mode Process running is config not being stored/changed
[.19]Addition.GUI: Added 'M' rule for Multimedia classified processes
[.19]Change.GUI: Renamed Default Power Profiles to Application Power Profiles

Changes for v5.1.0.14a Beta - v5.1.0.15 Beta

Change.Languages: Re-included Traditional Chinese translation
Change.Revisions: Started removing beta2beta revisions

Changes for v5.1.0.13 Beta - v5.1.0.14 Beta

Change.Updater: If beta, always include betas in update check
Fix.GUI: Energy Saver dialog could be invoked in XP after warning that it does not work in XP or below
Fix.GUI: Fix theoretical race condition during initialization that could cause GUI to crash under rare (if ever seen) conditions
Addition.Core: Added multimedia classification handling
Addition.Core: Added another process to exclude from ProBalance by default
Fix.Installer: Addressed some issues when updating Japanese build, hope to enable updates to Japan again once the system is retested
Change.GUI: Translation updates

Changes for v5.1.0.12 Beta - v5.1.0.13 Beta

Fix.GUI: [beta2beta] Fixed incorrect graph legend width in previous beta (squished legend)
Fix.Core: [beta2beta] Fixed default thread priority boost setting not applied unless a default process priority class accompanied it (only introduced last beta build)
Change.Installer: Removed some deprecated conditions, please report any edition or build anomalies (though we are of course testing too)
Change.Core: Logging of disable thread priority boost actions adhere to priority change log setting
Change.GUI: Change 'Power Scheme' to 'Power Profile' in text overlaid on graph
Change.GUI: Updated list of languages considered out of date
Change.Core: Minor optimizations
Change.GUI: Several translation updates (Italian, Polish, Finnish, Serbian, Simplified Chinese)

Changes for v5.1.0.10 Beta - v5.1.0.12 Beta

Fix.GUI: Localization of short string "I/O" (exclusion added to our in-house rc tools)
Fix.Core: Fixed case sensitivity issue with (seldom used) pathname matches (a bug caused by the obsession with saving every last CPU cycle, *sigh*)
Change.GUI: Other menu changes
Change.GUI: Minor string change in status bar memory load part
Change.GUI: Duplicated Memory Watchdog menu option in 'Memory' group

Changes for v5.1.0.10 Beta - v5.1.0.11 Beta

Fix.GUI: Localization of short string "I/O" (exclusion added to our in-house rc tools)
Fix.Core: Fixed case sensitivity issue with (seldom used) pathname matches (a bug caused by the obsession with saving every last CPU cycle, *sigh*)
Change.GUI: Other menu changes
Change.GUI: Minor string change in status bar memory load part
Change.GUI: Duplicated Memory Watchdog menu option in 'Memory' group

Changes for v5.1.0.9 Beta - v5.1.0.10 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed some discrepencies in the startup code, a by-product of the numerous different editions
Change.GUI: Added 'of usable RAM' to memory load status bar portion, and better localized this region ('of' previously not localized)
Change.GUI: Adjusted status bar positioning accordingly
Change.GUI: Now forces termination of Server Edition after trial expiration, instead of only having governor not run
Change.GUI: Only check for updates when system idle for 30 seconds
Change.GUI: Several language updates

Changes for v5.1.0.8 Beta - v5.1.0.9 Beta

[.9]Fix.GUI: Fix classification of multimedia process via process context menu.
[.9]Change.Build: Updated to VS2010SP1, continue use of older VC9 build tools for W2K compatibility
[.9]Change.GUI: Several translation updates

Changes for v5.1.0.6 Beta - v5.1.0.7 Beta

[.7]Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog for new Poewr Saver feature
[.7]Addition.Core: Added new Energy Saver (aka Energy Saver) functionality to core engine
[.7]Change.Core: Start logging [system] for certain system wide chhanges
[.7]Fix.GUI: Misc fixes and adjustments
[.7]Change.Installer: Reduced size very slightly (more reductions coming, docs being 50% of the size)

Changes for v5.1.0.4 Beta - v5.1.0.6 Beta

Change.GUI: Re-arranged Options menu in a big way, with subcategories and such
Change.Core: Some code optimization and refactoring
Fix.Core: Minor code fixes and refactoring
Change.GUI: Added new message for sanity check failure

Changes for v5.1.0.4 Beta - v5.1.0.5 Beta

Fix.Server.Edition: International build was not updated due to build system malfunction

Changes for v5.1.0.02 Beta - v5.1.0.4 Beta

[.4]Change.GUI: Improved cosmetics and behavior of new items in InstallHelper config dialog 2
[.4]Fix.Core: Adjusted sharing permissions on .pg-active, a filesystem based locak the governor uses, and an issuing for some backup and imaging software
[.4]Build.System: Misc adjustments throughout

Changes for v5.0.0.49 - v5.0.0.52

Fix.All: Misc backports from current beta

Changes for v5.0.0.48 - v5.0.0.49

[.49]Fix.Core: Automatically terminate newly configured disallowed processes, don't wait for next attempted launch to start enforcement
[.49]Fix.GUI: Fixed context menu not popping up in the Active Processes tab in some cases (started last minor build)
[.49]Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Tab not taking you to corresponding process in All Processes tab (started last minor build)
[.49]Change.GUI: Japanese included in internaational server Edition
[.49]Change.Core: Internal code refactoring on hard coded exclusion list (which user can selectively over-ride)
[.49]Change.Core: Further improved NIS2012 compatibiilty
[.49]Addition.GUI: Added more Server Edition indications in About box of Server Edition
[.49]Addition.GUI: Added 64 to About box of 64-bit build
[.49]Change.Docs: Updated docss

Changes for v5.0.0.47 - v5.0.0.48

[.48]Change.GUI: Do not show 'Activate Now' menu item after activation
[.48]Change.GUI: Adjusted logging thread CPU and I/O priorities, which may improve fluidity of Process Lasso and its core engine during high storage I/O loads
[.48]Change.GUI: Some code speed optimizations
[.48]Change.GUI: Addressed discrepency between 'K' and 'KB' being used in the all and active process listviews, respectively
[.48]Change.GUI: Re-arranged active process listview column default positions (note existing installs will have saved positions for old default positions)
[.48]Change.GUI: Adjusted handling of more known applications for better default behavior
[.48]Change.GUI: Better integration with Symantec Endpoint Protection
[.48]Fix.GUI: Fixed sorting issues in the Active Processes listview (only) - sort of memory metrics and priorities

Changes for v5.0.0.46 - v5.0.0.47

Change.Core: Some minor internal cleanup and refactoring
Fix.Core: Fixed a very slow memory leak when in the presence of certain security applications and other specific processes (a handful of named processes that have special handling)
Fix.AutoUpdate: Fixed automatic update files not digitally signed

Changes for v5.0.0.45 - v5.0.0.46

Addition.All: At startup, wait for Terminal Services (or RDS in Vista+) to fully initialize (with timeout), unless service disabled
Addition.Core: Added to default exclusion list
Fix.Core: Fixed rare, slow memory leak seen *only* in XP or 2K installs with Terminal Services disabled. This turned out to be a known memory leak/bug in a Windows TS API that was not fixed until Vista.
Fix.GUI: Fixed cosmetic error that appeared in .44 in InstallHelper config dialog #2 (extraneous static group controls)
Fix.All: Fixed error message 'error cleaning up global config folder' for some older installs that still used prosuper.ini as config filename (instead of newer prolasso.ini)
Change.GUI: Licensed update dialog now automatically populates activation code, for easy optional validation of your license prior to update (for updates after this one)
Change.GUI: Improved handling of potential error condition where corrupt listview column settings could cause an empty listview (no columsn are shown)
Change.GUI: Language updates

Changes for v5.0.0.44 - v5.0.0.45

Minor, unpushed update
Change.GUI: Language updates
Change.Updater: License validation on update marked as OPTIONAL
Fix.GUI: Fixed cosmetic error that appeared in .44 in InstallHelper config dialog #2 (extraneous static group controls)
Fix.All: Fixed error message 'error cleaning up global config folder' for some older installs that still used prosuper.ini as config filename (instead of newer prolasso.ini)
Change.GUI: Licensed update dialog now pre-fills activation code, for easy optional validation of your license prior to update (for updates after this one)

Changes for v5.0.0.42 - v5.0.0.44

[.44]Addition.All: UNC pathname support for global configuration and log folders, BUT use of these incur a performance penalty in the GUI (to be improved in subsequent updates). The core engine is mostly fine, though logging may want to be tuned down if network I/O is an issue.
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Recursively create given global configuration folder and any necessary parent folders if it does not exist (as manually typed in configuration dialog, or given as a command line parameter during unattended installation)
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Recursively create given global log folder and any necessary parent folders if it does not exist (as manually typed in configuration dialog, or given in command line)
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: More robust and expanded auto-cleanup of situation where prolasso.ini was embedded in a redundent subdirectory by the same name
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Added new command line parameter /key for unattended installs
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Provide more descriptive errors on unattended/silent install
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Abort with error code 3 on critical config import errors
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Abort with error code 4 with failure to create specified or default folder(s)
[.44]Addition.InstallHelper: Abort with error code 5 with failure to create necessary registry key(s)
[.44]Change.Logging: If specified global log folder does not exist, it is created along with any necessary parent folders
[.44]Fix.InstallHelper: Improvements and fixes to /importconfigfrom command line switch
[.44]Fix.InstallHelper: Fix bug where 'prolasso.ini' could be created as an unnecessary subdirectory, with prolasso.ini stored inside
[.44]Fix.Licensing: Adjusted activation key code for server edition
[.44]Fix.All: Fixed improper handling of empty global configuration path
[.44]Docs.Update: Fixed poor sizing in Docs index
[.44]Docs.Update: Updated command line options page

Changes for v5.0.0.41 - v5.0.0.42

[.42]Change.Core: Adjusted some safety catch code to handle unusual or unexpected error conditions with a self-restart
[.42]Change.GUI: Added new safety catch code to handle unusual or unexpected error conditions with a self-restart
[.42]Change.GUI: Reduced frequency of quick immediate click-through solicitation dialog shown at window open after 28 days of use

Changes for v5.0.0.40 - v5.0.0.41

[.41]Change.GUI: Graph tooltips are now dynamically sized, instead of static height and width
[.41]Change.GUI: Finnish and Serbian language updates

Changes for v5.0.0.39 - v5.0.0.40

Fix.Core: Fixed bug in .39 that would cause processes to show as 'Suspended' when they really weren't

Changes for v5.0.0.38 - v5.0.0.39

Fix.InstallHelper: Auto-cleanup of bug where the INI file of global path was created as a directory, depending on user specified input
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed bug in handling when specifying a folder as the INI path (without filename)
Fix.GUI: Fixed RAM Load graph upper portion of display at certain sizes
Change.GUI: Substanstially reduced tendency for small click-through nag to be shown when GUI brought visible
Change.Core: Adjusted some code, very minor optimizations
Change.Core: Increased aggressiveness of throttle levels considerably

Changes for v5.0.0.37 - v5.0.0.38

Fix.GUI: Fixed 'CPU %' field on process tooltip in XP/2K
Fix.GUI: Fixed Private Memory field in process tooltip in XP
Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Manage processes of all users' Terminal Services disabled warning in XP errantly asking a question of the user to re-enable, when no such option was available
Fix.Localization: The three-letter word 'Day' was not being localized correctly
Addition.Core: Added safety catch for possible unusual error conditions
Change.Core: Minor code optimizations
Change.GUI: Dialog adjustments for some longer languages
Change.GUI: Use dynamic unique ID for system tray icon to address a theoretical race condition in the creation of a new instance after an old instance remained active in an abnormal error condition long enough to prevent creation of the new system tray icon
Change.GUI: Process Lasso system tray identifer is now variable between instances, an issue that could have caused problems during certain timing when two copies of the GUI were launched at approximately the same time
Change.BuildEnv: Removed unnecessary and deprecated build configurations
Addition.Activator: Added version resource to provide description of EXE and more

Changes for v5.0.0.36 - v5.0.0.37

[.37]Fix.Core: Fixed auto-reload of config changes might fail to occur for shared, remote configuration files
[.37]Fix.Updater: Fixed automatic update download dialog still not localized (will again take 2 updates to first see fix)
[.37]Fix.GUI: Fix flicker in 'RAM Load', 'Show Graph', and 'Buy Now' buttons when changing window size, it is now very smooth. This was seen most prominently in the 'RAM Load' graph.
[.37]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where lower view tab did not extend to right most edge after activation (to cover space of old buy now button)
[.37]Change.Core: A few code optimizations
[.37]Change.GUI: Substantially sped up icon retrieval
[.37]Change.GUI: Instead of blank icons for processes w/o icons, the 'default no-icon' icon is used
[.37]Change.GUI: Changed GUI memory management a little
[.37]Change.Updater: Quick upgrade is no longer system modal, to prevent inteference with fullscreen games when it goes to do an automatic update

Changes for v5.0.0.35 - v5.0.0.36

[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed and improved cleanup of auto update files (nothing that would accumulate)
[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed bad alignment of CPU % in listview tooltips
[.36]Fix.GUI: Improved code and workings of several configuration dialogs
[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed prompt to save unadded new Watchdog entry in Watchdog Configuration dialog (behaves as others do now)
[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed prompt to save unadded new I/O priority entry in Default I/O Priority Configuration dialog (behaves as others do now)
[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed prompt to save unadded new Throttle entry in Default Throttle Configuration dialog (behaves as others do now)
[.36]Fix.GUI: Fixed prompt to save unadded new Keep Running in Keep Running Configuration dialog (behaves as others do now)
[.36]Fix.GUI: Improved compatibility with Comodo Defense+ (log events do not keep repeating, filling up the log). This can also be fixed by adding ProcessLasso.exe to the correct trusted processes list in Comodo Defense+.
[.36]Change.GUI: Increased aggressiveness of process icon loads
[.36]Change.GUI: Re-enabled asynchronous process icon retrieval
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Watchdog configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Default CPU Priorities configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Default I/O Priorities configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Default Throttle configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Default Instance Limits configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.GUI: Double click a rule in the Keep Running configuration dialog to bring into edit mode
[.36]Change.Core: Prevent excessive error messages, limit 1 error message per process - particularly important in Forced Mode
[.36]Removal.Core: Removed message box if minidump was generated, goes to auto-restart and log
[.36]Removal.Core: Removed log entry about where the log was being written to (seems quite redundant at present)
[.36]Addition.Core: Core engine writes LOG message if it performed a self-restart
[.36]Addition.Core: Added new self-restart feature if a crash or other anomaly occurs
[.36]Change.Installer: Some in-house istall facilitation tools not previously signed now are
[.36]Change.QuickUpdater: Allowed for proper localization of it (brief download dialog was English only before)
[.36]Change.GUI: More efficient switch on process listview notification messages
[.36]Change.All: Adjusted size of minidumps again (still much smaller than they once were)
[.36]Change.All: Updated Russian
[.36]Change.All: Updated French

Changes for v5.0.0.34 - v5.0.0.35

[.35]Fix.Core: Fixed some rules not being always applied after a config file reset until governor restarted

Changes for v5.0.0.32 - v5.0.0.34

Fix.Core: Expanded memory metric widths to 64-bits to handle processes that use more than 4GB of virtual memory on x64 servers (for watchdog thresholds in particular)
Change.Core: Increased caching of log file reads and writes
Fix.Log: Fix a missing string error on one type of entry
Change.GUI: Imrpoved memory load painting (vertical slack space at certain sizes)
Addition.All: Added new error log for later debugging of issues
Change.GUI: Default memory watchdog type is 'working set' instead of 'commit size', which is the more likely choice for most users
Change.GUI: Minor cosmetic tweaks
Change.Licensing: New license method for Portable Edition
Change.Minidump: Decreased size of minidumps for easier user submission
Fix.Translations: Fix translations in .33

Changes for v5.0.0.31 - v5.0.0.32

Fix.Core: Fixed watchdog timer could be reset continually if Forced Mode was enabled or in other inappropriate conditions
Change.Core: Improved efficiency when Forced Mode is on while watchdog entries are active
Addition.Licensing: Added support for new offline based activation system

Changes for v5.0.0.30 - v5.0.0.31

Addition.GUI: Added ProBalance menu option 'Lower I/O priority during restraint' to options menu (was only in dialog before)
Fix.Core: Fixed watchdog 'time over threshold' not beind adhered to in all cases. This is NOT related to ProBalance./li>
Fix.Core: Fixed watchdog entries not always being enforced when they should be (sometimes deferred). This is NOT related to ProBalance.
Change.Core: I/O Priority Lower during restraint now reset if ProBalance defaults restored
Change.GUI: Allow manual entry of CPU % in Watchdog dialog instead of forcing use of combobox
Change.GUI: Rearranged configuration dialog menu items a little
Change.GUI: A few small cosmetic fixes for some languages
Change.GUI: Improved handling of system tray icon recovery if explorer crashes (near instant instead of delayed a few seconds, and more redundancy on failure)
Change.GUI: Other misc cosmetic tweaks
Change.GUI: Several other misc code tweaks
Change.GUI: Updated Russian
Change.GUI: Updated French
Change.GUI: Updated Finnish
Change.GUI: Restored older Traditional Chinese translation
Change.Installer: No longer force language reselection (Japanese build only), as automatic update is now most common method to upgrade and it doesn't reset language anyway

Changes for v5.0.0.29 - v5.0.0.30

[.30]Addition.GUI: Added default I/O priority listview rules characters (ic,ih,in,il,ib)
[.30]Fix.GUI: Fixed ProBalance parameters dialog would not recognize changed settings if manually typed in, as opposed to selecting from the drop-down combo box
[.30]Fix.GUI: Process restraint status shown in listview could have gotten out of sync when the GUI was in the minimized, CPU conserving, 'sleep mode'
[.30]Fix.Core: Fixed 'EMPTY STRING' seen in ProBalance end log message description column (not shown by deafult) - was supposed to be in v5.0.0.29
[.30]Change.Build: Made some adjustments to in-house localization tools
[.30]Change.Installer: Restored 'recovery system tray icon' start menu shortcut, as some still need it
[.30]Change.Docs: Added new I/O priority rule characters
[.30]Change.GUI: Adjusted startup timing
[.30]Change.GUI: Added new French translation
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Chinese Simplified
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Chinese Traditional
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated German
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Japanese (see nettool.co.jp)
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Finnish
[.30]Change.GUI: Updated Italian

Changes for v5.0.0.28 - v5.0.0.29

[.29]Change.GUI: Graph now laid out in horizontal rectangles instead of squares
[.29]Change.GUI: Change increment/interval length on graph
[.29]Change.GUI: Updated Italian, Polish
[.29]Change.GUI: Optimized graph painting some
[.29]Change.GUI: Removed some performance profiling code from release build
[.29]Change.Core: Adjusted hard-throttle levels for wider spread and more aggressiveness at higher levels
[.29]Fix.GUI: Fixed Memory Load graph could be unpainted for a second after another window clips it in 2K/XP only
[.29]Fix.GUI: Fixed lost first character on some rundll32 formatted process names
[.29]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where default power scheme may not stay or wouldn't revert as expected in some circumstances when multiple default power scheme processes were running
[.29]Fix.Core: Fixed 'EMPTY STRING' seen in ProBalance end log message description column (not shown by deafult)

Changes for v5.0.0.27 - v5.0.0.28

[.28]Addition.GUI: Persist current upper tab view across restarts (save upper tab selection)
[.28]Change.InstallHelper: Reworked Terminal Services non-critical, but suggested, dependency check
[.28]Change.InstallHelper: Reworked Task Scheduler service non-critical, but suggested, dependency check
[.28]Change.Installer: Removed 'Restore system tray icon' start menu item
[.28]Change.GUI: Increased number of horizontal graph lines, improving look of graph
[.28]Change.GUI: Slowed process icon retrieval in cases where the GUI is first opened during a high disk load
[.28]Change.ServiceMgr: Wait for service to stop when requested
[.28]Fix.All: Fixed issue with an improper registry key path, auto-cleanup
[.28]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where when Terminal Services is disabled in XP, a logic error in the GUI would cause configuration to reset
[.28]Fix.GUI: Fixed message box warning when Terminal Services is disabled ask a question, but no Yes/No option is actually available
[.28]Fix.GUI: 'Configure Default I/O Priorities' application menu item was not being properly disabled and grayed in XP and 2K
[.28]Fix.InstallerHelper: Fix date/time format could get misremembered
[.28]Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue when reconfiguring the governor startup type when was/is set to start as a service, would fail until next reboot with a pending service deletion error

Changes for v5.0.0.26 - v5.0.0.27

[.27]Fix.GUI: Fixed crash seen in Windows 2000. Note that process icons are disabled in W2K, at least for now, as the issue is in the new code to more efficiently resolve them using system APIs not available in W2K.
[.27]Fix.Core: Fixed premature exit of default power scheme in certain cases where multiple default power scheme processes were running
[.27]Fix.GUI: Fixed Russian activation dialog had User and Code captions reversed
[.27]Fix.All: Fixed theoretical cause of settings being reset under rare circumstances

Changes for v5.0.0.25 - v5.0.0.26

[.26]Change.GUI: Updated Italian
[.26]Fix.GUI: Fixed bug that started a few minor updates ago, causing automatic updates to not actually be turned on (though it appeared checked at first)
[.26]Change.InstallHelper: Further consolidated the service creation code
[.26]Change.InstallHelper: Added critical section timeout system registry value check, to ensure no user set it to an improperly low value

Changes for v5.0.0.23 - v5.0.0.25

[.24]Change.GUI: Hide unavailable I/O priority column by default in 2K/XP (for new installs or listview reset)
[.24]Change.Installer: Don't warn about Terminal Services disabled
[.24]Change.Core: Decreased memory utilization in environments with a lot of processes
[.24]Change.Core: Re-enabled full memory optimizations, they had been disabled in a previous build while I studied utilization
[.24]Change.Core: Removed non-visible debug output entirely, a call stub had previously remained.
[.25]Change.GUI: Automatic updates no longer marked as experimental
[.25]Change.Portable: Changed distribution to simple ZIP archive of Process Lasso program with a batch file to start
[.25]Change.Portable: Configuration file and log file now stored alongside program file
[.25]Change.Portable: Automated updates now work with the portable edition, though only automated updates at this time
[.25]Addition.SrvStub: Added version resource
[.25]Addition.GUI: Added /configfolder command line option for optional use instead of /configfile
[.25]Change.All: /configfolder now expands '.' as current working directory, as does /logfolder
[.25]Change.GUI: Remove random nag shown 1/6 main window opens from system tray
[.25]Fix.GUI: Fix 'Keep Running' processes were sometimes associated with the PL main window, depending on if the GUI had launched the governor or not
[.25]Fix.All: Fixed a command line parsing issue with quote encapsulated paths
[.25]Change.Build: Improved speed of build environment (internal)
[.25]Fix.Log.subsystem: Fixed global log folder command line specification
[.25]Fix.Log.subsystem: Fixed a string reference not properly defined as const and written to improperly by a subfunction (no actual bug manifests as it was unused)
[.25]Addition.Core: Added new log entry indicating the log path
[.25]Change.GUI: Changed first minimize to tray message so it is slightly less ugly
[.25]Fix.Portable: Disabled manual updates, automatic updates now work for this edition

Changes for v5.0.0.22 - v5.0.0.23

[.23]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Edit INI' Advanced option
[.23]Change.GUI: Added more assertive cleanup of auto update archive
[.23]Fix.GUI: Fixed new throttle dialog warning truncated and corrupted
[.23]Change.All: Reworked log queue synchronization object
[.23]Change.Core: Reworked hard throttle mechanism - Note this is not ProBalance, this is a separate non-recommended function for advanced users
[.23]Change.Core: Changed throttle timing levels quite a bit, should offer wider range of hard throttling

Changes for v5.0.0.21 - v5.0.0.22

[.22]Change.Updater: Re-enabled Server Edition automated updates
[.22]Change.GUI: Added warning to hard throttle configuration dialog
[.22]Fix.GUI: Fixed manual process suspension
[.22]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Edit INI' Advanced option
[.22]Fix.GUI: Fixed quirk in Power Scheme Defaults configuration dialog
[.22]Change.GUI: Tweak to synchronization objects referenced in configuration dialogs
[.22]Change.GUI: Updated Italian

Changes for v5.0.0.19 - v5.0.0.21

[.20]Fix.Core: Fixed a logic error in memory reuse optimization (unknown if manifested in real world)
[.20]Fix.Core: Fixed a very small memory leak seen in exhaustive testing under XP, and possibly seen elsewhere
[.20]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian Latin
[.20]Change.GUI: Updated Finnish
[.21]Fix.GUI: Fixed failure of web links to launch on some systems, depending on installed browsers and security software (failure of simple ShellExecute API call)
[.21]Change.Updater: Reduced update check interval to every 2 days instead of 3

Changes for v5.0.0.17 - v5.0.0.19

[.19]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where No Sleep and Auto Gaming mode may not take effect on time
[.19]Change.Core: A few other minor fixes and tweaks

Changes for v5.0.0.12 - v5.0.0.17

Minor builds .12-.15: Minor language and URL updates
[.16]Change.GUI: Tweak to process icon code (prevent mismatches)
[.16]Change.GUI: Updated Russian and Italian
[.16]Fix.Upload: Beta URLs were not being updated, now fixed
[.17]Fix.GUI: Clear All fixed for watchdog rules dialog
[.17]Fix.Core: Watchdog rules may not have went into effect immediately after creation or change, fixed

Changes for v5.0.0.9 Beta - v5.0.0.12

Fix.GUI: Fixed handle leak in GUI in last beta build or two
Fix.GUI: Improved compatibility with NIS2011 DeepGuard when Active Processes tab is open
Change.GUI: Moved process suspend menu item to less common actions
Change.GUI: Re-enable minidump support for GUI
Change.GUI: Disable auto update for Server Edition due to complications with highly restricted IE

Changes for v5.0.0.7 Beta - v5.0.0.9 Beta

Addition.All: Added I/O priority support for NT 6+ (Vista+)
Addition.All: Added hyper-threaded core avoidance
Addition.All: Added new optional automated updates
Change.All: Tweaks to ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Major rewrites and performance improvements
Change.GUI: Navigation improvements and cosmetic adjustments
Fix.All: Improved interoperability with NIS 2011 SONAR and F-Protect DeepGuard
Change.All: Faster, reduced overhead even further
Change.All: MUCH more..

Changes for v5.0.0.6 Beta - v5.0.0.7 Beta

Change.GUI: Improved handling of bad input data to updater (in cases of server misconfiguration, as occurred a couple hours near midnight EST on 05/24/2011 resulting in a crash)
Change.GUI: Make updater wait longer before first check
Change.GUI: Removed secondary EULA acceptance on automatic update since the EULA never changes
Change.GUI: Removed 'beta' checkbox on automated update dialog
Change.GUI: Several changes to updater
Change.Core: Replaced 'DEAD' with 'EMPTY STRING' for string error checks

Changes for v4.09.57 Beta - v5.0.0.6 Beta

Addition.All: Added I/O priority support (default and current)
Addition.All: Added hyper-threaded core avoidance
Addition.All: Added new optional automated updates (zero-click)
Change.All: Tweaks to ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Major rewrites and performance improvements
Change.GUI: Navigation improvements and cosmetic adjustments
Fix.All: Improved interoperability with NIS 2011 SONAR and F-Protect DeepGuard

Changes for v4.09.57 Beta - v5.0.0.4 Beta

Addition.All: Added I/O priority support (default and current)
Addition.All: Added hyper-threaded core avoidance
Addition.All: Added new optional automated updates (zero-click)
Change.All: Tweaks to ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Major rewrites and performance improvements
Change.GUI: Navigation improvements and cosmetic adjustments
Fix.All: Improved interoperability with NIS 2011 SONAR and F-Protect DeepGuard

Changes for v4.09.57 Beta - v5.0.0.2 Beta

This new version adds some oft-requested features and performs a substantial amount of maintenance. There was a hundred line log change history here, but since it spanned so many beta versions it was simply unreadable and useless. I've therefore started fresh, summarizing only the major changes, and new minor changes.
Addition.All: Added I/O priority support (default and current)
Addition.All: Added hyper-threaded core avoidance
Addition.All: Added new optional automated updates (zero-click)
Change.All: Tweaks to ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Major rewrites and performance improvements
Change.GUI: Navigation improvements and cosmetic adjustments
Fix.All: Improved interoperability with NIS 2011 SONAR and F-Protect DeepGuard
Change.All: Much more..

Changes for v4.09.56 Beta - v4.09.57 Beta

Fix.GUI: FINAL fix for random crash seen at startup
Addition.GUI: Write log entry after automated update
Addition.GUI: Added preliminary menu strings for new file cache purge

Changes for v4.09.55 Beta - v4.09.56 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added option to disable the inter-process pipe, which will also disable graph tooltips (but not highlights) and system tray balloons. It will conserve a small amount of CPU cycles though.
Addition.GUI: Added automatic update
Change.GUI: Cleaned up some mess from a previous beta quick patch
Change.GUI: Updated Polish, Serbian Latin

Changes for v4.09.54 Beta - v4.09.55 Beta

Fix.GUI: Added new safety mechanisms in the event bad or incomplete data is sent over the inter-process communication pipe

Changes for v4.09.51 Beta - v4.09.54 Beta

Change.GUI: Change location of governor launch by GUI to after main window creation
Change.GUI: Changes to governor launch sequence by GUI
Fix.GUI: Mitigated reported crash at system startup that some see to some degree (we'll see how much, pending a proper fix)
Fix.Core: Fix file based synchronization object being created in wrong location (will self cleanup)
Fix.Core: Fixed core engine would not start under some circumstances (due to above bug)
-NOT-Fix.AutoUpdater: Fixed issue where core engine would not be running on the first run after update
UNRELEASED -- 4.09.55 build 96900
Fix.GUI: Added new safety mechanisms in the event bad or incomplete data is sent over the inter-process communication pipe

Changes for v4.09.49 Beta - v4.09.51 Beta

Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters (undergoing testing now)
Change.GUI: Fixed menu item cosmetics
Change.Installer: Fixed version number

Changes for v4.09.48 Beta - v4.09.49 Beta

Addition.GUI: Finish Delay Start (of governor only now)
Addition.GUI: Finish Periodic Self-Restart
Change.GUI: Auto updater not made available for Server Editions (yet)
Addition.Core: Added log entries for entering startup wait state, and entry when coming out
Change.Core: Tweaked OOC defaults for some hardware
Change.All: Some minor other tweaks

Changes for v4.09.37 Beta - v4.09.38 Beta

Fix.Core: Restored proper operation of watchdog (broke at some point in some cases)
Addition.GUI: Added new delay start feature as requested by users
Fix.GUI: Removed a technically unnecessary redundant configuration file load from startup
Fix.GUI: Minor fixes to GUI startup procedure
Change.InstallHelper: Allow parallel instances to start via Vista+ Task Scheduler
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.09.35 Beta - v4.09.36 Beta

Fix.InstallHelper: (backport from beta) Fixed issue where Vista+ startup configuration could become 'stuck' (not changable or properly detected). First appeared in v4, as part of our new startup mechanism in Vista+.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for issue where graph highlight tooltips would fail to appear over time.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for Norton Internet Security 2011 warnings flood as the GUI 'looks at' the threads of Norton's process.
Change.GUI: (backport from beta) Updated all languages.

Changes for v4.09.33 Beta - v4.09.35 Beta

Fix.InstallHelper: (backport from beta) Fixed issue where Vista+ startup configuration could become 'stuck' (not changable or properly detected). First appeared in v4, as part of our new startup mechanism in Vista+.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for issue where graph highlight tooltips would fail to appear over time.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for Norton Internet Security 2011 warnings flood as the GUI 'looks at' the threads of Norton's process.
Change.GUI: (backport from beta) Updated all languages.

Changes for v4.09.33 Beta - v4.09.34 Beta

Fix.InstallHelper: (backport from beta) Fixed issue where Vista+ startup configuration could become 'stuck' (not changable or properly detected). First appeared in v4, as part of our new startup mechanism in Vista+.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for issue where graph highlight tooltips would fail to appear over time.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for Norton Internet Security 2011 warnings flood as the GUI 'looks at' the threads of Norton's process.
Change.GUI: (backport from beta) Updated all languages.

Changes for v4.09.32 Beta - v4.09.33 Beta

Addition.GUI/Core: Added support for lowering explicitly I/O priorities in Vista+ during ProBalance restraint events
Addition.GUI: Added post-auto-update system tray balloon to let the user know the update succeeded
Addition.GUI: Added EULA acceptance message prior to automated update
Change.GUI: Changed and ammended warnings in places
Change.GUI: More cosmetic adjustments and polishing
Removal.Updater: Removed from new updater the version change history, this will have to wait as I must get this version done
Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Serbian Latin, and other languages
Fix.GUI: (further work) Fix issue where Norton NIS 2011 SONAR would unnecessarily warn of blocked attempts to enumerate its threads by Process Lasso
Fix.GUI: Server time limited trial edition would errantly say 'skip and continue free edition use' when trial expired, fixed

Changes for v4.09.31 Beta - v4.09.32 Beta

Change.Installer: Builds that are betas now have BETA appended to installer version info. This is for automated utilities, so they can get the name correctly differentiated from the stable/final release.
Change.GUI: Cosmetic
Change.GUI: Updated Finnish translation
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.09.30 Beta - v4.09.31 Beta

Fix.Governor: Fixed crash in a helper thread that seemed to manifest randomly for some people, isolated to 32-bit builds
Change.InstallHelper: Fix quirk where it would unnecessarily ask you if you want Terminal Services started in Vista+

Changes for v4.09.29 Beta - v4.09.30 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed (lack of) minidump support in pre-XP sp2 machines
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Reduced free user nag annoyance in last build, it was too annoying (I use myself to determine)
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed unable to change the startup type in Vista+ because leftover Task Scheduler entries were sometimes in place
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed rare cases of reconfiguring causing redundant auto start entries in Vista+
Fix.GUI: Worked on W2K and XP pre-SP2 issues, though not verified to be resolved yet
Fix.Other: Misc fixes and code review throughout
Fix.Core: Fixed case where core engine could have a redundant launch at startup in Vista+
Change.Installer: Various tweaks
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.09.27 Beta - v4.09.28 Beta

Fix.QuickUpdater: (beta2beta) It seems the SFX archive mysteriously wasn't silent for some reason in the 32-bit build, likely having to do with the SFX archive being updated instead of wholly recreated each build iteration
Fix.QuickUpgrade: (beta2beta) Fixed inability to terminate Process Lasso's GUI in most cases (new bug last build)
Fix.Core: Keep Running processes were being launched and having Process Lasso's taskbar icon under *some* circumstances
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fix truncated text of new update available dialog
Addition.QuickUpdater: Now has the ability to self-update
Change.Core: Tweaked delay on Keep Running processes (to allow for system startup)
Change.Core: Keep Running now doesn't force an exact match of process path, it will count instances via their base name too
Change.Core: Change process launch flags for keep running processes
Change.GUI: Shortened update dialog - less text, more direct info
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.09.25 Beta - v4.09.27 Beta

Fix.GUI: Added new safeties if process is terminated while operations are being performed upon it (possible cause of some crashes)
Fix.All: Rundll process name parsing had a spurious quotation mark at the end
Change.All: Reverted back to our own drop-in replacement for the COM string alloc/free function, as we continue to migrate ancient code
Change.GUI: Added a little more room for About box information, as it was sometimes vertically truncated with some character sets
Change.GUI: Updated Serbian translation by Ozzi
Change.GUI: Optimized a few more pieces of code
Change.QuickUpgrade: Now does its own closing of running instances, instead of relying on InstallHelper (should fix some issues)
Change.QuickUpgrade: Can now be used stand-alone, and files will be updated to the right place
Addition.QuickUpgrade: Added new status bar to show what is currently going on in the background thread
Addition.QuickUpgrade: Runs better in stand-alone situations
Fix.QuickUpgrade: Fixed any failure to terminate and some other little issues
Fix.QuickUpgrade: Fixed issue where error messages were in the background
Fix.QuickUpgrade: Reduced max wait time on Stop command
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.09.24 Beta - v4.09.25 Beta

Addition.All: Added new minidump support, allowing us to track down the cause of bugs with precision and speed. When/if a crash occurs, a minidump is generated. At your option, you can send this to us for analysis. You may want to compress (e.g. ZIP) it first if the dump is large.
Fix.AutoUpdater: Fixed issue where PL EXE UAC level would be downgraded, causing potential failures
Fix.AutoUpdater: Fixed issue where it says PL can be upgraded due to files in use (you won't see change until NEXT update)
Fix.Updater: Fixed crash in XP (again, for real - cause was a simple typo in debug output)
Change.All: Crashes in the GUI *or* core engine (governor) now generate a minidump that you can send to Bitsum Technologies. This will allow us to track down the cause of bugs easier in many cases.
Change.GUI: Updated Finnish translation
Change.GUI: No longer force betas to include betas in their update checks

Changes for v4.09.22 Beta - v4.09.24 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where duplicate core engine instances could end up existing, depending on a race condition between the GUI and governor's start
Change.QuickUpgrade: Improved speed by checking until files are writable in cases where it takes a few milliseconds for them to be. This also allows it to wait longer on really slow systems, fixing any failure to over-write problems.
Change.GUI: Updated Russian and Serbian translations
Addition.GUI: Added checkmark for new log menu ProBalance exclusion
Addition.GUI: UI improvements to new default power scheme dialog
Addition.GUI: New 'Perform automated update now (if available)' Updates submenu option
Addition.Installer: Added new auto-update mechanism (experimental). It is totally silent and quick, updates automagically.
Fix.GUI: Fixed some settings flaws here and there in the new features
Fix.GUI: Fix to deallocation of protected text within the EXE, to deter theft - can slightly decrease virtual memory use
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed crash that would occur when checking for updates in previous betas under XP and 2K

Changes for v4.09.15 Beta - v4.09.18 Beta

Addition.GUI: Finished new Default Power Scheme configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Finished new Default Power Scheme context menus
Change.INI: Auto-converts high-performance processes to Default Power Scheme processes with High Performance profile
Removal.GUI: Removed visual depictions of high-performance process option, now superceded by more powerful Default Power Scheme
Change.Core: Several core engine optimizations to tighten that primary loop even further
Change.Core: No longer send notices of events to the GUI that aren't currently in use (no reason to) - this is not speaking of log entries
Change.GUI: Changed meaning of 'p' to apply to any default power scheme, instead of the old high performance processes
Change.All: Various code cleanup throughout

Changes for v4.09.15 Beta - v4.09.16 Beta

Addition.GUI: Finished new Default Power Scheme configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Finished new Default Power Scheme context menus
Change.INI: Auto-converts high-performance processes to Default Power Scheme processes with High Performance profile
Removal.GUI: Removed visual depictions of high-performance process option, now superceded by more powerful Default Power Scheme
Change.Core: Several core engine optimizations to tighten that primary loop even further
Change.Core: No longer send notices of events to the GUI that aren't currently in use (no reason to) - this is not speaking of log entries
Change.GUI: Changed meaning of 'p' to apply to any default power scheme, instead of the old high performance processes
Change.All: Various code cleanup throughout

Changes for v4.09.12 Beta - v4.09.13 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed complaint about governor sometimes pre-empting realtime threads (despite it not being at their thread priority)
Fix.Product: Allow activation by limited users without requiring an administrative user account
Change.InstallHelper: Allow limited users the ability to activate
Addition.GUI: Added a 'marker' so we know if our data folder or registry key is wiped out by an external source, and can inform the user of it
Change.GUI: More cosmetic changes to accomodate other languages mostly
Change.GUI: Improvement to startup sequence a bit, and sped up in the process

Changes for v4.09.11 Beta - v4.09.12 Beta

Fix.Startup: Fixed issue in Vista+ where, if started at login via the Task Scheduler, Process Lasso would be terminated after 3 days of continuous running
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue where language was defaulting to Maylasian on upgrade
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue with backup server being case sensitive, and installer of 32-bit build referencing an old 64-bit build
Removal.QuickUpgrade: Removed due to language assignment bug in a previous version. Will be restored.

Changes for v4.09.10 Beta - v4.09.11 Beta

Changes for v4.09.11 Beta - v4.09.12 Beta

Fix.Startup: Fixed issue in Vista+ where, if started at login via the Task Scheduler, Process Lasso would be terminated after 3 days of continuous running
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue where language was defaulting to Maylasian on upgrade
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue with backup server being case sensitive, and installer of 32-bit build referencing an old 64-bit build
Removal.QuickUpgrade: Removed due to language assignment bug in a previous version. Will be restored.

Changes for v4.09.09 Beta - v4.09.10 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed 'File / Choose alternate log file location' dialog
Fix.GUI: Fix GUI hang if user tries to choose alternate log or config file under some circumstances (backported from beta)
Fix.GUI: Fix problem with command line paramter /ConfigFile= (backported from beta)

Changes for v4.09.08 Beta - v4.09.09 Beta

Addition.GUI: Allow click in formerly RAM graph space to bring RAM graph back
Beta2Beta.Fix: Fixed RAM graph showed as blank when first hidden by user click (instead of enveloped by regular graph)
Addition.GUI: Added new LOG context menu item to exclude processes right there in the log

Changes for v4.09.07 Beta - v4.09.08 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added support for High and Low I/O priorities in addition to Very Low and Normal. This is for Windows 7, where these two additonal priority levels may be implemented (they aren't in Vista SP0, still researching)
Addition.Core: Added support for High and Low I/O priorities
Beta2beta.Fix: Fixed broken W2K and WXP pre-SP2 compatibility (always having to look out for them, but this was due to a typo thereby using a static import instead of dyanmic import of an unsupported API on those platforms)
Beta2beta.Fix: Fixed 'I/O priority' column default size a little too small

Changes for v4.09.05 Beta - v4.09.07 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added ability to set default/persistent I/O priority of processes in Vista+(config dialog not added yet)
Addition.Core: Added ability to enforce default/persistent I/O priority of processes in Vista+
Addition.GUI: Added support for Low and High I/O priorities, even though they aren't implemented in Vista (they may be in 7 or later OSes anyway)
(beta2beta)Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Very Low' I/O priorities were being shown as 'blank' in the listview

Changes for v4.09.04 Beta - v4.09.05 Beta

Change.GUI: Re-arranged columns
Addition.GUI: Added I/O Priority column
Change.All: Performance boost in low-level process control code, resulting in decreased CPU utilization throughout

Changes for v4.00.28 - v4.09.04 Beta

NEW BETA SERIES - Version 4.1, now in EARLY beta stage development, offers some great new features. One is to set the default CPU affinity to only physical cores (ignoring logical cores). What this means is you can avoid the 'fake' cores that HyperThreading offers up to the scheduler. This helps performance of some applications, despite the Window CPU Scheduler's awareness of these fake cores as of XP. It simply can not make perfect predictions on how demanding the next time slice will be, so can't allocate the time slices perfectly. In many cases, it is simply better to just disable HyperThreading, as Microsoft themselves recommends in some Server Optimization. See http://www.bitsum.com/pl_when_hyperthreading_hurts.php for more info and references.
All revisions:
Addition.GUI: Added ability to select default or current affinity that only includes real cores (no simulated HyperThreaded cores)
Addition.All: Added new one-click portable edition
Change.GUI: Change to mechanism that launches the governor (movement in location)
Change.GUI: Reduced size of restraint history column by using abbreviated time metrics (e.g. secs instead of seconds)
Change.GUI: Now passes any command line over-rides of config file or log folder on to any instance of the governor it launches during its own startup (for portable edition mostly)
Fix.GUI: Fix to /configfile command line over-ride of INI file in certain cases (back-ported to v4.00.29)
Fix.Core: Fix to /logfolder command line over-ride of log path in certain cases
Addition.GUI: Added /showprobalanceconfig command line parameter to invoke ProBalance settings dialog
Addition.All: Created new Portable Edition, in early beta
Addition.rcTools: Enhanced abilities to deal with certain specialized strings (and fixes lack of localization in last beta build)
MUCH MORE TO COME IN V4.1 FINAL

Changes for v4.00.33 - v4.00.34

Fix.InstallHelper: (backport from beta) Fixed issue where Vista+ startup configuration could become 'stuck' (not changable or properly detected). First appeared in v4, as part of our new startup mechanism in Vista+.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for issue where graph highlight tooltips would fail to appear over time.
Fix.GUI: (backport from beta) Fix for Norton Internet Security 2011 warnings flood as the GUI 'looks at' the threads of Norton's process.
Change.GUI: (backport from beta) Updated all languages.

Changes for v4.00.32 - v4.00.33

Fix.Core: (backport) Fixed issue when core engine was crashing when coming out of No Sleep mode
Fix.GUI: (backport) Fix sometimes inaccurate depiction of a process's restrained status or duration
Change.InstalHelper: (backport) No longer require administrative rights, allow 'HighestAvailable'
Change.GUI: (backport) Several language updates

Changes for v4.00.31 - v4.00.32

Fix.GUI: (backport) Fixed a case where the GUI would show that the core engine isn't running, when actually it was running. Thsi happened under the scenario where a standard/limited rights user logged in prior to a Administrative rights user. This mistake was down to a typo (two 'Globals' were checked, instead of one 'Local' mutex).
Change.GUI: (backport) Updated now complete French translation (some areas may still need tweaking, but all lines translated)

Changes for v4.00.30 - v4.00.31

Fix.Startup: Fixed issue in Vista+ where, if started at login via the Task Scheduler, Process Lasso would be terminated after 3 days of continuous running
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue where language was defaulting to Maylasian on upgrade
Fix.Installer: Fixed issue with backup server being case sensitive, and installer of 32-bit build referencing an old 64-bit build
Removal.QuickUpgrade: Removed due to language assignment bug in a previous version. Will be restored.

Changes for v4.00.29 - v4.00.30

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where ProBalance graph highlight tooltips would quit working after some time
Change.Licensing: Backport from beta, made easier to skip past licensing during startup
Change.GUI: Backport of main menu re-arrangement (Updates and related options has own submenu)
Change.GUI: Backport - Allow RAM graph to be unhidden with a mouse click
Fix.GUI: Fix issue where Status column sometimes still showed 'Restrained' even after restraint ended
Fix.GUI: A couple other small fixes backported from last final

Changes for v4.00.28 - v4.00.29

Fix.GUI: Fix GUI hang if user tries to choose alternate log or config file under some circumstances
Change.Installer: Changed path storage location back to HKCU
Fix.Misc: Misc backported fixes

Changes for v4.00.27 - v4.00.28

Fix.GUI: When selecting process context menu item 'No default affinity', the CPU affinity is now reset to all CPUs while removing the default CPU affinity. This applies for both single and multi-process selection context menus.
Fix.GUI: Fix for rare process icon mismatch bug
Change.GUI: Updated Serbian and French

Changes for v4.00.26 - v4.00.27

Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed browse buttons for global config and log paths were causing hang of application under some circumstances
Change.GUI: Updated Italian

Changes for v4.00.25 - v4.00.26

Fix.GUI: Fixed problem with Process Lasso GUI deadlocking (hanging) in XP when the user sets a new default process priority via right-click context menu, under some circumstances
Change.GUI: Updated Finnish and French

Changes for v4.00.24 - v4.00.25

Fix.Installer: When starting with elevated rights in Vista+, the task configuration specified only to start Process Lasso and its core engine for users of the Administrators group. This is now fixed, changed to Users group so that Standard/Limited rights users also have it launched for them at login.
Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Disable ProBalance when user is away for *other* amount of time' menu option (invokes config dialog now as it was supposed to)
Fix.Installer: Installer wasn't remembering last install directory during quick upgrades
Change.Installer: Switched installation directory storage (for upgrades) back to HKLM
Change.GUI: Some minor improvements to activation procedure
Change.GUI: 'Reset listview columns and sizes' now resets actions/log (lower) listview too
Change.GUI: If configured to check, the updater now checks once every 2 days (was 4 days)
Change.GUI: Changed the update checker so that it will be more likely to check while you're around and can take action
Change.GUI: Grammar and language changes (translators: languages files already updated in most or all cases, but you may want to verify)
Change.GUI: Slight View menu reorganization and other minor changes
Addition.GUI: Log column changes now persist when you exit/start GUI
Addition.GUI: Added ability to use per-machine instance count limits instead of per-session instance count limits on applications (see instance limits config dialog)
Addition.Core: Added ability to use per-machine instance count limits instead of per-session instance count limits on applications
Addition.All: Created first v4 build for Japanese partner (still in QA)
Change.Docs: Updated text and a few screenshots

Changes for v4.00.23 - v4.00.24

Fix.GUI: Sometimes system tray icon would be missing at startup depending on how long it took explorer to initialize (race condition)
Fix.Docs: Fix script present error on 'About Probalance' page of CHM docs
Change.GUI: Allow extra characters to be entered into activation code field, to handle preceeding space problem truncating the code
Change.Activation: Added auto-retry once

Changes for v4.00.22 - v4.00.23

Fix.All: Fixes memory leak that appeared in v4.00.21. This leak did NOT exist in v4.00.20 and earlier builds. The leak was slowed in v4.00.22, but this is the proper fix.
Change.GUI: Updated Russian, Japanese, Italian

Changes for v4.00.18 - v4.00.21

Change.GUI: Reset column layouts and sizes now resets both All Processes and Active Processes listviews
Change.GUI: Add menu item to restore only ProBalance defaults
Change.GUI: Change 'Disable all logging' to 'Enable logging'
Change.GUI: Some improvements to Options menu layout
Change.GUI: Further optimized due to continued profiling
Change.GUI: Possible fix to a theoretical crash under certain very rare circumstances
Change.Core: Further optimized due to continued profiling
Change.Core: Tweaked ProBalance default parameters a tiny bit further, based on continued real-world findings
Fix.CPUEater: CPU Eater Demo was not always using localized language, or asking for one if not selected

Changes for v4.00.18 - v4.00.20

Change.GUI: Reset column layouts and sizes now resets both All Processes and Active Processes listviews
Change.GUI: Add menu item to restore only ProBalance defaults
Change.GUI: Change 'Disable all logging' to 'Enable logging'
Change.GUI: Some improvements to Options menu layout
Change.GUI: Further optimized due to continued profiling
Change.GUI: Possible fix to a theoretical crash under certain very rare circumstances
Change.Core: Further optimized due to continued profiling
Change.Core: Tweaked ProBalance default parameters a tiny bit further, based on continued real-world findings
Fix.CPUEater: CPU Eater Demo was not always using localized language, or asking for one if not selected

Changes for v4.00.17 - v4.00.18

Fix.ServerEdition.x64: X64 (only) Governor of Server Edition (only) of v4 (only) may not have operated under certain circumstances last build
Change.GUI: Expanded a handful of control widths for German and other non-English languages
Change.rcTools: (localization) Fixed handling of 3 letter word 'for'

Changes for v4.00.16 - v4.00.17

Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue with setting global configuration file path on some new installs
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed Browse button for global paths for config or log set up during install under certain environments
Change.GUI: Updated more languages

Changes for v4.00.14 - v4.00.16

Fix.GUI: Fixed cases of missing graph highlights or inaccurate restraint timing or counts
Fix.GUI: Fixed checkmark on graph legend visible menu after user hides/shows the graph using accelerator or button

Changes for v3.84.8 - v4.00.14

Version 4
New Process Watchdog feature (restart, terminate, or change affinity if process if exceeds X CPU or VM usage)
Improved integration with Vista and Windows 7 - start with highest rights *without* any UAC elevation prompt
Better support for multi-user environments
Better GUI support for systems with up to 32 CPUs
Ability to override hard-coded ProBalance exclusions
Even more intelligent and efficient core engine
X64 build improved efficiency with latest VC compiler optimizations
Substantially improved system tray balloon tips with event grouping and more (disabled by default)
Faster GUI open from system tray
New process restraint history (and current status) column in GUI
New inter-process communication framework handles all communication between instance(s) of the core engine and GUI
Even MORE multi-threaded than before
New, simpler licensing system using activation codes
No more timed nag screen (single screen, click Skip)
All revisions:
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Addition.InstallHelper: No more UAC prompts or Windows Defender issues when auto-starting Process Lasso at login with elevated/highest rights (for Windows Vista/7 and later)
Change.InstallHelper: Now defults to run with elevated rights in Vista and Windows 7 (multi-user support is still perfectly retained even in this mode)
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added ability for user to override hard-coded ProBalance exclusions (simply uncheck 'Excluded from..' to unexclude)
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Added tooltips to highlighted ProBalance events on the main graph. Roll over highlighted portions to reveal what happened during that time period.
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to Reset ENTIRE configuration
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for Watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.GUI: Added special Pro bitmap to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added registered user name to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Addition.GUI: Added support for Finnish translation
Addition.GUI: Added Indonesian language by Ivan Chin
Addition.GUI: Added Serbian (latin char set) by Dra~en Milovanovi - Note Serbian Cyrillic is already avaialable and kept up to date by the diligent Ozzii
Addition.GUI: Added context menu item for new CPU affinity change of specific processes on demand
Addition.Installer: Added new Start Menu shortcut to launch Process Lasso in a 'restart' mode to recovery any lost system tray icon
Addition.Core/GUI: Wrote new inter-process communication framework that is more robust and efficient - allowing feature additions coming in subsequent builds. It also allows for much better inter-process communication when running the governor as a service and/or in multi-user environments.
Addition.Core: Added new throttle level 'High'
Addition.Core: Added new ability to change the CPU affinity of specific processes when they exceed a specified CPU usage threshold
Addition.Core: Tweaked handling of certain system processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Licensing and authentication system improved
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Made governor the first process to shutdown when shutdown is requested, as opposed to the last (previous setup)
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.Core: Several additions of third-party applications to hard coded exclusions, to reduce need for user configuration
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little in the 'rarely used stuff'
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.All: Consolidated all inter-process communication into single mechanism for maximum efficiency
Change.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little, moving the hard CPU throttling to 'seldom used' features
Change.GUI: Allow 1% increments in CPU settings for ProBalance config and Watchdog config dialogs
Change.GUI: System tray balloons now use consolidated inter-process communication
Change.GUI: System tray balloons have been reformatted and improved
Change.GUI: Further optimized multi-threaded efficiency on multi-core systems
Change.GUI: Allow proper translation of 'Add', 'Low', and 'CPU' - all words not handled right due to their small size
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.GUI: Improved efficiency of graph painting
Change.rcTools: Many improvements to help translators
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.Core: Further optimized primary thread, especially when system tray balloon notifications are on
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.GUI: CPU affinity of all CPUs is now sometimes represented as 'all' instead of a long sequence of CPU indexes
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switching languages is now done by picking your new language, then restarting Process Lasso (instead of wiping out old pick and restarting Process Lasso)
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions
Change.GUI: Improved behavior when single instance of governor manages entire multi-user system with more than one GUI instance running
Change.GUI: Improved communication with GUI when core engine is running as a service (for informative tooltips)
Change.GUI: Eliminated process listview flickering seen when sorting by highly dynamic fields
Change.GUI: Made watchdog dialog and default priority dialog drop down lists non-editable type, as there is no reason to allow user to edit
Change.Core: Improved logging subsystem to help ensure any pending writes get flushed out at shutdown
Change.Core: Logging subsystem improvements
Change.Core: Optimized a few places
Fix.GUI: Fixed some typos and mispellings
Fix.GUI: Fix licensing anomaly with multi-selection process instance limit set on some editions
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where user disabling ProBalance while processes are under restraint may cause restrained processes not to be restored to original priority and affinity settings
Fix.Core: Automatically create directory if found missing for global log and/or config path overrides
Change.Build: Migrated to Visual Studio 2010
Unsorted changes (some beta to beta below)
Change.All: More changes throughout
Change.Governor: Improvements to ProBalance algorithm under some circumstances
Change.Defaults: Exclude system services from ProBalance restraint
Change.GUI: Include DLL name in process name of rundll32.exe processes (also applies to rules, allowing specific rundll32.exe instance rules)
Addition.GUI: Add 'Activate' button to Pro version solicitation dialog
Fix.InstallHelper: Re-enabled /rights command line parameter, but it is still deprecated by an addition to the /start_type parameters
Fix.Docs: Fixed discrepency in documentation of old /configfile command line parameter (now replaced with /configfolder)
Addition.GUI: Added special warnings about certain system processes when actions are taken upon them, to help inform the user of possible consequences to those actions
Addition.GUI: Added the ability to activate the product from all purchase and solication dialogs, and other places to be added in time
Addition.Installer: Added new start-menu shortcut to launch Process Lasso in a 'restart' mode to recovery any lost system tray icon
Addition.GUI: To configuration dialogs added standardized confirmation message if you try to close the dialog in any way with an unadded entry in the edit control
Change.All: Improved start/stop of governor in cases of multi-user systems where multiple instances exist and when the governor is run as a service
Change.All: Internal changes to interprocess communication and monitoring between governor and GUI
Fix.GUI: Fix to behavior of 'Run with highest rights'
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue with new watchdog dialog added entries sometimes being rejected as 'invalid' for no good reason
Fix.CPUEater: Fixed controls that got mislocated somehow
Fix.InstallHelper: Default global (all user) log and configuration paths, when used, now default to All Userse Common application directory
Change.GUI: More string changes (some auto applied to translations)
Change.GUI: Multiple system tray tooltips of the same type now get merged into a single one if they occur during the same interval
Change.GUI: New dedicated thread just for balloon tip display and queuing
Addition.GUI: Added the million other balloon tooltip actions
Change.Core: Enabled more compiler optimizations (anomaly of recent migration to VS2010)
Change.Core: Renamed ShowBalloons key to EnableTrayNotficationBalloons and set default to TRUE the workstation editions of Process Lasso (server version defaults to FALSE, as before)
Change.GUI: Process context menu re-ordering and improvements
Specific changes
v3.99.23 beta:
Fix.Core: Fix build-up of 'happened events' queue in cases where no GUI instance is found running
v3.99.24 beta:
Change.All: New protection against unauthorized configuration changes
v3.99.25 beta:
Addition.GUI: New current memory load bar graph shown to right of main graph
Fix.GUI: Fixed watchdog entries not removed if all removed from configuration dialog
Change.Core: Configuration certification now stritly enforced
Change.GUI: Temporarily give warning about incompatiblity with W2K and WXP pre-SP2 (to be fixed before final)
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab control to full width after activation
v3.99.26 beta:
Fix.GUI: Fixed excessive CPU utilization when graph is open (unnecessary constant repainting due to error in previous beta) [beta2beta]
Change.GUI: Improved resizing performance by not repainting immediately every time the window is stretched a pixel (experimental)
Change.GUI: Changed new Memory Load graph to depict memory load in 5% increments
Change.GUI: Decreased new Memory load graph default width a little
Change.GUI: Updated Italian, Finnish
v3.99.27 beta:
Fix.GUI: Brightened new memory load fill color (was accidentally a little too light)
Fix.GUI: Fixes to new memory load graph painting
Change.Core: No longer verify digital certificate, as this induces attempted communication with the certificate authorities to check to ensure the certificate hasn't been revoked. This might look suspicious, so is disabled (was first enacted last week).
v3.99.28 beta:
Fix.GUI: Fix taming change to system tray icon that broke in previous build (beta2beta)
Change.GUI: Main window resizing more smooth than in previous builds
Change.GUI: Improved memory load graph looks and fixed a painting accuracy bug
Change.GUI: Changed process listview painting to reduce occurances of briefly (<1s) empty regions
Change.Core: Unauthorized configuration change now induces a system modal message box to be sure the user realizes what happened
v3.99.29 beta:
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Status' column to 'All processes' list, to indicate hung or terminated processes
Addition.GUI: Added option to disable 'RAM Load' bar graph in View menu
v3.99.30 beta:
Addition.GUI: Added to 'Status' column if a process is currently in ProBalance 'restraint' of any type (priority of affinity change)
Addition.GUI: Added 'Times restrained' column
Change.Core: Cleaned out some deprecated systray balloon code now replcaed with the inter-process communication framework
Fix.GUI: Fix truncated system tray tooltip in Windows XP (the long version number had caused the string to exceed its bounds, resulting in fail-safe mode)
Fix.Installer: Reduce external launches due to rare ExecWait infinite wait condition
Change.Installer: Give existing install more time to terminate upon request from installer
v3.99.31 beta:
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed Vista+ system tray tooltip truncation appeared in last build
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed RAM load graph not painting when it is too small
Change.GUI: Slight performance improvement to Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: Added time spent in restraint in new times restrained column
v3.99.32 beta:
Change.GUI: Balloon tips enabled by default for new workstation installs
Removal.Installer: Russian language disabled in this build, pending update
v3.99.34 beta
Change.Defaults: ProBalance defaults tweaked (hardware dependent)
Change.All: Now linked with VC9 CRT instead of VC10 CRT
v3.99.34 beta
Change.GUI: Several languages updated, Finnish introduced
Change.All: Code signing updated, maintenance release
v3.99.35 beta
Addition.GUI: Added user column to Active Processes tab
Change.Core: Use binary search instead of sorted linear search on larger process lists
Change.GUI: Fix Finnish graph legend and possibly other text
Change.Core: INI change certification disabled, as it was deemed useless
Fix.InstallHelper: (beta2beta) If user selects 'Manage processes of all users' then unselects the auto-selected 'Elevate at login', then it is now implied they wanted elevation anyway
All.Fixes: Misc improvements and fixes throughout
v3.99.37 beta build #82100
Fix.Installer: Fixed language being reset to English on silent upgrade
Change.GUI: Better handling of user configured selection to manage only their processes, or not (for XP and Vista/7)
Change.GUI: Faster handling in cases where lots of processes are ignored for one reason or another
v3.99.38 beta build #82200
Change.Core: Watchdog now tries a polite termination first
Change.Core: Changed the hard throttle levels completely, speeds should be totally different than they were
Change.Core: Pretty large reduction in CPU utilization by the core engine (yes, as if it used enough previously to even register on most displays)
Change.Interprocess: (beta2beta) Re-enabled new 'quick transfer' (multiple events in the same interval) so no rare 'lost' events now -->
v4.00.05:
Fix.GUI: (beta fix) Fixed watchdog change affinity would immediately revert in some cases
Fix.GUI: (beta fix) Fixed watchdog terminate could fail in some cases
Fix.GUI: Tweaked inter-process communication to hopefully fix cases of 'lost' events (fixes process showing restrained even after restraint stopped)
Change.GUI: Default control for password box is password edit box (for both get and set password dialogs)
Change.GUI: Cosmetic fixes and adjustments
Change.GUI: Removed solicitation dialog until user has used product X days (still no timed nag, ever - and only happens at first start after a long period of use)
Fix.GUI: Fixed affinity selection in Watchdog dialog when uninitialized, resulting in random value
Fix.Core: Fixed circumstance where processes of other users were being ignored, regardless of configuration (even if you set it to manage all users)
Fix.GUI: Fixed problems with possibly blank process listview under some configurations in Windows 2000 or XP
Fix.Installer: Fixed annoying default of Chinese on installer under some circumstances
v4.00.06:
Change.GUI: Reorganized Main menu
Change.GUI: Removed duplicated menu items I had created for ease of access
Fix.GUI: Fixed restart required prompt so that it operates more like you'd expect
v4.00.07:
Fix.GUI: Fix for cases of system tray icon not appearing after reboot
Fix.GUI: Fixed new system tray recovery ability (ironically now that it hopefully isn't necessary anymore)
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window is shown at login
Fix.Core: Fixed inappropriate 'new process' log entry for 'System' process at startup under some circumstances
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue where GUI and Core Engine would be stopped by Vista+ Task Scheudler when switched to battery power (due to settings bug in task scheduler entry) - Who would think that would be the default for a new task? *sigh*
v4.00.08:
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window is shown at login
Fix.GUI: Fixed inability to unelevate via Main options menu once you've elevated the rights of Process Lasso (beta2beta)
Fix.GUI: Manual selection of affinity for new watchdog entry via process context menu may have initialized CPU selection dialog to a seemingly random value (beta2beta)
Change.x64: X64 build now built with VC10 platform toolset for better operation. The 32-bit build remains FULLY Windows 2000 and XP pre-SP2 compatible, and can even run on x64 editions of those OSes. However, the x64 build is limited to XP SP2+.
v4.00.09:
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where logging was disabled or re-enabled until core engine restart
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where keep running processes might be started at login before they have a chance to launch via their normal mechanism (can result in duplicate instances)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a startup issue in Vista/7 (actually was fixed in a silent update to previous beta)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Yes/No/OK string translations (were ignored due to short length)
Change.GUI: Several language updates
Change.Installer: Now shows least significant digit of verison in installed programs list
v4.00.10:
Fix.GUI: Fixed blank processes list under some XP installs (applies only to new beta)
Fix.Misc: Other misc fixes and adjustments
Change.GUI: Language updates
v4.00.11:
Change.Core: Now sends unrestraint events for processes that are terminating while in restraint, just for completeness
Change.Core: Now logs occurances of probalance ending due to restrained process terminating
Fix.All: Fixed main Reset to Defaults not setting ProBalance parameters to same value as Restore Defaults in ProBalance config (tweaked to hardware)
Fix.Core: Delay at startup before 'Keep Running' proceses are started is now dependent on how powerful your hardware appears to be
Fix.Core: Hardware suggested default ProBalance values now in use
Fix.All: Many misc fixes and adjustments
v4.00.12:
Fix.Core: (beta2beta) On new process log, emulated arg0 being omitted, or duplicated, under certain circumstances
Fix.Core: (beta2beta) Fix multiple restarts resulting in multiple instances during restart affinity trigger
Addition.GUI: (beta2beta) Click on RAM graph to disable it
Addition.Docs: Some minor docs additions and updates, but an overall reduction in size
v4.00.12:
Fix.InstallHelper: Fix problem with global paths
v4.00.14 (final code?):
Addition.GUI: Added Suspended state to proces Status column
Fix.Core: Fix to the hard throttling (not ProBalance, the unrecommended hard CPU limit)
Fix.Core: Watchdog events weren't being triggered when forced mode was on
Fix.GUI: Fix suspend/resume process
Fix.GUI: Fix F1 was not invoking CHM help file
Change.GUI: Moved Suspend Process into less common actions submenu
Update.Docs: Updated docs in several places

Changes for v4.00.10 RC 1 - v4.00.11 RC 2

Change.Core: Now sends unrestraint events for processes that are terminating while in restraint, just for completeness
Change.Core: Now logs occurances of probalance ending due to restrained process terminating
Fix.All: Fixed main Reset to Defaults not setting ProBalance parameters to same value as Restore Defaults in ProBalance config (tweaked to hardware)
Fix.Core: Delay at startup before 'Keep Running' proceses are started is now dependent on how powerful your hardware appears to be
Fix.Core: Hardware suggested default ProBalance values now in use
Fix.All: Many misc fixes and adjustments

Changes for v4.00.09 RC 1 - v4.00.10 RC 1

Fix.GUI: Fixed blank processes list under some XP installs (applies only to new beta)
Fix.Misc: Other misc fixes and adjustments
Change.GUI: Language updates

Changes for v4.00.08 RC 1 - v4.00.09 RC 1

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where logging was disabled or re-enabled until core engine restart
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where keep running processes might be started at login before they have a chance to launch via their normal mechanism (can result in duplicate instances)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a startup issue in Vista/7 (actually was fixed in a silent update to previous beta)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Yes/No/OK string translations (were ignored due to short length)
Change.GUI: Several language updates
Change.Installer: Now shows least significant digit of verison in installed programs list

Changes for v4.00.07 RC 1 - v4.00.08 RC 1

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window is shown at login
Fix.GUI: Fixed inability to unelevate via Main options menu once you've elevated the rights of Process Lasso (beta2beta)
Fix.GUI: Manual selection of affinity for new watchdog entry via process context menu may have initialized CPU selection dialog to a seemingly random value (beta2beta)
Change.x64: X64 build now built with VC10 platform toolset for better operation. The 32-bit build remains FULLY Windows 2000 and XP pre-SP2 compatible, and can even run on x64 editions of those OSes. However, the x64 build is limited to XP SP2+.

Changes for v4.00.06 RC1 - v4.00.07 RC 1

Fix.GUI: Fix for cases of system tray icon not appearing after reboot
Fix.GUI: Fixed new system tray recovery ability (ironically now that it hopefully isn't necessary anymore)
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window is shown at login
Fix.Core: Fixed inappropriate 'new process' log entry for 'System' process at startup under some circumstances
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue where GUI and Core Engine would be stopped by Vista+ Task Scheudler when switched to battery power (due to settings bug in task scheduler entry) - Who would think that would be the default for a new task? *sigh*

Changes for v4.00.05 RC1 - v4.00.06 RC1

Change.GUI: Reorganized Main menu
Change.GUI: Removed duplicated menu items I had created for ease of access
Fix.GUI: Fixed restart required prompt so that it operates more like you'd expect
Fix.GUI: Hopeful fix for rare cases of system tray icon not appearing after reboot

Changes for v4.00.01 RC 1 - v4.00.05 RC1

Fix.GUI: (beta fix) Fixed watchdog change affinity would immediately revert in some cases
Fix.GUI: (beta fix) Fixed watchdog terminate could fail in some cases
Fix.GUI: Tweaked inter-process communication to hopefully fix cases of 'lost' events (fixes process showing restrained even after restraint stopped)
Change.GUI: Default control for password box is password edit box (for both get and set password dialogs)
Change.GUI: Cosmetic fixes and adjustments
Change.GUI: Removed solicitation dialog until user has used product X days (still no timed nag, ever - and only happens at first start after a long period of use)
Fix.GUI: Fixed affinity selection in Watchdog dialog when uninitialized, resulting in random value
Fix.Core: Fixed circumstance where processes of other users were being ignored, regardless of configuration (even if you set it to manage all users)
Fix.GUI: Fixed problems with possibly blank process listview under some configurations in Windows 2000 or XP
Fix.Installer: Fixed annoying default of Chinese on installer under some circumstances

Changes for v3.84.8 - v4.00.01 RC 1

All revisions:
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for MEM and CPU watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to disable log completely
Addition.GUI: When user tries to un-exclude a hard-coded ProBalance exclusion, they are now given the option to override this exclusion via a message box
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.GUI: Added special Pro bitmap to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added registered user name to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Addition.GUI: Added support for Finnish translation
Addition.Core/GUI: Wrote new inter-process communication framework that is more robust and efficient - allowing feature additions coming in subsequent builds. It also allows for much better inter-process communication when running the governor as a service and/or in multi-user environments.
Addition.Core: Added new throttle level 'High'
Addition.InstallHelper: NO MORE UAC PTOMPTS (or WinDef issues) auto-starting Process Lasso at login when running it with highest rights
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Migration to Visual Studio 2010, which turned out to be a rather tedious migration, but well worth it
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Made governor the first process to shutdown when shutdown is requested, as opposed to the last (previous setup)
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.All: Consolidated all inter-process communication into single mechanism for maximum efficiency
Change.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little, moving the hard CPU throttling to 'seldom used' features
Change.GUI: Allow 1% increments in CPU settings for ProBalance config and Watchdog config dialogs
Change.GUI: System tray balloons now use consolidated inter-process communication
Change.GUI: System tray balloons have been reformatted and improved
Change.GUI: Further optimized multi-threaded efficiency on multi-core systems
Change.GUI: Allow proper translation of 'Add', 'Low', and 'CPU' - all words not handled right due to their small size
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.rcTools: Many improvements to help translators
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.BetaCode: Improvements to new task scheduler code (with more improvements coming)
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Addition.Core: Allow users to over-ride hard coded exclusions
Change.Core: Some changes to hard coded exclusions
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions
Change.GUI: Improved behavior when single instance of governor manages entire multi-user system with more than one GUI instance running
Change.GUI: Improved communication with GUI when core engine is running as a service (for informative tooltips)
Fix.GUI: Fixed some typos and mispellings
Fix.GUI: Fix licensing anomaly with multi-selection process instance limit set on some editions
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where user disabling ProBalance while processes are under restraint may cause restrained processes not to be restored to original priority and affinity settings
Fix.Core: Fixed possible management of processes in alternate user sessions in XP or W2K even when configured not to, depending on system conditions
Fix.Core: Automatically create directory if found missing for global log and/or config path overrides
Fix.Core: Fixed crash in Vista x32 and possibly other x32 editions of Windows (was only present in v3.99.2 alpha)
MUCH MORE ....
Known Bugs at least beta version (last final v3.84 has NO known bugs, so use it for stability)
Language selection may be reset on reinstall (particularly silent upgrade)
On rare instances during really high loads, all ProBalance events may show up delayed on the GUI (after when it really took place)

Changes for v3.84.8 - v4.00 RC 1

New Process Watchdog feature (restart, terminate, or change affinity if process if exceeds X CPU or VM usage)
Totally rewritten and improved system tray balloon tips!
Better support for multi-user environments and systems with 32 or more CPUs
Reduced virtual memory usage by the GUI even further!
Improved integration with Vista and Windows 7 - run PL with highest rights and no UAC elevation prompt
Ability to override hard-coded ProBalance exclusions
Even more intelligent and efficient core engine
New process restraint history column in GUI
No more timed nag screen (single screen, click Skip)
All revisions:
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for MEM and CPU watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to disable log completely
Addition.GUI: When user tries to un-exclude a hard-coded ProBalance exclusion, they are now given the option to override this exclusion via a message box
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.GUI: Added special Pro bitmap to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added registered user name to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Addition.GUI: Added support for Finnish translation
Addition.Core/GUI: Wrote new inter-process communication framework that is more robust and efficient - allowing feature additions coming in subsequent builds. It also allows for much better inter-process communication when running the governor as a service and/or in multi-user environments.
Addition.Core: Added new throttle level 'High'
Addition.InstallHelper: NO MORE UAC PTOMPTS (or WinDef issues) auto-starting Process Lasso at login when running it with highest rights
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Migration to Visual Studio 2010, which turned out to be a rather tedious migration, but well worth it
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Made governor the first process to shutdown when shutdown is requested, as opposed to the last (previous setup)
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.All: Consolidated all inter-process communication into single mechanism for maximum efficiency
Change.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little, moving the hard CPU throttling to 'seldom used' features
Change.GUI: Allow 1% increments in CPU settings for ProBalance config and Watchdog config dialogs
Change.GUI: System tray balloons now use consolidated inter-process communication
Change.GUI: System tray balloons have been reformatted and improved
Change.GUI: Further optimized multi-threaded efficiency on multi-core systems
Change.GUI: Allow proper translation of 'Add', 'Low', and 'CPU' - all words not handled right due to their small size
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.rcTools: Many improvements to help translators
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.BetaCode: Improvements to new task scheduler code (with more improvements coming)
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Addition.Core: Allow users to over-ride hard coded exclusions
Change.Core: Some changes to hard coded exclusions
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions
Change.GUI: Improved behavior when single instance of governor manages entire multi-user system with more than one GUI instance running
Change.GUI: Improved communication with GUI when core engine is running as a service (for informative tooltips)
Fix.GUI: Fixed some typos and mispellings
Fix.GUI: Fix licensing anomaly with multi-selection process instance limit set on some editions
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where user disabling ProBalance while processes are under restraint may cause restrained processes not to be restored to original priority and affinity settings
Fix.Core: Fixed possible management of processes in alternate user sessions in XP or W2K even when configured not to, depending on system conditions
Fix.Core: Automatically create directory if found missing for global log and/or config path overrides
Fix.Core: Fixed crash in Vista x32 and possibly other x32 editions of Windows (was only present in v3.99.2 alpha)
MUCH MORE ....
Known Bugs at least beta version (last final v3.84 has NO known bugs, so use it for stability)
Language may be reset on reinstall
Language may be reset to English on silent reinstall
On rare instances, all ProBalance events may not show up as highlights on the GUI, though taming *will* continue
If no ProBalance events are highlighted on the graph, you may need to stop/start the core engine. Taming has continued, but the inter-process communication broke down.
Newly added process restraint history may not always be accurate
Other minor bugs and errata, mostly with GUI - very little core engine errata (if any)

Changes for v3.99.38 Beta - v3.99.39 Beta

Fix.InstallHelper: (beta2beta) Fixed 'Manage process of all users' and 'Elevate' options not necesssarily being honored in all scenarios
Fix.Core: (beta2beta) Fixed watchdog entries of priority and affinity changes could sometimes be confused
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed missing user name in Active processes tab in some scenarios
Change.Core: Pretty large reduction in CPU utilization by the core engine (yes, as if it used enough previously to even register on most displays)

Changes for v3.99.37 Beta - v3.99.38 Beta

Fix.Core: (beta2beta) Fix watchdog error conditions could cause infinite restarting of a watched process when it hit set threshold
Fix.Core: (beta2beta) Fixed erroneous strings written to log (restart msg written for terminate msg)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Spanish translation so it uses right word in InstallHelper dialogs
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed Windows 2000 compatibility (in testing)
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed missing process icons (note: may gradually fill over a few seconds to reduce length of disk I/O burst)
Addition.All: Added new throttle level 'High'
Addition.GUI: Better trimming and checking on user entered activation code
Change.Core: Watchdog now tries a polite termination first
Change.GUI: Allow proper translation of 'Add', 'Low', and 'CPU' - all words not handled right due to their small size
Change.Core: Changed the hard throttle levels completely, speeds should be totally different than they were
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little in the 'rarely used stuff'
Change.GUI: Updated Serbian translations
Change.GUI: Updated Italian translation
--much more--

Changes for v3.99.35 Beta - v3.99.37 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added easy menu option to reset entire configuration (all of it)
Addition.GUI: Added Indonesian language by Ivan Chin
Addition.GUI: Added Serbian (latin char set) by Draen Milovanović - Note Serbian Cyrillic is already avaialable and kept up to date by the diligent Ozzii
Change.GUI: Language selection is now saved in HKLM, but can be overridden by HKCU
Change.GUI: Switching languages is now done by picking your new language, then restarting Process Lasso (instead of wiping out old pick and restarting Process Lasso)
Fix.Installer: Fixed language being reset to English on silent upgrade
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Potential/likely fix missing system tray icon in Vista or Windows 7 afer user login (PL GUI was being launched before explorer by the Task Scheduler)
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed positioning of RAM graph outline (group control surronding RAM graph)
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) crash when setting watchdog entry in GUI via context menu
Change.GUI: (beta2beta) Experimental switch back to non-persistent pipes
Change.GUI: Better handling of user configured selection to manage only their processes, or not (for XP and Vista/7)
Change.GUI: Faster handling in cases where lots of processes are ignored for one reason or another
--much more--

Changes for v3.99.35 Beta - v3.99.36 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added easy menu option to reset entire configuration (all of it)
Addition.GUI: Added Indonesian language by Ivan Chin
Addition.GUI: Added Serbian (latin char set) by Draen Milovanović - Note Serbian Cyrillic is already avaialable and kept up to date by the diligent Ozzii
Change.GUI: Language selection is now saved in HKLM, but can be overridden by HKCU
Change.GUI: Switching languages is now done by picking your new language, then restarting Process Lasso (instead of wiping out old pick and restarting Process Lasso)
Fix.Installer: Fixed language being reset to English on silent upgrade
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Potential/likely fix missing system tray icon in Vista or Windows 7 afer user login (PL GUI was being launched before explorer by the Task Scheduler)
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed positioning of RAM graph outline (group control surronding RAM graph)
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) crash when setting watchdog entry in GUI via context menu
Change.GUI: (beta2beta) Experimental switch back to non-persistent pipes
Change.GUI: Better handling of user configured selection to manage only their processes, or not (for XP and Vista/7)
Change.GUI: Faster handling in cases where lots of processes are ignored for one reason or another
--much more--

Changes for v3.99.34 Beta - v3.99.35 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added user column to Active Processes tab
Change.Core: Use binary search instead of sorted linear search on larger process lists
Change.GUI: Fix Finnish graph legend and possibly other text
Change.Core: INI change certification disabled, as it was deemed useless
Fix.InstallHelper: (beta2beta) If user selects 'Manage processes of all users' then unselects the auto-selected 'Elevate at login', then it is now implied they wanted elevation anyway
All.Fixes: Misc improvements and fixes throughout

Changes for v3.99.32 Beta - v3.99.33 Beta

Fix.All: (beta2beta) Restored Windows XP pre-SP2 compatibility to this beta series
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed watchdog affinity change configuration via process context menu
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed infinite loop bug in watchdog affinity change via process context menu
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Don't allow multiple 'restart?' message boxes from the top level exception handler
Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed crashes of the GUI that could have occurred under certain conditions
Change.Defaults: ProBalance defaults tweaked (hardware dependent)
Change.All: Now linked with VC9 CRT instead of VC10 CRT

Changes for v3.99.31 Beta - v3.99.32 Beta

Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Quick fix for application 'View' menu 'Select columns' not working (note: You could have also right-clicked the column header or the tab to get this same popup menu of columns to show)
Change.GUI: Balloon tips enabled by default for new workstation installs
Removal.Installer: Russian language disabled in this build, pending update

Changes for v3.99.30 Beta - v3.99.31 Beta

Fix.GUI: (beta2beta) Fixed Vista+ system tray tooltip truncation appeared in last build
Addition.GUI: Added time spent in restraint in new times restrained column

Changes for v3.99.29 Beta - v3.99.30 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added to 'Status' column if a process is currently in ProBalance 'restraint' of any type (priority of affinity change)
Addition.GUI: Added 'Times restrained' column
Change.Core: Cleaned out some deprecated systray balloon code now replcaed with the inter-process communication framework
Fix.GUI: Fix truncated system tray tooltip in Windows XP (the long version number had caused the string to exceed its bounds, resulting in fail-safe mode)
Fix.Installer: Reduce external launches due to rare ExecWait infinite wait condition
Change.Installer: Give existing install more time to terminate upon request from installer
Misc.. Throughout

Changes for v3.99.15 Beta - v3.99.29 Beta

Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for MEM and CPU watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to disable log completely
Addition.GUI: When user tries to un-exclude a hard-coded ProBalance exclusion, they are now given the option to override this exclusion via a message box
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.GUI: Added special Pro bitmap to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added registered user name to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Addition.InstallHelper: NO MORE UAC PTOMPTS (or WinDef issues) auto-starting Process Lasso at login when running it with highest rights
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Migration to Visual Studio 2010, which turned out to be a rather tedious migration, but well worth it
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) They now use 100% CSV compatible files, meaning you can import/export directly from your spreadsheet software
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) Other misc changes
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Tradational Chinese and Simplified Chinese getting mixed up sometimes
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Fix.Core: Fixed crash in Vista x32 and possibly other x32 editions of Windows (was only present in v3.99.2 alpha)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.BetaCode: Improvements to new task scheduler code (with more improvements coming)
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Addition.Core: Allow users to over-ride hard coded exclusions
Change.Core: Some changes to hard coded exclusions
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions
Change.InstallHelper: Now defults to run with elevated rights in Vista and Windows 7 (multi-user support is still perfectly retained even in this mode)
Change.All: More changes throughout
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Change.Governor: Improvements to ProBalance algorithm under some circumstances
Change.GUI: Eliminated process listview flickering seen when sorting by highly dynamic fields
Addition.GUI: Added context menu item for new CPU affinity change of specific processes on demand
Addition.Core: Added new ability to change the CPU affinity of specific processes when they exceed a specified CPU usage threshold
Addition.Core: Tweaked handling of certain system processes
Change.Defaults: Exclude system services from ProBalance restraint
Change.GUI: Include DLL name in process name of rundll32.exe processes (also applies to rules, allowing specific rundll32.exe instance rules)
Addition.GUI: Add 'Activate' button to Pro version solicitation dialog
Fix.GUI: Fix to behavior of 'Run with highest rights'
Fix.InstallHelper: Re-enabled /rights command line parameter, but it is still deprecated by an addition to the /start_type parameters
Fix.Docs: Fixed discrepency in documentation of old /configfile command line parameter (now replaced with /configfolder)
Addition.GUI: Added special warnings about certain system processes when actions are taken upon them, to help inform the user of possible consequences to those actions
Addition.GUI: Added the ability to activate the product from all purchase and solication dialogs, and other places to be added in time
Addition.Installer: Added new start-menu shortcut to launch Process Lasso in a 'restart' mode to recovery any lost system tray icon
Change.GUI: CPU affinity of all CPUs is now sometimes represented as 'all' instead of a long sequence of CPU indexes
Many additional changes and improvements to be listed
Change.All: Fixed licensing problem (it didn't know it was activated)
Addition.GUI: To configuration dialogs added standardized confirmation message if you try to close the dialog in any way with an unadded entry in the edit control
Change.All: Improved start/stop of governor in cases of multi-user systems where multiple instances exist and when the governor is run as a service
Change.All: Internal changes to interprocess communication and monitoring between governor and GUI

Changes for v3.99.27 Beta - v3.99.28 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fix taming change to system tray icon that broke in previous build (beta2beta)
Change.GUI: Main window resizing more smooth than in previous builds
Change.GUI: Improved memory load graph looks and fixed a painting accuracy bug
Change.GUI: Changed process listview painting to reduce occurances of briefly (<1s) empty regions
Change.Core: Improved logging subsystem to help ensure any pending writes get flushed out at shutdown
Change.Core: Logging subsystem improvements
Change.Core: Optimized a few places
Change.Core: Unauthorized configuration change now induces a system modal message box to be sure the user realizes what happened

Changes for v3.99.26 Beta - v3.99.27 Beta

Fix.GUI: Brightened new memory load fill color (was accidentally a little too light)
Fix.GUI: Fixes to new memory load graph painting
Change.Core: No longer verify digital certificate, as this induces attempted communication with the certificate authorities to check to ensure the certificate hasn't been revoked. This might look suspicious, so is disabled (was first enacted last week).
Fix.Core: No longer terminate governor when Emergency Stall Recovery is toggled in certain cases

Changes for v3.99.25 Beta - v3.99.26 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed excessive CPU utilization when graph is open (unnecessary constant repainting due to error in previous beta) [beta2beta]
Change.GUI: Improved resizing performance by not repainting immediately every time the window is stretched a pixel (experimental)
Change.GUI: Changed new Memory Load graph to depict memory load in 5% increments
Change.GUI: Decreased new Memory load graph default width a little
Change.GUI: Updated Italian, Finnish

Changes for v3.99.24 Beta - v3.99.25 Beta

Addition.GUI: New current memory load bar graph shown to right of main graph
Fix.GUI: Fixed watchdog entries not removed if all removed from configuration dialog
Change.Core: Configuration certification now stritly enforced
Change.GUI: Temporarily give warning about incompatiblity with W2K and WXP pre-SP2 (to be fixed before final)
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab control to full width after activation
Change.GUI: Improved efficiency of graph painting
Change.GUI: Hide buy now button immediately after activation
Removal.GUI: Removed new max CPU frequency from status bar (beta2beta) - now makes room if even large fonts used
Misc.All: Other misc fixes, additions, and enhancements

Changes for v3.99.23 Beta - v3.99.24 Beta

Change.All: Increased max allowed pathname character count (beta2beta fix)
Change.All: Licensing and authentication system improved
Change.All: New protection against unauthorized INI configuration changes
Misc: Etc...

Changes for v3.99.20 Beta - v3.99.23 Beta

Fix.Core: Fix build-up of 'happened events' queue in cases where no GUI instance is found running

Changes for v3.99.17 Beta - v3.99.20 Beta

Change.GUI: Multiple system tray tooltips of the same type now get merged into a single one if they occur during the same interval
Change.GUI: New dedicated thread just for balloon tip display and queuing
Addition.GUI: Added the million other balloon tooltip actions
Change.Core: Enabled more compiler optimizations (anomaly of recent migration to VS2010)
Fix.GUI: Fix licensing anomaly with multi-selection process instance limit set on some editions
Change.Core: Renamed ShowBalloons key to EnableTrayNotficationBalloons and set default to TRUE the workstation editions of Process Lasso (server version defaults to FALSE, as before)
Change.GUI: Process context menu re-ordering and improvements
Misc: Etc...
Change.Core: Further optimized primary thread, especially when system tray balloon notifications are on
Change.All: Consolidated all inter-process communication into single mechanism for maximum efficiency
Change.GUI: Added Finnish translation
Change.GUI: Re-arranged process context menu items a little, moving the hard CPU throttling to 'seldom used' features
Change.GUI: Allow 1% increments in CPU settings for ProBalance config and Watchdog config dialogs
Change.GUI: System tray balloons now use consolidated inter-process communication
Change.GUI: System tray balloons have been reformatted and improved
Change.GUI: Further optimized multi-threaded efficiency on multi-core systems
Fix.Utils.TweakScheduler: Fixed licensing detection issue in this seldom used advanced util
Fix.Utils.MMSC: Fixed licensing detection issue in this seldom used advanced util
Fix.GUI: Fix thread sync error in previous betas that could have caused a deadlock (beta2beta)
Summary: Lots of work, though you probably won't notice it
Addition.Core/GUI: Wrote new inter-process communication framework that is more robust and efficient - allowing feature additions coming in subsequent builds. It also allows for much better inter-process communication when running the governor as a service and/or in multi-user environments.
Addition.GUI: Added support for Finnish translation (translation not yet completed)
Change.GUI: Improved behavior when single instance of governor manages entire multi-user system with more than one GUI instance running
Change.GUI: Improved communication with GUI when core engine is running as a service (for informative tooltips)
Fix.GUI: Fixed some typos and mispellings
Fix.Core: Fixed possible management of processes in alternate user sessions in XP or W2K even when configured not to, depending on system conditions
Fix.Core: Automatically create directory if found missing for global log and/or config path overrides

Changes for 3.99.16 Beta - v3.99.17 Beta

Change.Installer: Switched to 'newadvsplash' plug-in, allowing for GIF splash banner, reducing installer size a bit
Change.GUI: Re-enabled Russian after update provided (actually was provided 2 days ago, but I missed it, sorry)
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed Task Scheduler integration problem with non-English versions of Windows
Misc: Etc...

Changes for v3.84.7 - v3.99.15 Beta

Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for MEM and CPU watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to disable log completely
Addition.GUI: When user tries to un-exclude a hard-coded ProBalance exclusion, they are now given the option to override this exclusion via a message box
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.GUI: Added special Pro bitmap to About box after activation
Addition.GUI: Added registered user name to About box after activation
Addition.InstallHelper: NO MORE UAC PTOMPTS (or WinDef issues) auto-starting Process Lasso at login when running it with highest rights
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Migration to Visual Studio 2010, which turned out to be a rather tedious migration, but well worth it
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) They now use 100% CSV compatible files, meaning you can import/export directly from your spreadsheet software
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) Other misc changes
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Tradational Chinese and Simplified Chinese getting mixed up sometimes
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Fix.Core: Fixed crash in Vista x32 and possibly other x32 editions of Windows (was only present in v3.99.2 alpha)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.BetaCode: Improvements to new task scheduler code (with more improvements coming)
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Addition.Core: Allow users to over-ride hard coded exclusions
Change.Core: Some changes to hard coded exclusions
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions
Change.InstallHelper: Now defults to run with elevated rights in Vista and Windows 7 (multi-user support is still perfectly retained even in this mode)
Change.All: More changes throughout
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Change.Governor: Improvements to ProBalance algorithm under some circumstances
Change.GUI: Eliminated process listview flickering seen when sorting by highly dynamic fields
Addition.GUI: Added context menu item for new CPU affinity change of specific processes on demand
Addition.Core: Added new ability to change the CPU affinity of specific processes when they exceed a specified CPU usage threshold
Addition.Core: Tweaked handling of certain system processes
Change.Defaults: Exclude system services from ProBalance restraint
Change.GUI: Include DLL name in process name of rundll32.exe processes (also applies to rules, allowing specific rundll32.exe instance rules)
Addition.GUI: Add 'Activate' button to Pro version solicitation dialog
Fix.GUI: Fix to behavior of 'Run with highest rights'
Fix.InstallHelper: Re-enabled /rights command line parameter, but it is still deprecated by an addition to the /start_type parameters
Fix.Docs: Fixed discrepency in documentation of old /configfile command line parameter (now replaced with /configfolder)
Addition.GUI: Added special warnings about certain system processes when actions are taken upon them, to help inform the user of possible consequences to those actions
Addition.GUI: Added the ability to activate the product from all purchase and solication dialogs, and other places to be added in time
Addition.Installer: Added new start-menu shortcut to launch Process Lasso in a 'restart' mode to recovery any lost system tray icon
Change.GUI: CPU affinity of all CPUs is now sometimes represented as 'all' instead of a long sequence of CPU indexes
Many additional changes and improvements to be listed
Change.All: Fixed licensing problem (it didn't know it was activated)
Addition.GUI: To configuration dialogs added standardized confirmation message if you try to close the dialog in any way with an unadded entry in the edit control
Change.All: Improved start/stop of governor in cases of multi-user systems where multiple instances exist and when the governor is run as a service
Change.All: Internal changes to interprocess communication and monitoring between governor and GUI

Changes for v3.84.7 - v3.99.14 beta

Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.Core: Added core ability to disable log completely
Addition.Core: Created new config group for the optional and seldom recomended foreground boosting options (should migrate old config just fine)
Addition.Core: Added option to run ProcessLasso and ProcessGovernor at less than their default priorities (useful in certain environments)
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.GUI: New 'Exclude from' process context menu item
Addition.GUI: New process context menu items for MEM and CPU watchdog capabilities
Addition.GUI: Added ability to completely disable log
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to disable log completely
Addition.GUI: When user tries to un-exclude a hard-coded ProBalance exclusion, they are now given the option to override this exclusion via a message box
Addition.GUI: Finished watchdog auto-terminate context menu items and overall code
Addition.GUI: Added more critical system processes for user confirmations and special handling
Addition.GUI: Show current power scheme on graph
Addition.InstallHelper: NO MORE UAC PTOMPTS (or WinDef issues) auto-starting Process Lasso at login when running it with highest rights
Addition.InstallHelper: Integrates with Task Scheduler 2 on Vista/7 to set up Process Lasso and/or core engine startup tasks
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.All: Migration to Visual Studio 2010, which turned out to be a rather tedious migration, but well worth it
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.GUI: Removed 'total VM size' from available watchdog memory metrics, as it is not likely to be needed
Change.GUI: Made 'commit charge' default virtual memroy metric for watchdog memory entries
Change.Core: Rewrote large parts of the guts of the new watchdog feature
Change.Core: Improved handling of multiple watchdog entries on the same process
Change.GUI: Expanded more control widths to better fit more languages/translations without modifications
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) They now use 100% CSV compatible files, meaning you can import/export directly from your spreadsheet software
Change.rcTools: (internal rcTools that facilitate translation process) Other misc changes
Change.GUI: Changed ProBalance parameters default setting change message to something more understandable (hoepfully)
Change.Updater: Made update check message box application modal, not system modal (so it doesn't interfere with a full screen game, for instance)
Fix.GUI: Fixed Tradational Chinese and Simplified Chinese getting mixed up sometimes
Addition.InstallHelper: Considerably expanded Task Scheduler 2 code to allow better enumeration/detection of existing sttings (unfinished)
Fix.Core: Fixed crash in Vista x32 and possibly other x32 editions of Windows (was only present in v3.99.2 alpha)
Change.InstallHelper: Expanded height of Highest Rights control on startup config dialog 2
Change.GUI: Renamed the 'Manage processes of all users' to 'Manage processes of other users too' (feature unfinished)
Change.GUI: Added new 'Elevate now' option, since it is now independent from the 'Manage processes of all users' option (feature unfinished)
Addition.GUI: Added Spanish translation by Valentin Sanz Gonzalez (in first test stage)
Change.InstallHelper: Rewrote the security portion of config dialog #2 (multi-user options)
Change.GUI: Behavioral changes and new warnings in relation to elevation vs. managing the processes of other users
Change.GUI: Further differentiated UAC elevation from 'Manage processes of all users'. You can now run elevated, but still manage only the current user processes
Change.InstallHelper: Change high rights warning, shown now only when high rights and 'manage processes of all users' are both selected
Change.All: Other improvements not indicated here
Change.BetaCode: Improvements to new task scheduler code (with more improvements coming)
Change.Installer: Sped up installer, removing long deprecated things
Change.Installer: Attempts to mitigate strange stall bug seen with NSIS unicode ExecWait function
Change.Installer: Other changes and rewrites to improve general install process
Removal.Installer: Removed helper executable plp.exe, which facilitated launch with highest rights prior to Windows Task Scheduler integration
Addition.Core: Allow users to over-ride hard coded exclusions
Change.Core: Some changes to hard coded exclusions
Change.Licensing: Removed delay in startup nag (well, set it at 1 second) [beta only]
Change.Languages: Several languages updated
Change.GUI: Extended CPU affinity support in configuration dialogs to 32 CPUs (config file and core engine support infinite)
Change.All: Continued enhancements and fixes as the march to v4 continues
Change.GUI: Language and string changes in places
Change.Installer: Added uninstall web page
Removal.InstallHelper: /Rights parameter removed, merged with /*_start_type
Addition.InstallHelper: Modified command lines to support new Task Scheduler compatibility (added optional elevation setting to start type parameters) - applies to silent install
Addition.GUI: Implemented first stage of icon memory usage optimization to decrease GUI memory use when process icons are enabled (second stage optimization is pending, and will reduce usage even more)
Change.GUI: Switched to singular edition - the free build can now be Activated and turned into Process Lasso Pro via an activation code
Change.All: Misc undocumented changes advancing alpha
Change.GUI: Switched icon code to alternate method for faster performance and less overhead
Change.GUI: Reduced virtual memory usage even further when process icons enabled
Change.InstallHelper: Now defults to run with elevated rights in Vista and Windows 7 (multi-user support is still perfectly retained even in this mode)
Change.All: More changes throughout
Addition.GUI: Per-process CPU history now drawn on graph also in Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: CTRL-A now also works in 'Active processes' tab to select all processes
Change.GUI: Set keyboard focus to active process listview on initial open or switch (accessibility improvement)
Change.GUI: Fixed some typos/misspellings
Change.Governor: Improvements to ProBalance algorithm under some circumstances
Change.GUI: Eliminated process listview flickering seen when sorting by highly dynamic fields
Addition.GUI: Added context menu item for new CPU affinity change of specific processes on demand
Addition.Core: Added new ability to change the CPU affinity of specific processes when they exceed a specified CPU usage threshold
Addition.Core: Tweaked handling of certain system processes
Change.Defaults: Exclude system services from ProBalance restraint
Change.GUI: Include DLL name in process name of rundll32.exe processes (also applies to rules, allowing specific rundll32.exe instance rules)
Addition.GUI: Add 'Activate' button to Pro version solicitation dialog
Fix.GUI: Fix to behavior of 'Run with highest rights'
Fix.InstallHelper: Re-enabled /rights command line parameter, but it is still deprecated by an addition to the /start_type parameters
Fix.Docs: Fixed discrepency in documentation of old /configfile command line parameter (now replaced with /configfolder)
Addition.GUI: Added special warnings about certain system processes when actions are taken upon them, to help inform the user of possible consequences to those actions
Addition.GUI: Added the ability to activate the product from all purchase and solication dialogs, and other places to be added in time
Beta2Beta.Fix.GUI: Fixed double '::' in max CPU frequency entry in status bar
Addition.Installer: Added new start-menu shortcut to launch Process Lasso in a 'restart' mode to recovery any lost system tray icon
Change.GUI: CPU affinity of all CPUs is now sometimes represented as 'all' instead of a long sequence of CPU indexes
Many additional changes and improvements to be listed
Addition.Core: Added affinity change watchdog toggle to divide CPU threshold by number of system cores
Change.All: Fixed licensing problem (it didn't know it was activated)
Addition.GUI: To configuration dialogs added standardized confirmation message if you try to close the dialog in any way with an unadded entry in the edit control
Change.GUI: Removed 'Exclude from ...' process context menu and put its two entries into the main menu.. less traversal for these common actions

Changes for v3.84.5 - v3.89.1 Beta

Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build
Changes since last beta version v3.89.0:
Change.GUI: Allow deletion of multiple selected list entries at once on some config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Enabled watchdog features on virtual memory
Addition.GUI: Polish watchdog config dialog and fix broken things
Addition.GUI: 'Remove all' buttons now remove multiple selections in many config dialogs
Addition.GUI: Added new top level exception handler for polite automatic restart if a crash were to occur
Addition.TestLasso: Added '-m' switch to eat memory indefinitely (for testing watchdog)
Change.GUI.Watchdog: Show/hide extra options when user selects watch/monitor type (CPU or memory at present)
Change.Core: Added duration to watchdog action log entries
Change.CPUEater: Continued cosmetic improvements
Change.All: Other stuff I was too busy coding to document ;p

Changes for v3.84.5 - v3.89.0 Beta

Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a livelocked process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% CPU for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added option to restart or terminate a memory leaking process (restart/terminate process if consuming X% of VM for Y time)
Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating settings for overloaded (livelock or memory leak) process handling
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.GUI: Re-arranged configuration dialogs to cause less confusion with pressing 'OK' without adding the process to the list first
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweaks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Change to default ProBalance settings of Server Edition
Change.Core: Changed default value of 'maximum log lines' to 1000 for a server
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Change.Core: Minor continued code optimizations, in the never ending pursuit to save another CPY cycle
Change.All: Experimental compiler configuration changes
Change.InstallHelper: Added back ProBalance default settings check to let Server users know of tweaks to default/recommended values
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode build

Changes for v3.84.4 - v3.85.2 Beta

Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X minutes
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating ProBalanace settings for new feature to disable ProBalance when PC idle
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total processes and threads in status bar
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweasks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.All: Experimental compiler configuration changes
Change.Core: Tweaked process suspension and throttling code [backport eligible]
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Update.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode
Change.GUI: Added menu options for quickly setting 'disable ProBalance while user away' feature
Change.GUI: Added total system thread count to status bar (with existing total process count)
Change.CPUEater: Added status bar
Change.CPUEater: Added total system process and thread count to status bar
Change.Server.Edition: Change to default ProBalance settings
Removal.GUI: Removed 'beep when' settings from the ProBalance configuration dialog to make space for new, more important features
Change.Core: Tweaked Server Edition ProBalance defaults
Addition.Core: Added Emergency Stall Recovery feature which will take highly aggressive action if system responsiveness drops below a certain threshold for too long. The difference between ERS and ProBalance is that ERS is much more aggressive, acting on anything (i.e. even the foreground process, which would be ignored by ProBalance in its default settings)
Addition.GUI: Added all facilitating menu items and dialogs for Emergency Stall Recovery
Addition.Core: Added log entry indicating if restoration of a ProBalance process occurred to due maximum restraint time reached

Changes for v3.84.0 - v3.85.1 Beta

Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X time (immediately re-enabling when user activity begins again)
Addition.GUI: Added ProBalanace options to turn off ProBalance if system is idle for X time
Addition.GUI: Show maximum CPU frequency in status bar
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total threads selection
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.GUI: Tweasks to single and multiple process selection context menus
Change.Core: Added a hard-coded exclusion for Symantec Endpoint Security since ProBalance on it was triggering tampering warnings
Change.All: Experimental compiler configuration changes
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Update.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode

Changes for v3.84.0 - v3.85.0 Beta

Addition.Core: Added feature to disable ProBalance after system has been idle X time (immediately re-enabling when user activity begins again)
Addition.GUI: Added ProBalanace options to turn off ProBalance if system is idle for X time
Addition.CPUEater: Added new affinity selection, to test CPU Eater or specific CPUs
Addition.CPUEater: Added new total threads selection
Change.CPUEater: Re-arranged dialog
Change.CPUEater: Allow specification of maximum threads and CPU affinity
Change.CPUEater: Tweaks to default aggressiveness (was unnecessarily aggressive on single CPU systems)
Addition.GUI: Added an exception handler to allow users the option to continue or restart Process Lasso after an exception (in some locations)
Change.GUI: Remove UAC shield from 'manage processes of all users', as it hid check state
Change.GUI: Removed PL logo from ProBalance settings to make room for new options
Change.All: Experimental compiler configuration changes
Addition.GUI: Added greeting message the first time you 'close' the GUI to the system tray, informing that the GUI is down there sleeping
Update.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.46 unicode

Changes for v3.83.1 Beta - v3.84.7

Changes:
Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.

Changes for v3.82.5 - v3.84.5

Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.

Changes for v3.82 - v3.84.4

This version improves the performance of the Active Processes tab and performs other minor maintenance.
Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.
Post-release minor updates:
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed Asian date format to YYYY-MM-DD
[.1]Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed sort issue with All Processes tab (not resorting on update, appeared in v3.84)
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed case where user has more than 5 power schemes, which could result in menu item conflicts and unexpected behavior (i.e. switching power schemes when you select to configure anti-sleep processes)
[.2]Change.GUI: Refresh process CPU usage graphs (progress bars) immediately after user changes the sort column and/or order in the Active Processes tab
[.2]Addition.TestLasso: Added version resource
[.3]Fix.InstallHelper: Minor fix to handling of user provided bad parameter (i.e. typo) to silent install config switch '/governor_start_type'
[.3]Change.GUI: Default date/time format expanded to more Euro languages
[.3]Change.GUI: Update check setting now defaults to FALSE if the registry value is deleted (i.e. by a registry cleaner)
[.3]Change.GUI: Update of French, Russian, and Japanese
[.3]Change.Docs: Reduced size of the docs by 80k via optimizing embedded PNG images (the docs make up 1MB of the 1.5MB installer)
[.3]Addition.Docs: Minor textual additions and adjustments, nothing important
[.4]Change.GUI: Remove new UAC shield icon from 'show processes of all users' so as to not hide the check indicating this setting's state
[.4]Change.GUI: Updated French translation
[.4]Change.GUI: Updated Italian translation

Changes for v3.84.0 - v3.84.3

Fix.InstallHelper: Minor fix to handling of user provided bad parameter (i.e. typo) to silent install config switch '/governor_start_type'

Changes for v3.82.5 - v3.84.2

Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.

Changes for v3.84.0 - v3.84.1

This version improves the performance of the Active Processes tab and performs other minor maintenance.
Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.
Post-release minor updates:
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed Asian date format to YYYY-MM-DD
[.1]Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed sort issue with All Processes tab (not resorting on update, appeared in v3.84)

Changes for v3.82 - v3.84.0

Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization to virtually zero when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab (entering sleep-like mode as with other views)
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a redundant handle close in Active Processes tab that could theoretically cause complications
Fix.GUI: Fixed new updater was not always returning beta versions when configured to do so
Fix.Docs: Fixed an external link in FAQ about differences between Free an Pro builds
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.

Changes for v3.82 - v3.83.1 Beta

Change.GUI: Active Processes fills instantly when it is switched to (instead of a 2 second delay)
Change.GUI: Reduced CPU utilization when minimized to system tray while using the Active Processes tab
Addition.GUI: Added menu items for the two new refresh intervals
Addition.GUI: Show Vista+ UAC Shield icon on menu items that require user elevation
Addition.Core: Added two new refresh intervals (5 seconds and 10 seconds)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added selection of date/time format used throughout product (Euro, US, or Asian)
Fix.GUI: Fixed double click on process in Active Processes tab whose existance may not have been recorded in the All Processes tab because that tab hadn't been visible since the process creation (double click did nothing instead of go to that process)
Fix.GUI: Fixed a double handle close that could cause complications under certain rare scenarios
Change.Licensing: Don't show non-timer random rare nag unless product has been installed a while
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag timer maximum delay again
Removal.GUI: Removed most active process from system tray tooltip. The overhead in tracking this even when the GUI is minimized is just not worth it at this time.

Changes for v3.80 - v3.82.5

Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Repositioned some of the newer menu items for easier location
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the priority after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Change.Core: No longer restore the original CPU affinity of a process whose CPU affinity was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the CPU affinity after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Addition.Installer: Included a CHM copy of the docs for easy readability and offline access (increased installer size though)
Post-release minor updates:
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed pressing F1 was opening the help documentation twice
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixes to the behavior of 'Manage Processes of All Users' menu item toggle
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where the 'close governor too?' prompt could be shown while Process Lasso is restarting due to a configuration change
[.2]Fix.GUI: Toggling graph visibility was still inducing config file save and reload due to a code artifact
[.2]Fix.GUI: (XP/2K only) Empty power scheme management submenu was visible when it should have been removed (appeared in v3.82)
[.2]Change.GUI: After user manually resets language, only show languages whose backing files are installed
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed crash that could rarely occur when terminating system processes (the ones with extra warnings)
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where, under certain scenarios, the system tray icon wasn't being recreated after the shell (explorer) crashed
[.3]Change.Versioning: No longer change file version for files that weren't changed in minor updates
[.3]Change.Installer: No longer check for changes to ProBalance default settings, as we've not changed them in a long time
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix to DEL keyboard accelerator when in new 'Active Processes' tab
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Use CHM help docs like the standard edition now does
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Post-activated text in about box tweaked a bit
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Licensing for the Server Edition is now performed entirely via activation codes
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Removed 'Highest Rights' warning, as it is not applicable to Server installs
[.4]Change.GUI: Rewrote 'Highest Rights' warning so its more concise
[.4]Change.GUI: Message box warning now emitted when installed on a server (should use Server Edition)
[.4]Change.GUI: Tweaked synchronizaton objects used by the Active processes tab code
[.4]Change.Core: Log entry warning now emitted when installed on a server (should use Server Edition)
[.4]Change.CPUEater: Changed default CPU Eater demo time to 30 seconds
[.5]Change.Installer: Changed CPU Eater shortcut titles to reflect new default of 30 seconds (all languages)
[.5]Change.GUI: Improved French translation
[.5]Change.All: Fully branched Server Edition
[.5]Change.GUI: Added warning when standard edition used on a server
[.5]Change.Core: Added log entry warning when standard edition used on a server

Changes for v3.80 - v3.82.4

Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Repositioned some of the newer menu items for easier location
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the priority after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Change.Core: No longer restore the original CPU affinity of a process whose CPU affinity was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the CPU affinity after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Addition.Installer: Included a CHM copy of the docs for easy readability and offline access (increased installer size though)
Post-release minor updates:
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed pressing F1 was opening the help documentation twice
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixes to the behavior of 'Manage Processes of All Users' menu item toggle
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where the 'close governor too?' prompt could be shown while Process Lasso is restarting due to a configuration change
[.2]Fix.GUI: Toggling graph visibility was still inducing config file save and reload due to a code artifact
[.2]Fix.GUI: (XP/2K only) Empty power scheme management submenu was visible when it should have been removed (appeared in v3.82)
[.2]Change.GUI: After user manually resets language, only show languages whose backing files are installed
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed crash that could rarely occur when terminating system processes (the ones with extra warnings)
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where, under certain scenarios, the system tray icon wasn't being recreated after the shell (explorer) crashed
[.3]Change.Versioning: No longer change file version for files that weren't changed in minor updates
[.3]Change.Installer: No longer check for changes to ProBalance default settings, as we've not changed them in a long time
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix to DEL keyboard accelerator when in new 'Active Processes' tab
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Use CHM help docs like the standard edition now does
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Post-activated text in about box tweaked a bit
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Licensing for the Server Edition is now performed entirely via activation codes
[.4]Change.GUI.Server.Edition: Removed 'Highest Rights' warning, as it is not applicable to Server installs
[.4]Change.GUI: Rewrote 'Highest Rights' warning so its more concise
[.4]Change.GUI: Message box warning now emitted when installed on a server (should use Server Edition)
[.4]Change.GUI: Tweaked synchronizaton objects used by the Active processes tab code
[.4]Change.Core: Log entry warning now emitted when installed on a server (should use Server Edition)
[.4]Change.CPUEater: Changed default CPU Eater demo time to 30 seconds

Changes for v3.80 - v3.82.3

Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Repositioned some of the newer menu items for easier location
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the priority after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Change.Core: No longer restore the original CPU affinity of a process whose CPU affinity was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the CPU affinity after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Addition.Installer: Included a CHM copy of the docs for easy readability and offline access (increased installer size though)
Post-release minor updates:
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed pressing F1 was opening the help documentation twice
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixes to the behavior of 'Manage Processes of All Users' menu item toggle
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where the 'close governor too?' prompt could be shown while Process Lasso is restarting due to a configuration change
[.2]Fix.GUI: Toggling graph visibility was still inducing config file save and reload due to a code artifact
[.2]Fix.GUI: (XP/2K only) Empty power scheme management submenu was visible when it should have been removed (appeared in v3.82)
[.2]Change.GUI: After user manually resets language, only show languages whose backing files are installed
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed crash that could rarely occur when terminating system processes (the ones with extra warnings)
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where, under certain scarions, the system tray icon wasn't being recreated after the shell (explorer) crashed
[.3]Change.Versioning: No longer change file version for files that weren't changed in minor updates
[.3]Change.Installer: No longer check for changes to ProBalance default settings, as we've not changed them in a long time

Changes for v3.80.5 - v3.82.2

Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Repositioned some of the newer menu items for easier location
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the priority after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Change.Core: No longer restore the original CPU affinity of a process whose CPU affinity was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the CPU affinity after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Addition.Installer: Included a CHM copy of the docs for easy readability and offline access (increased installer size though)
Post-release minor updates:
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed pressing F1 was opening the help documentation twice
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixes to the behavior of 'Manage Processes of All Users' menu item toggle
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where the 'close governor too' message could be shown while Process Lasso is restarting due to a configuration change
[.2]Fix.GUI: Toggling graph visibility was still inducing config file save and reload due to a code artifact
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed power scheme management submenus weren't being deleted in XP/2K (first appeared in v3.82 due to menu re-arrangement)
[.2]Change.GUI: After user manually resets language, only show languages whose backing files are installed

Changes for v3.80 - v3.82

After the monumental leap forward in the user interface of the v3.80 (and the couple minor glitches at first), this version is a refreshing 'polishing' build. It offers sorting by column in the Active Processes tab, some minor menu re-arrangement, and other general polishing. I've even thrown in the docs in CHM format, which I personally find much more readable than the online version. The installer is a little larger, but still not excessively large.
Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Repositioned some of the newer menu items for easier location
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the priority after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Change.Core: No longer restore the original CPU affinity of a process whose CPU affinity was externally adjusted while it was in a changed state due to a ProBalance event (i.e. if user changes the CPU affinity after ProBalance makes a temporary adjustment)
Addition.Installer: Included a CHM copy of the docs for easy readability and offline access (increased installer size though)

Changes for v3.80.5 - v3.81.1 Beta

This new beta does some polishing of the initial v3.80 release. It will quickly transition to v3.82 final given the very few, minor, and relatively safe changes. Of course, standard regression testing must still be performed though. Many of the changes have been requested several times, so some users should definitely be pleased with this new version.
Addition.GUI: Sort by column now supported in new 'Active Processes' tab, as was already the case in the 'All Processes' tab
Addition.GUI: Last sorted column of new 'Active Processes' tab is remembered
Change.GUI: Moved graph visibility setting to the registry, so a config reload and process recheck event won't be triggered every time the graph visibility is toggled by the user
Change.Core: No longer restore the original priority of a process whose priority was adjusted while it was in a lowered/restrained priority class due to a ProBalance event

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80.5

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added menu option 'View / Reset window layout' to reset child window positions in the GUI
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanesse (registered version only)
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed position of Graph options in View menu
[.1]Change.GUI: Renamed menu item 'Things to show on graph'
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed theoretical race condition that could have resulted in a blank, or otherwise incorrectly drawn Process Lasso window
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed ProBalance issue when 'time before restraint' was manually tweaked to below 1/2 of refresh speed (new issue for v3.80 only)
[.2]Change.GUI: Force pane realignments on resize (temporary measure now undone)
[.2]Change.Installer: Always request language again, so people can more easily switch back to English if their selected language is not up to date
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: If user hits 'NO' to highest rights confirmation prompt, then return back to dialog instead of continuing with Normal rights
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: Reworded Highest rights warning (translations auto-updated)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added memory load to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added most active process to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added current power scheme to system tray tooltip (Vista+ only)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Processes that have hard-coded exclusions from ProBalance are now indicated in the processes lists
[.3]Change.GUI: Customized pane positions are remembered once again
[.3]Change.GUI: Main window resizing enhancements
[.3]Change.GUI: Expanded 'hide graph' and 'buy now' buttons for several non-English languages
[.3]Change.GUI: Allow expanded system tray tooltip in Japanese
[.3]Change.InstallHelper: Expanded new controls on second dialog for some languages (i.e. French)
[.3]Change.Core: Further lowered the priority of the the worker thread that writes out queued log events, as a theoretical enhancement with no known real-world implications since the log I/O overhead is already so negligible
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed window pane positions not remembered sometimes, due to a process shutdown timing issue
[.3]Change.Licensing: Reduced annoynce of nag shown to long-time users of the free build
[.4]Change.GUI: Language updates
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix non-remembered pane positions when action/log pane was below minimum 80 pixels in height
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fixed some more v3.8 GUI child window position (pane) position/size anomalies that could cause a blank looking processes list
[.5]Fix.Tools: Fixed x64 build problem with 'Options / Advanced Tools / Reconfigure Vista Multimedia Scheduler' (appeared in v3.80)
[.5]Change.GUI: Updated Russian and Traditional Chinese
[.5]Fix.GUI: 'Show graph' button could sometimes still be 'Show graph' when 'Hide graph' was actually appropriate

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80.4

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added menu option 'View / Reset window layout' to reset child window positions in the GUI
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanesse (registered version only)
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed position of Graph options in View menu
[.1]Change.GUI: Renamed menu item 'Things to show on graph'
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed theoretical race condition that could have resulted in a blank, or otherwise incorrectly drawn Process Lasso window
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed ProBalance issue when 'time before restraint' was manually tweaked to below 1/2 of refresh speed (new issue for v3.80 only)
[.2]Change.GUI: Force pane realignments on resize
[.2]Change.Installer: Always request language again, so people can more easily switch back to English if their selected language is not up to date
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: If user hits 'NO' to highest rights confirmation prompt, then return back to dialog instead of continuing with Normal rights
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: Reworded Highest rights warning (translations auto-updated)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added memory load to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added most active process to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added current power scheme to system tray tooltip (Vista+ only)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Processes that have hard-coded exclusions from ProBalance are now indicated in the processes lists
[.3]Change.GUI: Customized pane positions are remembered once again
[.3]Change.GUI: Main window resizing enhancements
[.3]Change.GUI: Expanded 'hide graph' and 'buy now' buttons for several non-English languages
[.3]Change.GUI: Allow expanded system tray tooltip in Japanese
[.3]Change.InstallHelper: Expanded new controls on second dialog for some languages (i.e. French)
[.3]Change.Core: Further lowered the priority of the the worker thread that writes out queued log events, as a theoretical enhancement with no known real-world implications since the log I/O overhead is already so negligible
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed window pane positions not remembered sometimes, due to a process shutdown timing issue
[.3]Change.Licensing: Reduced annoynce of nag shown to long-time users of the free build
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fixed more v3.8 GUI child window position (pane) position/size anomalies

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80.3

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added menu option 'View / Reset window layout' to reset child window positions in the GUI
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanesse (registered version only)
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed position of Graph options in View menu
[.1]Change.GUI: Renamed menu item 'Things to show on graph'
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed theoretical race condition that could have resulted in a blank, or otherwise incorrectly drawn Process Lasso window
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed ProBalance issue when 'time before restraint' was manually tweaked to below 1/2 of refresh speed (new issue for v3.80 only)
[.2]Change.GUI: Force pane realignments on resize
[.2]Change.Installer: Always request language again, so people can more easily switch back to English if their selected language is not up to date
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: If user hits 'NO' to highest rights confirmation prompt, then return back to dialog instead of continuing with Normal rights
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: Reworded Highest rights warning (translations auto-updated)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added memory load to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added most active process to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added current power scheme to system tray tooltip (Vista+ only)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Processes that have hard-coded exclusions from ProBalance are now indicated in the processes lists
[.3]Change.GUI: Customized pane positions are remembered once again
[.3]Change.GUI: Main window resizing enhancements
[.3]Change.GUI: Expanded 'hide graph' and 'buy now' buttons for several non-English languages
[.3]Change.GUI: Allow expanded system tray tooltip in Japanese
[.3]Change.InstallHelper: Expanded new controls on second dialog for some languages (i.e. French)
[.3]Change.Core: Further lowered the priority of the the worker thread that writes out queued log events, as a theoretical enhancement with no known real-world implications since the log I/O overhead is already so negligible
[.3]Change.Licensing: Reduced annoynce of nag shown to long-time users of the free build

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80.2

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added menu option 'View / Reset window layout' to reset child window positions in the GUI
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanesse (registered version only)
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed position of Graph options in View menu
[.1]Change.GUI: Renamed menu item 'Things to show on graph'
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed theoretical race condition that could have resulted in a blank, or otherwise incorrectly drawn Process Lasso window
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed ProBalance issue when 'time before restraint' was manually tweaked to below 1/2 of refresh speed (new issue for v3.80 only)
[.2]Change.GUI: Force pane realignments on resize
[.2]Change.Installer: Always request language again, so people can more easily switch back to English if their selected language is not up to date
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: If user hits 'NO' to highest rights confirmation prompt, then return back to dialog instead of continuing with Normal rights
[.2]Change.InstallHelper: Reworded Highest rights warning (translations auto-updated)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added memory load to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added most active process to system tray tooltip
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added current power scheme to system tray tooltip (Vista+ only)
[.2]Addition.GUI: Processes that have hard-coded exclusions from ProBalance are now indicated in the processes lists

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80.1

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added menu option 'View / Reset window layout' to reset child window positions in the GUI
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Russian
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanesse (registered version only)
[.1]Change.GUI: Changed position of Graph options in View menu
[.1]Change.GUI: Renamed menu item 'Things to show on graph'
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed theoretical race conditon that could cause invalid child window positions, resulting in a mostly blank window

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.80

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
Addition.Core: Added safety mechanism to revert the power profile to its original setting in the case of a PC crash or improper termination of the Process Lasso core engine
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
Change.Core: Improved response time of ProBalance
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.79.19 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Recent specific changes in last few minor updates to this beta:
[.15]Change.GUI: Remember new active processes listview column positions and widths (as is already done with 'all processes' listview) [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
[.15]Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' tab now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' tab already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' list header now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' list already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
[.15]Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
[.17]Change.GUI: Further optimized new beta code when the GUI is minimized [beta2beta_improvement]
[.17]Fix.GUI: Some typical beta version fixes to new 'Active processes' tab as we finalize and test the code. These fixes includes a handle leak while the new 'Active processes' tab was visible. [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.Core: Continued tweaks to gaming mode [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.Core: Greatly improved response time of ProBalance restraint events, when compared to earlier betas in this series [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.GUI: Further tweaks to default main window size and position [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet
[.19]Change.GUI: Reverted child window sizing code to its previous behavior, which users prefer (doesn't reset pane positions upon resize)

Changes for v3.79.18 Beta - v3.79.18 Beta

Changes for v3.79.17 Beta - v3.79.18 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 10 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Recent specific changes in last few minor updates to this beta:
[.15]Change.GUI: Remember new active processes listview column positions and widths (as is already done with 'all processes' listview) [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
[.15]Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' tab now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' tab already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' list header now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' list already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
[.15]Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
[.17]Change.GUI: Further optimized new beta code when the GUI is minimized [beta2beta_improvement]
[.17]Fix.GUI: Some typical beta version fixes to new 'Active processes' tab as we finalize and test the code. These fixes includes a handle leak while the new 'Active processes' tab was visible. [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.Core: Continued tweaks to gaming mode [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.Core: Greatly improved response time of ProBalance restraint events, when compared to earlier betas in this series [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Change.GUI: Further tweaks to default main window size and position [beta2beta_improvement]
[.18]Addition.GUI: Added new log/actions context menu option to search for process name on the internet

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.79.17 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
Recent specific changes in last few minor updates to this beta:
[.14]Addition.GUI: Added commit size to Active Processes tab [beta2beta_improvement]
[.14]Addition.GUI: Added historical CPU average utilization to Active processes tab [beta2beta_improvement]
[.14]Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
[.14]Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
[.15]Change.GUI: Remember new active processes listview column positions and widths (as is already done with 'all processes' listview) [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
[.15]Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' tab now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' tab already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' list header now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' list already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
[.15]Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)
[.16]Internal build skipped
[.17]Change.GUI: Further optimized new beta code when the GUI is minimized [beta2beta_improvement]
[.17]Fix.GUI: Some typical beta version fixes to new 'Active processes' tab as we finalize and test the code. These fixes includes a handle leak while the new 'Active processes' tab was visible. [beta2beta_improvement]

Changes for v3.70.8 - v3.79.15 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Addition.Updater: Added version number to new simplified update notification message
Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Recent specific changes in last few minor updates to this beta:
[.13]Change.GUI: Changed 'buy now' bitmap button into a standard button
[.13]Change.GUI: Standardized 'Instance Limits' config dialog OK/Cancel buttons (they deviated in order from the other dialogs)
[.13]Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service
[.14]Addition.GUI: Added commit size to Active Processes tab [beta2beta_improvement]
[.14]Addition.GUI: Added historical CPU average utilization to Active processes tab [beta2beta_improvement]
[.14]Change.GUI: Make initial window size better for small screens
[.14]Change.GUI: Ensure graph is initially large enough to show graph legend
[.15]Change.GUI: Remember new active processes listview column positions and widths (as is already done with 'all processes' listview) [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Further improvements to default window size and positioning for all size screens
[.15]Change.GUI: More memory use optimizations to reduce RAM usage even when user interface is visible
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' tab now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' tab already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Right-clicking on 'Active processes' list header now shows columns available menu, as the 'All processes' list already does [beta2beta_improvement]
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed deafult ordering of process info columns a bit
[.15]Change.GUI: Changed default memory info displayed to simply working set and total commit size
[.15]Change.Core: Gaming mode now induces high performance power scheme (disabling CPU frequency scaling, etc..)

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.79.14 Beta

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Consolidated split 'performance' group in INI file
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.Installer: Language setting is now remembered for upgrades
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download
[.3]Change.Installer: Fixed x64 download prompt not shown in local language
[.3]Change.Installer: Improvements to x64 auto-download mechanism
[.5]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and French translations
[.5]Change.GUI: Implemented automatic self-restart for the few option changes that require a restart [backport]
[.5]Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial/free build [backport]
[.5]Change.Core: A couple minor optimizations [backport]
[.6]Change.Core: Server edition default ProBalance timings tweaked
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Service warning changed to be more clear
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Removed ProBalance settings defaults check on install of registered build
[.6]Change.Licensing: Server edition timeout is now properly set at 30 days
[.6]Change.GUI: 'Edit configuration file' now uses whatever editor is associated with INI files, if not notepad [backport]
[.6]Fix.GUI: Self-restart would not restart the core engine under certain conditions, leaving it not running (resulting in a red system tray icon) [backport]
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.InstallHelper: Now auto-start GUI for all users by default (instead of just launching the core engine for all users) - except in server edition [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Increased maximum wait time for new process information, to mitigate rare bug where auto gaming mode isn't invoked when it should be (this is fixed properly in new beta)
[.7]Change.Core: Further improved ProBalance under certain specific conditions [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Exclude any gaming process from ProBalance restraint, no matter if its in the foreground or background [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.GUI: Changed font size of solicitation dialog [backport from beta]
[.7a]Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service [backport from beta]

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.79.13 Beta

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Consolidated split 'performance' group in INI file
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.Installer: Language setting is now remembered for upgrades
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download
[.3]Change.Installer: Fixed x64 download prompt not shown in local language
[.3]Change.Installer: Improvements to x64 auto-download mechanism
[.5]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and French translations
[.5]Change.GUI: Implemented automatic self-restart for the few option changes that require a restart [backport]
[.5]Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial/free build [backport]
[.5]Change.Core: A couple minor optimizations [backport]
[.6]Change.Core: Server edition default ProBalance timings tweaked
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Service warning changed to be more clear
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Removed ProBalance settings defaults check on install of registered build
[.6]Change.Licensing: Server edition timeout is now properly set at 30 days
[.6]Change.GUI: 'Edit configuration file' now uses whatever editor is associated with INI files, if not notepad [backport]
[.6]Fix.GUI: Self-restart would not restart the core engine under certain conditions, leaving it not running (resulting in a red system tray icon) [backport]
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.InstallHelper: Now auto-start GUI for all users by default (instead of just launching the core engine for all users) - except in server edition [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Increased maximum wait time for new process information, to mitigate rare bug where auto gaming mode isn't invoked when it should be (this is fixed properly in new beta)
[.7]Change.Core: Further improved ProBalance under certain specific conditions [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Exclude any gaming process from ProBalance restraint, no matter if its in the foreground or background [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.GUI: Changed font size of solicitation dialog [backport from beta]
[.7a]Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service [backport from beta]

Changes for v3.70.6 - v3.79.12 Beta

This new version adds an 'Active processes' tab, better High Rights auto-start, Gaming mode improvements, and much more. The final non-beta release will be v3.80.
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds
Recent specific changes in last few minor updates to this beta:
[.11]Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
[.11]Addition.Updater: Added new version number to update notification message
[.11]Fix.GUI: Graph slider will now function correctly when graph hidden (disallow resize) - applies to earlier betas only
[.11]Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
[.11]Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before
[.12]Change.GUI: Expand lower tab to window edge on registered build (where no 'Buy now' button exists)
[.12]Addition.InstallHelper: Added tooltips for new Highest Rights startup sub-options
[.12]Addition.GUI: Added working set size to 'Active processes' tab

Changes for v3.70.6 - v3.79.11 Beta

This new version adds an 'Active processes' tab and much more. Work continues on this version. The final non-beta release will be v3.80. Changes made up to this point at listed below. Other changes are planned.
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds
Specific changes in the latest minor release:
[.11]Change.Updater: Beta versions now always check for beta updates, regardless of user settings
[.11]Fix.GUI: Graph slider will now function correctly when graph hidden (disallow resize) - applies to earlier betas only
[.11]Change.InstallHelper: By default, the GUI now starts at login for all users, except for Server Edition
[.11]Change.GUI: Removed gaming mode warning since its now more safe for general use than before

Changes for v3.70.6 - v3.79.10 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better)
Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds
Specific changes in the latest minor release:
[.10]Change.All: General actions to move new code towards final release (bug fixes, changes, etc..)

Changes for v3.70.6 - v3.79.9 Beta

This new version adds an 'Active processes' tab and much more. Work continues on this version. The final non-beta release will be v3.80. Changes made up to this point at listed below. Other changes are planned.
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better) [.7]
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph [.7]
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
Specific changes in the latest minor release:
[.9]Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes
[.9]Addition.GUI: Added easy button to toggle graph visibility
[.9]Change.GUI: Organized toggle of things to show on graph into new submenu
[.9]Change.GUI: Hide/show graph now preserves bottom pane position
[.9]Change.GUI: Buy now button position adjusted to compensate for new shortened tab controls
[.9]Change.GUI: Optimized GUI resizing and repainting code
[.9]Change.GUI: Force updater to always include betas if beta version installed
[.9]Change.GUI: Reposition update options in menu
[.9]Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to solve conflicts with some games (more tweaks planned for 3.79.10)
[.9]Change.Licensing: Lowered maximum nag wait to 5 seconds

Changes for v3.70.6 - v3.79.7 Beta

This new version adds an 'Active processes' tab and much more. Work continues on this version. The final non-beta release will be v3.80. Changes made up to this point at listed below. Other changes are planned.
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added warning about running Process Lasso with highest rights (its not ideal in most cases, even though it may 'sound' better) [.7]
Change.GUI: Removed the naggy text overlaid on the graph [.7]
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations
Specific changes in the latest minor release:
[.7] Change.Installer: Add version to branding text
[.7] Change.InstallHelper: Reduced vertical size of first dialog, for lower resolution devices
[.7] Addition.GUI: Added CTRL+G keyboard accelerator to toggle visibility of graph
[.7] Change.GUI: Rewrote handling of child window positioning code, in preparation for larger UI changes
[.7] Change.GUI: Increased font size of Pro solicitation dialog
[.7] Change.Core: Improved ProBalance response time
[.7] Change.GUI: Improved behavior of hide/show graph

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.70.8

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Consolidated split 'performance' group in INI file
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.Installer: Language setting is now remembered for upgrades
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download
[.3]Change.Installer: Fixed x64 download prompt not shown in local language
[.3]Change.Installer: Improvements to x64 auto-download mechanism
[.5]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and French translations
[.5]Change.GUI: Implemented automatic self-restart for the few option changes that require a restart [backport]
[.5]Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial/free build [backport]
[.5]Change.Core: A couple minor optimizations [backport]
[.6]Change.Core: Server edition default ProBalance timings tweaked
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Service warning changed to be more clear
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Removed ProBalance settings defaults check on install of registered build
[.6]Change.Licensing: Server edition timeout is now properly set at 30 days
[.6]Change.GUI: 'Edit configuration file' now uses whatever editor is associated with INI files, if not notepad [backport]
[.6]Fix.GUI: Self-restart would not restart the core engine under certain conditions, leaving it not running (resulting in a red system tray icon) [backport]
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.InstallHelper: Now auto-start GUI for all users by default (instead of just launching the core engine for all users) - except in server edition [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Increased maximum wait time for new process information, to mitigate rare bug where auto gaming mode isn't invoked when it should be (this is fixed properly in new beta)
[.7]Change.Core: Further improved ProBalance under certain specific conditions [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Exclude any gaming process from ProBalance restraint, no matter if its in the foreground or background [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.GUI: Changed font size of solicitation dialog [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.GUI: Auto-hide graph legend only when there's absolutely no space left to show it in its entirety (undoing a change in v3.70.6 that hid it earlier to leave edge room)
[.8]Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed issue on update for previously installed core engine running as a service [backport from beta]
[.8]Change.Updater: Don't allow checking for new beta versions, since new simplified updater didn't allow way to easily toggle this setting in v3.70
[.8]Change.GUI: Reversed position of OK/CANCEL buttons on Instance count limits dialog to conform with others [backport from beta]
[.8]Change.GUI: Better initial positioning on low resolution screens [backport from beta]
3.64 [#63900]

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.70.7

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Consolidated split 'performance' group in INI file
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.Installer: Language setting is now remembered for upgrades
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download
[.3]Change.Installer: Fixed x64 download prompt not shown in local language
[.3]Change.Installer: Improvements to x64 auto-download mechanism
[.5]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Simplified Chinese, and French translations
[.5]Change.GUI: Implemented automatic self-restart for the few option changes that require a restart [backport]
[.5]Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial/free build [backport]
[.5]Change.Core: A couple minor optimizations [backport]
[.6]Change.Core: Server edition default ProBalance timings tweaked
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Service warning changed to be more clear
[.6]Change.InstallHelper: Removed ProBalance settings defaults check on install of registered build
[.6]Change.Licensing: Server edition timeout is now properly set at 30 days
[.6]Change.GUI: 'Edit configuration file' now uses whatever editor is associated with INI files, if not notepad [backport]
[.6]Fix.GUI: Self-restart would not restart the core engine under certain conditions, leaving it not running (resulting in a red system tray icon) [backport]
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fixed badly formatted caption when using the DEL key to terminate processes [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.InstallHelper: Now auto-start GUI for all users by default (instead of just launching the core engine for all users) - except in server edition [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Increased maximum wait time for new process information, to mitigate rare bug where auto gaming mode isn't invoked when it should be (this is fixed properly in new beta)
[.7]Change.Core: Further improved ProBalance under certain specific conditions [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.Core: Exclude any gaming process from ProBalance restraint, no matter if its in the foreground or background [backport from beta]
[.7]Change.GUI: Changed font size of solicitation dialog [backport from beta]

Changes for v3.69.9 Beta - v3.70.6

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items and a log resize hadn't occurred at any point (rare)
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download

Changes for v3.70.5 - v3.79.6 Beta

This new version adds an 'Active processes' tab and much more. Work continues on this beta series, whose final version will be v3.80. Changes so far:
Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Addition.InstallHelper: When user wants to launch PL with highest rights at login, they can now optionally choose UAC elevation prompts instead of the Windows Defender manual approval mechanism (Vista/7 with UAC only)
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.GUI: New simplified update available message now shows what new version is available
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations

Changes for v3.70.5 - v3.79.5 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added new 'Active Processes' view with nifty bar graphs to depict per-process CPU utilization
Addition.GUI: Added 'Run as administrator' toggle to instantly have the current instance manage the processes of all users, or only the current user
Addition.Core: Added new 'very high' refresh speed
Change.GUI: Rewrite of processes listview update function. Negligible performance increase, but simplified code
Change.GUI: When per-process CPU utilization display turned off, tracking is also disabled
Change.GUI: Some optimization to per-process CPU utilization calculation code
Change.GUI: Tweaked ProBalance restraint highlight color
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button to trial build
Change.GUI: Implemented proper automatic self-restart capability for the couple rare option changes that require a restart
Change.GUI: Restored 'buy now' button
Change.GUI: Changed 'hide process icons' into 'show process icons' and removed the redundant 'hide process icons' in the general options submenu
Change.GUI: Remove 'All sounds off' from system trya menu
Change.GUI: Restore power scheme setting to system tray menu
Change.GUI: Advanced option to manually edit INI file now opens whatever editor is registered with INI files
Change.Core: Improved handling of process creation logging
Change.Core: Improved response time during periods of frequent new process creation and destruction
Change.Core: Minor code tweaks
Change.Core: Rewrote 'keep process running' mechanism
Change.Core: Improved ProBalance handling of certain unusual circumstances
Change.Core: Other minor code optimizations

Changes for v3.70.4 - v3.70.5

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items and a log resize hadn't occurred at any point (rare)
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.70.4

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Consolidated split 'performance' group in INI file
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.Installer: Language setting is now remembered for upgrades
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download
[.3]Change.Installer: Fixed x64 download prompt not shown in local language
[.3]Change.Installer: Improvements to x64 auto-download mechanism
[.4]Change.GUI: Translations refreshed

Changes for v3.69.9 Beta - v3.70.3

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items and a log resize hadn't occurred at any point (rare)
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.Core: Fixed 'High Performance power scheme could not be resolved' for non-English systems
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed 'Private memory' in process tooltip was empty in Windows 2000
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed main window induced 'reset language selection' not prompting for new language pick
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved main graph appearance
[.3]Change.Core: Slight tweaks to default ProBalance parameters
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Now uses themed controls
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Added non-English languages to the stand-alone version
[.3]Change.Installer: Bring window back to front in case foreground is lost during x64 build on-demand download

Changes for v3.64 - v3.70.2

This version represents a large product overhaul. Just when you thought Process Lasso couldn't get an leaner, memory use was dramatically reduced through the removal of the COM interface on our process control module. Furthermore, the product was transformed into 100% UNICODE (previous builds were only partially UNICODE). New feature additions include differentiation between individual svchost.exe instances, the ability to designate processes that prevent PC sleep and/or enter the High Performance power scheme, process listview tooltips, and much more!
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size (100) is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed minor quirk in the behavior of 'reset column layout and sizes'
[.2]Change.GUI: Some more minor tweaks to menu ordering
[.2]Change.Core: Some code optimizations to the primary thread
[.2]Addition.GUI: Rewrote product update mechanism, simplifying it into a message box
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added update check enabled setting that pertains to all users, replacing per-user setting

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.70.1

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed overwritten log listview items when maximum listview size (100) is reached
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added view option to toggle visibility of threads and modules tab
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added new log menu item to jump to the backing log file in Explorer
[.1]Addition.GUI: Added information about what forced mode is when the user enables it
[.1]Change.GUI: A couple minor menu item text and ordering tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed active power scheme and force mode settings from systray menu (too crowded)
[.1]Change.GUI: Hide threads and modules tab by default
[.1]Change.GUI: Prompt for optional restart of Process Lasso after startup configuration change
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved efficiency when updating log listview, reducing CPU utilization
[.1]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of new High Performance power scheme and Anti-Sleep dialogs
[.1]Change.GUI: Removed runas dialog of high priviledge external tools for admin users of W2K and WXP (appeared in 3.70)
[.1]Change.Core: Some minor tweaks to the code, none worth mentioning explicitly

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.70

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Added new feature to put the PC into the High Performance power scheme when designated processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.GUI: Added forced mode toggle to system tray
Addition.GUI: Added 'Show graph legend' to view menu (you can still click on the legend to toggle its visibility)
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where restraining via only a CPU affinity change (no priority adjustment) wouldn't always work
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items and a log resize hadn't occurred at any point (rare)
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.GUI: Rewrote forced mode menu item to something more clear
Change.Core: Re-wrote automatic gaming mode implementation so that it engages or disengages automatically upon user configuration change
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (by incrementing time), for correct sorting
Change.Core: When an actively restrained process is marked to be excluded from ProBalance, any adjustments made to that process are immediately reverted
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Change.Localization: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, Chinese (simplified), and French translations
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll and common.dll

Changes for v3.64.3 - v3.69.9 Beta

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.GUI: Added menu option to switch the active system power scheme, for convenience. Available in Vista+ only.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items and a log resize hadn't occurred at any point (rare)
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Advanced tools that require permission elevation can now be launched directly from the unelevated GUI
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Updated Russian, PTBR, Serbian, and French translation
Change.GUI: Some misc. UI performance enhancements
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (auto-increment millisecond field), for correct sorting
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated common.dll

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.8 Beta

This is the first COM-less and 100% UNICODE release of Process Lasso. Long ago we exposed our process management engine through a COM interface, meaning the ProcessControl.DLL module had to be registered on the system before you could use Process Lasso. No more! This means quite a bit less memory and CPU use, the ability to run without installing first, and no interference from registry cleaners. If that wasn't enough, this version also adds better management of svchost.exe instances by allowing differentiation of instances. Please remember, this is a beta version. As such, it is released without the extensive testing of final builds, so minor bugs may be present.
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.Core: Add copyright log message
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Added informative tooltips to processes list (hover over process name)
Addition.GUI: Auto-select and make visible process that corresponds to the user selected log entry
Addition.InstallHelper: Added helpful tooltips to the configuration dialogs
Addition.InstallHelper: Tweaks to the dialogs
Addition.Installer: The 32-bit installer can now automatically download and run the 64-bit installer when necessary
Fix.GUI: Fixed delay when switching between lower view tabs
Fix.GUI: Fixed log view could have missing entries after it exceeded 500 list items
Change.Licensing: Unspecified changes for future reseller product activations
Change.Updater: Changed product name shown from 'ProcessLasso' to 'Process Lasso'
Change.GUI: Reduced total stack use
Change.GUI: Made custom message boxes more narrow
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.Core: Disallow multiple log events in the same millisecond (auto-increment millisecond field), for correct sorting
Change.All: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed auto-start registry value
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated processcontrol.dll
Removal.Installer: Remove deprecated common.dll

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.7 Beta

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.6 Beta

This is the first COM-less and 100% UNICODE release of Process Lasso. Long ago we exposed our process management engine through a COM interface, meaning the ProcessControl.DLL module had to be registered on the system before you could use Process Lasso. No more! This means quite a bit less memory and CPU use, the ability to run without installing first, and no interference from registry cleaners. If that wasn't enough, this version also adds better management of svchost.exe instances by allowing differentiation of instances. Please remember, this is a beta version. As such, it is released without the extensive testing of final builds, so minor bugs may be present. Please bare with us as we iron out remaining errata due to these major changes.
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Change.GUI: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.5 Beta

This is the first COM-less release of Process Lasso. Long ago we exposed our process management engine through a COM interface, meaning the ProcessControl.DLL module had to be registered on the system before you could use Process Lasso. No more! This means quite a bit less memory and CPU use, the ability to run without installing first, and no interference from registry cleaners. If that wasn't enough, this version also adds better management of svchost.exe instances by allowing differentiation of instances. Please remember, this is a beta version. As such, it is released without the extensive testing of final builds, so minor bugs may be present.
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Change.GUI: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.65.2 Beta - v3.65.3 Beta

This is the first COM-less release of Process Lasso. Long ago we exposed our process management engine through a COM interface, meaning the ProcessControl.DLL module had to be registered on the system before you could use Process Lasso. No more! This means quite a bit less memory and CPU use, the ability to run without installing first, and no interference from registry cleaners. If that wasn't enough, this version also adds better management of svchost.exe instances by allowing differentiation of instances. Please remember, this is a beta version. As such, it is released without the extensive testing of final builds, so minor bugs may be present.
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Change.GUI: Converted entire project to UNICODE (previously only portions were UNICODE)
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.65.1 Beta - v3.65.2 Beta

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.Core: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Addition.GUI: Added new feature to prevent PC sleep when selected processes are running
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.1 Beta

This is the first COM-less release of Process Lasso. Long ago we exposed our process management engine through a COM interface, meaning the ProcessControl.DLL module had to be registered on the system before you could use Process Lasso. No more! This means quite a bit less memory and CPU use, the ability to run without installing first, and no interference from registry cleaners. If that wasn't enough, this version also adds better management of svchost.exe instances by allowing differentiation of instances.
WARNING: This beta series is still under very active development and testing. It is not recommended for use in production environments.
Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Added private working set metric (hidden by default)
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks and rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: Removed COM interface to process management engine (more optimal, less memory use, can run without install, and no interference from registry cleaners)
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.64 - v3.65.0 Beta

Addition.Core: Now supports rules on specific service groups hosted by svchost.exe instances
Addition.GUI: Shows distinctive group names for services hosted by svchost.exe instances
Change.GUI: A few misc. code tweaks rewrites
Change.Core: Switched to NT native session ID resolution
Change.InstallHelper: Renamed start key registry value
Change.All: All additions and changes from minor version updates to v3.64

Changes for v3.64.2 - v3.64.3

Addition.GUI: Added '*' beside process priority classes to indicate whether Windows dynamic thread boosting is enabled for that process
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut for TweakScheduler and Vista Multimedia Scheduler Configurator, in Advanced sub-folder of ProcessLasso group
Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment, the actual CPU throttling feature)
Change.Core: Governor now accepts /ConfigFolder=xxx on the command line. Previously, regarding the configuration file, it only accepted /ConfigFile=xxx to indicate the full path and filename of the INI configuration file
Change.Core: A command line provided argument now supercedes any global configuration and log path indicated by the registry
Change.Core: Log entries milliseconds time expanded to 3 digits always
Change.GUI: Some other minor string and cosmetic changes
Change.GUI: Use the system theme window background and text color for process list view (others we were already)
Change.GUI: Improved core engine inactive system tray icon
Change.GUI: Improved main window appearance with customized Windows themes
Fix.Core: Fix to governor command line handling of /ConfigFile
Fix.GUI: Elevate permissions to launch TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC from GUI in UAC environments with PL running with normal permissions
Fix.GUI: Re-launch governor after successful activation of time limited trial builds, since the governor would have terminated due to being expired
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Fix.GUI: Fixed lower (log) listview header disappearing briefly in XP
Fix.GUI: Fixed a little wasted space below log list view
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where when updating product from some old versions of Process Lasso, child window positioning problems could occur
Fix.Installer: Fixed /language=x command line parameter for silent installs not always working
Change.Installer: Changed filename case of setup executable, for improved readability
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.Installer: Fixed Windows 7 application compatibility warning ('this program may not have installed correctly..')
[.2]Change.Localization: Updated French translation and removed translation incomplete warning from installer
[.2]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.2]Change.Updater: (select regional trial builds only) Replaced update check dialog with a simple message box
[.2]Change.Core: Only show error about saving file a limited number of times
[.2]Change.Core: Some minor maintenance
[.2]Change.Core: Some minor compiler setting tweaks
[.3]Change.GUI: Improved appearance of solicitation dialog
[.3]Change.GUI: Changed buy now button
[.3]Change.GUI: Reworded a few strings
[.3]Fix.Installer: Fixed bug with customized auto-startup type for GUI
[.3]Fix.GUI: Removed buried 'show balloons on action undone' option as it conflicted with newer simplified balloons toggle
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed possible display error in per-process memory metrics over 2GB

Changes for v3.62.5 - v3.64.1

Addition.GUI: Added '*' beside process priority classes to indicate whether Windows dynamic thread boosting is enabled for that process
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut for TweakScheduler and Vista Multimedia Scheduler Configurator, in Advanced sub-folder of ProcessLasso group
Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment, the actual CPU throttling feature)
Change.Core: Governor now accepts /ConfigFolder=xxx on the command line. Previously, regarding the configuration file, it only accepted /ConfigFile=xxx to indicate the full path and filename of the INI configuration file
Change.Core: A command line provided argument now supercedes any global configuration and log path indicated by the registry
Change.Core: Log entries milliseconds time expanded to 3 digits always
Change.GUI: Some other minor string and cosmetic changes
Change.GUI: Use the system theme window background and text color for process list view (others we were already)
Change.GUI: Improved core engine inactive system tray icon
Change.GUI: Improved main window appearance with customized Windows themes
Fix.Core: Fix to governor command line handling of /ConfigFile
Fix.GUI: Elevate permissions to launch TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC from GUI in UAC environments with PL running with normal permissions
Fix.GUI: Re-launch governor after successful activation of time limited trial builds, since the governor would have terminated due to being expired
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Fix.GUI: Fixed lower (log) listview header disappearing briefly in XP
Fix.GUI: Fixed a little wasted space below log list view
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where when updating product from some old versions of Process Lasso, child window positioning problems could occur
Fix.Installer: Fixed /language=x command line parameter for silent installs not always working
Change.Installer: Changed filename case of setup executable, for impreved readability
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.Installer: Fixed Windows 7 application compatibility warning ('this program may not have installed correctly..')

Changes for v3.62.5 - v3.64

Addition.GUI: Added '*' beside process priority classes to indicate whether Windows dynamic thread boosting is enabled for that process
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut for TweakScheduler and Vista Multimedia Scheduler Configurator, in Advanced sub-folder of ProcessLasso group
Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment, the actual CPU throttling feature)
Change.Core: Governor now accepts /ConfigFolder=xxx on the command line. Previously, regarding the configuration file, it only accepted /ConfigFile=xxx to indicate the full path and filename of the INI configuration file
Change.Core: A command line provided argument now supercedes any global configuration and log path indicated by the registry
Change.Core: Log entries milliseconds time expanded to 3 digits always
Change.GUI: Some other minor string and cosmetic changes
Change.GUI: Use the system theme window background and text color for process list view (others we were already)
Change.GUI: Improved core engine inactive system tray icon
Change.GUI: Improved main window appearance with customized Windows themes
Fix.Core: Fix to governor command line handling of /ConfigFile
Fix.GUI: Elevate permissions to launch TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC from GUI in UAC environments with PL running with normal permissions
Fix.GUI: Re-launch governor after successful activation of time limited trial builds, since the governor would have terminated due to being expired
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Fix.GUI: Fixed lower (log) listview header disappearing briefly in XP
Fix.GUI: Fixed a little wasted space below log list view
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where when updating product from some old versions of Process Lasso, child window positioning problems could occur
Fix.Installer: Fixed /language=x command line parameter for silent installs not always working
Change.Installer: Changed filename case of setup executable, for impreved readibility
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation

Changes for v3.62.5 - v3.63.2 Beta

Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment)
Change.Core: Other internal changes
Change.Core: Governor now accepts /ConfigFolder=xxx on the command line. Previously, regarding the configuration file, it only accepted /ConfigFile=xxx to indicate the full path and filename of the INI configuration file
Change.Core: A command line provided argument now supercedes any global configuration and log path indicated by the registry
Change.GUI: Use the system theme window background and text color for process list view (others we were already)
Change.GUI: Backported from beta - don't show 'buy now' button in XP and W2K, pending redraw of button
Fix.Core: Fix to governor command line handling of /ConfigFile
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Fix.GUI: Fixed lower (log) listview header disappearing briefly in XP
Fix.GUI: Fixed a little wasted space below log list view
Fix.Installer: Fixed /language=x command line parameter not working
Change.Installer: Changed filename case of ProcessLassoSetup.exe
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation

Changes for v3.62.4 - v3.63.1 Beta

Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment)
Change.Core: Other internal changes
Change.Core: Governor now accepts /ConfigFolder=xxx on the command line. Previously, regarding the configuration file, it only accepted /ConfigFile=xxx to indicate the full path and filename of the INI configuration file
Change.Core: A command line provided argument now supercedes any global configuration and log path indicated by the registry
Fix.Core: Fix to governor command line handling of /ConfigFile
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Fix.GUI: Fixed occaisional failure to correctly repaint the log/actions view
Fix.Installer: Fixed command line specification of language in silent mode
Change.Installer: Changed filename case of ProcessLassoSetup.exe
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation

Changes for v3.62.3 - v3.63.0 Beta

Change.Core: Improvements to CPU Throttling (re: not ProBalance out-of-control process priority adjustment). These improvements should fix issues some had with throttling certain processes
Change.Core: Other internal changes
Fix.GUI: A couple misc fixes
Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation

Changes for v3.60.8 - v3.62.5

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)s)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.Core: Fixed possible issue with case sensitivity on pathname comparisons in disallowed process exceptions (allowed list)
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed system tray balloon text under Windows 2000, where the lower maximum text size caused truncation
[.1]Change.GUI: Some grammatical adjustments (translations already updated in-house)
[.1]Change.GUI: Added 'do not show again' checkbox to translation out of date warning shown for a couple languages
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.1]Addition.Localization: Added Italian translation
[.2]Fix.Core: Adjusted CPU throttling code to better handle critical errors
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where throttling level may not have been indicated in rules column
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added a '*' to process priorities to indicate whether or not Windows thread priority boosting is enabled for that process
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added new graphical CPU Eater application (untranslated), launched by existing 'Run CPU Eater for 60 seconds' shortcut
[.2]Change.Core: Change default ProBalance configuration so that it is better derived from the system hardware
[.2]Change.GUI: Added multi-process selection context menu item to control Windows dynamic thread priority boosting
[.2]Change.GUI: Renamed single process context menu item 'Priority Boost' to 'Windows dynamic thread priority boosts enabled'
[.2]Change.GUI: Other minor code tweaks
[.3]Change.GUI: Made warnings about CPU Throttling more descriptive
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed Italian update checker translation
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Updated included CPU Eater demo app to latest build
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.4]Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62
[.5]Change.GUI: Backported from beta - don't show 'buy now' button in XP and W2K, pending redraw of button
[.5]Fix.GUI: Backported from beta - fixed lower (log) listview header disappearing briefly in XP
[.5]Fix.GUI: Backported from beta - fixed log listview not using all available space (had too large of an edge buffer)
[.5]Fix.Installer: Backported from beta - fixed /language=x command line parameter not working

Changes for v3.60 - v3.62.4

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.Core: Fixed possible issue with case sensitivity on pathname comparisons in disallowed process exceptions (allowed list)
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed system tray balloon text under Windows 2000, where the lower maximum text size caused truncation
[.1]Change.GUI: Some grammatical adjustments (translations already updated in-house)
[.1]Change.GUI: Added 'do not show again' checkbox to translation out of date warning shown for a couple languages
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.1]Addition.Localization: Added Italian translation
[.2]Fix.Core: Adjusted CPU throttling code to better handle critical errors
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where throttling level may not have been indicated in rules column
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added a '*' to process priorities to indicate whether or not Windows thread priority boosting is enabled for that process
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added new graphical CPU Eater application (untranslated), launched by existing 'Run CPU Eater for 60 seconds' shortcut
[.2]Change.Core: Change default ProBalance configuration so that it is better derived from the system hardware
[.2]Change.GUI: Added multi-process selection context menu item to control Windows dynamic thread priority boosting
[.2]Change.GUI: Renamed single process context menu item 'Priority Boost' to 'Windows dynamic thread priority boosts enabled'
[.2]Change.GUI: Other minor code tweaks
[.3]Change.GUI: Made warnings about CPU Throttling more descriptive
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed Italian update checker translation
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Updated included CPU Eater demo app to latest build
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.4]Fix.GUI: Some adjustments to new external process command line support that first appeared in v3.62

Changes for v3.60 - v3.62.3

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.Core: Fixed possible issue with case sensitivity on pathname comparisons in disallowed process exceptions (allowed list)
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed system tray balloon text under Windows 2000, where the lower maximum text size caused truncation
[.1]Change.GUI: Some grammatical adjustments (translations already updated in-house)
[.1]Change.GUI: Added 'do not show again' checkbox to translation out of date warning shown for a couple languages
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.1]Addition.Localization: Added Italian translation
[.2]Fix.Core: Adjusted CPU throttling code to better handle critical errors
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where throttling level may not have been indicated in rules column
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added a '*' to process priorities to indicate whether or not Windows thread priority boosting is enabled for that process
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added new graphical CPU Eater application (untranslated), launched by existing 'Run CPU Eater for 60 seconds' shortcut
[.2]Change.Core: Change default ProBalance configuration so that it is better derived from the system hardware
[.2]Change.GUI: Added multi-process selection context menu item to control Windows dynamic thread priority boosting
[.2]Change.GUI: Renamed single process context menu item 'Priority Boost' to 'Windows dynamic thread priority boosts enabled'
[.2]Change.GUI: Other minor code tweaks
[.3]Change.GUI: Made warnings about CPU Throttling more descriptive
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed Italian update checker translation
[.3]Change.CPUEater: Updated included CPU Eater demo app to latest build

Changes for v3.60.8 - v3.62.2

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.Core: Fixed possible issue with case sensitivity on pathname comparisons in disallowed process exceptions (allowed list)
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed system tray balloon text under Windows 2000, where the lower maximum text size caused truncation
[.1]Change.GUI: Some grammatical adjustments (translations already updated in-house)
[.1]Change.GUI: Added 'do not show again' checkbox to translation out of date warning shown for a couple languages
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.1]Addition.Localization: Added Italian translation
[.2]Fix.Core: Adjusted CPU throttling code to better handle critical errors
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where throttling level may not have been indicated in rules column
[.2]Addition.GUI: Added a '*' to process priorities to indicate whether or not Windows thread priority boosting is enabled for that process
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added new graphical CPU Eater application (untranslated), launched by existing 'Run CPU Eater for 60 seconds' shortcut
[.2]Change.Core: Change default ProBalance configuration so that it is better derived from the system hardware
[.2]Change.GUI: Added multi-process selection context menu item to control Windows dynamic thread priority boosting
[.2]Change.GUI: Renamed single process context menu item 'Priority Boost' to 'Windows dynamic thread priority boosts enabled'
[.2]Change.GUI: Other minor code tweaks

Changes for v3.62 - v3.62.1

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.Core: Fixed possible issue with case sensitivity on pathname comparisons in disallowed process exceptions (allowed list)
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Fix.GUI: Fixed system tray balloon text under Windows 2000, where the lower maximum text size caused truncation
[.1]Change.GUI: Some grammatical adjustments (translations already updated in-house)
[.1]Change.GUI: Added 'do not show again' checkbox to translation out of date warning shown for a couple languages
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation
[.1]Addition.Localization: Added Italian translation
[.1]Addition.Installer: Added new graphical CPU Eater application (untranslated), used existing 'Run CPU Eater for 60 seconds' shortcut

Changes for v3.60.8 - v3.62

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: CPU affinity menu items now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.Core: Improved handling of an extremely rare error returned when querying process information from the NT kernel
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed some missing MessageBox icons in x64 build

Changes for v3.60.8 - v3.61.6 Beta

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: Affinity submenus now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.GUI: Rewrote days installed tracking code.
Change.GUI: Some tweaks to keyboard shortcuts
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build

Changes for v3.61.4 Beta - v3.61.5 Beta

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Addition.GUI: Added keyboard shortcut 'Del' (delete key) - it will terminate all selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: When adding process to 'keep running' via the context menu, the current command line is also configured
Addition.GUI: Add improved command line support to process restart capability (for both single and multi-select)
Change.Core: Tweaks to ProBalance parameters
Change.GUI: Affinity submenus now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build

Changes for v3.60.7 - v3.61.4 Beta

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.Core: Extended our NT Native code to include support for process command lines
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Addition.GUI: Added command line column to process listview
Change.GUI: Affinity submenus now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understandable inverse)
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup
Fix.GUI: Fix a small error in initial window position calculation

Changes for v3.60.7 - v3.61.3 Beta 3

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added new 'lowest' throttle level
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Addition.GUI: Added new 'lowest' throttle level - now four tiers: highest, moderate, low, lowest
Addition.GUI: Added system uptime to status bar
Change.GUI: Affinity submenus now disabled for single-CPU systems
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Swapped working set and commit size default column locations
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understanble inverse)
Change.Build: Tweaks to compiler optimization settings
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup

Changes for v3.61.0 Beta - v3.61.2 Beta

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.GUI: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Addition.GUI: Added back Modules tab (removed a year ago as we streamlined the product)
Addition.GUI: Added option to automatically restart the core engine if it is terminated for any reason
Change.GUI: Some cosmetic and usability enhancements
Change.GUI: Improved determination of whether core engine is running or not
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understanble inverse)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash that could have occurred during startup

Changes for v3.60.7 - v3.61.1 Beta

Addition.Core: Added the ability to automatically restart select processes if they terminate (keeps them running always)
Addition.Core: Added facilitating UI code to 'keep running' processes (dialog, context menu, rule indication)
Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Change.GUI: Changed 'Exit GUI on close' to 'close to system tray' (its more understanble inverse)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build
Fix.GUI: Fix possible occaisional crash at startup
Fix.GUI: Fix for a possible theoretical rare crash of the PL GUI during startup (system tray icon could disappear). It is unknown if this possible bug ever actually manifested in the real world

Changes for v3.60.6 - v3.61.0 Beta

Change.GUI: Improved message box appearance and functionality by updating to XMessageBox 1.10 (by Hans Dietrich) and migrating our customizations to his code
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing MessageBox icons in x64 build

Changes for v3.60.7 - v3.60.8

This version represents a major product overhaul. Virtually every function of the software has been improved. Several new features have also been added. One of the new features is the much requested CPU throttling, where a hard limit is imposed on the amount of CPU time a process can consume. Other new features include exclusions from foreground boosting, automatic game mode toggle, handle and thread counts, a thread management tab, and the ability to suspend/resume processes. ProBalance, along with the core engine in general, has also been tweaked to react more quickly. See the complete list of changes below. This has been bumped up a few version numbers to represent the magnitude of its revisions.
Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.GUI: Add confirmation message box to new disallowed process (always terminate)
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.GUI: Change position of 'Terminate always' process context menu item
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of purchase dialog some
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments and menu order tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Moved process context menu item 'restart' to 'other actions' menu, so it isn't confused as a way to resume suspended processes
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial position of lower slider/resize bar on low resolution screens
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed position limits of lower slider/resize bar, especially in Windows 2000
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial creation height of lower listview (log/threads)
[.3]Change.GUI: Further adjusted system responsiveness calculation (increased granularity and sensitivity)
[.3]Change.GUI: Decrease default width of process creation time column
[.3]Change.TestLasso: Slight enhancements to CPU eating algorithm
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated Traditional Chinese translation
[.3]Removal.Installer: Removed revision history from installer
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix issue where out-dated language warning 'do not show again' was not working
[.4]Change.GUI: Allow graph to be resized smaller
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation
[.5]Change.Localization: Updated and restored Russian translation
[.5]Addition.GUI: Added single process context menu options to set default and current CPU affinity via dialog (instead of checked menu items)
[.5]Fix.Installer: Fixed working directory of start menu shortcuts (fixes start/stop core engine via start menu)
[.6]Fix.Installer: Fix issue where x64 build availability message, shown when x32 build is installed on an x64 OS, was shown twice in Vista+ /w UAC
[.6]Change.GUI: Tweaks to single-selection process context menu ordering
[.6]Change.GUI: A couple string changes (note: translations were manually updated in-house)
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fix for a theoretical rare crash of the PL GUI during startup [backported from v3.61.2 beta]
[.8]Fix.Core: Fix a theoretical rare hang or crash of the GUI and/or core engine when working with user-designated gaming mode processes. It is unknown if this ever actually occurred, but a fix was appropriate [backported from v3.61.5 beta]

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.60.7

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance (process balance) and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs)
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.60.6

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.GUI: Add confirmation message box to new disallowed process (always terminate)
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.GUI: Change position of 'Terminate always' process context menu item
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of purchase dialog some
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments and menu order tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Moved process context menu item 'restart' to 'other actions' menu, so it isn't confused as a way to resume suspended processes
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial position of lower slider/resize bar on low resolution screens
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed position limits of lower slider/resize bar, especially in Windows 2000
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial creation height of lower listview (log/threads)
[.3]Change.GUI: Further adjusted system responsiveness calculation (increased granularity and sensitivity)
[.3]Change.GUI: Decrease default width of process creation time column
[.3]Change.TestLasso: Slight enhancements to CPU eating algorithm
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated Traditional Chinese translation
[.3]Removal.Installer: Removed revision history from installer
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix issue where out-dated language warning 'do not show again' was not working
[.4]Change.GUI: Allow graph to be resized smaller
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation
[.5]Change.Localization: Updated and restored Russian translation
[.5]Addition.GUI: Added single process context menu options to set default and current CPU affinity via dialog (instead of checked menu items)
[.5]Fix.Installer: Fixed working directory of start menu shortcuts (fixes start/stop core engine via start menu)
[.6]Fix.Installer: Fix issue where x64 build availability message (shown when x32 build installed on x64) is shown twice in Vista+ UAC systems
[.6]Change.GUI: Tweaks to single-select process context menu ordering
[.6]Change.GUI: Reworded menu item 'Configure disagnated game processes ...' to 'Configure game processes ...'

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.60.5

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.GUI: Add confirmation message box to new disallowed process (always terminate)
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.GUI: Change position of 'Terminate always' process context menu item
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of purchase dialog some
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments and menu order tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Moved process context menu item 'restart' to 'other actions' menu, so it isn't confused as a way to resume suspended processes
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial position of lower slider/resize bar on low resolution screens
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed position limits of lower slider/resize bar, especially in Windows 2000
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial creation height of lower listview (log/threads)
[.3]Change.GUI: Further adjusted system responsiveness calculation (increased granularity and sensitivity)
[.3]Change.GUI: Decrease default width of process creation time column
[.3]Change.TestLasso: Slight enhancements to CPU eating algorithm
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated Traditional Chinese translation
[.3]Removal.Installer: Removed revision history from installer
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix issue where out-dated language warning 'do not show again' was not working
[.4]Change.GUI: Allow graph to be resized smaller
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation
[.5]Change.Localization: Updated and restored Russian translation
[.5]Addition.GUI: Added single process context menu options to set default and current CPU affinity via dialog (instead of checked menu items)
[.5]Fix.Installer: Fixed working directory of start menu shortcuts (fixes start/stop core engine via start menu)

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.60.4

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.GUI: Add confirmation message box to new disallowed process (always terminate)
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.GUI: Change position of 'Terminate always' process context menu item
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of purchase dialog some
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
Post-release updates (minor maintenance):
[.1]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments and menu order tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Moved process context menu item 'restart' to 'other actions' menu, so it isn't confused as a way to resume suspended processes
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial position of lower slider/resize bar on low resolution screens
[.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed position limits of lower slider/resize bar, especially in Windows 2000
[.3]Fix.GUI: Fixed initial creation height of lower listview (log/threads)
[.3]Change.GUI: Further adjusted system responsiveness calculation (increased granularity and sensitivity)
[.3]Change.GUI: Decrease default width of process creation time column
[.3]Change.TestLasso: Slight enhancements to CPU eating algorithm
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated Traditional Chinese translation
[.3]Removal.Installer: Removed revision history from installer
[.4]Fix.GUI: Fix issue where out-dated language warning 'do not show again' was not working
[.4]Change.GUI: Allow graph to be made resized smaller
[.4]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.60

This version represents a major product overhaul. Virtually every function of the software has been improved. Several new features have also been added. One of the new features is the much requested CPU throttling, where a hard limit is imposed on the amount of CPU time a process can consume. Other new features include exclusions from foreground boosting, automatic game mode toggle, handle and thread counts, a thread management tab, and the ability to suspend/resume processes. ProBalance, along with the core engine in general, has also been tweaked to react more quickly. See the complete list of changes below. This has been bumped up a few version numbers to represent the magnitude of its revisions.
Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.GUI: Add confirmation message box to new disallowed process (always terminate)
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.GUI: Change position of 'Terminate always' process context menu item
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of purchase dialog some
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.LocalizationPack: Improved clarity of translator instructions
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
[.1]Change.GUI: Minor string adjustments and menu order tweaks
[.1]Change.GUI: Moved process context menu item 'restart' to 'other actions' menu, so it isn't confused as a way to resume suspended processes

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.59.15 RC2

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.GUI: Edited new large application icon, removing the words since they didn't highlight well
Change.GUI: Edits to governor not running icon
Change.Core: Tweaks to gaming mode to mitigate potential problems
Change.Core: Changed default so that all new processes are logged
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI: Fixed sizer bar between lower pane and upper pane not showing at proper initial position (it self-corrected on first window resize) -- TODO: Retest
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.11 - v3.59.14 RC1

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.13 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Removal.GUI: Removed menu items to set the GUI startup type. These are now found in the InstallHelper.exe program, which is run during installation.
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh)
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting)
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode
Fix.Installer: Fixed missing PL application icon in Windows 'Programs and features' (Vista) or 'Add/remove programs' (XP)

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.12 Beta

This version represents a major product overhaul. Virtually every function of the software has been (or is being) improved. Several new features have also been added. One of the new features is the much requested CPU throttling, where a hard limit is imposed on the amount of CPU time a process can consume. Other new features include exclusions from foreground boosting, automatic game mode toggle, handle and thread counts, a thread management tab, and the ability to suspend/resume processes. ProBalance, along with the core engine in general, has also been tweaked to react more quickly. See the complete list of changes below. This has been bumped up a few version numbers to represent the magnitude of its revisions.
Please remember this version is still in beta!
Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.Core: Added pathname to process launch log events
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed condition where resource consumption could grow indefinitely over time if the user had changed the maximum log size to 'unlimited'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh) [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed thread synchronization error that could cause log display issues (blank fields) under rare circumstances [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.11 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Addition.Installer: Added build date and time to branding text
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Consolidated 'reset column order' and 'reset column sizes' into a single menu item
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.GUI: Decreased default initial graph veritcal size and increased default lower listview size
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh) [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.10 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh) [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.9a Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on running processes tab, to select what process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.GUI: Expanded width of responsiveness line of graph to better disinguish it
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh) [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.8 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added CPU Time column
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU history of selected processes' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select which process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Overhaul of status bar control for main window
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed keyboard accelerators (CTRL-A=select all, F5=refresh) [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [todo: eligible backport]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.7 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added to the graph CPU history of currently selected process(es)
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select which process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard (*temporarily removed until better tested)
Addition.Installer: Added start menu shortcut to run the test application for a continous 60 seconds
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Don't create shortcuts for Vista/Windows7 utilities during XP or Win2k install.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Brightened RED used for total CPU utilization
Change.GUI: Improved memory load dotted line
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: Some optimizations to graph painting code
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed menu item 'Options / Log settings / Log default affinity adjustments' - as it wasn't unchecking, even though config was toggled
Fix.GUI: Fixed missing space in beta version number shown in update checker
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [testing]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.All: Date and time format is now localized (dependent on user locale setting).
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54.10 - v3.59.6 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select which process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.GUI: Added configuration dialog to specify game processes.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard (*temporarily removed until better tested)
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Set placement of OK and CANCEL buttons to conform to Windows standards (for all dialogs).
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode (the rest will be deferred until full switch to 100% unicode)
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error)
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where log display could have blank fields under certain scenarios [testing]
Fix.GUI/Core: When running the core engine as a service, ProBalance restraint events will now be highlighted on the graph
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng
Fix.TestLasso: Some adjustments to continuous mode

Changes for v3.54 - v3.59.5 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.GUI: Added right-click context menu on processes listview header, to select which process info (columns) are visible.
Addition.InstallHelper: Give warning if user set a global configuration and/or log path that may not be accessible by other users
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard (*temporarily removed until better tested)
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode
Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation through algorithm changes
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Decreased high, normal, and low refresh intervals so that process info is updated quicker, and processes are acted on quicker
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance
Change.Licensing: Nag shown at 30 days instead of 14
Change.InstallHelper: Change icon on for specific user suggestion when core engine set to run as a service (to warning, not error).
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly.
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (now backported to last final release)
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases (now backported to last final release)

Changes for v3.54.9 - v3.59.4 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column
Addition.GUI: Added application name column
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show CPU Utilization' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Responsiveness' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Show Memory load' option
Addition.GUI: Added 'Graph/Mark ProBalance events' option
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning about out of date languages, specific to unupdated languages.
Addition.GUI: Added Process Lasso version to system tray balloon tip
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not)
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized)
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.GUI: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.GUI: More strings and code switched to unicode
Change.GUI: Improved system responsiveness calculation.
Change.GUI: Decreased CPU utilization some.
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm
Change.Core: Increased refresh/poll speeds
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance
Change.Licensing: Nag shown at 30 days instead of 14
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights.
Fix.GUI: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 message about possible failure to install correctly.
Fix.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation. You can now more clearly see the effects of ProBalance
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (now backported to last final release)
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases (now backported to last final release)

Changes for v3.54 - v3.59.2 Beta

This version represents a major product overhaul. Virtually every function of the software has been (or is being) improved. A wide array new features has also been added. One of the new features is the much requested CPU throttling, where a hard limit is imposed on the amount of CPU time a process can consume. Other new features include exclusions from foreground boosting, automatic game mode toggle, handle and thread counts, a thread management tab, and the ability to suspend/resume processes. See the complete list below. This has been bumped up a few version numbers to represent the magnitude of its revisions. Lastly, please remember, this version is still in beta! So be cautious, bugs may exist and some features may be incomplete.
Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations.
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes.
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive.
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column.
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column.
Addition.GUI: Added application name column.
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column.
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab.
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI.
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard.
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current.
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode.
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not).
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments.
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized).
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes.
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency.
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters.
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times.
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint.
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm.
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance.
Change.Licensing: Nag shown at 30 days instead of 14.
Fix.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation. You can now more clearly see the effects of ProBalance.
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (now backported to last final release).
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases (now backported to last final release).

Changes for v3.54.8 - v3.59.1 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations.
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.Core: Added automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes.
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive.
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column.
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column.
Addition.GUI: Added application name column.
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column.
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab.
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI.
Addition.GUI: Added minimum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added maximum time for restraint parameter to ProBalance configuration dialog.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for automatic game mode entry for user specified processes.
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard.
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current.
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode.
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not).
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments.
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized).
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes.
Change.GUI: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency.
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters.
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times.
Change.Core: A considerable amount of other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint.
Change.Core: Made extensive changes to the ProBalance algorithm.
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance.
Change.Licensing: Nag shown at 30 days instead of 14.
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (now backported to last final release).
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases (now backported to last final release).

Changes for v3.54.8 - v3.55.5 Beta

Addition.Core: Added CPU throttling (both persistent and temporary). This applies a hard limit on the CPU time a process can consume. This is not meant to replace ProBalance and should be used only in certain, appropriate situations.
Addition.Core: Added ability to exclude specific processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for excluding processes from foreground boosting.
Addition.GUI: Added UI support for CPU throttling.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to suspend and resume processes.
Addition.GUI: The system tray icon now will change to a special icon when the governor is inactive.
Addition.GUI: Added thread count column.
Addition.GUI: Added handle count column.
Addition.GUI: Added application name column.
Addition.GUI: Added page faults and page faults delta column.
Addition.GUI: Added thread management tab.
Addition.GUI: Added 'cancel' button to 'shutdown governor too' message box, allowing to abort the close of the GUI.
Addition.Installer: On upgrades, added message box asking if user wants to skip install wizard.
Change.Installer: Added warning that non-English languages may not be current.
Change.Installer: Merged 'Advanced shortcuts' section into 'Create shortcuts' section.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.42.5 unicode.
Change.InstallHelper: Rewording of rights selection (for each isntance to manage processes of all users or not).
Change.InstallHelper: Cosmetic adjusments.
Change.Core: Major internal overhaul to minimize complexity and maximize efficiency.
Change.Core: Tweaked default ProBalance parameters.
Change.Core: Added milliseconds to log times.
Change.Core: Other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.Core: Added more hard coded exclusions for popular applications that should be excluded from ProBalance restraint.
Change.GUI: Other tweaks and optimizations.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to process context submenu ordering (standardized).
Change.GUI: The warning message when the governor isn't running will not be shown continuously, instead of intermittently.
Change.GUI: Tweaks to default column sizes.
Change.Licensing: Reduce nag annoyance.
Fix.TestLasso: Better command line argument handlng (fix for laziness in original code).
Fix.TestLasso: Fix continuous mode, as it wasn't actually consuming all available CPU cycles in some cases.

Changes for v3.54 - v3.54.10

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating)
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user
[.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width
[.5]Change.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend
[.6]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation
[.6]Fix.Core: Fix condition where log events would cease until the core engine was restarted
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fix problems with 'reset to defaults' in ProBalance config dialog
[.7]Change.Core: Added special ProBalance handling for certain common process(es) in certain conditions
[.7]Change.Core: Changed default ProBalance parameters to decrease sensitivity some
[.8]Fix.GUI: Fixed default size of average CPU utilization column (backported from new beta)
[.9]Change.Core: Change ProBalance unrestrain time determination (backported from new beta)
[.9]Change.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation
[.10]Fix.Installer: Fixed Windows 7 RC1 warning about possible failed install (backported from new beta)
[.10]Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where core engine couldn't be restarted by the GUI in Vista+ /w UAC and running with normal rights (backported from new beta)

Changes for v3.52.0 - v3.54.9

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.
[.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width.
[.5]Fix.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend.
[.6]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
[.6]Fix.Core: Fix condition where log events would cease until the core engine was restarted.
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fix problems with 'reset to defaults' in ProBalance config dialog.
[.7]Change.Core: Added special ProBalance handling for certain common process(es) in certain conditions.
[.7]Change.Core: Changed default ProBalance parameters to decrease sensitivity some.
[.8]Fix.GUI: (Backported from beta) Fixed default size of average CPU utilization column.
[.9]Change.Core: (Backported from beta) Change ProBalance unrestrain time determination.
[.9]Fix.GUI: Improved accuracy of system responsiveness calculation. You can now more clearly see the effects of ProBalance.

Changes for v3.53.9 Beta - v3.54.8

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.7

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.
[.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width.
[.5]Fix.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend.
[.6]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
[.6]Fix.Core: Fix condition where log events would cease until the core engine was restarted.
[.7]Fix.GUI: Fix problems with 'reset to defaults' in ProBalance config dialog.
[.7]Change.Core: Added special ProBalance handling for certain common process(es) in certain conditions.
[.7]Change.Core: Changed default ProBalance parameters to decrease sensitivity some.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.6

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.
[.5]Change.Core: Added hard coded exclusion of a ZoneAlarm's vsmon process.
[.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width.
[.5]Fix.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend.
[.6]Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
[.6]Fix.Core: Fix condition where log events would cease until the core engine was restarted.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.5

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.
[.5]Change.Core: Added hard coded exclusion of a ZoneAlarm's vsmon process.
[.5]Change.GUI: Increased minimum height and width.
[.5]Fix.GUI: No longer show graph text banner messages when they are overlapped by the graph legend.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.4

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.
[.4]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log would be cleared after it grew to an excessive size, even if it was set to 'unlimited' by the user.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.3

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian, Russian, and Japanese translations.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.
[.3]Addition.InstallHelper: Added important warning about running the core engine as a service. Running it as a normal process is preferred.
[.3]Change.Localization: Updated PTBR translation.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54.2

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes.
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation.
Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation.
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
[.1]Change.Licensing: Included instance count limit feature in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Licensing: Included periodic memory trimming in free build - enjoy!
[.2]Change.Updater: Fixed an untranslated string and switched dialog to unicode.
[.2]Addition.Core/GUI: Added 'Gaming mode' to quickly enter or leave a maximum foreground boost and maximum background restraint mode.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.54

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'.
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.GUI: Limited number of process icon retrieved per iteration, deferring disk I/O in cases of heavy system load.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Chinese-traditional translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.9 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Removal.Installer: Removed NSIS::UAC plug-in, forcing user to manually start Process Lasso after installation. Translators should be sure to translate this message box in the installer-strings.txt file.
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS to reduce codepage problems. Now any supported installer language can be selected on any system, regardless of codepage.
Change.Installer: Mandate users manually launch Process Lasso after install when normal rights are chosen.
Change.Localization: Made the Start Menu shortcut strings localizable.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Japanese translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Localization: Updated Chinese-traditional translation (as of v3.53.9).
Change.Docs: Updates to many sections.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.8 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Fix.Installer: Fixed a few missing strings in various languages.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS to reduce codepage problems. Now any supported installer language can be selected on any system, regardless of codepage.
Change.Installer: Updated NSIS::UAC plug-in to custom UNICODE build, v0.0.11c.
Change.Installer: Temporarily mandate x64 users manually launch Process Lasso after install since the NSIS UAC plug-in is failing to work in current x64 beta.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.7 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Simplified Chinese translation.
Addition.Localization: Added Traditional Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Change.All: Further optimized compiler settings.
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.
Change.Installer: Switched to UNICODE build of NSIS to reduce codepage problems. Now any supported installer language can be selected on any system, regardless of codepage.
Change.Installer: Updated NSIS::UAC plug-in to custom UNICODE build, v0.0.11c.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.6 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Fix.Package: Fixed possible mismatch of some localized resource DLLs with installer (x32 in x64, or vice-versa). It is unknown if this ever occurred.
Addition.GUI: Added new menu group 'Options / General Process Lasso settings / Administration options'. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added password protection of configuration changes. [enterprise feature]
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.5 Beta

Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log entries could sometimes cease to write when using a global log folder.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Change.Core: Renamed log file to prolasso.log.
Change.Core: Renamed default config filename to prolasso.ini.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.4 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where update checks would sometimes still continue after the user disables them, until Process Lasso is restarted (config change wasn't always immediately propagating).
Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Localization: Added Chinese translation.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details. [enterprise feature]
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs. [enterprise feature]
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

Changes for v3.52.1 - v3.53.3 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added 'Select process columns' to allow for selection of which process information is shown in the listview.
Addition.Installer: Added support for silent installs (/S). See command line argument docs for details.
Addition.InstallHelper: Added several new command line switches to provide options for silent installs.

Changes for v3.50 - v3.52.1

Fix.Core: Fixed licensing error in free build - the core engine would have mysteriously quit working after 7 days in v3.50.
Fix.GUI: Fixed occasional failure to retrieve process icons for processes launched while GUI window is open.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide process icons in the listview, reducing RAM use by the GUI considerably when hidden.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide the graph.
Addition.GUI: Main window now accepts drag and drop of a new INI configuration file.
Change.GUI: Changed process context menu item 'open containing folder' to 'locate executable on disk', and changed the code so that explorer is launched with the executable's process auto-selected in the file view.
Change.GUI: Slightly improved performance of window painting.
Change.GUI: Many internal optimizations and tweaks.
Change.GUI: Renamed process context submenu 'Misc. advanced' to 'Other actions'.
Change.GUI: Added 'Search for process name online' option to process context menu, in the 'Other actions' submenu.
Change.GUI: Removed graph overlay message, 'commercial users: You must purchase a license within 7 days'.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.44.
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation, now with a translated graph legend.
[.1]Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation.
[.1]Change.Localization: Expanded some control widths in ProBalance settings dialog to accomodate Serbian strings.

Changes for v3.50 - v3.52.0

Fix.Core: Fixed licensing error in free build - the core engine would have mysteriously quit working after 7 days in v3.50.
Fix.GUI: Fixed occasional failure to retrieve process icons for processes launched while GUI window is open.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide process icons in the listview, reducing RAM use by the GUI considerably when hidden.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide the graph.
Addition.GUI: Main window now accepts drag and drop of a new INI configuration file.
Change.GUI: Changed process context menu item 'open containing folder' to 'locate executable on disk', and changed the code so that explorer is launched with the executable's process auto-selected in the file view.
Change.GUI: Slightly improved performance of window painting.
Change.GUI: Many internal optimizations and tweaks.
Change.GUI: Renamed process context submenu 'Misc. advanced' to 'Other actions'.
Change.GUI: Added 'Search for process name online' option to process context menu, in the 'Other actions' submenu.
Change.GUI: Removed graph overlay message, 'commercial users: You must purchase a license within 7 days'.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.44.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

Changes for v3.50 - v3.51.3 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed occasional failure to retrieve process icons for processes launched while GUI window is open.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide process icons in the listview, reducing RAM use by the GUI considerably when hidden.
Addition.GUI: Added option to hide the graph.
Addition.GUI: Main window now accepts drag and drop of a new INI configuration file.
Change.GUI: Slightly improved performance of window painting.
Change.GUI: Many internal optimizations and tweaks.
Change.GUI: Renamed process context submenu 'Misc. advanced' to 'Other actions'.
Change.GUI: Added 'Search for process name online' option to process context menu, in the 'Other actions' submenu.
Change.GUI: Removed graph overlay message, 'commercial users: You must purchase a license within 7 days'.
Change.Installer: Updated to NSIS 2.44.
Change.Localization: Updated Serbian translation.

Changes for v3.50 - v3.51 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added option to hide process icons in the listview, reducing RAM use by the GUI considerably when hidden.

Changes for v3.49.0 Beta - v3.50

Fix.GUI: Fixed a very small memory leak under specific circumstances.
Fix.Localization: Fixed InstallHelper untranslated string in Japanese.
Fix.Localization: Several fixes and updates inherited from v3.48 post-release updates.
Fix.Licensing: Fixed days installed counter.
Change.Licensing: Use type (commercial or home) is no longer asked.
Change.Licensing: Commercial installations no longer have a forced expiration.
Change.GUI: Some minor data structure size optimizations.

Changes for v3.48.5 - v3.49.0 Beta

Change.GUI: Licensing system changes (unfinished).
Fix.GUI: Reduction in virtual memory use under certain conditions.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.48.5

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.
[.1]Change.Localization: Translation updates and minor fixes. Update check version number not incremented.
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added evaluation copies of TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC to free build.
[.2]Addition.Localization: Added Dutch translation by Bart Van Zoest (unfinished).
[.3]Fix.GUI: Internal tweaks and adjustments to deal with several theoretical conditions.
[.4]Change.GUI: Data structure optimization slightly reduced memory required to track each process.
[.5]Fix.GUI: Fixed a memory optimization mechanism.
[.5]Fix.Localization: Fixed missing strings in Dutch version of the update checker.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.48.4

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.
[.1]Change.Localization: Translation updates and minor fixes. Update check version number not incremented.
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added evaluation copies of TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC to free build.
[.2]Addition.Localization: Added Dutch translation by Bart Van Zoest.
[.3]Fix.GUI: Internal tweaks and adjustments to deal with several theoretical conditions.
[.4]Change.GUI: Slightly reduced memory required to track each process.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.48.3

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.
[.1]Change.Localization: Translation updates and minor fixes. Update check version number not incremented.
[.2]Addition.Installer: Added evaluation copies of TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC to free build.
[.2]Addition.Localization: Added Dutch translation by Bart Van Zoest.

Changes for v3.48 - v3.48.1

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.
[.1]Change.Localization: Translation updates and minor fixes. Update check version number not incremented.

Changes for v3.47.3 Beta - v3.48

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to highest when running the core engine as a service, and disable normal rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.47.3 Beta

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to 'highest' when running the core engine as a service, and disable lower rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.Package: Included advanced tools TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC in freeware build.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

Changes for v3.47.1 Beta - v3.47.2 Beta

Fix.Installer: Fixed second, redundant query for language selection in Vista+ /w UAC.
Fix.Localization: Changed much internal string handling to wide-character (unicode).
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to 'highest' when running the core engine as a service, and disable lower rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakScheduler for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Addition.Package: Included advanced tools TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC in freeware build.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.47.1 Beta

Addition.Localization: Added Serbian language by Оzzii, српски.
Fix.Localization: Fixed installer component names in Japanese translation.
Fix.Localization: Fixed update checker not translated in Japanese.
Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to 'highest' when running the core engine as a service, and disable lower rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakSchedule for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Package: Included advanced tools TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC in freeware build.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

Changes for v3.46.2 - v3.47.0 Beta

Fix.InstallHelper: (XP/2k only) Fixed preservation of last selected rights assignment between installs.
Change.InstallHelper: Default rights assignment to 'highest' when running the core engine as a service, and disable lower rights selection.
Change.AdvancedTools: Merged TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC resources into main resource module.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied TweakSchedule for localization.
Change.AdvancedTools: Readied VistaMMSC for localization.
Addition.Package: Included advanced tools TweakScheduler and VistaMMSC in freeware build.
Addition.GUI: Added new 48x48 @ 24bpp application/shell icon, by Vitor Machado.

Changes for v3.45.4 Beta - v3.46.2

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process creation time in listview.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of log entry times in actions listview.
Fix.InstallHelper: Warning message about Pro only features now shown in localized language.
Fix.Installer: Don't create shortcut for Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config tool when not present in free build.
Fix.Installer: Fixed is_writable utility briefly opening console window.
Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added (beta).
Addition.Core: Added new shell icon.
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
Addition.GUI: Added message about Real Time priority class and how Windows may change it to High, unless the security policy is adjusted.
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning and confirmation when user is terminating, restarting, or closing multiple processes that include one or more system processes.
Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
Change.GUI: Single click on system tray icon opens main window, instead of double click. This was for better standards adherence in Windows 7 beta.
Change.Core: Tweaked compiler settings.
Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.
Removal.Installer: Removed 'uninstall' shortcut from start menu folder. User should uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, to ensure administrative run mode.
Change.Installer: Don't try to UAC self-elevate during uninstall, instead force user to run (or re-run) uninstaller with admin rights.

Changes for v3.46 - v3.46.1

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process creation time in listview.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of log entry times in actions listview.
Fix.InstallHelper: Warning message about Pro only features now shown in localized language.
Fix.Installer: Don't create shortcut for Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config tool when not present in free build.
Fix.Installer: Fixed is_writable utility briefly opening console window.
Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added (beta).
Addition.Core: Added new shell icon.
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
Addition.GUI: Added message about Real Time priority class and how Windows may change it to High, unless the security policy is adjusted.
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning and confirmation when user is terminating, restarting, or closing multiple processes that include one or more system processes.
Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
Change.GUI: Single click on system tray icon opens main window, instead of double click. This was for better standards adherence in Windows 7 beta.
Change.Core: Tweaked compiler settings.
Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.
Removal.Installer: Removed 'uninstall' shortcut from start menu folder. User should uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, to ensure administrative run mode.
Change.Installer: Don't try to UAC self-elevate during uninstall, instead force user to run (or re-run) uninstaller with admin rights.

Changes for v3.45.4 Beta - v3.46

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process creation time in listview.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of log entry times in actions listview.
Fix.InstallHelper: Warning message about Pro only features now shown in localized language.
Fix.Installer: Don't create shortcut for Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config tool when not present in free build.
Fix.Installer: Fixed is_writable utility briefly opening console window.
Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added (beta).
Addition.Core: Added new shell icon.
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
Addition.GUI: Added message about Real Time priority class and how Windows may change it to High, unless the security policy is adjusted.
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning and confirmation when user is terminating, restarting, or closing multiple processes that include one or more system processes.
Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
Change.GUI: Single click on system tray icon opens main window, instead of double click. This was for better standards adherence in Windows 7 beta.
Change.Core: Tweaked compiler settings.
Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.
Removal.Installer: Removed 'uninstall' shortcut from start menu folder. User should uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, to ensure administrative run mode.
Change.Installer: Don't try to UAC self-elevate during uninstall, instead force user to run (or re-run) uninstaller with admin rights.

Changes for v3.45.2 Beta - v3.45.4 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process creation time in listview.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of log entry times in actions listview.
Fix.InstallHelper: Warning message about Pro only features now shown in localized language.
Fix.Installer: Don't create shortcut for Vista Multimedia Scheduler Config tool when not present in free build.
Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added (beta).
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
Addition.GUI: Added message about Real Time priority class and how Windows may change it to High, unless the security policy is adjusted.
Addition.GUI: Added secondary warning and confirmation when user is terminating, restarting, or closing multiple processes that include one or more system processes.
Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.
Removal.Installer: Removed 'uninstall' shortcut from start menu folder. User should uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, to ensure administrative run mode.
Change.Installer: Don't try to UAC self-elevate during uninstall, instead force user to run (or re-run) uninstaller with admin rights.

Changes for v3.44.1 - v3.45.2 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue when governor installed as a service, launching the GUI can sometimes result in redundant instance(s) of the governor launched as a normal process.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where Process Lasso would exit after load during system startup when user had enabled 'Exit GUI on window close'.
Addition.GUI: Added CTRL-A keyboard short-cut to select all processes.
Addition.Localization: Japanese translation added.
Change.GUI: Made system tray icon type menu items more intuitive.
Change.InstallHelper: Enabled Process Lasso rights selection in XP, as it pertains there too for limited users who want to see 'all processes' (not recommended).
Change.Localization: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation, by Vitor Machado.
Change.Localization: Updated Russian translation by Dmitry Yerokhin.
Change.Localization: Localization text files are now all saved as UTF-16-LE (Unicode).
Change.Localization: Improved internal utilities and build environment. Resource changes are now automatically propagated to all languages. Untranslated new and changed strings remain in English until a translator updates the applicable language pack.

Changes for v3.43.1 Beta - v3.44.1

Summary: This build makes an important fix for a bug that popped up a few versions back. It therefore improves the effectiveness of ProBalance restraint on many computers. Not all computers were affected by this glitch, but for those who were, Process Lasso should work even better than before. In addition, this build includes new multi-process selection menu items, and polishing in the PTBR translation.
Fix.Core: Fixed a possible failure to always exclude foreground processes from ProBalance restraint.
Fix.Core: Safety catch for rare condition where multiple instances of the governor, all managing the same set of processes, take restraint action on the same process at approximately the same time. Note that under the default configuration this scenario won't happen anyway.
Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: default priority
Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: default affinity
Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: excluded from ProBalance
Addition.GUI: Added multi-process context menu function: instance count limits
Addition.GUI: Added ProBalance option to not change priority class, only adjust CPU affinity.
Addition.Core: Added support for ProBalance option to not change priority class during restraint.
Change.GUI: Updated Portuguese/Brazilian translation and images, by Vitor Machado.
[.1]Fix.Core: Fixed issue where log subsystem would fail under some circumstances, causing no log entries to be written.

Changes for v3.43 Beta - v3.43.1 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added multi-process default priority and affinity context menu selections.
Addition.GUI: Added ProBalance option to not change priority class, only adjust CPU affinity.
Addition.Core: Added support for ProBalance option to not change priority class during restraint.
Change.GUI: Updated PTBR translation and images.

Changes for v3.42 - v3.43 Beta

Addition.GUI: Added ProBalance option to not change priority class, only adjust CPU affinity.
Addition.Core: Added support for ProBalance option to not change priority class during restraint.

Changes for v3.40.1 - v3.42

Addition.GUI: Added Portuguese/Brazilian translation by Vitor Machado.
Addition.TestLasso: Added new command line switch (-c) to run with a sustained CPU load for X seconds.
Fix.Core: Fixed issue where instance count limit process matching was inadvertently case sensitive under some circumstances. This would cause some name matches to fail, resulting in the Process Lasso taking no action where it was configured to act.
Fix.GUI: Fixed incorrect verb in confirmation message box of multi-process terminate and close.
Change.GUI: Changed date/time formats.
Change.Core: The username field in log events now is the user owning the target process, instead of the user context of the core engine instance that performed the action.
Change.InstallHelper: Edited second configuration dialog to improve clarity.
Change.Installer: Language selection of installer now propagates to Process Lasso application.
Removal.Installer: Removed localization pack for translators from installer, is packaged separately now.

Changes for v3.40 - v3.40.1

Summary: This build fixes an anomaly in v3.38, where each configuration change would only get detected by either the core engine, or the rules column. The configuration file load and save functionality has also been completely rewritten, and is now much more optimal. File system accesses and CPU usage have been reduced. Lastly, multiple process selection support has been added.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to select multiple processes in the listview.
Change.Core: Completely rewrote configuration file load/save code. It is now much more efficient.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sporadic failure of configuration changes to propagate to the core engine, appeared in v3.38.
Fix.GUI: Fixed some other minor issues.
Fix.Governor: Fixed unnecessary accesses to the configuration file.
Fix.InstallHelper: Improved W2k auto-termination of Process Lasso for install.
[.1]Addition.GUI: Restored rules column.
[.1]Change.GUI: Updated Russian translation (continued thanks to Dmitry Yerokhin).
[.1]Fix.Core: Minor fixes and tweaks to new settings code.

Changes for v3.38 - v3.40

Summary: This build fixes an anomaly in v3.38, where configuration changes wouldn't always propagte to the core engine. The configuration file load and save functionality has also been completely rewritten, and is now much more optimal. File system accesses and CPU usage have been reduced. Lastly, multiple process selection support has been added.
Addition.GUI: Added ability to select multiple processes in the listview.
Change.Core: Completely rewrote configuration file load/save code. It is now much more efficient.
Removal.GUI: Removed Matching Rules column for some tweaking in the next build.
Fix.GUI: Fixed sporadic failure of configuration changes to propagate to the core engine, appeared in v3.38.
Fix.GUI: Fixed some other minor issues.
Fix.Governor: Fixed unnecessary accesses to the configuration file.
Fix.InstallHelper: Improved W2k auto-termination of Process Lasso for install.

Changes for v3.37.1 Beta - v3.38

Change.Core: By default each instance of the governor now only manages processes in its own user context, unless it is running as a service. This helps clarify operation and improve efficiency in XP and non-UAC Vista multi-user environments.
Addition.Core: Added new log entry at startup to indicate which user's processes are being managed by current instance.
Addition.GUI: Added new process 'rules' column, to give a quick depiction of matching rules (default priority, default affinity, etc..).
Addition.GUI: Added 'No default affinity' process context menu item.
Addition.INI: Added boolean key 'ManageOnlyCurrentUser'.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window wouldn't unminimize upon double click of systray icon, in cases where it had previously been minimized by the user.
Fix.InstallHelper: Fixed failure to install service as a domain user.

Changes for v3.37 Beta - v3.37.1 Beta

Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where main window wouldn't unminimize upon double click of systray icon, in cases where it had previously been minimized by the user.

Changes for v3.36.1 - v3.37 Beta

Change.Core: By default each instance of the governor now only manages processes in its own user context, unless it is running in the system user context. This helps clarify operation and improve efficiency in XP and non-UAC Vista multi-user environments.
Addition.Core: Added new log entry at startup to indicate which user's processes are being managed by current instance.
Addition.GUI: Added new process 'rules' column, to give a quick depiction of matching rules.
Addition.INI: Added boolean key 'ManageOnlyCurrentUser'.

Changes for v3.34 - v3.36

Addition.Core: Added support for matching wildcards to process pathnames for default affinities and priorities.
Addition.GUI: Added 'match wildcards to pathnames' to default priority and default affinity dialogs.
Addition.GUI: Added 'more strictly enforce affinities' to default affinity dialog.
Addition.GUI: Reinstated updated Russian translation.
Addition.GUI: Duplicate item detection added to dialogs.
Change.GUI: Some spelling and grammar corrections.
Change.GUI: Added dialog close confirmation if unsaved text is in edit box, to prevent accidental closes.
Change.GUI: Improved appearance of default affinity dialog box.
Change.Installer: Reduced size of installation for all builds.
Change.Installer: Reduced size of helper utilities is_writable and test_gdiplus_present substantially (both now less than 4KB).
Change.Installer: Upgraded to NSIS 2.42
Fix.InstallHelper: Improved automated termination of Process Lasso under Windows 2000.
Fix.InstallHelper: Fix issue installing core engine as service with non-local user context.
Fix.GUI: Fixed issue where 'exit GUI on window close' option would cause the system tray icon to act incorrectly when double clicked.
Fix.GUI: Fixed last character of log entries being sometimes lost in log item display.