» Bitsum Process Lasso

- Change.Installer: Optimizations and size reductions
- Removal.Installer: Removed CPU Eater demo, left to live as a stand-alone app for downloading on demand
- Removal.Installer: Removed TestLasso, will be available as a stand-alone diagnostic tool (part of CPU Eater)
- Removal.Installer: Removed deprecated secondary Japanese resource DLL from different partner
- Removal.QuickUpgrade: Removed above modules, and optimized archive
- Change.GUI/Core: Improved highest resolution shell icon (more work remains)
- Change.All: Combined gaming mode and multimedia processes
- Change.Licensing: Adjustments
- Fix.GUI: Removed missing metric parameters from Stop Processing Rule in the Process watchdog. It can be used alone without additional metrics or quotas
- Fix.Core: Fix core parking changes not always applied in real-time by ProBalance (if set to disable core parking)
- Change.All: Adjusted some helper code to remove any remote chance of a sparse handle leak in rare situations
- Change.Build: First build under fresh physical install of Windows 8 Enteprise
- Addition.Core: Added some additional error messages
- Addition.GUI: Adjusted the text of several menu items
- Addition.GUI: Added some additional strings for translation
- Change.Italian: Updated translation

- Fix.Governor: Fix a theoretical [silent and recovered] crash when writing log events for instance count limit violations under some conditions
- Fix.Governor: Only change CPU Parking on first ProBalance event entered, and last exited - when concurrent ProBalance events are active
- Fix.Governor: When CPU Parking disabled for ProBalance, fix not always restored to prior state
- Fix.Governor: Don't even start to write log entries when logging is disabled
- Fix.ParkControl: Fixed behavior when 100% of cores are unparkable (disabled by effect)
- Change.GUI: Changed a higher resolution shell icon (for better or worse - newer images coming)
- Change.German: Updated translation
- Change.Russian: Updated translation
- Change.Serbian: Updated translation
- Change.English: Fixed some typos

- Change.Japanese: Updated
- Change.Chinese-Simplified: Updated
- Change.GUI: Updated shell icon with graphics from Graphic Designer Jennifer Cripps - http://jennifercripps.com
- Fix.GUI: Fix double colons shown in licensee name in About dialog
- Fix.Core: Fixed loss of core parking setting when used in conjunction with ProBalance in some cases (quick build update - second release of .98)

- Change.GUI: Disable process icons by default in listview (can enable in View menu) - existing users retain current setting
- Change.GUI: Added block that ParkControl is only for NT6+ (Vista or above)
- Fix.GUI: Removed ParkControl as a Pro-only feature (this was a mistake)
- Fix.GUI: Fixed Russian per-core metrics not showing up when they should in Vista+ (localization error) - could affect other languages
- Fix.GUI: Fixed typo in 'muiltimedia' [a special kind of media known only to us, lol ;p]
- Fix.GUI: Fix Licensed User Name to accept licensee names with spaces (activator quote encapsulation issue)
- Fix.Licensing: Further improved compatibility of license revalidation with certain keys
- Fix.Licensing: Fixed issue with lost licensee names during license revalidation
- Change.ParkControl: Updated ParkControl to v1.0.0.10, with new sliders for easier understanding of the parking settings, and more
- Change.Updater: MANDATE and automatically perform license eligibility check prior to update so the user is not surprised if their license has expired
- Addition.Installer: Added back CPU Eater demo (and dependency TestLasso) since it is invokable from within Process Lasso, and provides good demonstrative and testing capabilities
- Addition.ParkControl: Added shell icon
- Change.ParkControl: Localized EULA/Warning to ParkControl
- Change.ParkControl: Changed EULA to state 'Power Profile Changes' instead of 'System Registry Changes'
- Change.ParkControl: Minor cosmetic changes
- Change.rcTools: Updated rcImport and rcExport allow some additional short strings
- Change.rcTools: Updated rcImport to show string with error (can be used in localization pack for pre-testing of translations)
- Change.Installer: Internal cleanup
- Change.Installer: Further reduced start menu shortcuts to one
- Change.Installer: Cleanup old start menu shortcuts no longer applicable (though backing files still exist)
- Change.Italian: Updated
- Change.Finnish: Updated
- Change.Chinese-Traditional: Updated
- Change.Chinese-Simplified: Updated
- Change.French: Updated
- Change.Japanese: Updated

- Addition.Installer: Added quick Start Menu shortcut to reset all Process Lasso settings to defaults for emergency user misconfigurations
- Addition.GUI: Added button to ProBalance dialog to quickly change elevation configuration of Process Lasso - only shown when Process Lasso is running non-elevated
- Addition    .GUI: Added 1, 2, 3, and 4 second settings to Energy Saver combo box (though they could be typed in). It is recommended to turn Energy Saver logging off if you use aggressive settings like this.
- Addition    .Governor: Added safety mechanism to recover changed core parking parameters in rare circumstance of governor improperly terminated during a ProBalance event when core parking is set to be disabled (and that differs from the current setting)
- Fix.Governor: Nixed remaining log messages that were emitted despite logging being disabled
- Fix.GUI/Governor: Fix NIS 2013 tamper detection problem
- Fix.GUI: Fix possibility of self-recovery system going haywire and causing a repeated restart of Process Lasso (under some worst case scenario)
- Fix.GUI: When 'Reconfigure the way Process Lasso starts' selected, but no changes made, no automatic restart of Process Lasso is initiated
- Fix.GUI: Save 'someprocess.exe has been excluded from ProBalance restraint' message box 'do not show again' setting, which was formerly dependent on the actual process name in the message box
- Change.GUI: Change default of Energy Saver to NOT write out log events (conserves resources, and you can see the power profile change on the graph and elsewhere)
- Change.GUI: Change recovery mechanism on GUI (only), re-enable minidumps
- Change.GUI: Logging/notification action can now be added in the watchdog without any metrics other than filename given
- Change.GUI: Disallow or warn about overly broad rules
- Change.GUI: Added general warning to wathchdog dialog
- Change.GUI: Adjustments to Watchdog dialog (will continue this beta series)
- Change.All: Misc small optimizations
- Change.Updater: No longer make update dialogs a System Modal (so it won't block everything) - will be first noticed in *next* update you do *after* installing this build or later
- Change.French: Updated
- Change.Italian: Updated
- Change.German: Updated
- Change.Serbian: Updated
- Change.Spanish: Updated bitmaps, included DLL (prepping for translation)

- Fix.GUI: Adjustments to system tray icon code to mitigate issue where it could become unresponsive (and static) in rare scanarios
- Change.GUI: This is an interim minor minor update pending larger changes in the next beta series
- Change.GUI: Reduced graph lines
- Change.GUI: Reduced history depth
- Change.GUI: Optimizations to per-core metric display
- Change.GUI: Fixed some link issues with Server Edition
- Change.GUI: Added a small right border to graph tooltips
- Change.Core: Adjustment to system shell icon
- Change.Japanese: Updated
- Change.Languages: Other updates

- Fix Core Some processes not terminated or restarted in a timely manner despite being target of a watchdog rule (due to 'polite' termination attempt).
- Fix GUI Fixed problem with memory load top overlapping its background group control after a size change
- Fix GUI Fix per-core metrics turned off if any data is unavailable during startup, sometimes resulting in a corrupted right side of graph
- Fix GUI Experimental painting adjustments for some non-compositing (mostly XP) systems showing artifacts
- Fix GUI Fix error that caused empty per-core % time utilized graphs to, rarely, be shown a minority of non-English NT5 systems that didn't meet the pre-requisites
- Fix GUI Fixed Watchdog Dialog assigning 'Working Set' to run regardless of actual user selection
- Removal GUI Removed unimplemented options, preparing for next final
- Addition Package Added shell icons to complimentary executable modules, such as QuickUpgrade and InstallHelper
- Removal GUI Removed start at login context menu items - at least for now - keeping our focus dedicated.
- Removal GUI Removed all code to manage processes start at login. Specialied utilies can do this, and Windows itself.
- Change GUI Launch InstallHelper.exe in a non-blocking way, then handle its exit code when it is done (for 'Reconfigure the way Process Lasso starts')
- Change GUI Further painting adjustments for non-composited dekstops (for internal and external testing purposes prior to finalization)
- Change GUI Strings finalized for translators to begin work
- Change GUI Move Private Bytes beside current total CPU % time graph in Active Processes tab
- Change GUI Don't show per-core metrics for single core systems
- Change GUI Don't temporarily zero per core metrics while being moved
- Change GUI Added border to per-core metrics
- Change GUI Don't clear process name control in Watchdog Dialog if entry is rejected (an annoying quirk in prior builds)
- Change GUI Enhanced rule verification while intiially adding to dialog
- Change GUI Preserve last window state (e.g. maximized or minimized)
- Change GUI Adjustments to memory load rendering (work continues)
- Change GUI Adjustments to active processes column sizes and ordering
- Change All Various components reviewed and code being committed for finalization (though much work remains!)
- Change GUI Adjusted graph click behavior (more work coming)
- Change GUI Made white default color scheme
- Change GUI Adjustments and optimizations to vertical array of progress bars control (thus all instances of it)
- Change GUI Dynamic size per-core metric graph (grows or shrinks depending on number of cores)
- Change GUI Moved per-core CPU % utilization to left, outside main graph - has a flicker in this beta
- Change GUI Improved efficiency of graph painting in some situations
- Change GUI Graph now 'feels' more smooth
- Change GUI Changed apperance of graph (reduced background lines)
- Change Defaults Server Edition governor and GUI instances now manages all users by default
- Removal Installer Removed CHM download prompt for registered users (replacing it)
- Change Spanish Enabled - about 60% complete now - experimental/testing
- Change Italian Updated
- Change German Updated
- Change Chinese-Simplified Updated

- Addition GUI Added temporary rule to system tray and main menu, 'Force PC to stay awake'. This prevents the PC from sleeping while the GUI is running - until that option is unchecked. It does NOT persist when Process Lasso restarts.
- Fix GUI Process Lasso Window state (e.g. maximized) could be unnecessarily lost after some Process Lasso updates due to change in number of child windows - now is preserved
- Fix GUI Disable solitician dialog at startup while it undergoes maintenance
- Fix GUI Further improved painting of memory load graph
- Change GUI Change process context menu to give top-level access to 'Prevent sleep when running', made copy of those more granular anti-sleep menu items in 'less common actions'
- Change Licensing    Remove license revalidation, now that it served its purpose
- Change GUI Disable double click on memory load graph to hide it, until we standardize behavior across new controls
- Change GUI Force reset of listview column positions and states due to changes in prior build
- Change GUI Remove licensee name from About dialog if not known (activation code identifies license)
- Change Installer Include CHM Docs in Server Edition
- Change Serbian Updated
- Change Russian Updated

- Fix All Fix to a shared function determining elevation state desired by user
- Fix GUI Several non-critical elevation related fixes due to misnamed external manifest being referenced
- Fix InstallHelper Preserves elevation and other startup config state settings more accurately
- Fix GUI Fix bottom row of memory load graph not being painted sometimes
- Addition Package Add new launcher for Process Lasso's GUI to handle invoking existing session instance, or inducing a new one
- Addition GUI Show 'Preventing PC Sleep' over the GUI when the user is using the temporary 'prevent PC from sleeping' option of the GUI
- Fix ThreadRacer Fixed failure to run under XP (NT5) and below
- Fix ThreadRacer Fixed failure of per-core metrics in some recent builds that had debug code
- Fix GUI When saved child window positions reset, also force graph visibility setting reset, else can have unpainted but shown child graph windows
- Fix GUI Allow full wildcards for some watchdog rules
- Change GUI For betas, let user know that beta updates are forced on via message box
- Change GUI Launching GUI will now bring any previous instance in that session to foreground
- Change GUI Only prevent broad scope on watchdog entries for non-harmful action types
- Change All Misc small optimizations throughout
- Fix GUI Fixed inability to add 'log occurrence' events to Watchdog dialog
- Fix Updater Fixed issue with 32-bit Server Edition automated updates (affected only recent builds)
- Change Italian Updated

- Fix GUI Fix problem in previous build - main window always opening when Process Lasso GUI started (annoyed some users)
- Fix Build Fixed bad timestamping description on 64-bit server installer setup EXE
- Change GUI Improved capability for processlasso.exe itself (not launcher) to, when launched, tell an existing instance to open its main window

Bitsum.Technologies.Process.Lasso.Pro.v6.0.1.76.x64

Последняя же версия, на Win 7 x64 тупо закрывается после запуска.

Addition All Added support for 64-bit (64 core) CPU affinity masks throughout and expanded core selection dialogs
Fix Core Fix to prevent sleep modes (e.g. allow display sleep, but disallow system sleep)
Fix Core Fix to Energy Saver non-idle forced power profile inappropriately applied on governor start when energy saver toggled off
Fix GUI Improve behavior when logical core count exceeds maximum that can be shown on affinity selection dialogs
Fix GUI Corrected a layout defect in default affinity dialog
Fix GUI Fix failure to clear log when a global log folder is configured
Fix GUI Fix a failure to persist memory type attribute for some watchdog rules
Fix GUI Fix to user-invoked 'Keep PC Awake' timers
Fix GUI Fix cases of process icon mismatch
Fix Launcher Fix failure to run task in Task Scheduler as opposed to directly launch when started manually
Fix InstallHelper Fix default log path when user opts to use a global log folder
Fix Installer Fix CPUEater.exe not validly signed
Change Installer Remove CDN references
Change All Refactor of Watchdog code to support new action types coming to future versions
Change GUI Expand affinity selection dialogs to 64 logical cores
Change GUI Product activator made a little more robust and reliable
Change GUI Performance optimizations to GUI's 'sleep state' when main window not visible
Change Languages French, Italian, Serbian

· New range specification in CPU affinities, e.g 0;2-4 for processors 0;2;3;4
· All: Add termination log entry type
· GUI: Add 'automatic updates' checkbox to update dialogs for quick application of silent, automated updates for future events
· Core: Fix Energy Saver non-idle power profile initial change upon toggle during core engine session
· Core: Fix 32-bit edition watchdog rules broken in v6.5. The 64-bit edition was not affected.
· GUI: Fixes and enhancements to GUI and Governor startup configuration and toggles
· GUI: Fix single process selection context menu's foreground boost exclusion check state
· GUI: Fix governor status monitoring in certain multi-user environments
· GUI: Fix old log events might be taken into consideration with regards to process restraint history on initial load
· GUI: Fix secondary non-applicable events showing up in some graph tooltips, might appear as duplicated process name
· InstallHelper: Fixes to installer command line specification of GUI and Governor startup type

Fix GUI Fix failure to toggle 'log all executed processes'
Fix GUI Fix new automated update checkbox on update dialog would always appear unticked
Fix GUI Fix default memory priorities configuration dialog 'Remove' and 'Clear' not persisting
Fix GUI Minor fix to the attributes of some configuration dialogs
Fix GUI Fix issue where saved main window state (e.g. maximized) could be lost, but position retained, when user closed the GUI without ever opening main window
Fix Updater Fix an errant license expired message seen during some automated updates
Change GUI Enable previously disabled watchdog rules with CPU affinity actions and virtual memory thresholds
Change GUI Remove arg0 (pathname) from process launch log entry command lines to improve clarity
Change GUI Minor misc
Change Languages Update Serbian, Japanese

• Fix    GUI    Check 'None' when no application power profile selected
• Fix    GUI    Fix current 'Avoid non-physical cores' current CPU affinity was acting as persistent
• Fix    GUI    Fix 'exit core engine too?' message shown on GUI self-restart on elevation change
• Fix    Core    Fix 'log power profile change events' not behaving as expected, nor had full coverage of all pertainent log events
• Fix    All    Fix Norton Internet Security's tamper detection triggering when Process Lasso merely looks at its processes
• Change    CPUEater    Improvements to accuracy of responsiveness metric
• Change    CPUEater    Rewrote 'Wall of Text' on CPU Eater
• Change    GUI    Major improvements to accuracy of our unique PC responsiveness metric shown on graph
• Change    GUI    Improved responsiveness of the GUI itself during unmitigated high loads
• Change    GUI    Reset memory page priority when a persistent memory prioriy removed
• Change    GUI    A few small optimizations
• Change    GUI    Rename 'Configuration and Log' sub-menu to 'File'
• Change    GUI    Remove 'Run GUI and core engine' at lesser priority classes, as we have them tuned to be just right, and rules can over-ride anyway
• Change    Logger    Misc adjustments
• Change    Languages    Updates to Serbian and others

• 6.6.0.48 Addition Core Add new watchdog action to launch/execute an application when given threshold is met
• 6.6.0.48 Addition Core Implement 'reduce CPU affinity by one random core during ProBalance restraint'
• 6.6.0.48 Fix GUI Fix to 'Reset all configuration to defaults'
• 6.6.0.48 Fix GUI Fix rar process icon mismatches (a window painting issue)
• 6.6.0.48 Change Updater Fully transparent and silent automated updates are now enabled, see next change item for more
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Re-enable system tray balloon after an automated update, since there may otherwise not be any indication. Can be disabled by setting HKLM\Software\ProcessLasso\(dword)DisablePostUpdateNotify=1
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Increase time system tray balloon notification for updates is displayed to 20 seconds
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Minor cosmetic changes
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Improvements to Watchdog configuration dialog
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Improvements to ProBalance Configuration dialog
• 6.6.0.48 Change GUI Allow more process icons to load faster during first start
• 6.6.0.48 Change SrvStub Do not try to restart governor service after abnormal termination
• 6.6.0.48 Change Core Do not try to recover from errors (shouldn't be any!), dump and exit
• 6.6.0.48 Change Core Several micro-optimizations
• 6.6.0.48 Change Languages Updates to Traditional Chinese, Polish, and others

• 6.6.0.56 Fix GUI Could inappropriately restart the governor after it was stopped by the user
• 6.6.0.56 Fix GUI Fix to Clear Log's thoroughness
• 6.6.0.56 Fix GUI Fix application power profile dialog full clear would not immediately save
• 6.6.0.56 Fix Core Fix issue in top level exception handler appearing in .48
• 6.6.0.56 Fix Core Minor fix to Energy Saver when used with non-idle power profiles
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Disallow Energy Saver when Governor running as a service (can't detect idle time correctly)
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Improve Energy Saver logging
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Disable logging of process launches and terminations by default
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Exception handler will now let you explore to the dump
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Don't set high I/O priority for core engine
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Priority class of governor children (e.g. keep running, watchdog restart/execute) now set to normal priority class
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Several code optimizations
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Decreased memory footprint slightly
• 6.6.0.56 Change Core Replaced process tracking meta-container with a more optimal data structure, improves efficiency (even further reduced CPU utilization)
• 6.6.0.56 Change GUI Show additional governor startup log entries
• 6.6.0.56 Change GUI Several code optimizations
• 6.6.0.56 Change GUI Show additional log entry types
• 6.6.0.56 Change GUI Show version number in log
• 6.6.0.56 Change GUI Show governor refresh rate log events
• 6.6.0.56 Change rcTools Major improvements to our in house localization tools
• 6.6.0.56 Change Languages Updates to German, Italian, Chinese, and others

Added new log filter for easy searching and filtering of the displayed process log entries

Addition Package New stand-alone log viewer, logviewer.exe, allows for fully resizable view of full or filtered process activity log in real-time
Fix Package Fix failure to sign TestLasso.exe
Fix GUI Fix failure to demarcate secondary copies of the menu items 'Elevate' and 'Manage processes of all users'
Fix GUI Fix a cosmetic issue in the process list where some processes may have missing fields
Fix Launcher Fix a cosmetic issue in the process list where some processes may have missing fields
Change All Run elevated by default
Change VistaMMCSC Switched to standard CPU affinity selection dialog, expanded support to 64 cores in this external utility
Change Build Verify digital certificate of all modules before packaging
Change GUI Energy Saver dialog improvements
Change Core Energy Saver improvements
Removal GUI Remove Energy Saver exclusions. Users who need this rare feature should simply define them as game processes and check to turn off Energy Saver during gaming mode
Removal GUI Remove menu item 'Show [log] grid lines', now always show
Change Languages Updates

Addition LogViewer Add 'Emit log to CSV' menu option to stand-alne Log Viewer
Fix GUI/LogViewer Fix order of log entries when filtered (were ascending instead of descending)
Fix GUI/LogViewer Fix to real-time update of log listview in filtered view (new matching log events may not have been shown due to a character case issue)
Fix GUI Fixes to recent changes in the Energy Saver configuration dialog
Fix GUI Fix system tray icon menu setting could have two choices checked, when they are mutually exclusive
Fix GUI Fix 'reset window positions' may have mispositioned controls around the lower tab
Fix Updater Fix srvstub.exe not included in automated updater (prior fix to it not propogated if auto updated)
Change GUI Other window management and painting adjustments and optimizations
Change GUI Don't force graph legend visible after graph is toggled on
Change LogViewer Move Log Viewer resources to primary resource module