UltWin Version History

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1.0 Released 12/10/2015

1.00.0002 (12/10/2015)

✓	UltWin Update would not download available updates.

1.00.0004 (14/10/2015)

✛	UltWin now supports Windows Store apps.

✓	Improved support for Windows 10 Task View.

1.00.0007 (16/10/2015)

✓	Support for Windows Store apps functions consistently.

1.1 Released: 07/08/2016

1.01.0000 (07/08/2016)

✛	The Desk View can now float on the desktop.

✛	The Desk View can now be temporarily displayed on a taskbar chevron window.

✛	The Desk View can now display the desktop background wallpaper.

✛	The Desk View now has an option to maintain aspect ratio.

✛	The Desk View now has in-place Live Preview ToolTips.

✛	The Desk View and window management functions can now be operated by keyboard commands.

✛	An icon on the taskbar notification area is used to convay relevant information to the user.

✓	UltWin does not expire.

✓	The documentation has been updated.

✓	The end user license agreement has been updated.

✓	Improved moving and sizing operations via the mini windows.

✓	Support for Windows 10 Task View functions consistently.

✓	UltWin would only install on 64-bit Windows.

✓	UltWin would only run in the user account it was installed in.

✓	UltWin Help was sometimes displayed as partially or completely transparent.

✓	The maximum supported virtual screen size has been changed to 32766x32766 pixels.

✓	The Live Preview ToolTips are now available for most windows attached to UltWin.

✓	The Live Preview ToolTips can be configured to display at a larger size without flickering.

✓	The Desk View background sometimes would not repaint when the Windows desktop background changed.

✓	The contents of the mini windows, including the icon, sometimes displayed as partially or completely transparent.

✓	The borders of the mini windows sometimes would not repaint when the visual styles colorization colour changed.

✓	GDI resource leak occurred when null regions were used; for instance, when the Desk Map was of zero size.

✓	The ‘Bring to top’ and ‘Send to bottom’ window management operations, which are initiated from the mini window menus, function consistently for desktop applications and Windows Store apps.

1.01.0001 (14/07/2019)

✓	UltWin Help has been improved and is now available online.

✓	The hot key mechanism for attaching or detaching the currently active window has been improved.

✓	UltWin Launcher now works better with the Windows taskbar; it is less likely to timeout when trying to launch UltWin on the taskbar.

1.01.0002 (07/10/2019)

✓	All shortcuts installed by the UltWin should now work correctly.

✓	The Desk View wallpaper has been improved to display the current desktop background wallpaper more consistently.

✓	The dialog box explaining "A component required by UltWin has unexpectantly shut down." should no longer appear at Windows login.

1.01.0003 (11/06/2020)

✛	The Desk View mini windows can now display icons of Windows Store apps.

✓	UltWin Update would sometimes display the message "Unable to connect online." when there was an online connection.

✓	Owing to a review on ghacks.net (see here), the following changes have been made: ● UltWin is now better able to recognise applications which may not be compatible. ● The default hot key for attaching or detaching the currently active window is now CTRL+SHIFT+A.

1.01.0004 (12/06/2020)

✛	The The Desk View Popup Menu now has the option 'Show taskbar button'. This option appears when the Desk View is floating.

1.01.0005 (29/05/2021)

✓	A dll issue in version 1.01.0004 was preventing installs on Windows 7.

✓	Support for Windows 10 Task View has been improved.

✓	The UltWin End User Licence Agreement has been updated along with its privacy policy.

Key

✛ Additional feature.

✕ Removed feature.

✓ Bug resolved, improvement or modification (not all resolved bugs, improvements and modifications may be listed).