PC Startup Master Release Notes
PC Startup Master v4.0.880
December 31, 2023
UI
- The user interface was rebuilt from the ground up to enhance the user experience and support newer Windows versions.
- The user interface was updated to support both light and dark modes.
- Added support for UI accent colors (More colors will be available in the next releases).
- Added the ability to switch between different startup locations directly from the main window.
- Improved the Startup Item details pane to show more startup item information.
- Improved the sorting of startup items.
- Improved the startup items search UI.
- Added the ability to monitor Windows services and scheduled tasks.
- Improved the restoration of default startup configurations when startup changes are detected.
- Improved the Startup Guard notifications.
- Improved the Startup Guard Log.
- Added support for additional startup locations.
- Added the ability to verify the digital signature of startup items.
- Improved the code used to implement the delayed startup functionality.
- Added the ability to register new Windows services.
- Added support for Microsoft Store apps.
- Added support for Windows 10 and 11 startup apps implementation.
- Added an option to create system restore points.
- Added an option to enable the automatic installation of app updates.
- Added support for PC Startup Master Pro trial so that users can test the Pro edition features before making a purchase.
- Added the Debug Mode that helps diagnose PC Startup Master issues.
- Added an option to automatically submit error reports to Smart PC Utilities.
- Improved the batch management of startup items.
- Improved the performance of listing Windows services and scheduled tasks.
- Improved the editing of startup programs.
- Improved the software licensing model to make it more reliable.
- Updated the feedback module.
- Several reliability changes and bug fixes.
- Fixed an issue that prevented PC Startup Master from running at Windows startup when the UAC is enabled.
PC Startup Master v3.0.238
- Improved Microsoft Windows 64-bit support.
PC Startup Master v3.0.237
- Improved startup items search.
- Improved the detection of startup items targets.
- Minor GUI enhancements.
- Fixed several bugs in Startup Guard.
- Fixed minor bugs.
PC Startup Master v3.0.235
- Major performance improvements.
- Major GUI enhancements with high DPI support.
- Added the ability to manage and optimize Windows services.
- Added the ability to manage and optimize Windows scheduled tasks.
- Added startup items search functionality.
- Added Feedback module to send user feedback and error reports.
- Added startup items highlighting functionality.
- Added the ability to check for updates on each startup.
- Added the ability to customize startup columns.
- Added the ability to get the running status of startup items.
- Added the functionality of saving startup items.
- Added the ability to undo the deletion of startup items in Startup Guard.
- Improved startup items sorting functions.
- Improved startup items listing by organizing them into groups.
- Improved the online search for startup items information.
- Improved startup items exporting functionality.
- Improved Startup Delayer to allow advanced customization of delayed startup items.
- Improved the adding and editing of startup items with a new GUI design.
- Improved Startup Guard notifications.
- Improved Startup Guard logging.
- Improved support for Windows 64-bit.
- Fixed several bugs in Startup Guard.
- Fixed a bug of not displaying startup items icons in Windows 64-bit.
- PC Startup Master now targets Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2