Here is the Beta 4 version of jv16 PowerTools 2016:
https://www.macecraft.com/downloads/betas/jv16PT2016_beta4.exe
Please read the following before downloading
Please, please please do remember that this is beta level software. This means that this version has been made available only for testing purposes. This beta version is slower than the upcoming, official release. This version most certainly does contain bugs and can potentially damage your computer and cause hair loss. Send all your feedback, comments and bug reports relating to this version as a reply to this thread (use the Post Reply button).
The purpose of releasing beta level software like this is to allow people to try the software out and give us feedback on what parts of the program still need some fine tuning.
It is not recommended to run this software in a work or production use computer. Whatever you do, always create a system backup before running beta level software. If you do not do so, please do not complain to us about it.
As always, we will give out free licenses to the best beta testers. If such a beta tester already owns a license we can also issue VIP and Platinum VIP packages for free, or other similar prizes for the trouble.
However, you are not entitled for any kind of free license by simply downloading these beta versions and reporting that all is fine. Free licenses are given out only to beta testers who give us valuable feedback, such as bug reports or improvement ideas. We will publish the list of users who won a free license after the final version of the product has been released, not before. All free licenses are decided on case-by-case, sometimes it takes just one message with two lines to earn a license (e.g. if you found a really good bug that no one else reported), sometimes it takes much more.
How to send your feedback
* Please use the Post Reply button of this thread for all feedback.
* If you are reporting a bug, please create a zip file of the jv16 PowerTools' Backup directory - by default this is at C:\Program Files (x86)\jv16 PowerTools 2016 Beta4\Backups. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The zip file can contain detailed information of your computer, if you are worried about your privacy, use a service such as https://www.wetransfer.com/ to upload the zip file there and send me the link to the file via a forum Private Message.
* If you wish to report that you have tested all the features of the program, please include to your post the Debug Report as generated by the Program Debug Tool (under the Debug menu of the Main Window).
* You can send attachments, including screenshots, to the thread from the Post Reply > Upload attachment tab (below the main text area).
* If you are reporting a False Positive by the Registry Cleaner (or by "Clean and SpeedUp My Computer" tool), there is no need to send a Debug Log, this version does not have debug log enabled for the Registry Cleaner to show its true performance. To report a False Positive, simply send a Screenshot of the False Positive, and please mention what aggressiveness settings of the Registry Cleaner you were using at the time of the scan.
* You can also send your general feedback, how you feel the program works for you or if there is something you don't understand, or if some feature doesn't work the way you expected. Feedback like this is sometimes even more valuable than bug reports.
Why the buttons have red dots?
* This version ships with the Debug Mode enabled. This means that each button of the program will have a red square on it. The red square will turn to green when you click it. This colour coding helps you to keep track what features you have already tested and which not. You can use the Program Debug Tool to see the list of buttons you haven't yet clicked. The Program Debug Tool can be found from the Main Window's Debug menu.
What is TEST_ENGLISH?
* This version ships with a special translation called TEST_ENGLISH. If used, the entire user interface of the software should be displayed in UPPER CASE LETTERS. The idea of this is to verify all text content in the user interface is originating from the translation file and therefore can be translated. If you enable the TEST_ENGLISH translation and you notice any areas of the user interface that are not in UPPER CASE LETTERS, please report it as a bug. Notice: The buttons of popup message boxes (such as the one asking whether you want to restart your computer) are handled by Windows, therefore they are not in upper case and cannot be translated.
Why is this version finding so many registry errors?
* This version ships with the new registry cleaning engine that is a huge step forward from the previous versions in regards of accuracy and registry cleaning performance. However, since this is the very first time this registry cleaning engine is released to the general public, it can still contain bugs, so please be careful.
Why is this version so slow?
* This is a beta release build, which means it generates as much debug data as possible. All this debug code makes the software both bigger in size and in memory consumption and it also makes it very slow. Please do not consider the speed of these beta versions a representation of the speed of the final version.
Release Notes:
* Do not start to translate this version to your language yet, there will still be major changes to the language file (English.lng).
* The new icons are not included (in /Settings/Icons) yet.
* The Download Handbook will download the PowerTools X handbook.
* Do not install this version over any existing version of PowerTools. If you do, strange things can unfold.
* This is a testing version, it means a lot of debug code is turned on, which makes the program run much slower than the final version. It also means the file sizes are not final.
What's New (compared to jv16 PowerTools X)
1. New feature: Home screen feature in the main window shows you a summary of your computer's health and performance, with shortcuts to the relevant tools to repair any detected issues. The home screen also allows you to see the progress of how these numbers change over time, such as after using jv16 PowerTools.
2. New tool: Startup Timer measures the time your computer takes to start up. It also measures the impact of all your automatically starting software have on the system startup to allow you to see exactly what is causing your computer to start slowly.
3. New tool: Pictures AntiSpy allows you to remove privacy threatening metadata from your picture files. The feature can be used manually or it can be set to run automatically.
4. New tool: Windows AntiSpy allows you to disable the privacy threatening features of Windows.
5. New tool: Easy Mass File Renamer offers an easier way to rename many files at the same time. The previous Mass File Renamer tool is still available for more advanced and customized mass file renaming operations.
6. New tool: Startup Details shows you the exact details of what processes were run during system startup and how much slower they are making your computer.
7. Improvement: The System Health measurement has been completely updated to give you a more exact and detailed rating of your computer's health. Furthermore, it is now ran as a background process, meaning you no longer have to wait for it to complete. It runs periodically on the background without using much if any system resources.
8. Improvement: Fully redesigned user interface for easier user experience and the new user interface also works better with different screen sizes.
9. Improvement: Fully rebuilt Startup Optimizer allows you to easily speed up the Windows startup without removing any software. The new Startup Optimizer supports disabling the optimization per individual software and its implementation no longer requires the use of multiple starting processes.
10. Improvement: Clean and Fix My Computer has been renamed to Clean and Speedup My Computer and the tool contains dozens of improvements to allow a safer and more optimized user experience.
11. Improvement: Major improvements in the Startup Manager. For example, it can now can show the impact that each automatically starting software has on the system's startup speed. This impact measurement is collected in real-time by the Startup Timer while the system starts and it offers a greater detail level compared to Windows 10's Startup Manager's "Impact to startup" rating. The Startup Manager can now also show detailed data of the resource usage at startup time per starting software, for example, you will be able to see how much system memory each starting software used during startup.
12. Improvement: Major improvements in the Software Uninstaller for more accurate listing of installed software, as well as improved software uninstallation ability.
13. Improvement: The Initial Setup of the software now needs to be run only one time - instead of once every 15 days of the previous versions - and it also takes less time to run.
14. Plus, hundreds of smaller improvements and bug fixes.
NOTE: Not all improvements and fixes are yet included to this beta version, they are still under internal testing and will be included later.
Change Log - What's New (compared to Beta 3)
Bug fix: Using the Open In RegEdit feature causes the program to hang (freeze).
Bug fix: The program can show Access violation at address 00958C48.
Bug fix: In most aggressive setting, the Clean And Fix My Computer can display some registry errors with a description text of Internal error 091.
Bug fix: The software can display an error message Access violation at address 006AAB1B.
Bug fix: The software can display an error message Access violation at address 0088DD00.
Bug fix: The software can display an error message Access violation at address 005EB48A.
Bug fix: The software can display an error message Access violation at address 005EB0AA.
Bug fix: In some systems, mainly with Windows 10, jv16 PowerTools is not listed in Control Panel's list of installed software.
Bug fix: When certain tools, for example the Software Uninstaller, is opened many times consecutively, the "Please wait" panel's size gets few pixels bigger each time.
Bug fix: If you attempt to open Startup Optimizer before restarting your computer, you are shown an error message twice.
Bug fix: The Clean And SpeedUp My Computer can list same registry errors to be fixed again and again, even if you just fixed them.
Improvement: Enhanced the accuracy of the new registry cleaning engine.
Improvement: Improved the accuracy of error descriptions of Clean And SpeedUp My Computer.
Improvement: This version resets the trial period. If you have already ran out or running low of the 60 day trial of PowerTools Beta2 or Beta3, this build will allow you to start a new trial period of up to 60 days.
Improvement: The software will now show a detailed error message in case a third party software blocks jv16 PowerTools from fully accessing your system, for example, if some software blocks it from modifying the registry's Run key (which is required for the Startup Timer and Startup Timer features to work).
Improvement: Added options to disable the home view of the main window, either entirely or some parts - such as hide the system health, privacy or startup times views.
Improvement: Added shortcuts for Settings, Forum and Technical Support to the Main Window.
Improvement: If an antivirus product is detected, jv16 PowerTools will now recommend whitelisting PreWorker1.exe and PreWorker2.exe as well as the software's main executable (jv16PT.exe).
Improvement: The software will from now one check that its modifications to the registry's automatically starting software area are not blocked by any third party software such as Antivirus software or software designed to protect the automatically starting software registry keys. If such software is used and jv16 PowerTools' access to the registry is limited, it can cause some features of PowerTools not to work properly. If such issue is detected by the software, the user is warned about this and asked to solve the problem.
Special request: After you have tested this version, even if you have no bugs to report, please zip the entire contents of the \Backups folder (By default it is at C:\Program Files (x86)\jv16 PowerTools 2016 Beta4\Backups), upload it to https://www.wetransfer.com/ and send the download link either as a reply to this thread or directly to me as a forum Private Message. We are asking you to do this so we can analyze the debug data saved under \Backups from your system to ensure everything is working correctly under the hood of the software, especially relating to the updated registry cleaning engine.
Remember, please send all your feedback regarding this beta version to this thread!
Thank you!
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