I'm happy to announce a new jv16 PowerTools update. The version is 6.0.0.1120 and it can be downloaded from here:
https://jv16powertools.com/downloads/jv16pt_setup.exe
This build includes fixes to the most reported issues of the previous version, improved dashboard usability, general performance improvements as well as a new feature: the jv16 PowerTools Widget. It allows you to see your computer's core data right from your desktop, as well as kill apps and quickly access jv16 PowerTools.
It's worth noting that the performance improvements are rather minor in most systems (about 5% speed improvements on average, in all of our testing systems) but the speed can be a lot faster in certain systems that previously took a long time to run the program. This is not necessarily related to overall system speed, such as CPU performance, but it is more related to what kind of software are installed to the system, as jv16 PowerTools would analyze all the installed software during Initial Setup and when Software Uninstaller is used.
Since the release of the previous build, our dedicated testing team performed a total of 532 test installations of jv16 PowerTools to different test systems that we have. This is how we assure the quality and safety of our product.
jv16 PowerTools Change Log Since b1099
1) Fix: Running the System Cleaner scan or fixing could cause the program to quit without an error message, or freeze. This was a rare issue, only happening to about one in one hundred users.
2) Fix: If there are no software requiring update, the Update button is not visible in Software Updater. This leaves only the Uninstall button visible, and it can be rather confusing why a tool called Software Updater only has an Uninstall button an no Update button. From now on, both buttons will be visible in the Software Updater, and clicking the Update button will display an error message if there is nothing to update.
3) Fix: If using the classic window menu (Settings > General Settings > Use custom system menu for the main program window), some of the Tools menu buttons do not work.
4) Fix: If the program starts in Chinese system, the Chinese translation is not automatically selected by the program.
5) Fix: Some parts of the user interface are always in English, i.e. they cannot not be translated via the translation files.
6) Fix: The program can entirely freeze up if a message box is displayed at a very specific time. This is a very rare bug which is caused by a race condition. Very specific conditions have to occur of this to show up, but if it does occur, it will freeze up the entire program and the program must be closed forcefully.
7) Fix: The Settings window displays the options to enable or disable the result list filtering. However, this feature is not yet fully implemented, and therefore not available. Fixed by hiding these settings for now.
8) Fix: The Initial Setup / Splash Screen or the actual app main window can show up with some elements, such as the window border or the top bar buttons not fully drawn. This was entirely a cosmetic problem, but fixed now nevertheless.
9) Fix: Under some circumstances, the font sizes in the Initial Setup screen could be inconstant with some texts using slight bigger font than other texts. Purely a cosmetic issue.
10) Fix: The Settings window still shows an option relating to the Back button, which no longer exists in the current UI. Fixed by removing the option.
11) Fix: The Initial Setup / Splash screen can display a blank white line in some screen resolutions. A purely cosmetic issue. Fixed now.
12) Fix: Using the Search feature in the tool result lists can cause the program to display Integer Overflow error message.
13) Fix: Maximizing the main program window in Windows 7 can cause the window to go entirely blank.
14) Fix: Under some cases, the Auto Updater could incorrectly save its log file to the Windows Desktop.
15) Fix: Starting the Internet Optimizer can incorrectly say there is no internet connection, even if there is.
Improvements:
1) New feature: jv16 PowerTools Widget allows you to see core system information directly from your Windows Desktop. It can either be a few pixel tall bar showing only basic CPU and RAM statistics, or larger tool for easy killing of apps.
2) Major performance optimization. The Initial Setup, System Cleaner and Software Uninstaller all now work considerably faster. In most systems, the speed improvement will be minor, 5% on average on our testing systems. However, in some systems with specific content (e.g. specific installed third party software), the speed improvement can be over 20%.
3) The dashboard now lists all system hard drives (previously only a maximum of two), and also shows their names and file system information.
4) Added an option for the user to select whether to show hard drive information on the main app dashboard. The default setting is to show the hard drive information of the system disk only.
5) Added options for the user to choose what kind of CPU and RAM data to see in the dashboard. You can adjust how the dashboard looks from the Settings window, or simply by Right Clicking the dashboard.
6) The window bottom panel buttons now have the same right hand padding (empty space) as below the button. Purely a cosmetic improvement.
7) Added a tip text to the Finder tool to let the user know they can write multiple search words at the same time by writing one search word per line.
8) The program automatically now capitalizes the tool names in the main navigation menu, even if they are not capitalized in the translation files.
