Major New Version: jv16 PowerTools 8.0 (build 1556)

jv16

A massive release for today: jv16 PowerTools is 8.0 build 1556 is now released and it can be downloaded from here:

https://jv16powertools.com/downloads/jv16pt_setup.exe

If you are about to review or write something about our product, please take a few seconds and see our Review Guide here:

https://jv16powertools.com/downloads/jv16pt_review_guide.pdf

Here is the full Change Log and other Release Notes:

jv16 PowerTools Change Log Since 7.7.0.1524

Improvements:

1) New tool: System Examiner.

2) New tool: Screenshot.

3) New tool: Update Fixer.

4) Major improvements to System Fixer.

5) Major improvements to Software Uninstaller.

6) Major user interface improvements.

7) System Fixer's and System Cleaner's category view now also shows the total number of items.

8) Improved the way the program UI scales to different screen resolutions.

Fixes:

1) The number of found items could be incorrect. This was purely a cosmetic issue, caused by some parts of the UI counting all found items incorrectly.

2) Selecting and unselecting items from the result list in System Fixer and System Cleaner could cause the category selector (left list) and the main result list (right list) to get confused what items should be selected and what unselected.

3) The progress screen could have modules that say "starting" until the end of the scan. This was a cosmetic problem, the modules were ran, but their status was not correctly shown in the user interface.

4) Software Uninstaller doesn't automatically sort the list of found software in a smart way.

5) The main action button of Task Manager could contain the wrong text caption. It should update based on which tab of the tool is open, but it always didn't.

6) In systems with multiple screens, the screen selection setting was not properly saved in the Settings > General Settings.

Known issues:

1) The Russian translation does not work. Trying to use it may cause error message "Slava Ukraini" to be displayed.

2) Some parts of the user interface might not display correctly in all window sizes and screen resolutions.

3) Some translations are still missing from this release (e.g. Chinese) and many need updates. These will be included to the next version.

jv16

So, what do you think about the new jv16 PowerTools and the new website? 8)

Many pages in the new website still need some polishing, but we'll get there soon. And I need some sleep. I have been working since 3 am.

dave...

My previous version has started to display the Italian interface (should be English), but with no English option evident.

So, I installed v8, and it's still displaying the Italian interface, with no English option.

jv16

Dave... wrote

My previous version has started to display the Italian interface (should be English), but with no English option evident.

So, I installed v8, and it's still displaying the Italian interface, with no English option.

Have you tried to change the language from the Settings? If there are no other languages in the settings, that means no other languages are installed. This can be fixed by re-installing jv16 PowerTools.

dave...

Many thanks - v8 reinstalled and English language option selected.

redseujac

System Cleaner

Results:

"Unneeded Empty Folders" selected (all of them in Temporary Files Folder): more than 1000 empty folders

After clicking "Clean" tool starts up working till 40 %, then vanishes.

In reality none of those folders has been removed.

When there are less "Unneeded Empty Folders" to clean (e.g. 10) then the tool is working properly.

System Fixer

Results:

Translation problem:

"Missing uninstallation data": string not translated/translatable in any language. That string is missing in the English.txt file also.

Software Uninstaller

In Settings following selected:

- Do not list any Microsoft products

- Do not list any Windows updates

- Do not list any built-in Windows programs

Afters scan results 416 Microsoft and/or Windows related programs listed (see screenshot). So Settings not honored.

MS_related.png

zisworg

I like the new UI: it's better than before but using/browing the different panels still feels a bit "heavy". Not so reactive! :

Here's a first note: in a few pop-ups like this one there are Yes / No buttons, but none question asked!!

Screenshot 2023-04-02 114726.png

About saving jv16PT settings... 2 issues!

Screenshot 2023-04-02 121826.png

1- why is this import/export option in the System tab, and not the General tab?! : just like the rest of jvPT options...

2- when I try to export these settings, there is no default name for it (it's okay I guess, but it's always better to offer a default option to the user) and no file extension! This is very confusing.

I'll keep exploring this new version. Thx for your good work!

jv16

redseujac wrote

System Cleaner

Results:

"Unneeded Empty Folders" selected (all of them in Temporary Files Folder): more than 1000 empty folders

After clicking "Clean" tool starts up working till 40 %, then vanishes.

In reality none of those folders has been removed.

When there are less "Unneeded Empty Folders" to clean (e.g. 10) then the tool is working properly.

Thank you for reporting! We are trying to reproduce this issue.

redseujac wrote

System Fixer

Results:

Translation problem:

"Missing uninstallation data": string not translated/translatable in any language. That string is missing in the English.txt file also.

Confirmed and fixed! I will upload the updated Translation Helper with the missing lines added.

redseujac wrote

Software Uninstaller

In Settings following selected:

- Do not list any Microsoft products

- Do not list any Windows updates

- Do not list any built-in Windows programs

Afters scan results 416 Microsoft and/or Windows related programs listed (see screenshot). So Settings not honored.

This bug is confirmed, a nice catch! I have now fixed this issue and the fix will be included to the next updated version.

jv16

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redseujac

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redseujac

System Cleaner - temporary files

System Cleaner only lists temporary files from the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\\Appdata\Local\Temp"

and not from the folder "C:\XX\TMP"

although that folder is explicitly set as temp files folder in Environment Settings:

TEMP => C:\XX\TMP

TMP => C:\XX\TMP

Why?

These are my settings:

Temp_files.png

Do notice that during the Analyzing step, I can see that it's "looking for files" also in "C:\Xx\Tmp" (Starting, Running, Completed), but no files from that folder is listed in the Results, although it's certain that this folder contains many files older dan 1 day.

jv16

redseujac wrote

System Cleaner - temporary files

System Cleaner only lists temporary files from the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\\Appdata\Local\Temp"

and not from the folder "C:\XX\TMP"

although that folder is explicitly set as temp files folder in Environment Settings:

TEMP => C:\XX\TMP

TMP => C:\XX\TMP

Why?

Are you sure there are files in those folders that match your search criteria? Notice the criteria of not listing any files that have been just created.

jv16

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redseujac

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redseujac

jv16 wrote

redseujac wrote

System Cleaner - temporary files

System Cleaner only lists temporary files from the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\\Appdata\Local\Temp"

and not from the folder "C:\XX\TMP"

although that folder is explicitly set as temp files folder in Environment Settings:

TEMP => C:\XX\TMP

TMP => C:\XX\TMP

Why?

Are you sure there are files in those folders that match your search criteria? Notice the criteria of not listing any files that have been just created.

They are matching (created or changed > 1 day ago). There are hundreds of them contained in just as much folders of the temp dir C:\XX\TMP

zisworg

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khan

I have two Windows Apps, Windows Calculator and Microsoft Store, on my Windows 10. I have unchecked "Do not list any built-in Windows programs" under Settings—Software Uninstaller, but SU doesn't list the two Windows Apps.

jv16

khan wrote

I have two Windows Apps, Windows Calculator and Microsoft Store, on my Windows 10. I have unchecked "Do not list any built-in Windows programs" under Settings—Software Uninstaller, but SU doesn't list the two Windows Apps.

Sounds like a small bug indeed. Thank you for reporting!

jv16

khan wrote

I have two Windows Apps, Windows Calculator and Microsoft Store, on my Windows 10. I have unchecked "Do not list any built-in Windows programs" under Settings—Software Uninstaller, but SU doesn't list the two Windows Apps.

This issue is now fixed, thank you for reporting! The fix will be included to the next released build of the program.