Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Actual Window Minimizer since it was posted on our website on 2015-04-24.
The latest version is 8.15 and it was updated on soft112.com on 05 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 8.15
posted on 2023-06-26
1) Added support of DEP and ASLR Windows security features. 2) Improved extra buttons' compatibility with the Chromium-based apps.
version 8.14.5
posted on 2021-02-12
1) Fixed crash in Windows 10 Insider 21277+. 2) Fixed compatibility with 3rd party apps (e.g. Directory Opus). 3) Fixed memory bug in usage statistics collector.
version 8.14.4
posted on 2020-10-10
1) Improved many internal facilities (implies better reliability, compatibility, and performance - see the full changelog). 2) Fixed numerous bugs (see the full changelog).
version 8.14.3
posted on 2019-12-27
1) Fixed: Rare random crashes of running apps. 2) Fixed: Numerous issues with extra title buttons. 3) Fixed: Some incompatibility issues with Chromium-based apps.
version 8.14
posted on 2019-05-15
1) Fixed: Office 2013+ apps got frozen after unlocking a user session. 2) Added: Light visual theme support. 3) Added: High DPI support for configuration windows. 4) Fixed: Title buttons in Office 2019 apps, Sticky Notes, Firefox Quantum, Visual Studio 2010+.
version 8.13.3
posted on 2018-11-28
1) Fixed: High CPU consumption by SmartScreen. 2) Fixed: Exclusions stopped working since 8.13. 3) Improved: Title buttons appearance in RTL languages (Arabic, Hebrew). 4) Fixed: Title buttons' placing and coloring in Win10 17763+ and Insider 18267+.
version 8.12.2
posted on 2018-05-21
1) Improved compatibility with Windows 10 Spring Creators Update.
version 8.12.1
posted on 2018-04-21
1) Changed: Extra buttons' look improved in Win10 Spring Creators Update. 2) Fixed: 64-bit applications might crash sometimes.
version 8.12
posted on 2018-03-03
1) Fixed: Extra buttons overlapped the My Account button in Google Chrome 64+. 2) Fixed: Extra buttons in Firefox Quantum got misplaced and drawn in wrong color. 3) Fixed: Some applications (e.g. Malwarebytes) might hang at startup if Actual Window Minimizer was running.
version 8.11.2
posted on 2017-09-28
1) Improved compatibility with Metro (UWP) apps in Windows 10 Creators Update: fixed crashes at startup, improved extra title buttons colors in apps with custom-colored title bars, improved Compact View popup toolbar behavior.
version 8.11.1
posted on 2017-07-27
1) Improved auto-detection of free space for extra title buttons in Google Chrome. 2) Improved Windows 10 compatibility: a) fixed crashes of various apps (like Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013 installers and components, iTunes Helper, iPod Service, and others); b) fixed hung Magnifier in Lens mode.
version 8.11
posted on 2017-06-20
1) Added the ability to create specific window settings for Metro (UWP) apps in Windows 10. 2) Added the factory exclusion rule to skip windows with empty captions. 3) Fixed wrong tray icons for Metro (UWP) apps in Windows 10. 4) Fixed the background spellchecking in MS Word 2016.
version 8.10.2
posted on 2017-03-28
1) Improved title buttons look in Windows 10. 2) Fixed high CPU consumption in UltraEdit.
version 8.10.1
posted on 2017-02-20
1) Added Arabic translation. 2) Fixed title buttons look in Office 2013/2016 in Windows 10. 3) Fixed Test Regexp dialog in high DPI.
version 8.9
posted on 2016-07-22
1) Added proper high DPI scaling for extra title buttons, Log window, program dialogs. 2) Added ability to invoke advanced title button dialogs via hotkeys. 3) Added ability to set arbitrary folder for configuration files. 4) Improved compatibility with Skype, MS Office, Explorer, QuickBooks.
version 4.4
posted on 2007-04-16
[!] The long-awaited feature of "smart saving" is added: now only relevant
windows will re-apply their settings when the configuration has been saved.
[+] The long-awaited feature is added: now all the minimized windows can
be restored via "Unhide"/"Unhide All" items of Control Centers tray icon
context menu.
[+] The ability is added to adjust the font used by the Configuration Module
(refer to the "User Interface" property sheet in the "Options" window).
[+] The ability is added for the "Send Configuration to Tech Support" main menu
command: if the automatic e-mail creation is failed then you can save the
archive with the configuration files somewhere to send it manually later.
[+] Translations to Brazilian Portuguese, Serbian (both Latin and Cyrillic) and
Polish languages are added.
[*] Run-time memory consumption is slightly reduced.
[*] All property sheets for window rule settings are significantly redesigned;
the new window rule features Index panel is added.
[*] Now the Configuration Module remembers its main toolbars placement and
column widths in most of list boxes.
[*] Now title buttons are displayed correctly when using Vista Transformation
Pack, XP Media Center Edition theme or some of StyleXP themes.
[-] The bug with Microsoft Project 2002/2003 is fixed.
[-] The bug with command shell extenders (like 4NT) is fixed.
[-] The bug is fixed: XP Remote Desktop client was crashed if minimized to the
system tray, and then the configuration was saved.
[-] The bug is fixed: the Windows Vista Firewall with Advanced Securitys GUI
was hung when the "New Rule..." button was pressed while running the Actual
Tools program.
[-] The bug is fixed: now title buttons work correctly in Excel 2007.
[-] The bug is fixed: now multiple instances of Excel 2003/2007 workbooks and
Acrobat 7 documents can be correctly minimized to the system tray.
[-] The bug with Microsoft Office Shortcut Bars hang is fixed.
[-] Conflicts with Microsoft Office 2007 tool tips and popup menus are fixed.
[-] The bug is fixed: Mozilla applications (Firefox, Thunderbird) left their
taskbar entry if they were minimized to the system tray via the standard
Minimize button.
[-] The bug with VMware Workstation 5.5 crash while opening the Snapshot Manager
is fixed.
[-] The visual glitch is fixed when using the Tabbed Browsing plugin of
Windows Live! Toolbar.
[-] The bug is fixed: Eudora was crashed immediately at startup if there
any of extra Actual Tools buttons were added.
[-] The bug of adding a new rule to the empty Specific Windows list is fixed.