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DisplayFusion Beta Change Log
v10.0 (Beta 22) • March 3, 2023
Change: Added a policy setting to disable the social links in the Settings window
Change: Added a policy setting to disable crash reporting
Change: Added an advanced setting to disable webview2 install prompt
Change: Added an advanced setting to set the polling interval for the "Lock Mouse Cursor" function
Change: Improved some icons to help with colour blindness
Fix: Visual Studio Code now maximizes to splits correctly when restoring window positions
Fix: Office 2019 Pro Plus now gets hooked
Fix: Taskbar Force Primary Monitor ID advanced setting now works in Windows 11
Fix: Resolved an issue where Window Position Profiles didn't always fully load when loading from the Settings window
Fix: Start Menu positioning fixes
Fix: Resolved a micro-stutter issue
Fix: Final Fantasy XIV now gets hooked again
Fix: Fixed a flickering issue when applying monitor configuration
Fix: DisplayFusion Settings now launches correctly when launched from DF taskbar pinned button
Fix: PHPStorm context menus no longer drop behind the DF taskbar
Fix: Taskbar clock transparency issue when using the advanced setting for custom clock text colour
Fix: Start11 menu works again on the DF taskbar
Fix: Start menu fixes for non-English Windows 10/11 installs
Fix: System tray volume and network popups open correctly on the DisplayFusion taskbar again
Fix: Resolved an issue with custom titlebar button icons in the Settings window
Fix: Wallpaper network image info now excludes things like the loopback adapter
Fix: Reddit wallpaper plugin fixes
Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar button progress indicators on Windows 11
Fix: Taskbar buttons now get the "running" indicator when taskbar is in the top position
Fix: Middle-click move now works on WhatsApp when maximized
Fix: Chrome app shortcuts pinned to the DisplayFusion taskbar will now launch and combine correctly
v10.0 (Beta 21) • February 17, 2023
Change: Removed the "restart explorer" prompt and added an advanced setting to re-enable it
Change: Added an advanced setting to adjust the size of taskbar buttons and pinned items
Fix: Slider controls now show text correctly
Fix: Chrome/Edge pinned item improvements
Fix: Start menu location improvements
Fix: Reddit wallpaper image loading fixes
v10.0 (Beta 20) • February 14, 2023
Change: Added a physical scaling mode option for monitor configurations
Fix: CPU usage improvements
Fix: Alt+Tab compatibility improvements
Fix: ESET security software compatibility improvements
Fix: Monitor config improvements
Fix: Monitor profile detection issues resolved
Fix: Monitor fading shouldn't cause stuttering in games anymore
Fix: 'My Videos' wallpaper source improvements
Fix: 'Photos' screen saver improvements
Fix: 'Send to Tray' function fixes
Fix: Start Menu fixes
Fix: Tray overflow fixes
Fix: Resolved an issue with taskbar rendering and Unicode characters
Fix: Wallpaper memory usage improved
Fix: Wallpaper login fixes
Fix: Wallpaper website source scaling fixes
Fix: Taskbar icon/start button centred fixes
v10.0 (Beta 19) • January 13, 2023
Change: Upgraded to .NET 7 (OS support is now Win 10 1607 and higher)
Change: Win 7, Win 8/8.1, and Win 10 versions lower than 1607 are no longer supported
Change: New scripting function for launching UWP apps: BFS.Application.StartByAppID
Change: New scripting functions for working with monitor fading: BFS.MonitorFading
Change: New scripting functions for getting the name and description of the currently running script
Change: Removed the "duplicate IDs" warning from the Monitor Config window as it's no longer needed
Change: Monitor Config now allows for cloning one monitor to more than one other monitor
Change: Wallpaper window will now warn if "Show Animations in Windows" is disabled when using the My Videos wallpaper source
Change: Wallpaper slideshow is no longer paused while the settings window is open
Change: Added a "Middle" option for the Start button position on the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: ESET security software no longer locks up when DF is running
Fix: CPU usage improvements
Fix: Minor installer fixes
Fix: IP CENTCOM app now shows up in the "Select Application" window
Fix: Font scaling issues in settings and monitor config windows
Fix: Webview2 installer fix
Fix: Blocked "Valorant" from being hooked to prevent it from crashing
Fix: Resolved an issue loading Monitor Profiles with 2 cloned sets
Fix: Monitor Config no longer tries to apply scaling value if a custom scaling value is set in Windows
Fix: Badges and underlines now work correctly when taskbar rendering is disabled
Fix: Jigwin now gets a taskbar button
Fix: RootsMagic now gets a taskbar button
Fix: Topaz AI now gets titlebar buttons
Fix: Cinema4D now gets titlebar buttons
Fix: Resolved an issue with Google Photos wallpaper source not populating albums
Fix: Fixed a few wallpaper Image Info tags
Fix: Resolved an issue with website wallpaper scaling
Fix: Windows snap layout selection box no longer disappears when hovering the maximize button
Fix: Volume tray icon now shows when muted
Fix: BFS.Audio.GetPlaybackDevices now correctly returns all devices every time
Fix: Vladstudio wallpaper plugin now shows correct category names
v10.0 (Beta 18) • December 1, 2022
Change: Monitor Config backend code completely overhauled to support more configurations and prevent errors for minor variations when loading profiles. Please see this post for more details: https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/monitor-configuration-backend-completely-revamped-in-displayfusion-100-b18/?ID=b17dacd1-0611-48c1-a29c-3a3e5046812a
Change: Monitor Config and Monitor Profiles now support setting Windows display scaling
Change: Split monitor IDs now show in the main Monitor Config window
Change: Added an advanced setting for adjusting the timeout on the Monitor Config "keep changes" dialog
Change: Added an advanced setting for having the wallpaper preview double-click open in default handler instead of File Explorer
Change: Added an advanced setting to force auto-hide taskbar to not hide
Change: Added a new option for Alt+Tab to disable the icon overlays
Change: Updated the names for some of the taskbar clock advanced settings
Change: Added a location option to the Bing wallpaper source
Change: New wallpaper source for RSS feeds
Change: New scripting functions for controlling application start style (BFS.Application.StartHidden, BFS.Application.StartMaximized, BFS.Application.StartMinimized)
Change: New built-in function: "Move Window to Next Monitor (ignore monitor splits)"
Fix: No longer tries to apply monitor hardware config in a Citrix session (will only apply split configuration now)
Fix: Cloning more than 2 monitors together is now possible again
Fix: Resolved an issue with the Google Photos wallpaper source login
Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on latest versions of Firefox again
Fix: Taskbar button for ProTax now has the correct icon
Fix: DisplayFusionCommand.exe starts quicker now
Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer make InDesign play the "needs attention" sound when the Open File dialog is open
Fix: DisplayFusionService.exe no longer leaks handles
Fix: Taskbar pinned order now saves correctly when dragging to re-order pinned buttons for running apps
Fix: About window scaling fix
Fix: Resolved an edge case where the taskbar wouldn't reload correctly after a monitor config change
Fix: Resolved a scaling issue when moving QQ
Fix: Functions list was overlaying Mouse Cursor and Monitor Profiles sections in some cases
Fix: Windows 11 system tray volume icon now shows muted state correctly
Fix: Functions now work on AmiBroker window
Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on VBA windows
Fix: Load From URL wallpaper source now gets correct file name in Image Info when the URL redirects to a different file
Fix: Fixed a scaling issue with the DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver
v10.0 (Beta 17) • August 30, 2022
Change: My Images wallpaper source now supports SVG files
Change: Added a button on the Troubleshooting tab to reset all settings to defaults
Change: Removed Facebook and Instagram wallpaper providers, working with Facebook to constantly keep DisplayFusion approved is nearly impossible
Change: Improved WebView integration
Fix: Reduced CPU usage when taskbars are enabled
Fix: Splits and Padding window now remembers the state of the "Auto-Fill All Splits" checkbox
Fix: Taskbar button badges now scale with the icons
Fix: Colour picker icon on the Windows Lock Screen tab is no longer missing
Fix: Pressing the Windows key on an auto-hide taskbar now reveals the taskbar when the Start menu opens
Fix: DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver scaling should now be correct when monitors have different scaling levels
Fix: Process Created Trigger rules are no longer delayed
Fix: DisplayFusion Remote mobile app can now connect again
Fix: Resolved an issue with the My Videos wallpaper source when using only a single video in the folder
Fix: Links in wallpaper source settings windows (e.g. Facebook login privacy link) now work correctly
Fix: Facebook Messenger app now gets TitleBar Buttons
Fix: Fixed issue with Facebook Messenger tray icon/transparency
v10.0 (Beta 16) • May 16, 2022
Note: New code signing cert for 10.0 Beta 16 and up
Change: Removed the Wallpaper Abyss wallpaper provider, they are shutting down their API soon
Change: When Windows fails to set the work area (to reserve space for the taskbar), DisplayFusion will now prompt to ask if you want to restart explorer.exe
Change: When explorer.exe automatically restarts or crashes and restarts on Windows 11, DisplayFusion will now correctly reload the taskbar so that the work area gets set again
Change: Now shows a tray notification when saving a Window Position Profile (can be disabled in advanced settings)
Change: Max width in Custom Functions changed from 10,000 to 99,999
Fix: Calendar UWP app now gets the correct icon when pinned to the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: Taskbar pinned items are no longer blurry when using a custom shortcut size
Fix: Taskbar buttons in Windows 7 no longer stop working when auto-hide is enabled
Fix: Resolved an issue with loading clock advanced settings on side taskbars
Fix: Windows 7 Start menu no longer cut off
Fix: Second Copy app no longer crashes when moved by a Trigger rule
Fix: Scripted Functions no longer create multiple entries for DisplayFusion in the Windows notification area settings
Fix: FastStone Capture now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: "Don't Show Confirmation Prompt (command line loading only)" works again
Fix: QQ window should scale correctly now when moved with a DisplayFusion function
Fix: Vladstudio wallpaper source API update
Fix: Windows 10 Start button no longer stays white when using Windows light theme
Fix: TitleBar Button enumeration now ignores full screen windows to improve game performance
v10.0 (Beta 15) • April 8, 2022
Fix: Resolved an issue where the desktop icon would sometimes fail to launch DisplayFusion
Fix: Taskbar no longer continually reloads when it can't set the work area (in this case it seems that explorer.exe has an issue that won't allow the work area to be set, workaround is to restart explorer.exe)
Fix: The change log text in the auto update dialog is no longer black when the DisplayFusion Theme setting is set to Dark
Fix: Resolved an issue where Triggers couldn't launch any functions
Fix: Resolved an issue where the license key failed to load on Windows 7
Fix: Resolved an issue with the DisplayFusion Photos Screen Saver transitions having a very low framerate
Fix: Resolved an issue where the wallpaper would be black when using the Website wallpaper source
v10.0 (Beta 14) • March 30, 2022
Change: Upgraded to .NET 6 framework (OS support is now Win7-SP1 and higher except these versions of Windows which are not able to run .NET 6: 8.0, Win10-1507(RTM), Win10-1511)
Change: New scripting function: BFS.DisplayFusion.MirrorMonitor
Change: New scripting function: BFS.Audio.SetVolume
Change: New scripting function: BFS.Audio.SetApplicationVolume
Change: New scripting function: BFS.Dialog.ShowTrayMessage
Fix: Resolved an issue with the taskbar icons for some UWP apps
Fix: Resolved an issue with pinned taskbar buttons for UWP apps
Fix: Pinned taskbar buttons for UWP apps will now attempt to automatically update their paths when the app auto-updates
Fix: Screen saver no longer crashes
Fix: Window icon now shows correctly on Alt+Tab even when "Show window text..." is disabled
Fix: Windows Lock Screen now gets updated properly when loading Wallpaper Profile via command-line or context menu
Fix: Re-added the proper window text to mirror windows created by DisplayFusion
Fix: DisplayFusion Functions can now re-size borderless mirror windows properly again
Fix: Resolved a scaling issue with the Scripted Function editor
Fix: Added Lost Ark to hooks blocklist
Fix: TitleBar Buttons now work on oMega
Fix: Resolved the "Unknown FunctionEditMode.[System.Exception]" when saving scripted functions
v10.0 (Beta 13) • March 4, 2022
Note: There was a Monitor Config bug in Windows 11 that we've fixed and re-packed Beta 13 with. If you updated to Beta 13 and had issues applying Monitor Config settings in Windows 11, please re-download Beta 13 and install it over top of the existing installation.
Change: Removed bundled C++ runtime (it was added to try and resolve an issue, but didn't end up helping)
Change: Disabled Titlebar Buttons for child windows in Microsoft Office apps
Change: Added MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to the hooks blocklist
Change: Removed Final Fantasy XIV from the hooks blocklist because it caused other unexpected issues (also made some hooking changes to try to fix the original issue)
Change: Added Fallout76.exe to the hooks blocklist
Fix: Resolved an issue where the taskbar sometimes wasn't reserving space for itself
Fix: Taskbar right-click menu works now when the "Disable Taskbar Background Rendering" advanced setting is enabled
Fix: Resolved an issue where Adobe Acrobat wouldn't maximize with splits enabled
Fix: Settings window no longer crashes when loading the Screen Saver tab
Fix: Taskbar button width should now be correct when Explorer Patcher is present on the system
Fix: Resolved an issue with the Mirror Monitor function
Fix: FastStone Capture now gets taskbar button
Fix: Tweaked script compilation to try to resolve an error with verifying scripts on some systems
Fix: Changed hooking process to resolve performance issues in some cases (e.g. when transferring files with WinSCP)
v10.0 (Beta 12) • February 8, 2022
Change: Installer bundles 64-bit C++ runtime now, size increased by ~20 MB
Change: Added wallpaper support for .webp image files
Change: Added the "Theme" option on the Settings Options tab for choosing light mode or dark mode
Change: Toggle TitleBar Button on Settings Functions tab changed to Add/Remove TitleBar Button
Change: Toggle Jump List on Settings Functions tab changed to Add to/Remove from Jump List
Change: Added the battery icon next to the volume and network tray icons on Windows 11
Fix: System tray icons no longer overlap with tall taskbars
Fix: Facebook Messenger window now gets titlebar buttons
Fix: Resolved an issue where the DisplayFusion taskbar showed different window titles than the Windows taskbar in some cases
Fix: Tasbkar icons no longer get scrambled when dragging pinned items
Fix: Blocklisted Final Fantasy XIV from getting hooked
Fix: Tooltips no longer cause settings dialogs to move behind the main settings window
Fix: Increased tray icon width to more closely match the Windows 11 taskbar
v10.0 (Beta 11) • December 17, 2021
Note: DisplayFusion 9.9 and 10.0 Beta 11 are the same build. We've released it as 9.9 stable to get the Windows 11 fixes out to everyone.
Fix: Fixed a regression where the Start menu wouldn't open directly on the DF taskbar when it should (same scaling level, Start button clicked with mouse)
Fix: Clock text now correctly changes to single line for short (less than 40px) taskbars
v10.0 (Beta 10) • December 9, 2021
Change: Minor tweaks to the Settings window UI
Fix: Reddit wallpaper fix when using r/ultrahdwallpapers
v10.0 (Beta 9) • December 6, 2021
Change: Minor tweaks to the Settings window UI
Fix: Potentially fixed taskbar being fully transparent on some systems
Fix: DesktopXamlWindow entry no longer shows in Alt+Tab (guaranteed fixed this time!)
Fix: The date on the taskbar no longer gets cut off in Windows 11
Fix: Taskbar clock/calendar no longer has a different colour background than the rest of the taskbar
Fix: Video wallpaper will now work correctly even if it can't find the proper audio codec
v10.0 (Beta 8) • November 19, 2021
Change: On new installations, single-click on the tray icon now defaults to Settings instead of Desktop Wallpaper
Change: On Windows 11, network and volume tray icons now move with the System Tray Icons position instead of the Clock position
Fix: Resolved and issue with the Zenfolio wallpaper source
Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for VS Code
Fix: DesktopWindowXamlSource entry should no longer appear in Alt+Tab
Fix: Resolved an issue where the MSI Afterburner tray icon wasn't updating properly
Fix: Resolved some issues with the clock text and colour advanced settings
Fix: Resolved an issue with the clock overflowing to 3 lines in some cases
Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for Quicken
v10.0 (Beta 7) • November 5, 2021
Change: Added a run as administrator option to pinned taskbar buttons
Fix: Scripted Functions that open dialog windows now force the dialog to have focus when launched from the command line
Fix: Taskbar clock is no longer cut off in some scaling setups
Fix: Clock tooltip now closes correctly on hover
Fix: Start menu now closes correctly on second click of Start button
Fix: Wallpaper source name now updates correctly when changing source
Fix: Right-click menus no longer lose highlight when opening sub-menus
Fix: System tray and clock are now the correct size when the Shortcut Width advanced setting is enabled
Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on MusicMaker windows
Fix: DesktopWindowXamlSource no longer shows up in Alt+Tab window
Fix: Special K Injection Frontend now shows up in Alt+Tab
Fix: Clock text on Korean Windows 10 improved
Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer stay on the screen when minimizing a Groupy window
Fix: MobaXterm now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: Window Snapping now works correctly when maximized dragging is enabled and Shift is held
Fix: Chrome pinned app taskbar button now combines with running button
v10.0 (Beta 6) • October 22, 2021
Change: Added the "microphone in use" icon to the taskbar tray
Fix: Resolved a regression with vertical taskbars
Fix: Resolved an issue with taskbar element order
Fix: Resolved a taskbar loading/flickering issue
Fix: Resolved a Start button sizing issue
Fix: Resolved a volume and network tray icon sizing issue
Fix: Resolved a window move/size issue on certain splits and padding layouts with scaling enabled
Fix: Resolved an issue where the "Toggle Multi-Monitor Taskbars" function wasn't re-enabling the taskbars
v10.0 (Beta 5) • October 22, 2021
Change: Separated mouse no-snag into separate X and Y settings
Fix: Start button on Windows 10 is crisper now
Fix: Start button no longer shows over full screen video intermittently
Fix: Taskbar now reloads properly after all changes
Fix: Resolved a CPU usage issue
v10.0 (Beta 4) • October 7, 2021
Change: Updated some taskbar elements to match Windows 11 more closely (more updates coming in future betas)
Fix: Resolved a system lag issue related to WM_DEVICECHANGE messages
Fix: Cheat Engine taskbar icon now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: Scripted functions now pre-compiled on DisplayFusion startup
Fix: Reddit wallpaper source no longer returns a 403 error
Fix: Resolved a window focus issue with the update check dialog
Fix: MobaXterm taskbar icon now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar
Fix: Resolved an issue where scripted functions sometimes ran on the wrong window when using TitleBar button
Fix: TitleBar buttons now hide correctly on Brave, Opera, and Edge
Fix: Open Chrome app windows now combine properly with their taskbar shortcut
Fix: KMPlayer now gets TitleBar buttons
v10.0 (Beta 3) • July 14, 2021
Fix: Some minor Windows 11 fixes (we're still working through the full list)
v10.0 (Beta 2) • June 18, 2021
Change: Disabled auto-detection for the taskbar hooking workaround and move it to an advanced setting
Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented some scripted functions from running
v10.0 (Beta 1) • June 17, 2021
Change: Much improved code editor for scripted functions
Fix: Windows 10 21H1 has a bug where the system tray icons and clock get messed up under these conditions: News and Interests button disabled with display scaling higher than 100%. To prevent this, DisplayFusion will no longer hook the taskbar when those conditions are detected
Fix: Chris TV app should now be correctly detected as full screen
Fix: Cinema 4D no longer crashes when DisplayFusion is running
Fix: Resolved an issue with logins for the Dropbox wallpaper plugin
