Windows Repair Toolbox

[AlexCa]

Hello everyone, I've just released version 3.0.1.8 of Windows Repair Toolbox. Here’s what has changed:

### Added

- Improved high-DPI support (for instance, the program will no longer look blurry when the DPI is set to 150%, like is common to see on some modern laptops).

- When a new version of Windows Repair Toolbox is available, the program is now able to auto-update while keeping user customizations. It will no longer ask you to go to the website to download the new version.

Really, you'd essentially be automating the process of what we do when we update it ourselves. It could still be a fresh version.

Thanks to @pctechforhire for insisting on this idea. It got me thinking again about it, and fortunately I ended up finding a way to automate the process in a reliable way.

### Changed

- When setting a startup password for WRT, you will be asked you to enter it twice (in order to prevent typos).

- If you insert the wrong password when entering WRT, the program will no longer close itself (it was annoying having to re-open it).

- Improvements to the "Clear Downloads" function.

- Several other minor improvements.

### Fixed

- If Vipre Rescue was configured to run a full scan (instead of the default quick scan), the "Run Unattended" process would return an error when trying to put together the resulting logs.

As always, if you have suggestions to improve the program, or bugs to report, please let me know.

Thank you!

 

[AlexCa]

Hello everyone, I've just released version 3.0.1.9 of Windows Repair Toolbox. Here’s what has changed:

### Added

- Added Sysinternals "Process Monitor" to the "Useful Tools" section.

- Added "Webroot System Analyzer" to the "Final Tests" tab, replacing "Kaspersky System Checker". It's the button named "Quick Check".

### Changed

- Replaced the ".AVI" test with the ".MP4" test, in the "Final Tests" section.

### Removed

- Removed "Kaspersky System Checker". Even though this tool has been officially discontinued last year, it was still receiving updates until very recently. Now it seems that it has been definitely put down (the download link stopped working).

Thank you.

 

[cypress]

Thank you! Love this tool I use it multiple times every single day.

 

[AlexCa]

Thank you! Love this tool I use it multiple times every single day.

Thank you, I'm happy that it's useful to you.

 

[Your PCMD]

Thank you! Love this tool I use it multiple times every single day.

Me too, I just wish @AlexCa would update the GUI to a more clean modern design. It bugs me that it looks like its from the late 90s to early 2k's era.

 

[AlexCa]

Me too, I just wish @AlexCa would update the GUI to a more clean modern design. It bugs me that it looks like its from the late 90s to early 2k's era.

I understand, and thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately that's not a simple task, because it would require me to recreate the program from scratch... It would be a big investment of time and effort. Maybe in the future, if/when I have the time for it. For the moment I prefer and need to focus on what the program does.

 

[River Valley Computer]

Keep up the good work AlexCa. We use your program regularly. Thanks for your generosity.

 

[AlexCa]

Keep up the good work AlexCa. We use your program regularly. Thanks for your generosity.

Thank you @River Valley Computer !

 

[pctechforhire]

I understand, and thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately that's not a simple task, because it would require me to recreate the program from scratch... It would be a big investment of time and effort. Maybe in the future, if/when I have the time for it. For the moment I prefer and need to focus on what the program does.

And I would tend to think that it would increase the overall size of the app. Personally, the interface works for me. I really don't expect or need it to be fancy.

 

[AlexCa]

I've just released another version (3.0.2.0) of Windows Repair Toolbox in order to address two bugs I've found meanwhile.

###Fixed
- Due to a change in the way the program "CloneApp" (in the "Backup & Recovery" section) is zipped, WRT was no longer being able to run it.
- The program "Don't Sleep" (in the "Useful Tools" section) wasn't running on 32-bits Windows versions.

I'm sorry for the successive update. Thank you.

 

[Your PCMD]

wasn't running on 32-bits Windows versions

Why is that a problem? Are there really people out there still with 32 bit machines? The last one I've seen was over 6 years ago.

 

[Larry Sabo]

Are there really people out there still with 32 bit machines?

I thankfully still have my old (32-bit) Dell E520 still in good running condition and use it as a back-up when my main PC MB decides to die -- again. Two weeks ago, It only had to fill in for 2 weeks but the previous time it was 6 weeks! With its Q6600 quad processor, it provided yeoman service. It deserves respect!

 

[AlexCa]

Why is that a problem? Are there really people out there still with 32 bit machines? The last one I've seen was over 6 years ago.

Yes, they're less common these days, but they're still out there!

 

[AlexCa]

Hi all, I've just released version 2.0.2.1 of Windows Repair Toolbox. Here's what's changed:

### Added
- Added a link to NoMoreRansom.org, in the "Malware Removal" tab.

### Changed
- The "Email where you wish to receive the log", in the "Settings" tab, is now a saved setting. This means that it will not be deleted after a program restart, and that it will also be exported when you use the "Backup" functionality, or when you upgrade Windows Repair Toolbox using the built-in functionality.

- Centered the "Update All" settings and the "Set password" window in relation to the Windows Repair Toolbox main window and not in relation to the screen.

### Fixed
- If new tools where introduced in a new version of Windows Repair Toolbox, after upgrading to that new version (using the built-in upgrade mechanism), the "Update All" settings would not save the settings regarding those new tools.

- It was possible to open more than one "Update All" settings window at the same time.

Important note regarding Emsisoft Emergency Kit:
There's currently a bug with Emsisoft Emergency Kit (un-related to Windows Repair Toolbox), that makes it very difficult to delete the folder it creates after being used. Consequently, Windows Repair Toolbox cannot delete it too. When you click the "Clear Downloads" button in the "Settings" tab, you'll receive an error related to "epp.sys". You will also not be able to delete it manually, not even after a computer restart.

I've reported this and has been confirmed by Emsisoft in their forum and also through their (great, btw) support: https://support.emsisoft.com/topic/31738-solved-cannot-delete-eek-folder-eppsys/

If this happens to you (a circumstance where it will not happen, is if the epp.sys driver is already loaded on a system), these are the steps to follow:

1 - Run cmd as administrator;

2 - type sc stop epp and press Enter;

3 - type sc delete epp and press Enter;

4 - Restart the computer (if running Windows 10 make sure to choose "Restart" and not "Shutdown")

5 - delete the EEK folder.

As always, if you have suggestions to improve the program, or bugs to report, please let me know.

Thank you!

 

[dannyict]

thanks AlexCa for the update, did the update and all downloads were gone, no big deal for me but maybe for others

 

[AlexCa]

thanks AlexCa for the update, did the update and all downloads were gone, no big deal for me but maybe for others

No problem.

I'm sorry all for the inconvenience. The upgrade process deletes all previous downloads (with the exception of those added in the "Custom Tools" tab, and with the exception of Firefox Portable - in order to keep customizations like bookmarks, extensions, etc.).

I do that because a new version of WRT many times replaces tools, or changes how some are extracted and executed (for instance, when the developer of one of the tools changes the way a program is zipped, I may need to adapt the code in order to extract and execute that tool from a different path). So if I transfer all the previous downloads when upgrading, not necessarily in the next version, but over time, things would become a bloated mess.

 

[dannyict]

thanks for the explanation, makes sence

 

[AlexCa]

Hello everyone, I've just released version 2.0.2.3 of Windows Repair Toolbox.

This release fixes and improves several things already exiting in the software (no new functionalities so) and changes the target framework of the project to .NET Framework 4.5. This was necessary since, through the time, lots of websites stopped supporting TLS 1.0.

Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported. Windows XP doesn't support .NET 4.5. Windows Vista supports it but doesn't support TLS 1.2 by default. There was also a crescent number of programs in the toolbox that would no longer work in those OS's.

Here's what's changed:

### Fixed
- An "Access Denied" message would be shown while closing WRT if Windows Repair AIO tray icon was active.

- The Microsoft Safety Scanner download, in the "Malware Removal" tab, would frequently fail.

- Several other internal improvements and fixes.


### Changed
- WRT now targets .NET Framework 4.5, to support TLS 1.2.

- In the "Malware Removal" tab, replaced Zemana with Malwarebytes.

- Updated the CPU temperature monitor.


### Removed
- Removed support for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Thank you!

 

[buzzcut]

thanks AlexCa.....awesome tool!

 

[frase]

Love this program