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DriverStore Explorer v1.0.26

Release Highlights​

This is a landmark release — DriverStore Explorer v1.0!
Beyond the major version milestone, this release introduces in-place self-update functionality and WinGet integration.

What's New​

• In-place self-update — Download, SHA256-verify, and replace the running exe with rollback support. (a3b86a6 by @lostindark)
• WinGet update support — Detects WinGet-installed instances and upgrades via winget upgrade. (53e0fc8 by @lostindark)

Bug Fixes & Improvements​

• Fix View Logs crash — Handles missing file association; falls back to Notepad. (5c0a69a by @lostindark, fixes #427)
• Fix BootCritical alignment with DISM — Corrects BootCritical flag retrieval for native driver store. (74a69b5 by @lostindark)

Localization​

• Updated Italian translations. (#423 by @bovirus)
• Fixed swapped true/false values in Chinese resource files. (#424 #425 by @DriverTerminator)
• Updated German translations for download/update strings. (#428 by @timse201)
• Updated Portuguese (Brazil) translations. (#429 by @igorruckert)
• Updated Korean translations. (#431 by @VenusGirl)

Release DriverStore Explorer v1.0.26 · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

🌟 Release Highlights This is a landmark release — DriverStore Explorer v1.0! Beyond the major version milestone, this release introduces in-place self-update functionality and WinGet integration. ✨...

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DriverStore Explorer v1.0.26

Release DriverStore Explorer v1.0.26 · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

🌟 Release Highlights This is a landmark release — DriverStore Explorer v1.0! Beyond the major version milestone, this release introduces in-place self-update functionality and WinGet integration. ✨...

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Useful update, but with the usual caution around driver cleanup tools.

DriverStore Explorer is a well-known utility for viewing and removing old driver packages from the Windows driver store, and this v1.0.26 release looks mainly focused on update convenience plus a couple of fixes.

What stands out in this release

• Self-update support can make maintenance easier, especially if you use the tool regularly.
• WinGet integration is also a practical addition for users who prefer managing software through Windows Package Manager.
• The log-view fallback to Notepad is a sensible fix and should prevent a crash in systems without the expected file association.
• BootCritical alignment fix is probably the most important technical change here, because anything related to driver classification should be handled carefully.

Practical note

Even though DriverStore Explorer is widely used, tools that remove driver packages should still be used conservatively.

• Avoid deleting drivers unless you are sure they are old, unused, or superseded.
• Be especially careful with storage, chipset, display, network, and boot-related drivers.
• Creating a restore point or full backup first is the safer approach.

Bottom line

This appears to be a solid maintenance release with better update handling and a few worthwhile fixes, but the real risk is not the update itself, it is over-aggressive driver removal. For most users, the safest use case is cleaning clearly obsolete driver packages only.

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DriverStore Explorer v1.0.36

Release Highlights​

This release adds warnings before unused-driver selection, fixes startup and driver-operation failures, and improves translations.

What's New​

• Unused-driver warnings — Warn before selecting unused drivers and keep review reminders visible. (5d5f78c by @lostindark)

Bug Fixes & Improvements​

• Startup and driver operations — Fix two startup crashes and failures when deleting or exporting drivers. (#470 by @indep-arg)
• Export folders — Never write an export into a folder that already exists. (#468 by @amnesiaof)

Localization​

• Unused-driver selection — Complete selection labels, safety warnings, and backup reminders across all 21 locales. (d3a8168 by @lostindark)
• French — Update French translations. (#471 by @t3chnob0y)
• Polish — Update Polish translations. (#467 by @Matthaiks)
• Traditional Chinese — Update Traditional Chinese translations. (#466 by @love80312)
• Simplified Chinese — Update Simplified Chinese translations. (#464 by @nkh0472)
• Russian — Fix two Russian strings. (#469 by @amnesiaof)

Release DriverStore Explorer v1.0.36 · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

🌟 Release Highlights This release adds warnings before unused-driver selection, fixes startup and driver-operation failures, and improves translations. ✨ What's New Unused-driver warnings — Warn b...

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DriverStore Explorer v1.0.75

Release Highlights​

Experimental dark mode and a new package details pane headline v1.0.75. This release also improves driver-selection safeguards, CSV exports, and translations.

What's New​

• Experimental dark mode — System, Light, and Dark themes with high-contrast support. (43e58b4 by Teddy Zhang)
• Package details pane — View details for the selected driver package. (#493 by @indep-arg)
• Resizable details sidebar — Remembered width, improved text selection, and Ctrl-click folder opening. (5ae5f6a by Teddy Zhang)
• Optional selection warning — Turn off the unused-driver selection warning. (#474 by @indep-arg)

Bug Fixes & Improvements​

• Safer operations — Confirm closing during operations; exclude boot-critical drivers from Select Unused. (#495 by @indep-arg)
• Search-aware actions — Fix inconsistent Operations buttons and check actions affecting drivers hidden by search. (#494 by @indep-arg)
• CSV export — Add BOM, missing columns, and formula escaping. (#484 by @indep-arg)
• UI reliability — Fix UI crashes and error-handling gaps; fully repaint resized search boxes. (#473 #489 by @indep-arg)
• DISM availability — Treat DISM as unavailable when DismApi.dll cannot load. (#480 by @indep-arg)
• Driver information — Fix pnputil empty rows, unknown-size display, and GetFinalPathName. (#483 by @indep-arg)
• Date sorting — Sort date columns consistently with displayed dates. (#478 by @amnesiaof)
• Updater fixes — Fix updater issues. (#486 by @indep-arg)
• Crash logging — Log unhandled exceptions to Rapr.log. (#482 by @indep-arg)
• Column menus — Remove blank spacers and localize driver-file and filtering labels. (ff03185 by Teddy Zhang)
• Installation documentation — Document the Scoop installation option. (#492 by @FHYQ-Dong)

Localization​

• French — Update translations, add French message-box support, and introduce a French README. (#476 #500 #503 by @t3chnob0y)
• Spanish — Add a Spanish README and translate folder hints and theme menus. (#497 #505 #510 by @indep-arg)
• German — Update translations and the folder-opening hint. (#498 #506 by @timse201)
• Italian — Update translations. (#499 #504 by @bovirus)
• Korean — Update translations. (#475 #508 by @VenusGirl)
• Ukrainian — Update translations. (#507 #509 by @Lan72)
• Additional languages — Add missing theme and folder-hint translations across supported languages. (1be602d by Teddy Zhang)

Release DriverStore Explorer v1.0.75 · lostindark/DriverStoreExplorer

🌟 Release Highlights Experimental dark mode and a new package details pane headline v1.0.75. This release also improves driver-selection safeguards, CSV exports, and translations. ✨ What's New Exp...

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