Screen Shield v1.1.0 Release Notes

Changes

• Removed the preview glow effect to improve visual clarity and reduce unnecessary rendering overhead
• Updated the Control Panel "Information" link to point to /releases/latest
• Standardised Task Manager naming for the helper process and hook DLL for better identification
• Renamed the portable build to Screen Shield Portable-{version}.exe for consistency
• Simplified the application description and removed legacy wording from documentation
• Improved Hidden Applications list behaviour:
  • Hidden applications are displayed first, followed by visible applications
  • Both groups are sorted alphabetically (A to Z)
  • Applications remain in the list until all windows are unhidden and the process is fully closed

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the installed version did not prompt for UAC, the application now always requires administrator privileges
• Fixed an issue where the application could fail to render when reopened from the system tray after being idle for extended periods
• Replaced the startup mechanism with Windows Task Scheduler to support elevated auto-launch
• Fixed visual flickering when refreshing the Hidden Applications list
• Ensured all hidden windows are restored when the application exits

Improvements

• Reduced GPU memory usage by stopping the preview capture stream when paused (approximately 10 to 20 MB saved)
• Added icon caching to reduce CPU usage during background polling
• Fixed startup task creation issues for Windows usernames containing spaces