WinKit 1.0.0

Changelog

All notable changes to WinKit are documented in this file.

1.0.0 — 2026-08-23

Initial release.

System tools

• System information overview (CPU, memory, GPU, storage, network, uptime)
• Process manager with live auto-refresh and freeze/unfreeze
• Services manager
• Startup manager
• Installed applications, with clean uninstall support
• Environment variables editor
• Hosts file editor

Network tools

• Ping
• Traceroute
• DNS lookup
• IP configuration
• Network maintenance (flush DNS, reset adapters, etc.)

Cleanup

• Temporary and cache file cleanup

Diagnostics

• One-click system diagnostics pass

Appearance & personalization

• Dark theme system with Mica/Acrylic window materials
• Built-in themes (Carbon, Light, Midnight, Slate) plus custom theme JSON import/export
• Adjustable corner radius, sidebar width, font scale, density, and animation intensity
• First-run onboarding that captures your name and preferences
• Start minimized / start with Windows options
• Notifications
• Run as administrator from Settings → Advanced, with a confirmation prompt

Persistence

• Username, theme selection, and activity history all persist across restarts, stored locally under %LOCALAPPDATA%\WinKit — no cloud sync, no telemetry

Packaging

• Self-contained win-x64 build — no separate .NET install required
• Windows installer (Program Files install, Start Menu shortcut, optional desktop shortcut, registered uninstaller)