2.0.0

Major rewrite from header-only to proper .hpp/.cpp static library.

Breaking Changes:

• All functions now return std::string / std::vectorstd::string instead of const char*
• Removed Hardwareinfo.hpp — everything is now in LibSerials.hpp + LibSerials.cpp
• HWID format changed: 4 components (baseboard-uuid-cpu-hdd), 8 hex chars each
• Component enum reduced to Baseboard, SMBIOS, CPU, HDD
• All build configs changed from DynamicLibrary to StaticLibrary

New Features:

• SMBIOS structs fixed to match spec (packed, correct field sizes/order)
• Added SMBIOS types: Cache (7), Port Connector (8), System Slot (9), Physical Memory Array (16), Battery (22), TPM (43)
• Expanded CPU info: socket, family, manufacturer, version, clock speeds, core/thread counts
• GPU name query via DXGI
• MAC address virtual adapter filtering (VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, WSL)
• FNV-1a 64-bit hash (folded to 32-bit) for HWID generation

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed memory leak: SMBIOS HeapAlloc buffer now freed in FreeSerials()
• Thread-safe initialization via std::call_once
• Bounds-checked SMBIOS parsing prevents crashes from spoofed/null serials
• WMI COM init handles RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE and RPC_E_TOO_LATE
• HDD serial read validates offset within buffer, uses strnlen
• Fixed SMBIOS struct field sizes (ProcessorID, clock fields, cache handles)
• Fixed System_ValidateHWID penalty mapping

1.1.0

🎉 1.1 Release

Refactor serial management and improve performance

• Added Initialized flag to InitializeSerials and FreeSerials to prevent redundant calls.
• Updated HDD_Serials to return const char* const* for efficiency, using a static cache for serials.
• Changed return types of BIOS, Chassis, System, Baseboard, and CPU functions to const char* to reduce overhead.
• Replaced Debug function with DebugUI in the LibSerials namespace, maintaining functionality.
• Adjusted component change percentages
• Added DllMain function for DLL process attachment to ensure proper initialization.

1.0.0

🎉 1.0 Release

I have included pre-built binaries for use

• .dll For dynamic linking
• Executable For Serial Information
• .lib|.h For Static Linking