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WTFIsStalling 0.5.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 20 Sep 18:57
· 38 commits to main since this release
v0.5.0
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What's new

Drivers are named after the device they drive. A finding used to say rtwlane.sys - Wi-Fi adapter driver. It now names your actual hardware and tells you how old its driver is:

1. [HIGH] rtwlane.sys  -  Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
     - Blamed for 14 stalls (worst 11.80 ms, 121 ms in total).
     - Driver version 2024.10.138.3, dated 2021-03-04 (5 years old), from Realtek.
   What to try:
     Start here: this driver is 5 years old. Install the current one from Realtek or from the
     support page of your PC or motherboard model ...
  • The driver's version, date, age and provider come straight from Windows' device database.
  • Third-party drivers two or more years old get "update it" as the first thing to try, because that is so often the whole fix.
  • Windows' own built-in drivers all carry a placeholder date, so no age is claimed for them; the report says they are kept current by Windows Update.
  • The driver table in the details lists which device each third-party driver belongs to.
  • Drivers with no device behind them (filter drivers, antivirus, the kernel) keep their existing description.

Fixed: a graphics driver reset found in the event log now lands in the same finding as stalls blamed on that driver, instead of a separate one.

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WTFIsStalling.exe is the app. wtfis-cli.exe is the same engine for the console.

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