⚡ Game Booster PRO v1.2.2 - PowerShell 7 Runtime, Radar Diagnostics & Stability Overhaul

⚡ Game Booster PRO v1.2.2 Release Notes

PowerShell 7 Runtime Engine, Interactive Server Radar Diagnostics, HUD Docking Fixes & Security Hardening
This release introduces real-time detection and 1-click in-app upgrades for the modern PowerShell 7 (.NET 8/9) runtime, full right-click network diagnostics for the Gaming Server Radar with in-cell editing protection, fixes secondary monitor HUD docking geometry and btop4win setup, and streamlines the distribution package to an ultra-lean footprint.

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⚡ 1. PowerShell 7 High-Performance Runtime Engine

• Live Runtime Detection: Tab 3 (Tweaks & Radar) now actively inspects your PowerShell subsystem and displays live status badges: ACTIVE (v7.x) (green), INSTALLED (PS7) (cyan), or LEGACY (PS 5.1) (amber).
• 1-Click Background Installation: If running legacy Windows PowerShell 5.1, click ⚡ Upgrade to PS7 (Recommended) to download and install the official Microsoft package via Winget (with direct silent MSI fallback) in the background.
• Instant Engine Switch: If PS7 is installed on your system while running on 5.1, click Restart in PS7 to switch engines immediately with zero setup.
• Smart Multi-Path Launcher: GameBooster.exe now scans %ProgramFiles%\PowerShell\7, %LocalAppData%, and PATH to run on the high-speed modern .NET engine automatically, while preserving 100% backward compatibility for vanilla Windows PowerShell 5.1.

🌐 2. Interactive Server Radar & Network Diagnostics

• Locked In-Cell DataGrid Editing: Fixed the WPF DataGrid behavior where clicking cells opened editable text fields. The radar grid is now strictly read-only and row-selectable.
• Rich Right-Click Context Menu: Right-click any datacenter target (Valve Frankfurt/London, Blizzard, Riot, AWS, DNS) for instant troubleshooting:
  • 🎯 Ping This Server Now: Immediately tests that individual server and updates latency/quality badges live.
  • ⚡ Continuous Ping Test (Live Console): Spawns a dedicated console running ping <host> -t to track jitter and packet loss during live matchmaking.
  • 🌐 Trace Route to Server (tracert): Diagnoses ISP routing hops to identify network lag points.
  • 📋 Copy Server Host / IP & Details: 1-click clipboard copy for network troubleshooting.
• Double-Click Shortcut: Double-clicking any server row automatically pings that individual server.

🖥️ 3. Secondary Desktop HUD & In-Game OSD Stability

• Direct btop4win Setup: Replaced fragile winget dependencies with portable GitHub extraction directly to %LOCALAPPDATA%\btop4win, permanently eliminating Windows Terminal 0x80070002 ("file not found") launch errors.
• Pixel-Accurate Multi-Monitor Snapping: Windows Terminal now reliably docks to your exact saved coordinates (hudX, hudY, hudW, hudH) across secondary monitors.
• Clean Process Lifecycle: Closing Game Booster automatically terminates active docked HUD terminals and telemetry processes (btop4win, btm, PingMonitor).
• Eliminated Installer Spam: Fixed repetitive "Installation Complete" popup loop upon dependency installation.

🛡️ 4. DataGrid Safety & Ultra-Lean Distribution

• System-Wide DataGrid Protection: Applied IsReadOnly="True" across all tables (Game Library, Whitelist, Session Restore, Crash Diagnostics) to prevent accidental text cursor activation.
• Zero Asset Bloat: Stripped non-essential PNG showcase screenshots from release archives, reducing download package size to an ultra-lean ~103 KB.

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📦 Installation & Upgrade

1. Download GameBooster-v1.2.2-Release.zip from the Assets below.
2. Extract the archive into your existing GameBooster folder (or a new folder).
3. Run GameBooster.exe (runs elevated with embedded UAC administrator manifest).
4. (Recommended) Under Tab 3: Tweaks & Radar, click ⚡ Upgrade to PS7 or Restart in PS7 to experience the modern high-performance engine!

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🇵🇹 Resumo para a Comunidade Portuguesa / Quick PT Summary

• Suporte ao Motor PowerShell 7: O Game Booster agora deteta se o PowerShell 7 está instalado e permite atualizar ou alternar com 1 clique diretamente no Separador 3 (Tweaks & Radar), acelerando a limpeza de RAM e verificação de processos.
• Radar de Servidores Interativo & Proteção de Células: O ecrã de ping aos servidores agora está bloqueado contra edição acidental de texto. Pode clicar com o botão direito em qualquer servidor para fazer ping individual, abrir um teste de ping contínuo na consola (ping -t) ou fazer tracert para ver onde está o lag da operadora.
• Correções no HUD de Hardware: Corrigido o erro 0x80070002 do Windows Terminal com instalação direta do btop4win, corrigido o posicionamento nos monitores secundários e eliminados popups repetitivos.
• Pacote Mais Rápido e Leve: Removidas imagens desnecessárias do arquivo .zip, reduzindo o tamanho de download para apenas ~103 KB.

🚀 Game Booster PRO v1.2.1 - In-App Update Checker, Configurable Auto-Restore & Multi-Companion Support

⚡ Game Booster PRO v1.2.1 Release Notes

🚀 In-App GitHub Update Checker

• Asynchronous Update Engine: Checks GitHub Releases in the background without affecting UI responsiveness or game FPS.
• Notification Pill in Header: A sleek notification pill (🚀 Update Available) appears automatically when a new release is detected. Clicking it takes you directly to the latest download.
• Manual Check Button: Added a 🔄 Check Updates button in the status bar for manual checks.

⚙️ Configurable Auto-Restore on Game Exit

• User Preference Checkbox: Added an Auto-restore closed apps when game exits toggle in Tab 2 (Game Library & Auto-Watcher).
• Gamers' Choice: Keep background apps closed when you finish gaming for maximum desktop cleanliness, or have them automatically reopened as before.

🎮 Multi-Companion Process Support

• Multiple Launchers per Game: The per-game companion field now supports comma-separated executables (e.g., Discord, obs64, C:\Tools\Tracker.exe). All configured companion tools will auto-launch concurrently when the game starts.

🤖 Auto-Watcher & Background Boost Execution Fix

• -Wait Parameter Fix: Corrected PowerShell process argument syntax in GameWatcher.ps1 and TrayBooster.ps1, ensuring Game Mode executes immediately the moment a listed game starts.
• Protected Game Binaries: Monitored games, game profiles, and common gaming executables (cod, bootstrapper, BlackOps6, Wow, cs2, etc.) are permanently excluded from process termination grids.
• Hardware Peripherals Protected: Gaming hardware suites (Razer Synapse, Logitech G HUB, Corsair iCUE, Creative Sound Blaster) and critical Windows service-managed daemons are protected from termination.

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📦 Installation & Upgrade

1. Download GameBooster-v1.2.1-Release.zip below.
2. Extract into your existing GameBooster folder (or a new folder).
3. Run GameBooster.exe.

⚡ Game Booster PRO v1.2.0 — Critical Stability & Latency Radar Update

⚡ Game Booster PRO v1.2.0

Critical Stability, Latency Radar & Network Tweak Update
This release brings essential safeguards against unexpected Windows reboots, completely revamps the Gaming Server Radar with crash-proof asynchronous pings, ensures 100% reliable 1-Click TCP NoDelay activation on Windows 10/11, and restores the custom taskbar icon.

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🛡️ 1. Critical OS Subsystem & Anti-Crash Protection

• Hardcoded Windows Kernel Blacklist: Added an impenetrable safety filter at both process enumeration and termination. Windows core subsystems and security daemons (csrss, services, lsass, wininit, smss, svchost, fontdrvhost, dwm, explorer, winlogon, MsMpEng, NisSrv, DefenderSessionHelper, MoUsoCoreWorker, etc.) can never be selected or closed.
• Eliminates Unexpected Reboots: Completely prevents Windows BugCheck / Blue Screens (CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED) previously caused by closing protected OS services on older builds.

🎯 2. Server Ping Radar Overhaul & Crash Fix

• Crash-Proof Asynchronous Ping Engine: Rewrote the ping engine with bounded timeouts (Task.Wait(900ms)) and isolated socket exception handling. Network hiccups or blocked ICMP packets will no longer hang or crash the app.
• Reliable European Gaming Datacenter Relays: Updated radar endpoints with responsive, active servers:
  • 🇩🇪 Valve / CS2 EU Central (Frankfurt)
  • 🇬🇧 Valve / CS2 EU West (London)
  • 🇸🇪 Valve / CS2 EU North (Stockholm)
  • 🇫🇷 Blizzard / Battle.net EU (Paris)
  • 🇩🇪 AWS Europe Central (Frankfurt)
  • 🇮🇪 AWS Europe West (Ireland)
  • 🌍 Riot Games EU, Cloudflare (1.1.1.1), & Google DNS (8.8.8.8)
• Fastest Server Logic Fixed: Offline nodes (-1 ms) are now ignored when calculating the fastest server, reporting only valid roundtrip times.
• Spam Prevention: The "Ping All Servers Now" button temporarily locks while scanning to prevent socket pool exhaustion.

⚡ 3. 1-Click Gaming Tweaks: TCP NoDelay Fix

• Universal Network Interface Support: Set-TcpNoDelay now targets all network interface GUIDs in the Windows Registry.
• Works seamlessly on modern Windows 10 and Windows 11 dynamic DHCP and IPv6 setups where static IP strings were previously missing in root keys. The TCP NoDelay badge now immediately turns ACTIVE (green).

🎨 4. Custom Windows Taskbar & App Bar Branding

• Native Taskbar Icon: Registered an explicit AppUserModelID (GameBooster.Suite.PRO) and dispatched Win32 WM_SETICON on startup. The Windows Taskbar, Alt+Tab switcher, and Title Bar now display the official Game Booster cyber emblem instead of the generic PowerShell terminal icon (>_).
• High-Contrast Readability: ComboBox items (such as "All Logical Cores" and HUD presets) now render in high-contrast crisp white against dark slate, and context menus feature a dark theme without the white icon gutter.
• Recompiled Native C# Launcher: GameBooster.exe updated to version 1.2.0.0 with embedded icons and administrator execution manifest.

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📦 How to Update / Install

1. Download GameBooster-v1.2-Release.zip from the Assets below.
2. Extract the folder anywhere (e.g. C:\Games\GameBooster or your Desktop).
3. Right-click GameBooster.exe and select Run as administrator (or double-click to launch).
4. Click "⚡ 1-Click Apply All Gaming Tweaks" and test the "🎯 Ping All Servers Now" radar!

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🇵🇹 Resumo para a Comunidade Portuguesa / Quick PT Summary

• Proteção do Sistema Operativo: O Game Booster agora bloqueia permanentemente a finalização de processos críticos do Windows (csrss, services, Windows Defender, etc.), evitando qualquer reinicialização acidental do PC.
• Radar de Ping Corrigido: O botão de pingar servidores não congela nem fecha mais a aplicação; usa agora rotas europeias ativas (CS2, Blizzard, Riot, AWS) e não calcula mais servidores offline como os mais rápidos.
• Otimização de Rede (TCP NoDelay / Nagle): O botão de 1-clique agora ativa a opção de rede em verde (ACTIVE) em qualquer placa de rede (Ethernet ou Wi-Fi) no Windows 10 e 11.
• Ícone na Barra de Tarefas: Corrigido o ícone genérico do PowerShell — agora surge o logótipo oficial do Game Booster na barra de tarefas e no Alt+Tab.

Game Booster PRO v1.0 - Initial Release

v1.0.0

feat: Initial release of Game Booster PRO v1.0