FileLocker 1.1.0.0 Release Notes

These notes cover what changed since FileLocker 1.0.5.2.

Highlights

Moved FileLocker to a modern full-window desktop interface while keeping sensitive work inside the Windows app.
Restored and polished the complete tool set: dashboard, encryption, decryption, hashing, text encoding, metadata tools, secure delete, settings, about, and security guide.
Added a production installer flow for the 1.1.0.0 release with stronger publish-output checks and cleaner Windows registration.
Removed monetization language. FileLocker remains free.

Rebuilt the main layout with a fixed sidebar, independent page scrolling, and a native title bar that matches the app chrome.
Restored the dashboard drag-and-drop encryption zone with file and folder support.
Restored dashboard quick actions for Encrypt Files, Hash Files, Encode Text, Metadata Scrambler, and Secure Delete.
Restored the recent activity table and empty states so fake sample files are no longer shown.
Restored right-side dashboard status panels for protected files, saved storage, last operation, and security status.
Replaced custom file-type image handling with the Classic icon set from file-icon-vectors, with a dedicated lock icon for .locked files.
Improved text scale, spacing, focus states, and title rendering across the app.

Restored the Decrypt Files page with file picking, password entry, validation, and operation feedback.
Made file and folder selection zones clickable and drag-and-drop capable across file-based tools.
Added selected-file lists with file size display and per-file removal.
Added show/hide controls for password fields.
Added confirmation handling for destructive actions such as secure delete and delete-originals-after-encrypt.
Fixed Settings so values load from the app, save explicitly, and persist when navigating away.
Replaced output-folder text boxes with folder picker rows.
Improved success and error feedback for long-running operations.

Kept encryption, decryption, hashing, metadata handling, secure delete, settings, and filesystem access in the Windows app.
Kept AES-256-GCM encrypted file handling intact.
Preserved structured request and response handling between the interface and the app.
Continued blocking unsafe update installs when downloaded release assets cannot be verified.
Improved empty, loading, error, and completed states so operations are easier to verify.

Updated the README for version 1.1.0.0.
Refreshed install instructions around the NSIS installer.
Added clearer user-facing explanations for FileLocker's security model and limitations.

Updated app and file versions to 1.1.0.0.
Updated the NSIS installer version and output naming.
Aligned the default installer publish folder with the scripted release flow.
Added validation for the packaged interface files before the installer is built.
Added a desktop shortcut in addition to Start Menu shortcuts.
Added Windows uninstall metadata such as install location, help link, README link, and display icon.
Cleaned stale packaged interface assets before copying the new version during install.