VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.3

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.3

This maintenance release focuses on lower monitoring overhead, safer session handling, and user-requested application controls.

• Removed the retired live 1% Low calculation and reduced dashboard monitoring overhead.
• Batched optional CSV writes and stopped hidden or minimized desktop graph redraws.
• Preserved application and service selections between restarts.
• Added protected-aware Invert Selection and measured CPU Now readings.
• Added a pre-flight guard when the selected simulator is already running.
• Added DCS launcher-to-main-process handoff for DCS.exe and DCS_mt.exe.
• Added a top-right close button to the MSFS toolbar panel without ending the desktop optimization session.
• Updated the bundled MSFS toolbar package to 2.0.1.
• All 65 automated tests pass.

Full Changelog: v2.4.2...v2.4.3

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.2

Highlights

• Reworked the desktop and MSFS toolbar dashboards with live GPU-Z GPU Load and VRAM-percentage readings while retaining simulator memory and CPU/MainThread telemetry.
• Added sortable session history, multi-record JSON export, confirmed deletion, simulator-version detection fixes, and updated comparisons without the retired 1% Low metric.
• Added profile-owned Minimize After Launch handling for companion applications.
• Improved Pimax identification using passive manifest and device-log inspection, and simplified the visible runtime panel so diagnostics never load or disturb the active OpenXR runtime.
• Corrected DLSS version formatting to four dotted components, such as DLSS v310.9.1.0; the version is shown only when MSFS has actually loaded the library.
• Expanded automated validation to 62 passing tests.

Installation

Download VR-Auto-Optimizer-2.4.2-Setup.exe and its matching .sha256 file. This freeware installer is intentionally unsigned, so Windows may display an Unknown Publisher or SmartScreen warning. Verify the SHA-256 before installation.

Credits & Acknowledgments

This project is based on the original VR Optimizer application developed by shark. Huge thanks to shark for open-sourcing the initial codebase and making this work possible.

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.1

Full Changelog: v2.4.0...v2.4.1

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.0

Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.4.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.4.0-rc.3

Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.4.0-rc.3

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.3.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.3.0

This release adds a dedicated MSFS Display / DLSS workspace with live NVIDIA runtime information and GPU driver details, while preserving the complete Xbox online stack between simulator launches.

What’s new

• Replaced the separate display-settings dialog with a dedicated Display / DLSS tab and one-click refresh.
• Added saved 2D and VR TAA/DLSS modes and NVIDIA App model presets for Frame Generation, Super Resolution and Ray Reconstruction.
• Added accurate active NGX/DLSS runtime-version detection matching the version shown by the in-simulator NVIDIA overlay.
• Added an administrator-controlled NVIDIA DLSS information-overlay switch.
• Added NVIDIA and AMD GPU model, installed driver version and driver date reporting.
• Preserved Xbox, Game Bar, Gaming Services, authentication, game-save and networking components after MSFS exits to avoid disrupting live weather on the next launch.
• Expanded automated coverage; all 50 tests pass.

Installation

1. Download VR-Auto-Optimizer-2.3.0-win-x64.zip.
2. Extract the entire ZIP to a writable folder.
3. Run SimVROptimizer.exe normally for Standard mode, or use Run as administrator for Aggressive mode, DLSS overlay control and reliable restoration.
4. Save work in any selected applications before starting a flight session.

Current builds are unsigned, so Windows may display a SmartScreen warning.

Verify the download

SHA-256 135BD831DD0A3BB514A88F2320B10617AA6AE1E6257285B79AA3C71541EA361D

Full changelog: v2.2.1...v2.3.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.2.1

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.2.1

This maintenance release adds clearer, read-only visibility into MSFS display and NVIDIA DLSS settings, improves update discovery and performance-monitoring diagnostics, and makes post-flight Xbox cleanup safer for the next simulator launch.

What’s new

• Added a manual Check Update control. It compares the installed version with the latest public GitHub release and only opens GitHub after user approval.
• Added a read-only MSFS Display & NVIDIA DLSS Settings window showing saved desktop and VR rendering modes, NVIDIA App DLSS override model presets, and the loaded DLSS library version.
• Improved MSFS FPS-source detection by checking loaded SimConnect libraries before switching to the safe PresentMon fallback.
• Clarified dashboard status messages when CPU, MainThread, and memory monitoring remain active but FPS is unavailable.
• Changed post-flight Xbox cleanup to close only Xbox and Game Bar interface processes. Gaming Services, authentication, game-save, and networking services are left available for the next MSFS launch.
• Expanded automated tests for the update checker, display-settings parser, DLSS preset mapping, performance-monitor status, and Xbox cleanup safety.

Installation

1. Download VR-Auto-Optimizer-2.2.1-win-x64.zip.
2. Extract the entire ZIP to a writable folder.
3. Run SimVROptimizer.exe normally for Standard mode, or use Run as administrator for Aggressive mode and reliable restoration.
4. Save work in any selected applications before starting a flight session.

Current builds are unsigned, so Windows may display a SmartScreen warning.

Verify the download

SHA-256 85D9F6FAFCBDE8F2F27ED2BA95A24EEE064A27B02BFB3FCA8A82AE9A7296715C

Full changelog: v2.2.0...v2.2.1

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.2.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.2.0

Version 2.2 adds privacy-safe software identification and opt-in online guidance for running applications and services.

Highlights

• Optional online catalogue guidance for both applications and services.
• Local identity checks use executable metadata, publisher, product, version, Authenticode trust, and SHA-256.
• New Verified, Identified, Likely, and Unidentified confidence levels with complete hover details.
• Confidence-based matching uses exact hashes, trusted publisher/product combinations, product/name combinations, and executable or service names.
• The catalogue is downloaded in full; process names, service names, paths, hashes, and PC details are never uploaded.
• Local protection rules always take priority, and unmatched items remain Keep Running.

Interface and guidance

• Added an Identity column to the Applications and Services tabs.
• Replaced ambiguous Optional and Unknown display labels with Keep Running.
• Changed unknown impact text to No Known.
• Grouped selected applications and services at the top of their grids.
• Replaced internal catalogue wording with meaningful safety guidance.
• Added clean truncation and wrapped hover text for complete guidance and impact notes.
• Saved the Online Guidance preference in configuration and named profiles.

Verification

• 46/46 automated application tests passed.
• Windows x64 self-contained release build completed with no warnings or errors.
• Embedded executable version verified as 2.2.0.0.

Package: FlightDeckTools-VR-Auto-Optimizer-v2.2.0.zip

This is the same compact package format supplied for FlightSim.to: one self-contained application executable, its required Tools and MSFS folders, installation instructions, changelog, licences, and checksums. Extract the entire folder and keep its contents together.

SHA-256: 50E499A3F69345E6D8843527DF1132439F5BBC8A8D44616487CFCBC099F52D05

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.1.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.1.0

Version 2.1 improves application recovery choices, profile editing, launch confirmation, and post-flight cleanup.

Highlights

• Choose Restart or Left Closed separately for each selected application after a flight.
• OneDrive remains a protected special case and is restored automatically.
• Desktop and packaged Windows applications, including Phone Link and Cross Device Experience, now use the appropriate restart method.
• Services clearly show Restore because stopped services are always restored for system safety.
• Named profiles now show Saved, Modified, or New, with explicit Save Changes and Revert controls.
• Launch checks and the automatic-action summary are combined into one confirmation window.
• Closing a successful post-flight report now exits VR Auto-Optimizer after cleanup. Incomplete recovery reports keep the optimizer open so recovery can be completed.

Fixes

• Fixed After Flight dropdown text being clipped or displayed incorrectly.
• Fixed the application action conversion error when changing Restart/Left Closed.
• Fixed selected After Flight actions not persisting through profiles, rescans, and administrator handoff.
• Fixed cleanly self-stopping updater services, including Microsoft Edge and Google/Mozilla updaters, being reported as failed and leaving the recovery journal active.
• Improved restart verification and transaction-journal detail.

Verification

• 45/45 automated application tests passed.
• Windows x64 self-contained release build completed with no warnings or errors.

Package: FlightDeckTools-VR-Auto-Optimizer-v2.1.0.zip

This is the same compact package supplied for FlightSim.to: one self-contained application executable, its required Tools and MSFS folders, installation instructions, changelog, licences, and checksums. Extract the entire folder and keep its contents together. The application version and features are unchanged.

SHA-256: 7279DC4F4417C8D739E5647BCB083D40D639D80DFA09EFE67D97B9477D6AAB2B

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.0.0

VR Auto-Optimizer 2.0.0

Version 2.0 is a major update focused on live performance visibility, safer recovery, VR integration, and modern CPU handling.

Highlights

• New live dashboard for FPS, frame time, MainThread, simulator/system CPU, memory, stutters, and CPU spikes.
• MSFS 2024 in-simulator VR toolbar dashboard with separate counter resets and CPU topology summaries.
• Bundled OpenXR Turbo frame-pacing option; OpenXR Toolkit is not required.
• Saved user profiles for application, service, workflow, VR runtime, and optimization selections.
• Smarter application and service classification with persistent manual choices.
• Stronger recovery journal, verification report, interrupted-session recovery, and quiet restoration.
• AMD X3D-aware Windows Balanced handling, Process Lasso controller shutdown, and Intel performance-core CPU Sets.
• Xbox/Game Bar protections and post-flight cleanup designed to keep subsequent MSFS live services healthy.
• SteamVR shutdown delay support so tracked base stations can enter standby before runtime exit.
• Ten simulator configurations, including standalone IL-2 Korea.

Important

Run VR Auto-Optimizer as Administrator for Aggressive mode, service control, power-plan changes, and reliable restoration. Restart the optimizer after a completed flight before starting another session.

Verification

VR-Auto-Optimizer-2.0.0-win-x64.zip

SHA-256: 8BA1D9DDF3CA3E8E742198813AF88E3008B75121D9FE3CBE15771C5E69F7D0B2

Validation: 42/42 application tests passed; production website build passed.