DockForge 0.1.7 — In-app updates

Updates stay in the version area

Check progress, available versions, up-to-date results, cancellations and errors now appear inline under Settings → Backups & updates. Update checks no longer open app message boxes.

Download and install inside DockForge

1. Choose Download update to download the official installer inside the app, with progress and cancellation.
2. DockForge verifies the installer against the release checksum and size.
3. Choose Install update. DockForge saves settings, rechecks the installer, launches setup and exits so installation can continue.

There is no browser download step in this flow. Windows security and setup prompts still apply. No download or installation starts automatically.

Install 0.1.7 once to enable this flow in older versions. The single self-contained installer includes x64 and ARM64.

Verification

57 offline core assertions, three checks using an actual GitHub installer download, and 129 isolated Windows integration checks passed. Cancellation, retry, partial-file cleanup, checksum mismatch, cache tampering, Internet-zone metadata, inline UI states and simulated installer handoff were tested. The full Windows setup/upgrade lifecycle over the active installation was not run. Windows 10 and ARM64 hardware remain unverified.

This is an unsigned development prerelease while trusted signing onboarding is pending. See the verification record, privacy policy and code signing policy.

Installer SHA-256: ca4536cd9dedf9995c677da6225171d092816804134717ba498d82247a3f81fb

DockForge 0.1.6 — Windows XP bars

Windows XP bars

Choose Settings → Bars → Appearance → Windows style → Windows XP for a blue Luna-style taskbar. Each bar can use its own style.

• Blue shading follows horizontal, vertical and floating placement.
• Tahoma labels and beveled running-app buttons have distinct hover, active, pressed and keyboard-focus states.
• Settings previews the style live. Auto-hide/reveal restores the XP finish.
• Custom background colors, opacity and corner radius remain available. High-contrast colors take priority; XP disables composition blur.

Creator credit

A discreet Created by Sidos credit appears in Help and the offline guide footer, with attribution in the README. Bars have no credit watermark.

Download and verification

DockForge-Setup-0.1.6.exe is one self-contained x64/ARM64 installer. SHA256SUMS.txt and the offline DockForge-Help.html guide are included. Existing 0.1.5 installations with development previews enabled can discover this release with Check now.

38 core checks, 119 isolated Windows checks and both automated GitHub builds passed. Windows 10, ARM64 hardware and the full installer lifecycle still need execution testing.

This is an unsigned development prerelease; trusted signing remains pending onboarding. See the verification record and code signing policy.

Installer SHA-256: 96810ea366517af34da1936c52cece61bc13bf39a39547fc18f17d524e8fdf62

DockForge 0.1.5 — Official updates

Official update source

DockForge now checks sidosgr/DockForge automatically. Existing profiles with an empty or custom repository field migrate without changing their enabled/disabled update preference. No repository entry is needed in Settings.

Development previews are included by default; disable Include development previews for stable releases only. Updates are filtered by version and compatible installer, and downloads are restricted to this repository. DockForge asks before opening a download and never installs silently.

Install 0.1.5 manually once if you are upgrading from 0.1.4, since that build did not have the official update source preconfigured.

Signing status

This release is still unsigned. The maintainer submitted the SignPath Foundation application on 18 October 2026. Approval and production signing access remain pending; preparing a workflow does not provide a trusted signature. SmartScreen warnings can still occur.

See the code signing policy and privacy policy. The prepared signing workflow stays disabled until onboarding is completed and does not publish releases automatically.

Downloads and verification

• DockForge-Setup-0.1.5.exe: one self-contained x64/ARM64 installer.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: installer SHA-256 checksum.
• DockForge-Help.html: complete offline guide.

36 offline core checks, two live GitHub feed checks and 107 isolated Windows integration checks passed. Both architectures compile. Windows 10, ARM64 hardware and the full installation/upgrade/uninstallation matrix remain unverified. Full verification notes are in docs/VERIFICATION.md.

Installer SHA-256: 7cc97e95c4e3e283a8111ab84e94389b598d16d0a74c2ad514866bba27eafc03

DockForge 0.1.4 — Development preview

DockForge is a configurable taskbar app for Windows 10 22H2+ and Windows 11.

Download

• DockForge-Setup-0.1.4.exe: one self-contained installer for x64 and ARM64; no separate .NET installation is required.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: SHA-256 checksum for the installer.
• DockForge-Help.html: complete offline user guide with search, themes and printing support.

Included

• Edge and floating bars, multi-monitor placement, launcher/running-app/combined modes.
• Expandable groups and linked folders, optional group labels, inline renaming, and clean shortcut icons.
• App previews, dark-mode settings, smooth auto-hide transitions, and drag insertion cues.
• Per-monitor Windows taskbar hiding with a recovery helper.

Development status

This is an unsigned development prerelease. Local Windows 11 x64 verification recorded 23 core assertions and 103 Windows integration checks passing. Windows 10, ARM hardware and the full installation/upgrade/uninstallation lifecycle remain unverified. Progress/overlay badge interception and full Explorer Jump List parity are not implemented. See docs/VERIFICATION.md and README.md for the full boundaries.

Installer SHA-256: 8596d3b56339c9ca4a32f4175cb3777b97a7f07f18ea2942595c8a5148cb9bd3