What’s New:

• Windows 11-type GUI
• Office 2010-2021 key checking
  Fixed:
• Crash resulting from permissions
• Crash on German when clicking Windows 7 OEM marker

• Migration to XAML/MVVM is complete
• This version applies to Windows 8 and 10 only
• Windows 7 is no longer supported (apart from key checking) .
• It does not have all functionality of the original (WinPE, CLI etc.) yet

Update:

• Added the About page
• Fixed “More..” button display when no additional installations available
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.0.0.1616 / 32-bit Version 1.0.0.1621
• Fixed Key masking and a bunch of other stuff
• Changed to Store version logo
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.0.0.26874 / 32-bit Version 1.0.0.26887
• Added Accent colour gradient to menu mouse over
• Added number of installations found by auto-discovery to ‘More…’
• Added to saved file a notification if generic key
• Progress ring when searching via More.. or Retrieve key functions
• General code optimisation
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.0.0.3969 / 32-bit Version 1.0.0.4042
• Added Dark mode compatibility
• If “Default app mode” is set to Dark in Colours settings or can be user initiated by double-clicking Version in About
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.0.0.32696 / 32-bit Version 1.0.0.32651
• Fixed Key masking of non-Key returns
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.11.25105
• Fixed crash when no additional installations found.
• Note: This is a Debug version that contains a crash reporting tool that will get marked as a Trojan by AV’s—it’s not meant for general use.
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.11.39129 / 64-bit Version 1.1.11.39140
• Removed debugging code
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.12.20946 / 64-bit Version 1.1.12.23240
• Added Accent brightness
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.12.23243 / 64-bit Version 1.1.12.23260
• Added exception handing retrieving additional installation data (via More.. or Retrieve key functions)
• Added improved Windows 7 edition checking with notification of expected delayed response
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.12.38160
• Removed border from textboxes on mouse over
• Changed message box to window text reporting Win 7 edition in progress
• Added High Contract compatibility
• Increased opacity of Accent gradient
• Fixed collapsing Home indicator
• Added Accent brightness to Check progress bar
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.13.15117
• Added Current Build in registry to version check due to Windows 10 1909 having inconsistent Build numbers
• Added thread cancellation tokens
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.13.38538
• Updated Default product key list
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.13.38600
• Updated Original key retrieval
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.13.38662
• Additional updates to Original key retrieval (More… and Retrieve functions)
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.13.38663
• Added logic to distinguish between the Original key in previous Windows versions and the new location (HKLMSYSTEMSetupSource OS (Updated on dd mm yyyy hh:mm:ss)
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.13.40415
• Added Upgrade button to iterate upgrades
• Update: 32-bit Version 1.1.13.40420
• Improved drive collection for “More” list
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.14.42987
• Added remaining MAK count checking (requires internet access)
• Added Transparency
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.14.44000
• Migrated to .Net Core (requires Core 3.1 desktop runtime installed)
• Added Italian language (special thanx to @bovirus for excellent translation)
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.14.45000
• Added Culture specific short date format on Upgrades
• Update: 32-bit Version / 64-bit Version 1.1.14.46000
• Added additional languages (including ar, de, es, fr, nl, pt, ru) – untested as translation per Google Translate.
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.1.14.5 – Release Candidate

Dependency:

• Minimum .Net Framework 4.7.2
• Languages included (de, es, fr, it, nl, pt, ru, zh-Hant)
• Update: 64-bit Version 1.1.14.6 – Release Candidate
• Italian language fixes applied – thanx @bovirus
• Update: 32/64-bit Version 1.1.16.5
• Added MS Office (2010-2019) key checking
• Windows 11 GUI

• Removed ru and zh-Hant languages
• Auto detect Accent colour change
• Fixed crash when “Windows 7 OEM-Marker in Firmware vorhanden” clicked (on German systems)
• Fixed (partially) memory leak when checking Win 7 keys

• Added additional languages – de, es, fr, it, nl, pt, ru, zh-Hant

• Added remaining MAK count checking (requires internet access)
• Added Transparency

• Added the About page
• Fixed “More..” button display when no additional installations available

Added:

• The standard help switch (-h, /h, -Help, /? etc should bring it up)
• Uses offreg.dll’s – embedded (consistent with UWP version)
• Saving key info from GUI in WinPE saves directly to executable path.
• Saving key info from GUI expanded to include Word and Excel types.

Bigfixes:

• “no installed OS” found in WinPE
• CLI mode never show a GUI element
• CLI mode return to prompt after completion of processing
• GUI mode saving OEM info with “no installed OS” – object not found error.
• Windows 7 hive inaccesibility
• Toggle Original key

Known Issues:

• CLI mode releases the prompt before it is finished
• CLI mode does not close Console if an installed OS is found

Addresses the following issues:

• “no OS” found mode in WinPE
• CLI mode never show a GUI element – also no error message as popup,
• CLI mode should not wait at the end to press a button

Added:

• The standard help switch (-h, /h, -Help, /? etc should bring it up)
• Fixed applied for timing issue – needs testing

• Duplication of MAK installation key with Original key.

• Fixed disabled menu links when returning to the main screen subsequent to an error from auto-discovery.
• Fixed “Retrieve key from backup” not displaying correct installation.
• Updated error message to specify to re-launch as Admin if access to hive denied.

• Added Windows build version and achitecture

• Bug fix: Supress messagebox when in CLI mode
• Added key checking support for new editions in Creators Update: Windows EnterpriseG and Windows Cloud.

Bugfix:

• Version check returning null error
• System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at ShowKey.frmKeyInfo.bgwVersion_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
Bug fix:

• Product key checking referencing incorrect dll. on Windows 32-bit versions
• NB: Windows 7 32-bit still does not support key checking of Win 8 / Win 10 keys. It will report those keys as Invalid, but they should be checked on Win 7 64-bit or any Win 8 or Win 10 version.
• (Seems to be kernel calls to the superceded pidgen.dll that fails. Works with Win 8 and Win 10 32-bit, however.)
• Exception wording added for valid keys with invalid configuration resulting in a null response for edition.
• Cosmetic fixes.

Bugfix:

• Version check returning null error
• System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.at
• ShowKey.frmKeyInfo.bgwVersion_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
• Product key checking referencing incorrect dll. on Windows 32-bit versions
• NB: Windows 7 32-bit still does not support key checking of Win 8 / Win 10 keys. It will report those keys as Invalid, but they should be checked on Win 7 64-bit or any Win 8 or Win 10 version.
• (Seems to be kernel calls to the superceded pidgen.dll that fails. Works with Win 8 and Win 10 32-bit, however.)
• Exception wording added for valid keys with invalid configuration resulting in a null response for edition.
  Cosmetic fixes.

• Bugfix: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at
• ShowKey.frmKeyInfo.bgwVersion_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e). It can be replicated in builds 6112/6115 by attempting launching a second instance immediately as the first one is initialising (i.e before the background worker completes). Hopefully it’s fixed in this version. This is a quick-fix as the version check will abort rather than the exception thrown.