Cryptoric Optimizer v0.0.7

🆕 Resources — Task Manager + WinDirStat in one page

A brand-new Resources section in the sidebar:

• Processes tab — every running process with live CPU %, memory and GPU % (measured the same way Task Manager does it), searchable and sortable, auto-refreshing every 5 seconds, and a one-click End task behind a confirmation dialog.
• Disk usage tab — pick a drive and drill into it WinDirStat-style: each folder shows its exact recursive size with the biggest space hogs highlighted in red, so you can see in seconds what's filling your PC — and delete what you don't need, safely.

Full-drive scans are powered by a junction-aware walker, so reparse points (like Users\All Users) are never double-counted and link cycles can't hang the scan.

🔒 Hardening

• End task refuses protected system processes (and the app itself) and re-verifies the process identity on the live PID before closing it.
• Disk deletion refuses drive roots, top-level Windows system folders, and the application's own install directory.
• Folder paths are strictly validated (no relative paths, UNC shares, dot segments, or NTFS alternate data streams) before they can reach a command.
• 25 new unit tests around these guards — 72 tests total, all green.

📦 Install / update

Download cryptoricoptimizer-0.0.7-setup.exe below — updating from v0.0.6 is a normal in-place upgrade.

⚠️ Coming from v0.0.5 or older? Uninstall the old version first (v0.0.6 changed the app identity).

SHA-256: 5b24a576759e65bf1a249f4d1d78832ac94a2ab9baa79e5f2b1bcde5f27fed95

Cryptoric Optimizer v0.0.6

✨ Highlights

• 🐉 New dragon logo & branding — fresh look across the app, installer, and tray.
• 🚀 Startup Manager — see every app that launches with Windows, its real startup impact, and toggle it in one click.
• 🧹 Bigger cleaning coverage — browser caches (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave) and Windows Delivery Optimization, on top of temps, prefetch, recycle bin, and update cache.
• 🧠 Faster memory automation — 1-second memory sampling, auto-clean threshold, and scheduled memory trims: Off / 2 / 5 / 10 / 30 min / 1 hour / custom (1–1440 min), reconfigurable live from Settings.
• 🖥️ Tray, done right — the tray icon now reliably appears and is promoted to the Windows 11 taskbar corner, with a live memory readout.

🌐 DNS Manager improvements

• Honest errors: if DNS can't be applied (e.g. the app isn't elevated), you get a clear "Access denied — changing DNS requires running the application as Administrator" instead of a fake success.
• Only physical, connected adapters are touched — VMware/WSL virtual adapters are no longer listed.
• Custom DNS entries are validated before anything is applied.

🛠️ Fixes & polish

• Dropdowns inside utility cards are no longer clipped (Power Plan shows all options).
• Keyboard/assistive-tech friendly: dropdown options are focusable, startup switches have proper roles and labels.
• Installer and binaries renamed to cryptoricoptimizer (e.g. cryptoricoptimizer-0.0.6-setup.exe).
• App identity changed to com.cryptoric.optimizer.

📦 Install

1. Download cryptoricoptimizer-0.0.6-setup.exe below.
2. ⚠️ Uninstall v0.0.5 first — v0.0.6 uses a new app identity, so it will install alongside the old version otherwise.
3. Run the installer. Some actions (like applying DNS) will ask for administrator rights.

SHA-256: f3727125bd81cac4edfe21cdb68515d1de86ffc6fe56deb519c06e03cad7416d

Cryptoric PC Optimizer v0.0.5 is out! 🚀

Here is what's new in this update:

• Added a full Memory Reduct clone: Real-time RAM tracking and a one-click button to trim standby lists and working sets.
• Smart Auto-Clean: You can now set the app to automatically trim your RAM whenever usage goes above a certain percentage (like 85%).
• Silent Startup: Enable "Start with Windows" in settings, and the app will boot up completely hidden in your system tray without popping up in your face.
• Always on Top: Added an option to pin the optimizer above all other windows.
• Desktop Notifications: The background cleaner now sends a native Windows notification whenever it finishes cleaning, showing exactly how much RAM and junk was freed.
• Import & Export Tweaks: You can now easily export your custom tweak settings to share with friends, or import a friend's setup!
• Cleaned up the Settings UI and fixed all the background tray minimizing bugs.

Download the setup below to install or update!