Actual Window Minimizer versions

Actual Window Minimizer lets you minimize any window to the system tray
8.9
Jul 24, 2016
Review
8.7
Feb 13, 2016
8.6
Oct 20, 2015
8.5
Sep 1, 2015
Review
8.4
Jun 7, 2015
8.3
Apr 16, 2015
8.2
Sep 24, 2014
8.1
Oct 22, 2020
Review
8.0
Aug 18, 2013
7.5
Apr 7, 2013
7.4
Jan 23, 2013
7.0
Mar 15, 2012
Editorial review
rating
6.7
Nov 13, 2011
Review
6.6
Aug 3, 2011
Review
6.5
Jun 10, 2011
6.4
Feb 28, 2011
6.3
Nov 20, 2010
6.2
Aug 6, 2010
6.1
Jun 6, 2010
6.0
Feb 13, 2010
5.4
Jul 28, 2009
5.3
Apr 19, 2009
5.2
Oct 30, 2008
Review
5.1
Aug 8, 2008
5.0
Mar 17, 2008
Review
4.4

What's new

v8.9 [Jul 24, 2016]
[ ] The CFL command line switch is expanded with the ability to specify an arbitrary folder where the configuration files should be stored: ActualWindowMinimizerCenter.exe CFL ""
[*] Overall stability is improved.
[*] Proper scaling in high DPI resolutions has been finally implemented for:
- extra title buttons
- Log window
- AltMinimize floating screen preview
[*] Evaluation dialog has been restyled.
[*] Proper scaling in high DPI resolutions has been finally implemented for program dialogs (About, Register, Check for Updates, etc.).
[-] Auto-detection of free space for extra title buttons worked incorrectly in high DPI resolutions for Windows Explorer and Microsoft Office windows.
[-] Some features stopped working in Skype windows after saving the Actual Window Minimizer configuration.
[-] Windows 7 : Specific window settings with certain Window Caption criterion specified did not apply to Microsoft Management Console windows (Event Viewer, Task Scheduler, Disk Manager, etc.).
[-] Intuit QuickBooks windows hung for a while after right clicking the extra title buttons.

v8.5 [Sep 1, 2015]
Windows 10: Numerous fixes for extra title buttons.
Automatic detection of free place for extra title bar buttons.
Automatic gradual Compact View.

v8.1 [Feb 10, 2014]
- German translation is revised.
- Windows XP/Vista: Command prompt windows launched after starting Actual Window Minimizer remained unprocessed.

v7.0 [Mar 15, 2012]
[!] Configuration window has been revamped.
[*] Compatibility with Windows 8 Consumer Preview is improved.
[*] Compatibility with Windows Snipping Tool is improved.
[*] Compatibility with TechSmith's Snagit is improved.
[*] Compatibility with GOM Media Player is improved.
[*] Compatibility with Gyazo is improved.
[*] The "C" command line option has been modified: now it expects a fully
qualified name of a folder that contains alternative configuration files
to load.
[-] In some rare cases, window settings did not re-apply after modification.
[-] Some window settings re-applied after saving the configuration even if
they were not modified.
[-] Crashes in dwm.exe happened occasionally.
[-] In some cases, Control Center might crash upon reloading the configuration.
[-] When launching Actual Window Minimizer after Stardock DeskScapes,
Windows Explorer crashed or became unstable.
[-] With Actual Window Minimizer running, capturing a video in TechSmith's
Jing made it crash upon closing.
[-] Title buttons did not appear in the Windows Media Center window.
[-] Additional commands did not appear in the Windows Media Center window menu
after switching its window back from full-screen.
[-] Windows that were minimized to the tray/screen via window menu command
did not restore via Unhide submenu.
[-] Configuration windows stayed out of sight when they were located
on a secondary monitor and the monitor got disabled.

v6.7 [Nov 13, 2011]
- Sometimes the dwm.exe process crashed.
- The auto-minimization of inactive Outlook dialogs is improved.
- Title buttons did not update their placement in Mozilla Firefox 7 windows after maximizing/restoring a window.
- In some cases, console windows might hung for some time at startup.
- Some Configuration windows (like Select Window from List, Test Regexp) did not return into a visible area after their last monitor was disconnected.
- Sometimes, empty match lines appeared in the Test Regexp results.
- Norwegian language is added (translation provided by Stale Pedersen).
- Ability is added to toggle the "Run the library from the installation folder" option via program's command line (use the L /L- command line option to turn this option on/off, accordingly; by default, this option is off).
- Window rules (specifics and exclusions) are now compatible with windows of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
- Compatibility with many Adobe products is improved (however, some functions may be unavailable yet).
- Compatibility with Mindjet's MindManager is improved.
- Compatibility with TechSmith's SnagIt is improved.
- Tracking of window caption changes is improved (in particular, for own Actual Window Minimizer configuration dialogs).
- Title buttons look and behave correctly in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 windows.
- Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 crashed after opening/closing the Chart Source Data dialog.
- Various Adobe products (like Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver,Fireworks, Illustrator) crashed upon exiting.
- Autodesk Softimage hung at startup if Actual Window Minimizer was running.
- Title buttons' glow effect looked wrong with non-standard values of Screen DPI.

v6.6 [Aug 3, 2011]
- Indonesian language is added (translation provided by Elda Taluta).
- Windows Vista/7: When installing a new version, special system mechanism is used to avoid the reboot after updating program's runtime library.
- Windows Vista/7: Sometimes Actual Window Minimizer caused Desktop Window
Manager's crash.

v5.0 [Mar 17, 2008]
1) The support for command prompt (or console/CMD/DOS) windows in Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista is added. 2) The full support of native 64-bit applications running on any Windows x64 platform is added.

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