Release Notes

Version 5.9.713.0 (Released October 27, 2026)

• Improvement - Added "folder inherits" column to detail folder report list.
• Improvement - Email sent through a custom SMTP server with encryption enabled now verifies the mail server's certificate. Use the new "Accept all server certificates" email option in Global Options for previous behavior (not recommended).
• Improvement - The "purgeolderthan" argument (and the "Purge files older than" scheduled task option) now deletes only earlier date-stamped copies of the operation's own export files, based on the date in the file name.
• Improvement - The "purgeolderthan" argument now requires the "appenddate" argument; without it, nothing is deleted and a warning is logged.
• Improvement - Each file deleted by the "purgeolderthan" argument is now recorded in the log.
• Improvement - An invalid "purgeolderthan" value (anything other than a whole number of days from 1 to 99999) is now reported as an error before anything is run.
• Improvement - Updated the command line and scheduled task help topics to describe export file purging.
• Improvement - Added automated tests covering export file purging and the scheduled task purge option.
• Improvement - Faster scans when a domain's controllers cannot be reached: group memberships of that domain's accounts are no longer looked up once the domain is known to be unreachable.
• Improvement - Added automated tests covering project folder handling, permission merging, report comparison, statistics, long paths, exports and imports, settings, and scheduled task command lines.
• Bug fix - Fixed files and folders that could not be opened to read their permissions being reported with the permissions of the Permissions Reporter process instead of their own.
• Bug fix - Fixed the "appenddate" argument using a non-Gregorian year in export file names under some regional settings (the Thai Buddhist calendar, for example).
• Bug fix - Fixed domain computer discovery (used by share permissions reports and when adding folders by domain) potentially never finishing, while using ever more memory, when the computer list had to be read from the Windows browser service and was incomplete.
• Bug fix - Failures to read the computer list from the Windows browser service are now logged with the reason, rather than a generic message.
• Bug fix - Fixed a project folder listed more than once in different forms (for example "D:\Data" and "D:\Data\", or with different letter case) not being scanned at all; it is now scanned once.
• Bug fix - Fixed project folders with paths longer than 260 characters being skipped with an error.
• Bug fix - Fixed volumes mounted in a folder not being scanned when "Exclude mount points and symbolic links" is off.
• Bug fix - Fixed some special permissions being dropped from the report when several special permission entries for the same account were merged.
• Bug fix - Fixed new projects inheriting the maximum folder depth and system folder exclusion settings of the previously open project.
• Bug fix - Fixed accounts resolved through SID history appearing twice in the principals report, its exports, and the principal count.
• Bug fix - Fixed share permissions being missing or incomplete in command line and scheduled task exports, and share statistics being incomplete, when gathering share permissions took longer than the folder scan. Scans now finish only after share permissions have been gathered.
• Bug fix - Fixed share permissions reports failing for hosts entered with a space after the separator (for example "server1, server2").
• Bug fix - Fixed "Report only on share paths explicitly in project folders" omitting a share when the project folder is the share itself without a trailing backslash (for example \\server\share).
• Bug fix - Fixed statistics panels showing doubled or tripled counts after importing report data or comparing reports.
• Bug fix - Fixed principal statistics for read, write, and modify access not counting accounts granted stronger access (an account with Full Control, for example, was not counted as having write access).
• Bug fix - Fixed files with a modification date in the future being counted as "Unknown" age; they are now counted in the newest age range.
• Bug fix - Fixed file extension statistics listing the same extension separately for different letter cases (.PDF and .pdf, for example).
• Bug fix - Fixed folder permissions tree navigation jumping to the first or last match in the tree, instead of the next match after the selection, when a folder was selected while searching for permissions (or the reverse).
• Bug fix - Fixed report comparisons not reporting removed subfolders when all of a folder's subfolders were removed.
• Bug fix - Fixed a report comparison starting path being ignored when it names a top-level folder, and matching the wrong folder when another folder's name begins with the same text (C:\DataArchive for C:\Data, for example).
• Bug fix - Fixed comparison results CSV exports having an extra column in the header row.
• Bug fix - Fixed PDF exports failing when a file's nested permissions table (permission differences or over-exposure) is too long to fit on one page.
• Bug fix - Fixed XML exports losing whether a file's differing permissions are inherited; they were imported as not inherited.
• Bug fix - XML exports now write an empty owner when the owner is unknown, rather than a localized placeholder that was imported as an account named "Unknown".
• Bug fix - Fixed the program failing to start after its settings file was damaged (by an interrupted save, for example). The damaged file is now kept as GlobalSettings.xml.bad and default settings are used.
• Bug fix - Fixed the program closing when the clipboard is in use by another program or a remote desktop session during a copy.
• Bug fix - Fixed scheduled task command lines being misread when a value such as the email subject contains quotes, or a path ends with a backslash.
• Bug fix - Fixed scheduled task and HTTP proxy passwords that begin or end with a space failing, because the spaces were removed.
• Bug fix - Fixed the Scheduled Tasks window continuing to query the task scheduler after it was closed (once more for each time it had been opened).
• Bug fix - Fixed graphics resources leaking each time a file or folder icon was displayed, which could exhaust them in long sessions with large reports.
• Bug fix - Fixed "Don't show this message again" on the license warning not being remembered after the program closed.
• Bug fix - Fixed the Add Folder dialog not remembering its last file path, and overwriting the path remembered by the data import window.
• Bug fix - Fixed the missing HTML footer template error naming the header template file.
• Bug fix - Fixed the Load and Save buttons of the project scan filter loading and saving the post-scan filter instead. Filter files saved from the scan filter by earlier versions contain the post-scan filter and need to be saved again.
• Bug fix - Fixed export options that the selected format does not offer (owner, file, share, event log, and principals data when CSV is selected, for example) being saved as off, which left them out of later exports in other formats and of scheduled tasks using the saved options.
• Bug fix - Fixed loading export options ignoring the folder, file, owner, and share data choices when CSV or XML was the selected format, including command line operations after the export window was last used with CSV or XML.
• Bug fix - Fixed command line exports applying the rules of the format the export options were saved with rather than the output file's format (an Excel export using options saved for CSV omitted owner, file, share, event log, and principals data, for example).

Version 5.8.711.0 (Released October 12, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved PDF permissions export table column layout and sizing logic.
• Improvement - Improved performance when accumulating report statistics and processing files.
• Improvement - The backup-intent fallback used when reading permissions is denied now requests only READ_CONTROL access.
• Improvement - Percentages on Excel statistics sheets are now exported as percent-formatted numeric cells.
• Improvement - Dates in Excel exports are now displayed using the regional settings of the person opening the workbook.
• Improvement - Modified dates in HTML folder and file tables no longer include seconds, matching PDF exports.
• Improvement - Command line operations now exit with code 1 when they fail, allowing the task scheduler and scripts to detect failures.
• Improvement - Failed command line operations are now recorded in CommandLineErrors.log (under %ProgramData%), even when the "savelog" argument is not used.
• Improvement - Command lines are now validated before anything is run: unrecognized arguments and arguments without a value are reported as errors.
• Improvement - Command line argument values can now be attached with a colon (for example, /export:"c:\output.html").
• Improvement - Export files created with the "appenddate" argument now share one date/time stamp per operation.
• Improvement - Corrected and expanded the command line help topic (syntax rules, exit codes, and previously undocumented arguments).
• Improvement - Added an automated test suite covering command line parsing.
• Bug fix - Scopes are no longer merged when the NoPropagateInherit flag differs.
• Bug fix - A warning is now logged when backup privileges could not be enabled because the program is not running elevated.
• Bug fix - Fixed HTML exports showing the wrong scope for permissions that differ only by the NoPropagateInherit flag.
• Bug fix - Fixed Excel exports converting numeric-looking names and codes to numbers in the principals report and statistics tables.
• Bug fix - Fixed Excel statistics values being misread under regional settings that use a comma as the decimal separator.
• Bug fix - JSON exports now write a null folder owner when the owner is unknown, rather than a localized placeholder.
• Bug fix - XML exports now retain the owner and account type of share permissions, which were previously lost on import.
• Bug fix - Fixed HTML tree exports leaving extra memory allocated for every exported folder without subfolders.
• Bug fix - Fixed scheduled and command line operations hanging when a Gmail or Microsoft 365 email authorization had to be refreshed.
• Bug fix - Fixed command lines with a misspelled or missing argument starting an unintended folder scan or never exiting.
• Bug fix - Fixed an argument without a value, or an unquoted path containing spaces, causing the rest of the command line to be misread.
• Bug fix - Fixed a quoted path ending with a backslash being misread on the command line; it is now accepted as the last argument and reported as an error elsewhere.
• Bug fix - Fixed scans launched from the shell context menu failing when the selected item is a drive.
• Bug fix - Fixed recent projects in the taskbar jump list failing to load when the project path contains spaces.
• Bug fix - Fixed the "appenddate" argument producing an invalid export file name when the name also occurs in the file extension (csv.csv, for example).
• Bug fix - Fixed emailed zip attachments potentially being mixed up or missing when scheduled tasks run at the same time.
• Bug fix - An error log that cannot be saved ("savelog" argument) is now reported as a failure rather than ignored.

Version 5.7.709.0 (Released September 10, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved performance and resource usage when exporting to PDF.
• Improvement - Faster group member extraction: a group nested inside many other groups is now enumerated once per scan.
• Improvement - Faster identity resolution for local accounts on remote file servers and for deleted domain accounts.
• Improvement - Manager names are now resolved once per manager per scan rather than once per user.
• Improvement - Scans using Windows authentication now always query Active Directory with the specified credentials.
• Improvement - Local account resolution on remote file servers is no longer skipped when the server does not respond to a platform probe.
• Improvement - A domain whose controllers cannot be reached is now reported once per scan, and its groups and members are resolved through the Global Catalog instead of failing for every principal.
• Improvement - Repeated log entries for the same condition under the same folder are now rolled up into a single entry with an occurrence count.
• Improvement - When the log reaches its maximum size, warnings are now discarded before errors, so a flood of expected warnings can no longer push real errors out of the log.
• Improvement - Added an automated test suite covering Active Directory identity resolution and group member extraction.
• Bug fix - Fixed group member extraction silently stopping after the first 1500 members of very large groups.
• Bug fix - Group members and group memberships from other domains in the same forest are now included. Members that still cannot be resolved are now reported in the scan log.
• Bug fix - Fixed local accounts in local groups on domain-joined servers being reported as domain accounts.
• Bug fix - Fixed managed service accounts found within groups being reported as computer accounts.
• Bug fix - Groups excluded from member extraction are now also excluded when nested inside other groups.
• Bug fix - Fixed resolution failures for managers, foreign security principals, and large groups whose distinguished name contains a forward slash.
• Bug fix - The principal details view now locates accounts resolved through the Global Catalog or through SID history in another domain, and displays SID history values as SIDs.
• Bug fix - Fixed outdated resource string regarding free edition export file formats.

Version 5.6.708.0 (Released August 7, 2026)

• New feature - JSON (and NDJSON) export format for scripts, automation, and log analytics platforms.
• Improvement - Filter conditions with no value are now ignored when filters are applied.
• Improvement - Added an extensive automated test suite covering the filtering system.
• Bug fix - Fixed crash when applying "folder permissions list" filter conditions.
• Bug fix - Fixed new account type filter conditions defaulting to a value that could never match.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential crash applying "permissions match parent" conditions loaded from older filter files.
• Bug fix - Fixed inverted matching of "account enabled in group" conditions and the disabled accounts quick filter.
• Bug fix - Negative filter operators (is not equal to, does not contain, etc.) now correctly match rows with empty values.
• Bug fix - Negative filter operators on group membership conditions now require that no group member matches.
• Bug fix - Account and SID exclusions now combine correctly with filters using match ANY semantics.
• Bug fix - Quick filter and preset loading now preserves all rule groups and their match ANY/ALL operator.

Version 5.5.705.0 (Released July 15, 2026)

• Improvement - Updated to .NET runtime 10.0.10, addressing July 2026 security fixes.
• Improvement - Other minor library updates.

Version 5.5.701.0 (Released July 9, 2026)

• Improvement - HTML exports now render report data on demand, so large reports open quickly.
• Improvement - Dramatically reduced memory usage when exporting large data sets to PDF.
• Improvement - Excel exports now include an option to omit the summary worksheet.
• Improvement - All export file formats now use a temp file finalized by an atomic move.
• Improvement - Excel export frozen header rows for folder, file, share, owner, and event log sheets.
• Improvement - Excel row-limit sheet splitting behavior extended to cover additional scenarios.
• Improvement - Principal report exports can now toggle nested member and empty group inclusion.
• Improvement - Improved the efficiency of stats calculations during report export operations.
• Improvement - Improved progress and cancellation support for interactive export operations.
• Improvement - HTML permissions exports now include a collapse-all control for tree nodes.
• Improvement - HTML permissions exports now implement text filtering for tree nodes.
• Improvement - PDF exports can now have configurable page size and orientation.
• Improvement - Excel summary sheet now includes a summary metrics block.
• Improvement - Added domain column to principals report data exports.
• Improvement - File owner data exports now include dominant type and concentration columns.
• Improvement - Added SID, account type, and inheritance columns to the share report.
• Improvement - Improved reliability of report data import in disconnected environments.
• Improvement - Improved organizational and value consistency across export file formats.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrectly typed date values in Excel data exports.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential for Excel sheet names to exceed the character limit.

Version 5.4.699.0 (Released June 22, 2026)

• Bug fix - Fixed SID pool buffer not being cleared in some scenarios.
• Bug fix - Fixed inverted exclusionary multi-pattern logic.
• Bug fix - Fixed empty group filter matching logic error.
• Bug fix - Fixed failure to reset total file folder stat between scans.
• Bug fix - Fixed special permission brush failing theme conformance.
• Bug fix - Comparison change type was incorrectly swapped for inheritance.
• Bug fix - Comparison missed target-only child folders when source has none.

Version 5.4.698.0 (Released June 15, 2026)

• Improvement - Scheduled task names are now directly editable.
• Improvement - Global email subject and body can now be reset to defaults.
• Improvement - Improved html header template to support additional customization.
• Improvement - Installer now backs up existing templates prior to updating them.
• Bug fix - Fixed task scheduler changing some fields to lowercase.
• Bug fix - Fixed issues with report metrics not exporting correctly.

Version 5.3.692.0 (Released June 10, 2026)

• Improvement - Google and Microsoft library updates for security, correctness.
• Improvement - Improved query ordering for sid history resolution scenarios.
• Improvement - Increased resilience of identity resolution paths with GC fallback.
• Bug fix - Fixed identity resolver failure result caching between scans.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes for permissions data exports in PDF format.
• Bug fix - Fixed folder tree node state icon regression.

Version 5.3.691.0 (Released May 30, 2026)

• Improvement - Additional user interface performance improvements during analysis.
• Improvement - CSV folder permissions data export now supports column selection.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect permissions table counter value when showing group members.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with specific monthly scheduler configurations.

Version 5.3.687.0 (Released May 11, 2026)

• Improvement - Added German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese language support.
• Improvement - Added support for collecting and displaying runtime diagnostics.
• Improvement - Improved work scheduling and concurrency.
• Bug fix - Fixed erratic tooltip display in some scenarios.

Version 5.2.679.0 (Released April 12, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved user interface performance during analysis.
• Improvement - Reduced memory allocation pressure during analysis.
• Improvement - Improved icon rendering on 1080p displays.
• Improvement - Improved thread pool sizing calculations.

Version 5.2.668.0 (Released March 25, 2026)

• Improvement - General improvements and optimizations.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare malformed security descriptor crash during share discovery.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible process termination failure when executing scheduled tasks.

Version 5.2.665.0 (Released February 26, 2026)

• Improvement - Added global option for disabling remote machine SAM resolution.
• Improvement - Performance and resource usage optimizations across report types.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare scan deadlock scenario related to scan filter pruning.
• Bug fix - Command line operations now retain user-specified string case.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible crash when evaluating malformed security descriptors.

Version 5.2.655.0 (Released February 16, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved cancellation support for PDF permissions data exports.
• Improvement - Smarter SMTP authentication and security (SSL/TLS) negotiation.
• Improvement - Reports with nested row details expanded by double-click and spacebar.
• Improvement - Multiple documentation updates and content expansions.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with scheduled tasks not terminating after completion.
• Bug fix - Fixed inconsistent Microsoft 365 brand phrasing.

Version 5.2.653.0 (Released February 14, 2026)

• Improvement - Added support for Gmail and Office365 OAuth email delivery.
• Improvement - Improved default window sizes and grid column layouts.
• Improvement - Improved permissions tree rendering performance.
• Improvement - Improved quick filter selection UI with categorization.
• Improvement - Added seven helpful new quick filter presets.
• Improvement - Improved permissions node colors in light theme.
• Improvement - Improved failure logging at application scope.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect CREATOR OWNER interpretation in file permissions report.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect default for light/dark theme switch.
• Bug fix - Fixed inconsistent use of access denied icon.
• Bug fix - Fixed folder permissions tree navigation bar shortcut keys.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare potential runtime exceptions during scans.

Version 5.1.644.0 (Released February 5, 2026)

• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect use of HTML export group membership option.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect sort order for group members in the permissions tree.

Version 5.1.643.0 (Released January 27, 2026)

• Improvement - Added navigation toolbar to the folder permissions tree.
• Improvement - Added global option for choosing permissions merging strategy.
• Improvement - Default permissions merging now consistent with Windows Explorer.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter window now clears filtering when closed by default.
• Bug fix - Fixed post-scan filter strings being reset upon scan completion.
• Bug fix - Fixed "destination array was not long enough" error in some environments.

Version 5.1.639.0 (Released January 20, 2026)

• Improvement - Permissions tree context menu now supports project path exclusion.
• Improvement - Enhanced scan filter account exclusion via permissions tree context menu.
• Improvement - Extended information available in folder permissions tooltips.
• Improvement - Clipboard copy support added to existing file report context menu.
• Improvement - Clipboard copy support added to principal, file owner, and share reports.
• Improvement - Clipboard copy support added for all report metrics views.
• Improvement - Added product icon for Permissions Reporter shell context menu entry.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect hidden permission count in post-scan filter status bar.

Version 5.0.636.0 (Released January 16, 2026)

• Improvement - Optimized memory storage for event logging system.
• Improvement - Various improvements in memory allocation pressure.
• Improvement - Improved handling of rare environmental rendering errors.
• Bug fix - Installer now enforces minimum Windows client OS requirement.
• Bug fix - Fixed incompatible Windows API system call on Server 2012.
• Bug fix - Fixed null reference exception when using a specific filter condition.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible incorrect field validation border in scan filter editor.

Version 5.0.631.0 (Released January 13, 2026)

• Improvement - HTML export styling better matches current product release.
• Bug fix - Fixed account status resolution failure for machine accounts.
• Bug fix - Fixed group membership expansion exclusions feature.
• Bug fix - Fixed problems with export of group membership data.
• Bug fix - Fixed various consistency issues with report exports.
• Bug fix - Report view tab counts weren't updating in some scenarios.

Version 5.0.629.0 (Released January 10, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved logging and exception handling for batch operations.
• Bug fix - Fixed failure to detect disabled accounts in some scenarios.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible incorrect group expansion.

Version 5.0.628.0 (Released January 9, 2026)

• Improvement - Improved UI responsiveness during intensive scans.
• Improvement - Disabled user and computer icons have been updated for clarity.
• Improvement - Icon and text rendering optimizations.
• Improvement - Updated license attributions.

Version 5.0.609.0 (Released January 7, 2026)

• Bug fix - Fixed faded icon colors in some environments.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect trial license activation from global settings.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect folder node state after cancelation.

Version 5.0.607.0 (Released January 6, 2026)

• Improvement - Windows Server 2025 is now supported.
• Improvement - New principal-based view with nested details and stats.
• Improvement - Added project option for expanding primary group membership.
• Improvement - Added global options for LDAP query timeouts and referral chasing.
• Improvement - Exports can now include full principal data, report metrics, and more.
• Improvement - Introduced new managed service account type reporting and filtering.
• Improvement - Comparison feature now reveals changes to folder counts, file counts, etc.
• Improvement - SID history resolution is now optional and includes tracking, filter support.
• Improvement - New folder permissions principal exclusion options (for noise reduction).
• Improvement - New folder exclusion options for offline, DFS, and virtual folders.
• Improvement - File permissions report now offers configurable over-exposure analysis.
• Improvement - File permissions report offers several new exclusionary options.
• Improvement - User interface overhaul with light/dark toggle and accent color chooser.
• Improvement - Significantly improved memory usage for group membership tracking.
• Improvement - Significantly improved memory usage during XML permissions data import.
• Improvement - Inherited and non-inherited icons now have distinctive shapes.
• Improvement - Numerous performance improvements and resource usage optimizations.
• Improvement - Permissions report exports now show a marker for nested group members.
• Improvement - The parent group indicator of the permissions detail view is now navigable.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter presets have been refined and their descriptions clarified.
• Improvement - Added option to clear post-scan filter when the editor window is closed.
• Improvement - Added a collapsible stats panel to the comparison wizard results view.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter account fields now have auto-complete populated by scan results.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter string drop-down selection boxes are now grouped by first letter.
• Improvement - File owner treemap can now use file counts as its preferred visual metric.
• Improvement - Added an "account type in nested group" filter condition.
• Improvement - Share permissions report now shows colorized permissions.
• Improvement - Share permissions report now displays share folder owner account.
• Improvement - Folder permissions table report can now quickly toggle group member display.
• Improvement - Added confirmation when closing project editor with unsaved changes.
• Improvement - Numerous improvements and extensions to built-in quick filters.
• Improvement - Added visual databar overlay to file owners report (size column).
• Improvement - Simplified and canonicalized share report permissions descriptions.
• Improvement - Filter child window can now be configured not to stay on top of parent.
• Improvement - Simple permissions background colors now have light and dark variations.
• Improvement - Simple permissions foreground text color now adapted by contrast ratio.
• Improvement - Scan metrics are now exported and restored for display upon import.
• Improvement - Numerous improvements to the project Add Folder dialog.
• Improvement - PDF report data exports have improved performance and layout.
• Improvement - Improved (much more intuitive) data export window design.
• Improvement - Added clipboard copy functions to folder detail view.
• Improvement - Further extended the range of possible app font sizes.
• Improvement - Extensive logging improvements with reduced noise levels.
• Improvement - Added global option to flash taskbar icon upon scan completion.
• Improvement - Improved reparse point detection and processing.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect radio button group initializations.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect folder tree count in some project configurations.
• Bug fix - Fixed bug in "group empty" filter condition causing it to target non-group objects.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect rule generation for a couple filter presets.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect handling of certain reparse point traversals.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect project path targeting when launched from shell context menu.
• Bug fix - Share discovery no longer adds duplicate entries to the share selection list.
• Security - Installer now includes SBOM (software bill of materials).
• Security - Progress Telerik remediation CVE-2024-10095.

Version 4.2.561.0 (Released November 26, 2024)

• Improvement - Minor performance and user interface layout improvements.
• Improvement - Improved XML import to restore nested parent group based on project settings.
• Bug fix - Fixed restore of parent group data during XML data import.
• Security - Progress Telerik remediations CVE-2024-8316, CVE-2024-7575, CVE-2024-7576.

Version 4.2.553.0 (Released August 1, 2024)

• Improvement - Added clipboard copy functions to permissions detail view.
• Improvement - The folder detail view path field can now be clicked to open the associated folder.
• Improvement - Improved task scheduler configuration window field validation.
• Improvement - Scheduled task credential entry cancellation now returns to the editor.
• Bug fix - Fixed regression that prevented group containment filter matching in some scenarios.
• Bug fix - Minor user interface layout fixes and improvements.

Version 4.2.549.0 (Released July 17, 2024)

• Improvement - Added message to scheduled tasks view when empty.
• Improvement - Added counts to warning and error log viewer filter buttons.
• Improvement - Added grouping support to Active Directory property viewer.
• Bug fix - Additional minor user interface corrections and improvements.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect folder tree tooltip icon sizing.

Version 4.2.547.0 (Released July 10, 2024)

• Improvement - Improved contrast of several application themes (including all dark themes).
• Improvement - Post-scan filter editor load toolbar button now prunes inaccessible entries.
• Improvement - Added email authentication troubleshooting link to global options window.
• Improvement - Minor performance optimizations.
• Bug fix - Fixed missing selection markers in folder tree during drill-down operations.
• Bug fix - Removed redundant folder detail pane general subfolder count indicator.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect visuals when dragging and dropping detail view group columns.
• Bug fix - Fixed path drop-down selections failing on subsequent access.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect dark theme icon for unknown accounts.

Version 4.2.542.0 (Released June 29, 2024)

• Improvement - Improved compatibility of task scheduling features.
• Improvement - Added ability to show nestings in parent group display fields.
• Improvement - Permissions report data export style and accessibility improvements.
• Improvement - Performance improvements for filtering and data export features.
• Improvement - Revised export window layout and styles to better assist in format selection.
• Improvement - Group member extraction features are now enabled by default for new projects.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect folder tree background when using the dark red theme.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible incorrect group member nesting in export files.
• Bug fix - Fixed missing report table column in PDF file exports.
• Bug fix - Various minor user interface fixes and improvements.

Version 4.1.537.0 (Released April 27, 2024)

• Improvement - Performance improvements for filtering and other core functions.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect default from address logic for email integration.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect PDF export basic permissions column colorization issue.
• Bug fix - Various minor user interface fixes and improvements.

Version 4.1.535.0 (Released March 5, 2024)

• Bug fix - Fixed inconsistent project folder ordering regression.

Version 4.1.529.0 (Released March 4, 2024)

• Improvement - Added the ability to control the order of project folders.
• Improvement - Permissions folder tree nodes now use lexicographical sorting.
• Improvement - Main window vertical splitter position is now restored between uses.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible error message during PDF export operations.

Version 4.1.527.0 (Released February 6, 2024)

• Bug fix - Fixed rare argument out of range error.

Version 4.1.527.0 (Released February 6, 2024)

• Improvement - Various UI fixes and improvements.
• Improvement - Added support for advanced wildcard pattern matching in filter conditions.
• Improvement - Excel export summary worksheet now includes a simple table of contents.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with group membership exports in certain filtering scenarios.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with Modify permissions text appearing twice in some cases.
• Bug fix - Resolved popup dialog window ownership regression.

Version 4.1.522.0 (Released January 23, 2024)

• Improvement - Performance and resource usage improvements.
• Improvement - Improved dialog system styles and positioning logic.
• Improvement - File permissions child grids now have a (scrollable) max height.
• Bug fix - Fixed a small number of incorrect dark mode icons.

Version 4.1.517.0 (Released January 3, 2024)

• Improvement - Improved XML permissions data import performance.
• Improvement - Improved memory consumption for XML permissions data import.
• Improvement - Improved performance and memory usage for string-based filter conditions.
• Improvement - Minor UI layout improvements.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes to string-based filter inputs.
• Bug fix - Minor installer fixes and improvements.

Version 4.1.512.0 (Released December 7, 2023)

• Improvement - Improvements to the appearance of dark themes.
• Improvement - Performance and memory usage improvements.
• Improvement - Expanded information on available export options.
• Bug fix - Fixed bug with project change detection.

Version 4.1.509.0 (Released November 27, 2023)

• Improvement - Performance and resource usage improvements.
• Improvement - Improved user interface layout to make better use of space.
• Improvement - Correctness and performance updates for multiple internal libraries.
• Improvement - End User License Agreement is now visible in product about box.
• Bug fix - Resolved invalid index error when using specific project filtering options.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible 'rowIndex' error when exporting large data sets to Excel.
• Bug fix - Removing a root folder tree node from the report would remove other roots as well.

Version 4.0.504.0 (Released September 14, 2023)

• Improvement - Changes to dark themes for improved readability.
• Improvement - Fix for window frame not rounding when appropriate.
• Improvement - Updates for internal AD resolver libraries.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect serialization when project file contained specific filter constraints.

Version 4.0.492.0 (Released August 18, 2023)

• Improvement - Window frame rendering improvements.
• Improvement - Other user interface optimizations and fixes.
• Bug fix - Data export configuration could not be exported or re-imported.

Version 4.0.488.0 (Released July 24, 2023)

• Improvement - Improved memory scalability when using scan-time filters.
• Improvement - Various user interface fixes and improvements.
• Improvement - Various memory allocation and performance improvements.
• Improvement - Security improvements.

Version 4.0.484.0 (Released April 14, 2023)

• Improvement - Improved account resolver behavior for historical (migrated) security identifiers.
• Improvement - Improved group member expansion exception handling.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with group membership nesting during data export.
• Bug fix - Installer was not working as expected on Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare "the worksheet must have at least one row" error when exporting to Excel.

Version 4.0.478.0 (Released March 3, 2023)

• Improvement - Project filter can now independently load and save filter definitions.
• Improvement - Minor performance and memory usage optimizations.
• Improvement - Installer improvements and fixes.
• Bug fix - Fixed bug related to filtering by well known sids.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes.

Version 4.0.476.0 (Released February 10, 2023)

• Bug fix - Fixed installer issue causing failed Excel data exports.

Version 4.0.475.0 (Released February 9, 2023)

• Improvement - Reduced minimum size requirements of main window to support lower resolutions.
• Improvement - Startup welcome message area will now become scrollable if needed.

Version 4.0.474.0 (Released February 7, 2023)

• Bug fix - Adding a new project folder may produce duplicate path entries.

Version 4.0.473.0 (Released February 6, 2023)

• Improvement - Excel exports are now written incrementally (directly to file) to limit memory usage.
• Improvement - Excel exports now overflow folder and file permissions into new worksheets when max row counts are exceeded.
• Improvement - The performance of Excel exports has improved substantially.
• Improvement - HTML export collapsible folder tree now loads much faster and no longer uses javascript.
• Improvement - Added data export option that controls the exclusion of empty groups.
• Improvement - Added ability to use semicolon (instead of comma) to separate CSV fields during exports.
• Improvement - Various memory allocation and resource usage improvements.
• Improvement - Updates to export window option presentation and selection state.
• Improvement - Data exported as CSV now includes a UTF-8 byte order marker.
• Improvement - Added an Active Directory property viewer to account detail view.
• Improvement - Users can now remove folder nodes from the report via tree view context menu action.
• Improvement - Improved analysis performance for most project configurations.
• Improvement - Improved hierarchical subfolder layout to facilitate visual comparisons.
• Improvement - Improved consistency of inheritance indicators in grid and detail views.
• Improvement - Improved icons used to represent access level and inheritance.
• Improvement - Expanded group members now indicate whether they are direct or nested members.
• Improvement - Added inheritance indicator to file differential permissions listing.
• Improvement - File owner treemap view now uses selected theme colors.
• Improvement - Numerous window layout improvements across all features.
• Improvement - Added quick filter that shows only enabled accounts in permissions and group members.
• Improvement - Added quick filter that shows only permissions granting full control to everyone.
• Improvement - Added quick filter that excludes well-known security identifiers.
• Improvement - SID exclusions via the permissions node context menu now also target group members.
• Improvement - Local and mapped network drives can now be added to new project folder list by default.
• Improvement - There are no longer any known limits on filter rule nesting.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter editor can now remain on screen and be used iteratively.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter editor window position and size is now retained between uses.
• Improvement - Project and post-scan filters are now tracked (and presented) separately.
• Improvement - Post-scan filter configuration is now persisted between program runs.
• Improvement - Improved logging for various project execution scenarios.
• Improvement - Project folder paths now support environment variable expansion.
• Improvement - Added environment variable selector tool to folder paths window.
• Improvement - Added encryption for HTTP proxy server password in global settings.
• Improvement - Improved adaptation to font size selection in numerous areas of the UI.
• Improvement - Permission tree node context menu filter actions now target the post-scan filter.
• Improvement - Users can now toggle visibility of the file and share permissions summary footer panels.
• Improvement - Improved presentation of path history drop-down controls when they are empty.
• Improvement - Improved error handling and exception reporting during report comparisons.
• Improvement - Added support for specifying start path when triggering comparisons from the command line.
• Improvement - File owners report is now enabled by default for new projects.
• Improvement - The number of permissions hidden by the current post-scan filter is now shown.
• Bug fix - Data import feature was not properly resetting filter state.
• Bug fix - Canceling share discovery when adding a project folder no longer shows an error message.
• Bug fix - Post-scan filter configurations targeting group members weren't clearing correctly.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with post-scan filter window not refreshing after loading stored filter.
• Bug fix - Fixed subfolder count in folder detail view not updating consistently.
• Bug fix - Initiating a new project from main menu would bypass the unsaved project changes check.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with well-known local security identifiers potentially being resolved to a domain.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue that prevented principals from being included in multiple groups during expansion.
• Bug fix - Some column chooser menu icons were not correctly adapting to dark themes.

Version 3.8.447.0 (Released October 21, 2022)

• Improvement - Improved performance for Excel, Html, and Pdf data exports.
• Improvement - Various memory allocation and resource usage improvements.
• Improvement - Group member data export now honors project filter configuration.
• Improvement - Various installer feature and compatibility improvements.
• Bug fix - Empty file system object names are now ignored during scans.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect default setting for exporting nested groups.
• Bug fix - Minor user interface fixes and improvements.

Version 3.8.437.0 (Released July 20, 2022)

• Improvement - Added new dark green application theme option.
• Improvement - Complete overhaul of dark mode icons for better contrast.
• Improvement - Improved presentation of update availability notification.
• Improvement - Added an option for group membership expansion during export.
• Improvement - Updated internal .NET runtime to latest version.
• Improvement - Added the ability to remove the current license key (reverting to free edition).
• Improvement - Added Office365 (SMTP) integration preset to global email options.
• Improvement - Added the ability to clear the share discovery listing when adding project folders.
• Improvement - Improved messaging when running a project with no active folder paths defined.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible shutdown exception when analysis still running.
• Bug fix - Fixed Windows credential dialog labels not visible when using dark theme.
• Bug fix - Event viewer detail pane was not using user-selected font size.

Version 3.7.433.0 (Released May 10, 2022)

• Bug fix - Fixed missing inheritance icons in some locations.
• Bug fix - Moved license attribution information to the "about" dialog.

Version 3.7.431.0 (Released April 13, 2022)

• Improvement - Added the ability to choose parental permissions match attributes when filtering.
• Improvement - Domain principal account detail resolution can fall back to a global catalog query.
• Improvement - Improved focus behavior when navigating user interface elements with keyboard.
• Improvement - Folder detail permissions list now always shown, regardless of filter match state.
• Improvement - Added group member counts to PDF and HTML export group member tables.
• Improvement - Group member tables in PDF, HTML, and Excel formats now include nested groups.
• Improvement - Minor improvements and fixes for theme colors.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare directory not found exception error associated with the display of task dialogs.
• Bug fix - Excel data export first row is now frozen when no other rows are present.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare invalid operation exception when closing main window.
• Bug fix - Fixed failure to report errors when exporting permissions data to Excel.
• Bug fix - Resizing a detail view column could trigger a NullReferenceException.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect table of content anchors in HTML export documents.
• Bug fix - Folder detail permissions list wasn't using icon to show inheritance.

Version 3.6.425.0 (Released January 1, 2022)

• Improvement - Improvements to unexpected exception handling subsystem.
• Improvement - Application-managed windows now use themed title bars.
• Improvement - Updated file owner treemap view colors for improved contrast.
• Improvement - Additional improvements to themes and layout systems.
• Improvement - Start with a dark theme (first launch only) if OS is using dark mode.

Version 3.6.420.0 (Released December 6, 2021)

• Improvement - Errors no longer logged for unrecognized reparse point types in exclusionary logic.
• Improvement - Improved consistency of inheritance state representation.
• Improvement - Improved presentation of subfolder detail report header blocks.
• Bug fix - Fixed missing expander button for file permissions differential records.
• Bug fix - Fixed instance of empty inheritance column in file report.

Version 3.6.417.0 (Released December 2, 2021)

• Improvement - Added two new dark themes (blue and red variations).
• Improvement - Added support for removing checked or highlighted project folders within project settings.
• Improvement - Improved project settings configuration interface.
• Improvement - Task dialogs have been updated to support latest themes and improve readability.
• Improvement - Global options affecting presentation are now applied immediately.
• Improvement - Improved performance of zip compression for email attachments.
• Improvement - Expanded support for Windows Server 2012 (R2 no longer required).
• Improvement - Added cancelation support to share discovery.
• Improvement - Performance and memory optimizations.
• Improvement - Additional user interface and theme coverage improvements.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare "cannot set owner property to a window that has been closed" error message.
• Bug fix - Fixed main window intro text not honoring user font size selection.

Version 3.5.403.0 (Released October 19, 2021)

• Improvement - Application title bar is now themed.
• Improvement - Reduced intensity of main window filter drop-down button background.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes for task scheduling subsystem.

Version 3.5.401.0 (Released October 11, 2021)

• Bug fix - Fixed global settings persistence regression.

Version 3.5.400.0 (Released October 10, 2021)

• Improvement - Added formal support for Windows 11.
• Improvement - Added formal support for Windows Server 2022.
• Improvement - Various user interface updates and fixes.
• Improvement - Improved error handling and reporting.
• Improvement - Added NOT variations to path exclusion match type options.
• Bug fix - Fixed license limitation message issues in project settings window.
• Bug fix - Fix for rare dependency failure related to internal brushes.
• Bug fix - Corrected command line syntax errors in help file.

Version 3.4.394.0 (Released July 24, 2021)

• Improvement - Updated code signing certificate.
• Improvement - Improved contrast and readability of toolbar filter drop-down.
• Improvement - Added file purge support to the scheduler and command line interfaces.
• Improvement - Various help file updates and additions.
• Improvement - Extended context menu clickable area for tree view nodes.
• Improvement - Other minor UI improvements and fixes.

Version 3.3.390.0 (Released May 4, 2021)

• Improvement - Added "Gray & Orange" and "Sea Green" color themes.
• Improvement - Improved installer file size and added missing assembly signatures.
• Improvement - Minor improvements to input control themes, icon resolutions, and more.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential error code 67 when using network authentication feature.
• Bug fix - Fixed project configuration window text clipping when using largest available font size.

Version 3.3.385.0 (Released April 24, 2021)

• Improvement - Minor performance optimizations.
• Bug fix - Minor data binding optimizations and fixes.

Version 3.3.383.0 (Released February 26, 2021)

• Bug fix - Fixed bug that could cause an error when adding filter conditions.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential fault on export of permissions data to Excel format.

Version 3.3.382.0 (Released February 26, 2021)

• Improvement - Minor user interface enhancements and fixes.
• Improvement - Performance improvements and minor bug fixes for Excel export functionality.
• Improvement - Improved error messaging for invalid project file loading operations.
• Improvement - Streamlined principal resolver logic to improve performance in specific scenarios.
• Improvement - Minor improvements and fixes to product installer.
• Bug fix - Navigating back from the final step of the comparison wizard now cancels work in progress.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential crash from rare unhandled folder browser exception condition.
• Bug fix - File and share permissions report status links were navigating to the wrong settings area.
• Bug fix - File owners report was missing node images.

Version 3.2.377.0 (Released January 8, 2021)

• Improvement - Minor performance and memory usage improvements.
• Bug fix - Passing license key into installer was not working as expected.
• Bug fix - Excel export group member counter was always showing zero.
• Bug fix - Various minor user interface bug fixes and enhancements.

Version 3.2.364.0 (Released September 29, 2020)

• Improvement - Added a switch that provides control over how excluded folders are represented in report results.
• Improvement - Added colorization to exported folder nodes with an incomplete (canceled, excluded, etc.) scan state.
• Improvement - HTML header and footer templates are now backed up prior to being overwritten by installer.
• Improvement - Increased details available when error messages are shown (in a wide range of cases).
• Bug fix - Depth exclusion project setting could no longer be set to value of zero.
• Bug fix - Resolved issue with license activation during installation.
• Bug fix - Minor user interface fixes.

Version 3.2.338.0 (Released September 9, 2020)

• Improvement - Various performance and memory optimizations across data export procedures.
• Improvement - Improved default reparse point traversal and processing behaviors.
• Improvement - Added column chooser buttons and state persistence to main window folder view grids.
• Improvement - Added inherited column to folder view permissions listing (hidden by default, see above).
• Improvement - HTML export tree layout updated for improved performance, size, and compatibility.
• Improvement - HTML export tree updated with resolution-independent vector images that match the main UI.
• Improvement - HTML export tree now shows proper excluded node state image.
• Improvement - Updates to product help file contents and presentation.
• Bug fix - Specific data export options were not working as intended.
• Bug fix - Fixed scan-time cancellation delay associated with group member extraction.

Version 3.1.334.0 (Released September 3, 2020)

• Improvement - Minor user interface enhancements.
• Bug fix - The project folder share discovery tool was not displaying results.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with permission comparison tree nodes not sorting correctly.
• Bug fix - Data imports were handling state incorrectly in report comparison scenarios.
• Bug fix - Other minor fixes and improvements.

Version 3.1.331.0 (Released August 21, 2020)

• Improvement - Various performance optimizations.
• Improvement - New icon designs with improved resolution scaling throughout.
• Improvement - Improvements to product themes to enhance user color selection.
• Bug fix - Resolved issues with project filter(s) not being applied consistently.
• Bug fix - Resolved problem with account type filter criteria not producing correct comparison result.

Version 3.0.323.0 (Released August 11, 2020)

• Improvement - Minor user interface enhancements and corrections.
• Improvement - Improved automatic column sizing logic for PDF exports.
• Improvement - Additional improvements to post-export file open prompt.
• Bug fix - Cancelling project execution no longer circumvents finalization of project filters.
• Bug fix - Folder depth exclusion events were not logging correctly in some cases.
• Bug fix - Folders excluded by depth were not finalized to the correct visual state.
• Bug fix - Main window toolbar save button could incorrectly become disabled in certain circumstances.
• Bug fix - Resolved issue with owners report data potentially being truncated in PDF exports.

Version 3.0.318.0 (Released July 21, 2020)

• Improvement - Added export configuration option that allows toggling of post-export file open prompt.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible crash related to Windows-1252 encoding failure.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare possible NullReferenceException error related to mouse positioning (UI component bug).

Version 3.0.313.0 (Released July 2, 2020)

• Improvement - Improved fault handling and error logging for group membership expansion operations.
• Bug fix - Fixed licensing error when trying to export permissions report comparison data in Excel file format.
• Bug fix - Various minor product installer fixes and improvements.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes for crash reporting subsystem.

Version 3.0.310.0 (Released June 17, 2020)

• Improvement - Default max log entries increased from 9,999 to 99,999.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with certain scan-time error conditions incorrectly affecting the project workload.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with scheduled tasks resolving to the wrong product executable path.

Version 3.0.301.0 (Released May 25, 2020)

• Bug fix - Fixed regression that could trigger crash during UI command input.

Version 3.0.300.0 (Released May 24, 2020)

• Improvement - Folder treeview now supports keyboard text search navigation.
• Bug fix - Resolved issue with sorting when importing permissions data.
• Bug fix - Report data finalization was not compacting memory as intended.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes and user interface enhancements.

Version 3.0.298.0 (Released May 11, 2020)

• Change - Minimum OS requirements are now 64-bit Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Change - Support for 32-bit Windows operating systems has been discontinued.
• Improvement - Re-designed threading model for significant performance improvements.
• Improvement - Added support for exporting report contents in PDF file format.
• Improvement - Human readable export formats (html, pdf, excel) have improved default sorting.
• Improvement - Permissions report export operations now support column selection for owner and share data.
• Improvement - HTML data exports now merge user-editable header and footer templates (replaces existing CSS template).
• Improvement - Permissions table and file report grid views now provide data paging capabilities.
• Improvement - Project path entries can now be double-clicked for editing purposes.
• Improvement - Added command line support for the permissions comparison tool.
• Improvement - Final step of report comparison tool now has a back button, allowing for iterative use.
• Improvement - Permissions report comparison tool now offers CSV data export option (in addition to existing Excel format).
• Improvement - Permissions comparison result report now has option to wrap the contents of the description column.
• Improvement - Folders excluded by project exclusion settings now appear in the folder tree with a disabled icon.
• Improvement - Process privilege adjustment failures are now added to the project execution log (as a warning).
• Improvement - Improved behavior of pipe-delimited filter string matching in exclusionary contexts.
• Improvement - Filter behavior for matching parent permissions can now be exact or inclusive, increasing flexibility.
• Improvement - Now using FIPS compliant AES encryption for storage of sensitive data.
• Improvement - Double-clicking owners report tree nodes now expands them (when applicable).
• Improvement - Folder node scan state is now stored as part of XML export and reflected upon re-import.
• Improvement - Various memory usage optimizations for both scanning and user interaction.
• Improvement - HTML export table of contents now appears only when needed (when multiple report sections are present).
• Improvement - Updated main window menu bar to include some missing product functions (filtering, etc.).
• Improvement - HTML flat table export option now applies color coding to basic permissions column.
• Improvement - Project folder exclusions now allows for comparison operator (e.g. &equal to&, &begins with&, etc.) selection.
• Improvement - New tooltip designs for permissions and file report detail views and improvements to existing tooltips.
• Improvement - Added color theme selector to the upper right corner of the main window.
• Improvement - Added a global application font size selector to the upper right corner of the main window.
• Improvement - Main window filter toolbar button has redesigned drop-down content that includes access to quick filters.
• Improvement - Quick filters have been expanded to cover additional common report filtering scenarios.
• Improvement - Window placement data is no longer stored in a separate settings file (now uses registry).
• Improvement - Various improvements and bug fixes for active directory object selector.
• Improvement - File permissions report now offers more flexible control over which files are included.
• Improvement - File permissions report can now show the specific differential permissions that trigger report inclusion.
• Improvement - File permissions report now allows user to decide how file permissions are compared to their parent.
• Improvement - File permissions report context menu options now offer access to parent properties.
• Improvement - File permissions report export now matches default user interface column ordering.
• Improvement - All export formats have been updated to include new file permissions report differential permissions data.
• Improvement - Project settings window layout changed to make space for more descriptive option categories.
• Improvement - Folder paths can now be dragged from Windows Explorer and dropped into the project folders list.
• Improvement - Owner tree list root item count now reflects total of all contained file types.
• Improvement - Event log viewer now provides full-text search capability.
• Improvement - Event log viewer now offers the ability to copy error details to the Windows clipboard.
• Improvement - Added keyboard shortcuts for toolbar commands in main window, log viewer, and scheduler.
• Improvement - Remote path authentication no longer fails when an existing network connection is present.
• Improvement - Improved resiliency and error handling for group membership extraction logic.
• Improvement - Added descriptive text (icon hover) to simple and advanced permission listings.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare crash that could occur from unhandled InvalidOperationException in owner data collection view.
• Bug fix - Fixed reversal of source and target phrases when reporting folder inheritance changes during comparisons.
• Bug fix - The "ends with" filter condition wasn't working correctly in an exclusive (not) context.
• Bug fix - Main window status bar filter state indicator wasn't updated by use of post-scan filtering.
• Bug fix - Resolved issue with shell context start-up check prior to applying project impersonation.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with multiple sort column indicator in permissions table view.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes and compatibility improvements in task scheduler components.
• Bug fix - Fixed lack of horizontal spacing in share discovery checkbox list.
• Bug fix - Fixed AD chooser failing to appear by default when creating rule conditions.
• Bug fix - Some commands with keyboard shortcuts could bypass runtime activity checks.
• Bug fix - Project paths and folder exclusions no longer allow duplicate entries.
• Bug fix - Group member expansion exclusions were not being saved/loaded correctly.
• Bug fix - File owners page of Excel export incorrectly wrote "count" as string.
• Bug fix - Pro edition trial offer now disappears immediately after installing license key.

Version 2.9.228.0 (Released July 9, 2019)

• Improvement - Enhanced digital signature applied to all executable components.
• Improvement - Updated internal zip compression libraries used by email subsystem.
• Bug fix - Fixed runtime data binding error when applying post-scan filtering.

Version 2.9.223.0 (Released June 3, 2019)

• Improvement - Minor memory usage improvements.
• Improvement - Added support for per-monitor DPI awareness on Windows 10 Creators update and later.
• Improvement - Many product icons have been updated to better support high-resolution displays.
• Bug fix - Fixed hang that could occur during report finalization phase.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare crash that could occur when importing project folders.
• Bug fix - Multiple improvements to error handling and logging.

Version 2.9.217.0 (Released February 13, 2019)

• Improvement - Added official support for Windows Server 2019.
• Improvement - Permissions report depth column now available for selection during export.
• Improvement - Special shares can now be ignored when discovering them for project folder addition.
• Improvement - Project folder path additions now track historical entries and provide auto-complete.
• Improvement - Added group member comparison option to the permissions report comparison tool.
• Improvement - Product no longer requires admin account to launch (will use highest available security token).
• Improvement - Redesigned startup display that appears when no report data is available.
• Improvement - Excel export summary sheet now includes warning if max row limit is reached.
• Bug fix - Minor fixes and compatibility improvements in task scheduler components.
• Bug fix - Resolved rare exception that could occur if Windows taskbar is unavailable.
• Bug fix - Resolved rare "unable to retrieve the root folder" exception when browsing for folder location.
• Bug fix - Various minor user interface fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8.198.0 (Released August 24, 2018)

• Improvement - Template and style data are now stored globally, in common application data.
• Improvement - Global settings (including license data) are now stored in common application data.
• Improvement - Outbound email subject and message body are now customizable in global settings.
• Improvement - Outbound email subject can be overridden by scheduled tasks or command line interface.
• Improvement - Refined scheduled task list layout and added progress bar (shown when task is running).
• Improvement - Added filter application tips to the main window startup text area.
• Improvement - Additional minor improvements and cosmetic fixes.

Version 2.7.196.0 (Released June 30, 2018)

• Improvement - Improved root path correlation logic during report comparison.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect permissions for local drive roots.

Version 2.7.194.0 (Released June 12, 2018)

• Improvement - Minor user interface enhancements and fixes.
• Bug fix - Fixed issues with default directory and drive shell handler after uninstall.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.7.192.0 (Released May 21, 2018)

• Improvement - Added the ability to disable automatic crash reporting.
• Improvement - Added AD object picker support to applicable filter rule configuration controls.
• Improvement - Folder detail subfolder listing now provides both total and immediate subfolder count fields.
• Improvement - Folder detail subfolder listing now provides both total and immediate non-inheriting subfolder count fields.
• Improvement - Updated language used to describe project authentication options.
• Improvement - Updates to the product help file.
• Bug fix - Deeply nested filter configurations were not correctly triggering appearance of vertical scrollbar.
• Bug fix - File report reason column could be incorrect in some cases.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect inheritance value in CSV exports.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible "invalid character" error during XML/HTML export.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible "the target is a file, not a directory" errors in some environments.

Version 2.6.187.0 (Released April 19, 2018)

• Improvement - Improved folder tree node clickable area for context menu (right-click).
• Improvement - Folder tree context menu now offers additional clipboard data copy options.
• Improvement - Folder tree context menu can now copy permissions summary listing to clipboard.
• Improvement - Added ability to expand folder tree nodes by depth (1, 2, or 3) via right-click context menu.
• Improvement - Added option to authentication tab of project settings that determines impersonation logon type.
• Bug fix - Compound simple permissions descriptions were not correctly comma delimited.
• Bug fix - User account disabled status was not being detected correctly in some scenarios.
• Bug fix - Special permissions could be under-represented in specific combinatorial scenarios.
• Bug fix - Fixed slow XML report data export performance due to extraneous domain translations.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible incorrect "paths are invalid or inaccessible" message during report comparison.

Version 2.6.180.0 (Released April 15, 2018)

• Improvement - Data exports now honor applied filters in all cases.
• Improvement - Multi-host share permissions data retrieval performance is greatly improved.
• Improvement - Added ability to load project settings when launching from Windows shell context menu.
• Improvement - Improved performance of well known domain sid enumeration in support of filtering.
• Improvement - Consolidated storage of specific user settings to avoid extraneous writes.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect enable/disable logic for scheduled task editor export config browse button.
• Bug fix - Exports using configuration file from scheduler or CLI weren't honoring group member extraction setting.
• Bug fix - Account lookup caching was not factoring in account locality in all cases.
• Bug fix - Fixed path to hostname resolver optimization that neglected case sensitivity.
• Bug fix - Project path history pruning now performed in case-insensitive fashion.
• Bug fix - Folder tree SID exclusion context menu option is now disabled during analysis.
• Bug fix - Fixed HTML tree export indentation bug that could occur with filtering applied.

Version 2.5.170.0 (Released April 10, 2018)

• Improvement - Added taskbar jumplist support for access to recent projects.
• Improvement - Added "loadonly" command line switch for loading project without immediate execution.
• Improvement - Improved visibility of free pro edition trial option.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with project filtering not being applied correctly in some cases.
• Bug fix - Resolved problem with project filter criteria selection.

Version 2.5.167.0 (Released March 27, 2018)

• Bug fix - Fixed "value cannot be null" regression in 2.5.166.0.

Version 2.5.166.0 (Released March 26, 2018)

• Improvement - Added support for new consultant license types.
• Improvement - Improved progress display when importing permissions data from previously exported XML.
• Improvement - Group member data exports are no longer restricted by filtering.
• Improvement - No longer using WMI to build share permissions report by default (option added).
• Improvement - Improvements to logging and error reporting.
• Bug fix - File permissions report configuration could incorrectly limit file ownership report data.
• Bug fix - Project state was considered dirty if edited and saved without making any changes.
• Bug fix - Minor bug fixes, library updates, and performance improvements.

Version 2.4.161.0 (Released March 13, 2018)

• Improvement - User interface changes to increase feature clarity and naming consistency.
• Improvement - Added the ability to filter by folder owner.
• Bug fix - Some user interface elements not updated correctly after project load.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare crash that could occur when copying program license key to the Windows clipboard.
• Bug fix - Free license version users weren't notified correctly of certain feature restrictions.
• Bug fix - Additional minor corrections and UI enhancements.

Version 2.4.160.0 (Released February 15, 2018)

• Improvement - Improved error reporting during command line interactions.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare file removal exception that could occur following export cancellation.
• Bug fix - Improved handling of scenarios where command line interface is used with incorrect license type.
• Bug fix - User is no longer prompted to save project changes when launching from shell context menu.
• Bug fix - Fix for rare "System.IndexOutOfRangeException" that could occur when using scan filtering.
• Bug fix - Fix for rare "System.ArgumentException" error.
• Bug fix - Fix for potential crash when using the active directory object picker.

Version 2.4.156.0 (Released February 8, 2018)

• Improvement - Improved file size string formatting and consistency with Windows.
• Improvement - Added the ability to exclude specific groups from group member expansion.
• Improvement - Minor user interface improvements and corrections.
• Bug fix - Exclusionary paths failed to match if they included a trailing backslash.
• Bug fix - Filter rules that match parent nodes weren't working correctly in specific cases.
• Bug fix - Fixed issue with folder tree node sorting ignoring current culture.
• Change - Support for Windows XP and Server 2003 has been discontinued.

Version 2.3.144.0 (Released January 10, 2018)

• Improvement - Circular group relationships are now handled explicitly and logged as warnings.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare potential for stack overflow during group membership expansion.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible "cannot insert duplicate items" error.

Version 2.3.137.0 (Released December 21, 2017)

• Improvement - Added new "folder permissions list includes" filter match criteria.
• Improvement - Added the ability to export folder report data as a single-page HTML collapsible tree.
• Improvement - Added "folders" command line parameter, used to override project folders.
• Improvement - Excel exports now include a summary page with application version, date and time, etc.
• Improvement - Excel export group member page now includes display name and parent group columns.
• Improvement - Excel exports now include page headers (date, time, worksheet name) and footers (page number) when printing.
• Improvement - HTML export now includes group member table with links from the folder report.
• Improvement - Minor compatibility and stability improvements in Excel export subsystem.
• Improvement - HTML export header now only includes active (checked) project paths.
• Improvement - HTML export header now indicates whether or not filtering is applied.
• Improvement - Export dialog options are now retained automatically between uses.
• Improvement - Share reporting can now target a specific set of hosts or domains.
• Improvement - Inheritance icons are now shown for individual permissions in the folder view.
• Improvement - A collapsible icon key has been added to the permissions folder view.
• Improvement - Share reporting has improved robustness and error logging.
• Improvement - Improved error handling for various edge cases where file system abnormalities are present.
• Improvement - Improved discovery of domain hosts when adding project folders or enumerating shares.
• Improvement - XML data exports now include event log entries (and XML imports can optionally restore them).
• Improvement - HTML and Excel exports now have the option of including event log entries.
• Improvement - Other various user interface updates and improvements.
• Bug fix - Main window status bar filter indicator was incorrect for certain configurations.
• Bug fix - Multiple program instances simultaneously exporting reports to Excel could result in export file corruption.
• Bug fix - Resolved rare "Unable to load DLL penimc.dll" error that prevented app startup.
• Bug fix - Availability of menu commands are synced with toolbar button state.
• Bug fix - Minor bug fixes in task scheduler integration component.

Version 2.2.130.0 (Released November 15, 2017)

• Improvement - Project filter can now be enabled or disabled without modifying the filter configuration.
• Improvement - Report comparison tool now reports changes in group member permissions.
• Improvement - Added the ability to filter by account enabled/disabled in nested group.
• Improvement - Added ability to enable low priority I/O (see global settings).
• Improvement - Upgrade notification area text has been clarified and the action link improved.
• Bug fix - Using left arrow on an unexpanded tree view node would trigger a crash.
• Bug fix - Exclusion editor view height has been adjusted to fix slight content clipping.
• Bug fix - Some group expansion scenarios were not correctly inferred by filter configuration.

Version 2.2.124.0 (Released September 21, 2017)

• Improvement - String filter types now support multiple values separated by pipe symbols.
• Bug fix - Fixed inconsistent account display name resolution in certain cases.
• Bug fix - Fixed regression that prevented the parents of nested groups from being displayed correctly.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible "cannot insert duplicate items" error.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible "index was outside the bounds of the array" error.
• Bug fix - Fixed incorrect display of permissions scope in rare cases.

Version 2.2.121.0 (Released September 5, 2017)

• Improvement - Improved handling of recursive directory structures when traversing reparse points.
• Improvement - Use of scan-time (project) filtering is now considerably faster and more resource efficient.
• Improvement - Double-clicking an entry in the subfolder or permissions lists now brings the associated tree node into view.
• Improvement - Cancellation is now shown as being "in progress" as required.
• Improvement - Significant general performance and resource efficiency improvements.
• Improvement - Added the ability to filter by display name or display name in nested group.
• Bug fix - Filtering on advanced permissions containment wasn't working as intended.
• Bug fix - User accounts extracted from groups were not being shown as disabled when applicable.
• Bug fix - Scan may not complete if the "skip reparse points" option was turned off.
• Bug fix - Fixed broken hyperlink in main window welcome text.

Version 2.2.117.0 (Released August 25, 2017)

• Improvement - Added more aggressive threading option (see global settings) for improved performance in many scenarios.
• Improvement - Error log feature has been renamed to "Event Log" to better reflect its purpose and function.
• Improvement - Group membership extraction feature has improved performance and accuracy.
• Improvement - Execution cancellation now occurs more quickly in cases where group membership extraction is engaged.
• Improvement - Log view now offers a resizable splitter bar between the event list and detail view.
• Improvement - Export configuration window is now accessible even when export data is not present.
• Improvement - Task scheduler now displays current task state (e.g. ready, running, etc.).
• Improvement - Task scheduler now allows running tasks to be stopped, and prevents running tasks from being edited.
• Improvement - Task scheduler no longer shows tasks that have been disabled via the Windows Task Scheduler.
• Improvement - Improved handling of memory exhaustion conditions.
• Improvement - Numerous product performance enhancements.
• Improvement - Product splash screen has been removed.
• Bug fix - No longer attempting domain lookups for local system identities, which resulted in confusing error messages.
• Bug fix - Resolved invalid character warning during save when using specific project filter criteria.
• Bug fix - Fixed possible program hang when scheduled (or command line initiated) application instance runs out of memory.
• Bug fix - Owners report tree list view was not correctly sorting subitems by aggregate file size.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.1.107.0 (Released June 22, 2017)

• Improvement - Added a maximum file node count project setting, which now defaults to 999,999 (-1 = unlimited).
• Improvement - Added the "Display Name" column (hidden by default) to the flat folder report listing.
• Improvement - Added "Display Name" to the list of supported folder report export columns.
• Bug fix - Nested group members were incorrectly showing account names instead of display names in permissions nodes.

Version 2.1.102.0 (Released March 9, 2017)

• Improvement - Reduced memory usage during Excel file format data export operations.
• Bug fix - Command line and scheduler were not producing consistent results in some scenarios.
• Bug fix - Passing the "silent" command line parameter (which is no longer required) would invalidate subsequent arguments.
• Bug fix - Exports initiated via the command line or scheduler did not honor export column visibility settings.
• Bug fix - Global options SMTP port was not initialized with the correct default value (port 25).
• Bug fix - The "Monday" day of week selector in the scheduled task editor was not representing state correctly.

Version 2.1.99.0 (Released November 3, 2016)

• Improvement - Added the ability to save (and reload) export configuration.
• Improvement - Added support for specifying export configuration from command line or scheduler interfaces.
• Improvement - Added ability to apply (site-wide or better) license code via the installer (command line parameter).
• Improvement - Improved memory usage in instances where group member extraction is not enabled.
• Improvement - Additional memory and performance optimizations.
• Improvement - Various product documentation updates.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare "maximum number of items that can be serialized or deserialized in an object graph" error.
• Bug fix - Fixed error that could occur when attempting to extract account identity information from NAS/SAN devices.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.0.96.0 (Released September 28, 2016)

• Improvement - Added official support for Windows Server 2016.
• Bug fix - Resolved issue with trial license activation causing crash in rare circumstances.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare "col must in range" error that could occur during Excel export.

Version 2.0.94.0 (Released September 7, 2016)

• Bug fix - Fixed issue with Excel data export group membership links.
• Bug fix - Corrected scan filter problem with permissions matching that of parent.
• Bug fix - Folder permissions inheritance was incorrect in some circumstances.
• Bug fix - Other minor bug fixes.

Version 2.0.86.0 (Released September 2, 2016)

• Improvement - Added advanced new permissions filtering capabilities that can be applied during or after a scan.
• Improvement - Added the ability to compare permissions reports in order to see what's changed.
• Improvement - Added the ability to extract members from groups, allowing them to be shown in the folder tree.
• Improvement - XML export and import functions have been updated to include group member data (when enabled).
• Improvement - Excel export now includes an optional sheet that contains group membership (linked to from within the folder report).
• Improvement - Excel export basic permissions column is now colorized.
• Improvement - Excel export now splits the header row so that it stays on-screen during scrolling.
• Improvement - File report now participates in filtering operations (honors filter visibility associated with parent folder).
• Improvement - Memory management has been improved and overall working set footprint has been reduced.
• Improvement - Export file compression (used by command line and scheduler interfaces) is now much faster on multi-core systems.
• Improvement - Improved event logging throughout all application areas.
• Improvement - Improved handling of "out of memory" error conditions.
• Improvement - It's now possible to filter the error log viewer by severity.
• Improvement - Permissions report data export and import operations can now be canceled.
• Improvement - XML permissions exports now include a report creation date/time stamp.
• Improvement - Data import tool now allows user to specify whether file, share, and owner report data is imported.
• Improvement - When creating a new project, current project is now checked for changes and offers opportunity to save them.
• Improvement - Users are now notified about major version license conflicts at app startup.
• Improvement - Various user interface enhancements and corrections.
• Improvement - Added an "Analyze with Permissions Reporter" shortcut for folders (and drives) within the Windows shell.
• Improvement - Scheduled tasks are now always assumed to be running silently and will always trigger exit upon completion.
• Improvement - Improved validation in the scheduled task editor.
• Bug fix - Data export was ignoring user column selections (all columns were included in output).
• Bug fix - Main window folder report tab count now accurate when filtering is applied.
• Bug fix - Excluded reparse point folders no longer trigger the creation of folder nodes with an error state.
• Bug fix - Fixed potential for incorrect project folder count in main window status bar.
• Bug fix - Fixed cosmetic UI glitch in folder tree that prevented selection indicator from changing.
• Bug fix - Fixed rare collection exception relating to the addition of file nodes during the analysis.
• Bug fix - Fixed bug that could cause UI lockup (and high RAM usage) when browsing very large folder hierarchies.
• Bug fix - The scheduler (and command line interface) will no longer email an empty zip file if all data export attempts fail.
• Bug fix - Fixed Excel export max row check so that no additional data is output once the limit is reached.
• Bug fix - Canceling the project save file dialog would incorrectly yield a successful save notification.
• Bug fix - Recurring (daily, weekly, monthly) scheduled tasks used incorrect start date/time.