v4.1.2.4
Software
Dashboard 4.1 Release Notes - December 14, 2023 (4.1.2.4)
Application
- Removed animations from the Overview screen which were causing high CPU usage.
- Adjusted serial number reported by Dashboard for external drives to reflect the product serial number printed on the case, not the serial number of the internal storage component.
- Adjusted Dashboard to show non-Western Digital drives if detected, but most functionality will not be available.
- Changed default images on unrecognized devices to differentiate brands and storage technology.
- Added support for the Overview screen to adjust automatically when drive Capacity or Volume changes.
- Improved capacity reporting for unformatted devices to make it more clear.
- Fixed issue which could cause Start with Windows task to fail to start Dashboard with certain user names.
- Fixed issue which was causing reset to default game folders for Gaming Mode 2.0 monitoring to apply to all devices instead of only the selected device.
- Improved Gaming Mode 2.0 game launch detection when configured for the parent folder.
- Fixed issue which could cause multiple Dashboard windows to open when manually starting the application shortly after it was automatically started on Windows boot.
- Fixed performance chart not working properly on a newly created volume.
- Added support for RGB control in WD_BLACK SN850 for PS5.
- Added support for SanDisk PRO-G40.
- Reduced ad caching time from 3 days to 2 days.
Installer (6.0.2.10)
- Complete rewrite of the installer to improve user experience.
Full Changelog: https://wddashboarddownloads.wdc.com/wdDashboard/WesternDigitalDashboardReleaseNotes.pdf
Package
- Update to 4.1.2.4
- Uninstall code change for compatibility with the new installer package
- Move Package Notes to external document to work around Community Repository description length limitations
- Add note for potentially misleading error message during uninstall
- Minor
ETag
-related housekeeping
Full Changelog: v4.0.2.20...v4.1.2.4