Version 3.00,
Major Upgrade
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 3.00
- Massively improved sound quality for all supported operating
systems - Many drivers will no longer need F8 and disable driver
signature enforcement during boot (Amanero, Pink Faun,
FiraDisk & many others...) - Parameter "-filter" lets you
directly select Sound Signatures/Digital-Filters - Extremeley
improved load times and running much faster (new engine) - Roon
Support extended for HQPlayer & Spotify support - Support for
JPLAY FEMTO - Enables WDM Drivers in Windows Server 2016/2019
Core Mode - Enables Kernel-Streaming in Windows Server 2016/2019
Core Mode - Enables WASAPI in Windows Server 2016/2019 Core Mode
- Enables Device Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2/2016/2019 Core
Mode (en-US only) - Enables RoonServer & RoonBridge in Windows
Server 2016/2019 Core Mode - AO disables automatic maintenance
(Win10/Server 2016/Server 2019) - Update of "Prepare Essentials
Edition" feature for Windows Server 2019 - Ability to remove
Windows Defender (Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019) -
Updated MediaPlayer support for Windows Server 2016/2019 Core Mode
- Added support for Windows 10 Build 18363 (Windows 1909)
- Added support for Windows 10 Build 18362 (Windows 1903)
- Added support for Windows 10 Build 17763 (Windows 1809) - Added
support for Windows Server 2019 RTM (Standard, Datacenter &
Essentials) - Added support for Windows Server 2019 Evaluation
(Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - Removed Support for Windows
Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - Now also
removes pagefiles other then C:\ drive - Enables TIDAL Windows
Player in Core Mode - Minor changes, fixes and updates
ServiceTool 3.00
- Install HD Audio Drivers feature -
Custom shell as shell replacement - Added command prompt as shell
replacement - Focusrite RedNet Control 2 shell replacement -
Added support for Windows 10 Build 18362 (Windows 1903) -
Added support for Windows 10 Build 17763 (Windows 1809) - Added
support for Windows Server 2019 RTM & Evaluation
(Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - Removed support for Windows
Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - Added shell
replacement for JRiver Media Center 25 (x86 & x64) - Minor
changes, fixes and updates
AudiophileShell 3.00
- Initial version of AudiophileShell -
Launch command prompt - Launch powershell - Launch AO & ST
- Launch SCONFIG - Launch device manager - Launch sound
control panel - Launch file explorer (FoD only) - Launch disk
management (FoD only)
AudiophileUninstaller 3.00
- Initial version of
AudiophileUninstaller - Remove all files, folders, tools,
shortcuts, etc. - Reverse all changes and optimizations
Setup 3.00
- Big update of the Setup Guide - New OS
installation guides (Windows 10, Server 2012 R2, 2016 & 2019) -
Fix for shortcuts not always created properly - Registry backup
no longer overwritten through update process - Minor fixes for
the device manager - High-DPI Mode for high-resolution displays
(4K etc.) - Enables Device Manager in Windows Server 2012
R2/2016/2019 Core Mode (en-US only) - Added support for Windows
10 Build 18362 (Windows 1903) - Added support for Windows
10 Build 17763 (Windows 1809) - Added support for Windows Server
2019 RTM & Evaluation (Standard, Datacenter & Essentials)
- Removed support for Windows Server 2012 (Standard, Datacenter &
Essentials) - Adds link to Control Panel on desktop - Minor
changes, fixes and updates
Version 2.20,
Major Upgrade
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 2.20
- Enables WASAPI in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode - Enables
Kernel-Streaming in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode - Enables WDM
Drivers in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode - Enables Sound Control
Panel in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode (en-US only) - Enables
Device Manager in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode (en-US only) -
Enables RoonServer & RoonBridge in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode
- Enables TIDAL in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode - Enables MMCSS
in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode - Support for Windows 10 Build
17134 (April 2019/Spring Creators Update) - Support for Windows 10 Build
16299 (Fall Creators Update) - Support for Windows 10 Build 15063
(Creators Update) - AO disables automatic maintenance
(Win10/Server 2016) - Up to 14 more disabled services (All OS'es)
- Update of "Prepare Essentials Edition" feature for Windows Server
2016 - Minor changes and updates - Ability to disable Cortana
(Windows 10) - Ability to remove Windows Defender (Windows Server
2016) - Updated MediaPlayer support for Windows Server 2016 Core
Mode - Support for Windows Server 2016 RTM (Standard, Datacenter
& Essentials) - Support for Windows Server 2016 Evaluation
(Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - Removed Support for Windows
Server 2016 TP5 (Standard, Datacenter & Essentials) - LockScreen
disabled for Windows Server 2016 - ActionCenter disabled for
Windows Server 2016
ServiceTool 2.20
- Support for Windows 10 Build 17134 (April 2019/Spring Creators Update) -
Support for Windows 10 Build 16299 (Fall Creators Update) -
Support for Windows 10 Build 15063 (Creators Update) - Important
update of the reset feature - Update of js.cmd and jm.cmd (now
exits back into command prompt) - Reset does no longer disable
network bridges - Minor changes and updates - Shell
replacement for JRiver Media Center 23 & 24 (x86 & x64) - Kodi
Shell Replacement - Alchemy Shell Replacement - HQPlayer NAA
Shell Replacement - Roon and HQPlayer Shell Replacement
(starts Roon and HQPlayer together, detects x86/x64 HQP) -
RoonServer and HQPlayer Shell Replacement (starts RoonServer and
HQPlayer together, detects x86/x64 HQP) - Support for Windows
Server 2016 RTM & Evaluation - Update of Windows Server 2016 WLAN
support - ST does not longer show option to switch modes in
Windows Server 2016 (since Microsoft removed ability to do so)
Setup 2.20
- Enables Device Manager in Windows Server 2016 Core Mode (en-US
only) - Minor changes and updates - Support for Windows 10
(RTM, Anniversary, Creators Update, Fall & April 2019 Update)
- Support for Windows Server 2016 RTM & Evaluation - Update of
the PDF Guide
Version 2.10
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 2.10
- Update for Windows 10 Build 1067 (Anniversary Update) -
Dedicated update notification feature for beta versions of AO - Several
bugfixes for Chinese Windows 10 - Disable OneDrive/Defender also
available in advanced mode - Roon support question no
longer asked if Roon Support is already installed - Several cosmetics - Minor
Bugfixes
ServiceTool 2.10
- Update of DriverHelper - Update of Shell Replacement for
HQPlayer (new path) - "Prepare Essentials Edition" feature
visible again in ServiceTool - Shell Replacement feature now
offers two pages of shell replacements - Added MediaMonkey shell
replacement - Added RoonBridge shell replacement - Several
bugfixes for Chinese Windows 10 - Several cosmetics
Setup 2.10
- Update of the PDF Guide - Several cosmetics
Version 2.00, Major Upgrade
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 2.00
- Anti-Spy Feature for Windows 10 (Disables Microsoft Telemetry...)
- Minor Bugfixes & Improvements
- WASAPI/MMCSS optimization for
Windows 10 - LockScreen disabled for Windows 10
- ActionCenter
disabled for Windows 10
- Support for Windows 10 Enterprise
evaluation & LTSB versions
- Support for all Windows 10 K & N
editions - Support for Windows 10 Home Single Language Edition
- Support for Chinese Windows 10 Editions
- Express Mode no
longer shows question about RDP and WinRM (all OS)
- WMI no
longer stopped after running AO on Windows 10
- AO does no longer
remove the icon of the volume control panel
- Several adjustments
for Windows 10 - Enables MinimServer in core mode (Server 2012
R2) - Enables Roon & RoonServer in minimal-server mode (incl.
MP3) (without need to install Server Essentials Role and Media
Pack) - Added dedicated Roon support option
- Enables TIDAL in
core and minimal-server mode (TIDAL 2016 Software)
- Improvements
on Kernel-Streaming, WASAPI and MediaPlayer support (Server 2012 R2)
- Ability to disable Windows Defender (Windows 10
Pro & Enterprise)
- Ability to
remove OneDrive (Windows 10 Pro & Enterprise)
- WMI no longer
disabled when exiting AO directly after changing SS/DF (all OS)
-
Fix for connection issues with SMB1 based
NAS devices
ServiceTool
2.00:
- Minor Bugfixes - UAC enabled after
reset via ServiceTool - No longer offers switch between modes if
Windows 10 is detected - Several adjustments for Windows 10 -
Shell replacement for JRiver Media Center 21 & 22 - Shell
replacement for MinimServer - Shell replacement for Roon &
RoonServer - Shell replacement for muso - Ability to strip
down Windows 10 (remove all apps, optional features, etc.) -
Restore Windows 10 feature: Ability to reverse stripping Windows 10
- Restoring Service & driver state no longer possible if already
done
Setup
2.00:
- Update of the PDF Guide - Minor Bugfixes
- Several adjustments of the OS Checker module - Several
adjustments of Terms & Conditions message - Update notification
feature - Several adjustments for Windows 10 - Adds Windows 10
God Mode to AO Tools Folder
Version 1.40
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 1.40:
- Enables Bug head Emperor/Infinity Blade in core mode
- Enables MMCSS in core mode (Multimedia Class Scheduler)
- Enables Fidelizer Pro in core mode
- Enables HQPlayer in core mode
- Enables TIDAL in core mode - Support for JPLAY 6.x
- Possibility to disable JPLAYStreamer Service via AO
- JPLAY Service no longer set to automatic start during optimization
- Short names now support capital letters (e.g. "ao -u" and "ao -U" )
- Display stand-by now also possible after 1 minute
- WMI Service not disabled after changing Sound Signature & Digital-Filters
- Better MediaPlayer support in core mode (oledlg.dll for 2012 & 2012 R2)
- AO disables Java Auto Update
- Small bug fixes & cosmetics
ServiceTool 1.60:
- New Diagnose Tool for easier support
- Update of the Compacting Feature
- Set Roon as shell
- Set Bug head Emperor/Infinity Blade as shell
- Set Fidelizer Pro as Shell
- Set TIDAL as Shell
- Set HQPlayer as Shell
- Firewall Service no longer set to automatic start after reset via ServiceTool
- A few cosmetics
Setup 1.40:
-
Various Updates - Start JPLAYmini from any path by typing "jm"
and enter - Better support for Compacting Feature
(enables NTFS compression on first run of the new Compacting
Feature)
Version 1.30, Major Upgrade
============================================================================
AudiophileOptimizer 1.30:
- AO now offers Express,
Advanced & Ultimate mode - AO shows recommendations for HPET,
SEHOP, WASAPI/MMCSS, USB, SPPSVC, etc. - AO can generate a
settings log file (start AO using parameter -l) - AO can start
directly in ultimate mode (start AO using parameter -u) - AO can
start directly in express mode (start AO using parameter -e) - AO
can show usage type menu on demand (start AO using parameter -ut)
- Several improvements, further harmonizing and a few bug fixes -
Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security for admins & users via
AO (no more need to do this manually during windows setup)
- Disable SmartScreen Filter via AO (no more need to do
this manually during windows setup) - Disable Software Protection
Service via AO (available only for retail & MSDN versions
of Server 2012/R2, only in core and minimal-server mode) -
Disable/enable Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection
(SEHOP) - Disable SCSI-MiniPort Drivers via AO (additional 30
drivers disabled) - Disable USB 3 Link Power Management via AO
- Disable Drivers & Services now disables even more drivers/services
- Disable network related services also disables more
drivers/services - AO re-enables JRiver Media Center 20 in core
mode (MC20 higher than 20.0.14) - AO let you choose the stand-by
behaviour of your monitor - AO doesn't exit into black screen
anymore after selecting Sound-Signatures and
Digital-Filter in core mode and choose to exit instead of continue
- Activation-Keys use new algorithm, old Keys won't work on 1.30 and
up - Five new Activation-Keys for AO 1.30 and up included
(separate counter)
ServiceTool 1.50:
-
ServiceTool now offers a "DriverHelper" (Replacement for
install.cmd) - ServiceTool's Driver Helper can also
enable/disable Test Signing - ServiceTool now offers Component
Store Corruption Repair - Support for JRiver Media Center 20
(shell replacement via ServiceTool) - Short names to start
AudiophileOptimizer and ServiceTool (ao.cmd and st.cmd)
from any path/location (by typing "ao" or "st" and press enter) -
Short name to start JPLAYSettings from any location/path (js.cmd)
(Start JPLAYSettings from any path by typing "js" and enter) -
Short names pass parameters (examples: "st -r", "ao -u", "ao -e"
etc)
Setup 1.30:
- Setup applies
Highend-AudioPC Wallpaper for 2012 or 2012 R2 (applied only once)
- Setup now also has OS-Checker (this will prevent wasted
Activation-Keys) - Setup now also has Downgrade-Protection like
AO - Setup creates a shortcut for Internet Explorer on desktop
- Setup deletes outdated PDF guides in AO directory - Setup
creates path variable for JPLAY (only if JPLAY is installed) -
Big update of the PDF guide
Version 1.26
============================================================================
- Harmonizing of AudiohpileOptimizer, ServiceTool & Setup -
MMCSS/WASAPI optimization is now optional, better settings (relevant
for SQ) - No WASAPI/MMCSS Optimization in core mode (since
useless) - Express Mode (AudioPC) now uses 4D as default SS/DF
(instead of 1B) (Express Mode (ControlPC/SinglePC) still
uses 1B as default SS/DF) - JPLAY detector (If JPLAY service
doesn't run, usage type will be SinglePC) - Upgrade detector for
setup.exe (install or upgrade AO) - Setup.exe will automatically
do a reset via ServiceTool in upgrade mode - ServiceTool will do
a reset if started with parameter "-r" - Switching to core mode
will always restore default shell (command prompt) - All shell
replacements no longer hardcoded to C:\ - Shell replacement for
JRiver 17,18 &19 combined in one function - Shell Replacement for
Qobuz Desktop - Shell Replacement for WiMP - Setup.exe now has
detection and better handling of path variable - Added AO\Tools
to path variable - Update of Essentials preparation mode
Version
1.25
============================================================================
- Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition
(including
core mode/KS) -
ServiceTool offers preparation mode for 2012 R2 Essentials Edition
- Possibility to also disable USB Optimization via
AudiohpileOptimizer - JRiver Media Center 17 shell replacement
via ServiceTool (pcaudio.kr) - WASAPI(MMCSS) optimization
(relevant for SQ) - 2 new registry modifications (relevant for
SQ) - Update of OS Checker - Introduction of Installer
(setup.exe) - Creates directory C:\AO and
C:\AO\Tools - Copies
AudiophileOptimizer and ServiceTool into AO folder - Copies batch
and registry files into AO\Tools folder - Configures path
variable (you can run AO and ST from
every location/folder
inside a command prompt window) - Creates start menu folder and
links - Creates links on Desktop - Can be used for inital
installation or upgrading existing ones - Update of the PDF guide
Version 1.24
============================================================================
- Possibility to optimize USB via AudiophileOptimizer (relevant for
SQ) - USBPAL (RigiSystems) driver support (MYTEK, Audio Research,
etc.) - No Question about USBPAL if selected usage type is
ControlPC - AudiophileOptimizer offers possibility not to disable
WMI (Acourate Convolver) - No reset of Optimizer needed anymore
to use additional features of ServiceTool - Enable, configure and
disable autologon via ServiceTool- ServiceTool can show system and
component informations- Shell replacement via ServiceTool
(JRiver 18, 19, Foobar2000 & Total Commander)- Restore of default shell via ServiceTool (automatically detects core/minimal/GUI)
- ServiceTool no longer deletes Sound Signature and Digital-Filter settings- ServiceTool now has only three switches to switch modes (core/minimal/gui)
- ServiceTool doesn't start anymore with a full reset of the Optimizer- ServerManager won't be reenabled by the ServiceTool's reset function
- Update of the PDF guide
Version
1.23
============================================================================
- Support for Windows Server 2012/R2 Foundation Edition
(inlcuding core mode/KS) - ServiceEnabler is now called ServiceTool -
ServiceTool offers possibility to switch between modes
(GUI/core/minimal) - ServiceTool offers possibility to
install/uninstall Wireless-LAN Support - Minor changes in
AudiophileOptimizer - Update of the PDF Guide
Version
1.22
=============================================================================
-
Introduction of Express and Advanced mode
- More file system related optimizations
- CPU related optimizations
- One new Digital-Filter mode (windows
system default setting)
- One new Sound Signature (windows system
default setting)
- Possibility to enable/disable HPET
- Boot-Manager Text changed to
"AudiophileEdition 1.2x"
- Several minor changes
- Update of the
PDF Guide
- ServiceEnabler 1.42
- mytek_dac.cmd
- map_drive.cmd
Version 1.21
=============================================================================
- Added
Kernel-Streaming support for Windows Server 2012 R2 in core mode
- Added question to install
Kernel-Streaming in core mode
- Changes in the logic
- ServiceEnabler 1.40 (support for 2012
R2) -
Minor bug fix
Version 1.20 RTM
=============================================================================
- PDF Guide
completely rewritten
- Loop for selection of Sound Signatures
/ Digital-Filter mode
- Added question to defrag/trim hard
drive/SSD
Version
1.20 RC1
=============================================================================
- New
Startcreen/Menu for Activation-Key
- ServiceEnabler 1.30
- Update of the PDF Guide
- Automatic Email with Hardware-ID and
Activation-Key (after using the self service portal)
- New sound quality relevant feature,
CPU-Modes (Mode B=Default)
Version 1.2b16
=============================================================================
-
ServiceEnabler 1.20
- Update of the PDF Guide
- One SQ relevant change
Version
1.2b15
=============================================================================
- Bug fix for
the new Hardware-ID mechanism - New registry files included: JPLAY
Settings, Autologon & JRiver 19 as shell
- New cmd tools included: show network
adapters, set ip address
- Automatic registry backup on first run
of the optimizer
- JPLAY service will always start
automatically
- Update of the PDF Guide
Version
1.2b14
=============================================================================
-
Introduction of web-based activation system (self service portal)
- Introduction of the web-based activation-count (5
activations included per license/year)
- New method to
generate Hardware-ID
- The same machine will then always need
the same Activation-Key, also if you format your hard
drive
- Another update of the PDF guide
- Things that will only happen during the
first run of the optimizer:
- Installation of Kernel
Streaming support
- Disabling the firewall
- Registry performance
tuning
- Disabling and deleting the pagefile
- Enabling HPET
- Disabling DEP
-
Disabling Boot-Animation
- IRQ priorities
- NTFS optimizations
- Disabling some more drivers when you to
disable network related drivers
- Network shares (SMB) will work now if
network related services are not disabled
- Support for Foobar2000 in core mode
- Boot-Manager timeout set to 10 seconds
- Minor bug fixes and changes in the
logic -
Monitor won't turn off anymore (useful for HDMI audio)
- Optimizer runs a bit faster (1,5 sec
wait instead of 2 sec)
- WinMgmt will be disabled again after
selection of a sound signature
- Update of OS-Checker
- Service-Enabler 1.1 (now includes reset
of optimizer (usage type, etc.))
- SQ relevant changes (100% bit-perfect)
Version 1.2b13
=============================================================================
- AudioPC,
ControlPC or SinglePC is now the first question of the
AudiophileOptimizer
- Question about AudioPC, ControlPC or
SinglePC will only be asked once
- Currently selected sound signature is
showed in signature selection screen
- No reboot after selection of sound
signature
- Operating System may be installed on another drive than C:\
- No optimization of Pagefile if this has
already been done
- New Icon for AudiophileOptimizer
- Update of the PDF guide
- Lot's of small bug fixes
- Introduction of Copy Protection /
Offline Activation
Version 1.2b12
=============================================================================
- Added four
different Sound Signatures for each usage type (AudioPC, ControlPC &
SinglePC)
- Added the Choice to exit the Optimizer after selecting a Sound
Signature
- No Choice to exit after Signature selection during first run of
AudiophileOptimizer
- Kernel-Streaming won't be installed
again if already available
- Performance Tuning via Registry
Optimizations
- Optimizer disables all Visual Effects
("Adjust for best Performance")
- Speed of Optimizer adjusted (runs a bit
faster) -
Disables auto start of Server Manager (GUI Mode)
- Disables the Shutdown Event Tracker
(GUI Mode)
- Disables all auto runs (GUI Mode)
- MenuShowDelay to 20 Milliseconds (GUI
Mode) -
Disables User Account Control (GUI Mode)
- Disables Action Center Notification Icon
(GUI Mode)
- Disables Clock Notification Icon (GUI
Mode) -
Disables Volume, Network and Power Icon (GUI Mode)
- Disables AutoTray (GUI Mode)
- Disables Baloon Tips (GUI Mode)
- Disables Windows Error Reporting
- Disables Windows Prefetching
- Disables BootOptimizationFunction
-
Disables Background Auto-Layout
- Disables IPv6 Components
- Better TCP/IP Performance
- Changes in the logic of the
AudiophileOptimizer
Version 1.2b11
=============================================================================
- Kernel-Streaming on fresh Installation
Problem fixed
- Added the Build Number to the Boot
Manager Text (only used in Dual-Boot Configurations)
- Updated the PDF Guide
- No more Problems after switch back to
GUI and Back to Core Edition
- Changes in the logic of the
AudiophileOptimizer
- SQ relevant changes
Version 1.2b10
=============================================================================
- Further
refinement of the AudiophileOptimizer
- Work on automatic IRQ Optimization
(still a long way to go)
- Work on PDF Guide
- Boot Manager Text changed to "Windows
Server 2012 audiophile core edition"
- Lot's of changes in the logic of the
optimizer
- Added possibility to disable (or not) Plug & Play Service
Version 1.2b9
=============================================================================
-
Introduction of ServiceEnabler Tool
- It is possible to switch back to GUI
now -
Further refinement of AudiophileOptimizer
- Smaller codebase
- If you choose
to disable network services, RDP and remote Management
get's automatically disabled as well
- Removed option to install experimental
WASAPI Support
- Updated the PDF Guide
- Firewire Devices work now
Version 1.2b8
=============================================================================
- Operating
System Checker implemented
- Refinement of the AudiophileOptimizer
- Other technical problems resolved
- Optimizer stops now on questions during
the second run
- Local admin password does not expire
Version 1.2b7
=============================================================================
- Another
small step up in SQ
- A lot of updates in the PDF Guide
- Refinement of the AudiophileOptimizer
Version 1.2b6
=============================================================================
- New Design
- Lots of new tricks (SQ relevant)
- Some Bug fixes
- Work on WASAPI support (core mode)
Version 1.2b4 & 1.2b5
=============================================================================
- Work on
WASAPI support (core mode)
Version 1.2b3
=============================================================================
- Fixed Bug
with Kernel-Streaming - Added Registry Keys for DirectSound
Version 1.2b2
=============================================================================
- Support for
JRiver Portable Edition on Core Edition
- Work on DirectSound (x86/x64) support
- Added choice if system is ControlPC or
AudioPC/SinglePC (relevant for SQ)
- Updated the PDF Guide
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