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GLOW PATCH NOTES
What's new
- A new Windows CA 2023 Certificate Status feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature indicates whether the Windows version you are using contains the Secure Boot certificate associated with Windows CA 2023.
- A new Windows CA 2023 Certificate Compatibility feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature specifies whether your current Windows version is compatible with the Secure Boot certificate of the Windows CA 2023 release.
- A new Windows CA 2023 Certificate Error Status feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature displays any errors that occur during or after the installation of the Secure Boot certificate associated with the CA 2023 release.
- A new Windows UEFI CA 2023 Support feature has been added to the Motherboard section. By checking the Windows CA 2023 information stored in your motherboard's NVRAM, this feature indicates whether your system will be able to continue operating with Secure Boot after the Windows UEFI CA 2011 certificate expires in June 2026.
- A new Computer IP Address feature has been added to the Network section. This feature displays the IP address assigned to your computer by the modem or a similar network device.
- A new Gateway IP Address feature has been added to the Network section. This feature displays the IP address of the modem or network device your computer uses to access the internet.
- An Open Gateway Interface Page button has been added to the Network section. This feature automatically opens the management interface of the modem or network device your computer is connected to in your web browser.
- The Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields in the Network section have been enhanced. For example, when using 1.1.1.1, the output is now displayed as 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare).
- The DNS Test Tool has been improved. NextDNS support has been added, and the table view has been simplified.
- The DNS Test Tool has been further enhanced. The two providers with the lowest latency are now highlighted and displayed in a separate section.
Fixed Bugs
- A rendering issue has been fixed that caused the checkmarks of selected items in the top menu to appear distorted and blurry at high DPI levels. Checkmarks are now displayed clearly and sharply at all DPI settings.
- An issue has been resolved where clicking the Check for Updates button while there was no internet connection caused the application to enter a Not Responding state.
- A bug has been fixed in the Operating System section where the informational tooltip failed to appear when hovering over the Preview Wallpaper feature.
- Parsing errors in the Installed Applications section that caused some application icons to be missing have been resolved. The icons of the vast majority of applications can now be detected correctly.
- Errors in the search engines of the Installed Drivers, Installed Services, and Installed Applications sections have been fixed. When the search box is empty, the list now automatically returns to the top.
- Various issues in TS Preloader have been fixed, and it has been optimized for improved performance and stability.
- A visual glitch that caused a flash/flicker effect while opening the Wallpaper Viewer has been resolved.
- A bug has been fixed where the application icon in the title bar was not displayed after exiting full-screen mode with F12 while the Dead Pixel Repair Tool or Dynamic Range Test tools were active.
Changes
- Some section descriptions and translations have been revised. As a result, the related features are now expressed more clearly and unambiguously.
SHA-1: a710b1fab9e1de702ab4e0eb7ff0f96dcb81cb3b
SHA-256: 6059b2d527005bd537977214f728da8eb91869e741390d274cb4fb9ed58b66ee
What's new
- Dutch language support has been added.
- The SFC and DISM Automation Tool has been developed. The command execution order has been configured in accordance with Microsoft's official documentation, ensuring that DISM commands are executed first, followed by the SFC command.
- The SFC and DISM Automation Tool has been designed to detect and report any errors that may occur during command execution. As a result, it delivers a reliable, user-friendly, and industry-leading automation solution.
Fixed Bugs
- The issue that caused the Active Internet Connection field in the Network section to remain displayed as 'N/A' when the computer did not have an active internet connection has been resolved.
- An interface and sizing issue in the Installed Applications section, where application icons filled the column height and appeared without spacing, has been fixed.
- A DPI-related issue that caused application icons in the Installed Applications table to appear blurry at high DPI settings has been resolved.
- A minor memory leak that occurred when high-resolution application icons were placed within the table in the Installed Applications section has been fixed.
SHA-1: a1078257ab61fcf13d336d74821d4322ba831a3a
SHA-256: e5195b98e0566a9ffb14ec0ca11581c37c8b1837094588395bd6dbe46a26a47a
What's new
- In this version, we made a series of accessibility improvements for visually impaired users. Glow will now respond much more accurately when Screen Reader or other reading tools are enabled. This allows visually impaired people to use it more easily.
- We optimized Glow to make it more efficient and reduced power consumption. Thanks to these improvements, we decreased CPU usage and increased performance. Glow now runs more efficiently with less processing power.
- Starting with Glow version v25.16, it is now compiled with Visual Studio 2026’s modern compiler. This brings the latest security updates, bug fixes, and performance enhancements for .NET Framework 4.8.1.
- The x86 (32-bit) architecture has been completely removed from Glow’s source code. As a result, Glow now operates more stably and faster.
- We conducted extensive work to increase startup speed on Windows 11 systems. As a result, Glow’s startup speed on Windows 11 improved by 40% and is now closer to Windows 10 levels.
- An Active Power Plan feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature shows the system’s currently active power mode.
- An Active Power Plan GUID feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature displays the GUID number of the system’s active power mode.
- A Display Timeout (Plugged In/Battery) feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature shows how long it takes for the display to turn off both when plugged in and when on battery power.
- A Sleep Timeout (Plugged In/Battery) feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature shows how long it takes for the computer to enter sleep mode both when plugged in and when on battery power.
- A "Processor Thread Count" feature has been added to the Processor section. This shows the number of threads the processor is currently running.
- A "Processor Handle Count" feature has been added to the Processor section. This shows the total number of system handles the processor is currently executing.
- The SFC and DISM Automation Tool has been improved. It now displays the progress of all executed commands as a percentage.
- A timer has been added to the SFC and DISM Automation Tool. This allows the tool to dynamically display the runtime and report the total duration at the end of the test.
- The System Identity Creation Tool has been improved. Identity generation now starts automatically as soon as the tool opens, allowing you to focus only on saving and comparing steps for faster operation. Additionally, timestamps have been added to report names to prevent confusion between reports created at different times of the day.
- The Cache Cleaning Tool has been improved. All cleaning paths are now processed as system variables, allowing dynamic automatic detection even if users change their directories.
- Bluetooth 6.2 support has been added to the Bluetooth Information Tool. Additionally, we improved and updated the reading infrastructure on Windows 11 systems, enabling nearly twice as fast read performance.
Fixed Bugs
- A rare issue that caused Glow to fail to locate the folder containing language files on some systems and special environments has been fixed.
- In the Graphics Card section, an issue that caused monitor information to become mixed up on systems using multiple monitors has been resolved. Information for each monitor is now displayed correctly.
- In the Motherboard section, a problem that caused the BIOS Update button to open the URL incorrectly in some browsers has been fixed. The link now works correctly in all browsers.
- An issue that caused the RAM Speed feature in the Memory section to appear inconsistent has been resolved.
- A bug in the Quick Access Tool that prevented the Tab key index order from being rebuilt after buttons were rearranged based on the interface language has been fixed. The Tab key now navigates in the correct order.
Changes
- The Operating System section has been simplified and reorganized. Some features were combined, and others were optimized. The section now has a clearer and more organized appearance.
- The Motherboard section has also been updated in a similar way. Features were merged and optimized, providing a cleaner and easier user experience.
- The appearance of the Used RAM Amount feature in the Memory section has been simplified.
- The icon sizes in the left menu were slightly reduced to create a cleaner look.
- The top bar content was proportioned to be aligned both to the left and right, ensuring a balanced layout.
SHA-1: 73e7668e17a7c6a7828c82278e12b5a4e34021e0
SHA-256: 20ffd6e54e4b197b7d1147160781cd6744cdfd1da7bf53d02d982fe8a00924b7
What's new
- The dark theme has been redesigned! It now features a modern yet simple design principle that is easy on the eyes!
- Polish language support has been added.
- Glow's program size has been reduced by 80%. Glow now occupies as little as 1.4 MB of space.
- Glow's RAM usage has been reduced by 45%. Glow now uses very little memory, around 45-50 MB.
- The System Identity Generation Tool has been added to vehicles. This tool allows you to verify hardware integrity when you deliver your computer or take it in for service. It creates a unique device identity based on system components; the identity automatically updates when parts are replaced, and changes can be reliably detected. It provides a detailed report on which parts have been added and which parts have been removed. Accessible via the CTRL + G shortcut.
- The USB section has been reprogrammed! The source where USB information is read has now been set to a different location that brings more USB devices. This allows the display of devices such as keyboards, mice, cameras, microphones, etc.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device Publisher feature. This feature displays the manufacturer of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device Driver Version feature. This feature displays the driver version of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device Driver Date feature. This feature displays the driver date of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device INF File feature. This feature displays the name of the configuration file (i.e., the *.inf file) of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device ID feature. This feature displays the ID of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device Hardware ID feature. This feature displays the hardware ID of the selected device.
- The USB section has been updated with the USB Device GUID feature. This feature displays the unique GUID information of the selected device. It is compatible with Hide Mode.
- The Network section has been updated with the Network Device Driver Version feature. This feature displays the driver version of the selected network device.
- The Network section has been updated with the Network Device Driver Date feature. This feature displays the driver date of the selected network device.
- The DHCP First IP Assignment Time feature has been added to the Network section. This feature shows when your network connection receives an IP address after the computer is turned on.
- The DHCP Assigned IP Renewal Time feature has been added to the Network section. This feature shows when your network connection will send a signal to your network to obtain a new IP address.
- The Sound section has been updated with the Sound Device Driver Version feature. This feature displays the driver version of the selected sound device.
- The Sound section has been updated with the Sound Device Driver Date feature. This feature displays the driver date of the selected sound device.
- An opacity adjustment feature has been added to the Screen Layout Tool. You can reduce opacity by left-clicking the button in the top left corner, and increase opacity by right-clicking it.
Fixed Bugs
- The issue that prevented the title bar color from changing correctly and promptly while the dark theme was active on Windows 10 systems has been fixed.
- Code errors in the update checking and version control systems have been fixed, resulting in optimizations.
- The issue in the Operating System section where the Windows Defender Core Isolation feature sometimes appeared as "Unknown" on Windows 10 systems has been fixed.
- The issue in the Operating System section where installed Anti-Virus, Firewall, and Anti-Spyware software continued to show as installed even after being removed from the system has been fixed.
- The issue where the Cache Cleaner Tool detected the wrong directory when the user changed the cache directory has been fixed.
- The issue where 'NUL' appeared next to the monitor name in programs like Visual Studio Code has been fixed.
- The error causing fields such as the Montiör serial number to display incorrect data due to an error in the index conversion algorithm has been fixed.
- Errors were fixed and optimized by adding missing values in the double-click copy feature.
Changes
- Some icons have been updated and made compliant with design patterns.
SHA-1: 02e976639d92f93092cf2f23b4e04c930c9805ce
SHA-256: d166ece444359f00dd1416cf2653e6f07be68c064d248b54019200dc8f45119a
Fixed Bugs
- The DPI and image processing engine error that prevented the content area from automatically resizing on monitors with 4K and higher resolutions has been fixed. This issue occurred in version v25.14 and has now been resolved.
- The error causing the System Uptime feature to display a negative value and count down has been fixed. This error occurred in v25.14 and has now been resolved.
Changes
- The System Installation Time feature in the Operating System section now displays the year as well.
SHA-1: f19c14e690b03ba7e803b13a1e8314a6e688c17a
SHA-256: 69c549c8b45a3acdc7f7f5147c6d6357fa1d2c2f7556ef8ca2d9c2130dce9c6c
What's new
- You can now copy all the features written in blue within Glow to the clipboard with a double-click, without generating a report! This is an advanced feature and works fully compatible with Hide Mode.
- A Primary Operating System feature has been added to the Operating System section. This feature indicates whether the currently running operating system is the primary one on systems with multiple operating systems installed.
- A Device Serial Number feature has been added to the Motherboard section. This feature shows the device serial number if it is a laptop, or the motherboard serial number if it is a desktop. This allows you to check your device’s/product’s warranty.
- A Virtual Machine Monitoring Support feature has been added to the Processor section. This feature indicates whether the operating system is running on a virtual machine as detected by the processor.
- A Monitor Name feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature displays the hardware name of the monitor.
- A Monitor Manufacturer feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature displays the name of the monitor’s hardware manufacturer.
- A Monitor Manufacturer Number feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature displays the manufacturer number of the monitor hardware.
- A Monitor Serial Number feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature displays the serial number of the monitor hardware.
- A Monitor Connection Type feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature shows which interface the monitor is connected to the system with.
- A Monitor Production Year feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature shows the production year of the monitor.
- A Monitor Production Week feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature shows the year, month, and week number when the monitor was manufactured.
- A Monitor Hardware ID feature has been added to the Graphics Card section. This feature shows the hardware ID of the monitor.
- The DirectX Driver feature in the Graphics Card section has been improved. Now, if the selected graphics card has multiple DirectX drivers, all of them are displayed side by side.
- In the monitor selection box, both the monitor number and the monitor name are now shown. Additionally, in multi-monitor systems, the numbering order matches the monitor number order within the system.
- The Battery section has been completely reprogrammed. It now includes a much higher quality feature set.
- The Battery Status feature in the Battery section has been improved. It now shows the remaining time while the computer is charging or discharging. Additionally, it can detect if the battery level is fixed for protection purposes.
- The Battery Model feature in the Battery section has been improved. Battery Model and Battery Serial Number are now displayed as separate features. Furthermore, the Battery Serial Number can be hidden when Hide Mode is enabled.
- The Battery Chemistry feature in the Battery section has been improved. It can now detect a wider range of battery types.
- A Battery Design Capacity feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows the battery’s manufacturing capacity in mWh.
- A Battery Full Charge Capacity feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows the power capacity when the battery is fully charged (100%) in mWh.
- A Battery Remaining Capacity feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows how much power is left based on the current battery level in mWh.
- The Battery Voltage feature in the Battery section has been improved. It now supports a much wider and more consistent range of devices.
- A Battery Charging Power feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows how many watts the computer is charging with.
- A Battery Charging Current feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows how many amperes the computer is charging with.
- A Battery Discharging Power feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows how many watts the computer is discharging with.
- A Battery Discharging Current feature has been added to the Battery section. This feature shows how many amperes the computer is discharging with.
Fixed Bugs
- A bug that caused Microsoft Office not to be detected on some systems despite being installed has been fixed.
- A bug that caused the wallpaper to be detected incorrectly when multiple users or multiple monitors are present has been fixed.
- A critical parsing error that caused the Serial Number feature in the Motherboard section to display incorrectly has been fixed. It now shows correctly.
- A bug that caused the System Family feature in the Motherboard section to display as 'Unknown' despite being present has been fixed.
- A bug in the DirectX Driver feature in the Graphics Card section that caused incorrect display, especially when multiple GPUs are present in Intel graphics cards, has been fixed.
- A bug in the modem connection speed feature in the Network section that showed connection speeds above 10 Gbps as 'undetected' has been fixed.
- A bug in the connection speed feature in the Network section that caused incorrect readings when using Cloudflare WARP, VPNs, and similar services has been fixed.
- A bug in the Battery Chemistry feature in the Battery section that caused it to display as 'Unknown' on some devices has been fixed.
- A bug in the Installed Applications section that prevented opening the file location by double-clicking on any installed software in the table, even when the file location was valid, by showing a warning has been fixed.
- A bug that caused interface padding to be ignored at 125% DPI and higher settings has been fixed.
- Errors in code blocks containing many logical mistakes have been fixed and the code has been optimized.
- Many translation and localization errors have been fixed and language files have been optimized.
- A bug that caused the donation link text not to change in different languages has been fixed.
Changes
- Operating System support has been adjusted due to the .NET Framework 4.8.1 system requirements. Glow now supports Windows 10 x64 20H2 and later, all versions of Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 x64, Windows Server 2025 x64, and later versions.
- The Windows License Key copy feature has been changed. Instead of a button, you can now copy the key directly by double-clicking on the text without generating a report.
- The Serial Number feature in the Motherboard section has been renamed to Motherboard Serial Number.
- The System Family feature in the Motherboard section is no longer hidden when Hide Mode is enabled.
- Since the BIOS Update button overlapped the motherboard name, we moved the button to the bottom of the BIOS section.
- Since desktop computers don’t have batteries, the Battery section is now resized to a single line container.
- The sorting order in the Monitor section has been reorganized along with the new features. It now has a more accurate order.
- The repair window of the Stuck Pixel Repair Tool can now be resized slightly smaller than its initial size.
- Some colors in the light and dark themes have been changed to improve theme compatibility.
- Some localization improvements have been made in the Turkish language.
- We are almost finished with the Glow source code optimization process. Very little old and problematic code remains. We will continue improving and cleaning up the source code.
Removed Features
- The Processor Microcode Status feature in the Processor section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Processor Platform feature in the Processor section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Processor Feature Set in the Processor section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Processor Revision in the Processor section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Processor Old Revision in the Processor section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Desktop Resolution feature in the Graphics Card section was removed because it was non-functional and did not provide accurate information.
- The Physical Disk Name in the Disk section was removed because it was of no use to users.
SHA-1: e4972536bce1752e388a36e86bc44ac6250de2a6
SHA-256: 33429f37557c8daee23d388dfef203f608c6367e6c30750daf525d5580260324
What's new
- Full support for Windows 11 25H2 has been provided.
- In this version, Glow has been thoroughly optimized for Windows 11 25H2 for corporate users and is highly suitable for business use.
- The Stuck Pixel Repair Tool has been added to the Tools section. This feature allows you to quickly repair stuck pixels on your screen. It has the most comprehensive feature set of its kind on the industry. You can access it with the CTRL + C shortcut.
- All scroll bars in the Glow interface have been reprogrammed to be dark in the dark theme. They now work in harmony with the Windows 10 and 11 theme colors.
- All checkboxes in the Glow interface have been reprogrammed to work in harmony with the Windows 10 and 11 theme colors.
- The System Theme feature has been added to Glow settings. When this feature is selected, it follows the Windows theme color, and the Glow theme color will automatically change when the system color changes. You can access it with the F3 shortcut.
- The TS Preloader operating system has been reprogrammed and optimized to be compatible with all Türkay Software software. Thanks to the high-speed loading algorithm, all our software now opens very quickly.
- The October 2025 security update for .NET Framework 4.8.1 has been integrated.
Fixed Bugs
- The About section no longer freezes when opening due to too many language files.
- Most interface creation errors in the TS Custom Controls module have been fixed and optimized.
- The error that occasionally caused the TS Preloader to freeze has been fixed.
- Various punctuation errors in some languages have been fixed.
- Punctuation errors in some languages that did not include UTF8 character encoding have been fixed.
Changes
- We updated the size and spacing of some areas to make the interface look more organized.
- The algorithm that handles the title bar and other Windows features has been reprogrammed. It is now fully compatible with Windows 10 and 11.
- Modifications and improvements have been made to ensure compatibility with all Türkay Software programs.
- The Russian language has been updated for greater clarity.
SHA-1: ab6354f815bd5a98bca6b6e65760886ca17fbbfa
SHA-256: b0ecc9d65fc70e86196e85886ab829446e17b9504624d27f8880129e3b80ddcd