WinPatrol 2013 Enhanced for Windows 8

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No question about it, Bill Pytylovany has done it again! Officially released is WinPatrol 2013, version 26.0.2013, which Bill has enhanced for Windows 8. It works with either Windows 8 or Windows 8 Professional. However, there (currently at least) is not an App for Windows RT so it will not work on Windows RT.

Although additional features specific to Windows 8 will be added to WinPatrol in the future, for people using Windows 8 who want to go directly to the desktop, you can use WinPatrol to easily make that happen. With File Explorer (explorer.exe) as a Start up Program will cause Windows 8 to switch to the desktop mode. To add explorer.exe (or other programs) to Start up is easy with WinPatrol:

Adding Programs to Start up
  • Right-click Scotty in the system tray and click "Display Startup Info..." Accept the UAC prompt.
  • At the bottom of the Start up Programs tab, click the Add button
  • Navigate to the location of the program to be added, locate and highlight the .exe file and click Open (explorer.exe is located in the C:\Windows directory).

See Bits from Bill: WinPatrol 2013 Enhanced for Windows 8 for additional information.

Download WinPatrol 26.0.2013
 
For anyone wondering, although the latest version update addresses Windows 8 features, WinPatrol runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, Windows 8 including x64 versions.
 
WinPatrol® 2013 Update, v26.1.2013

I asked and Bill did it!
I confess thousands have requested a WinPatrol feature that I never added until this week when @SecurityGarden asked for it. :)


Yes, WinPatrol now has a minimize option. Although it is certainly easy enough to click on another program to change focus, too often when helping people with WinPatrol, I caught myself closing WinPatrol Explorer, only having to relaunch it again. I asked Bill if he would consider adding a minimize button. As shown in the above screen clip,
Bill came through. Thank you, Bill.

Additional information about the update is available in my blog post at WinPatrol® 2013 Update, v26.1.2013
 

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