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v1.9.0

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Release Storage Health Temperature CPU Temperature Monitoring Reliability Windows

What’s Changed

v1.9.0 adds Storage Health as a new monitoring area in HardwareVisualizer. Earlier versions could show storage information such as capacity, but this release makes it possible to monitor drive health status from the dashboard as well.

Storage Health includes recorded health status, live storage temperature, and clearer device-level context for systems with multiple drives. On Windows, HardwareVisualizer can collect health information through DeviceIoControl with fallback paths, keep Storage Health records over time, and refresh detected devices while preserving existing health history.

This release also adds CPU temperature monitoring on Windows. CPU temperature sampling is available through the optional PawnIO component, with updated guidance for optional external components and elevated startup. See the setup guide for details. Other updates include macOS motherboard information through system_profiler, transparent UI adjustments, and Windows installer signing.

Storage Health

  • Added Storage Health so drive health status can be monitored in addition to capacity and basic storage information.
  • Added Storage Health records and retention settings.
  • Added Windows Storage Health collection through DeviceIoControl with fallback handling.
  • Added a Storage Health summary to the dashboard.
  • Added live storage temperature in the Storage Health summary.
  • Added a storage device selector for inspecting individual drives.
  • Added storage device re-detection while preserving existing Storage Health records.
  • Improved handling for missing Storage Health tables during startup and latest-record lookups.

Temperature and Hardware Signals

  • Added Windows CPU temperature sampling through the optional PawnIO component.
  • Added guidance for optional external components and elevated startup mode.
  • Added macOS motherboard information collection through system_profiler.
  • Improved permission guidance for external components.

Interface and Release Reliability

  • Added transparent UI and window opacity settings.
  • Added a configurable glass blur control.
  • Added Windows installer signing with SSL.com eSigner.

Full Changelog: v1.8.1…v1.9.0