VirtualZones changelog (version history)
The latest version is always on the download page. Your version is shown on the License card and in About.
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 1.3.16 | Move your license to this PC: when a key is already active elsewhere, activating offers to move it here in one click; keys from the live store are accepted (1.3.15 rejected them); Buy License opens the pricing page; a fullscreen Chrome/Edge window stays in its zone when you switch windows; cropped fullscreen video fixed; log file capped at 5 MB |
| 1.3.15 | Running an older copy can no longer erase your settings or usage count (the count moved to its own usage.dat); Start with Windows no longer turns itself back on; only the installed copy can claim Start with Windows; the License card shows Update to <version> whenever a newer version exists, even after “Skip this version” |
| 1.3.14 | The License card shows Licensed to <your name>, the buyer’s name from the purchase |
| 1.3.13 | Clearer expired-trial state: a red Trial expired - click License to activate |
| 1.3.12 | Translations refresh at every launch; dates follow the app language; new usage counter in About |
| 1.3.11 | License and trial data now encrypted with Windows DPAPI (migrated automatically); new Deactivate button |
| 1.3.10 | Fixed a crash when moving VirtualZones’ own window between monitors with different scaling |
| 1.3.9 | Share Zone label polish; multi-monitor tray labels fully translated |
| 1.3.8 | Share Zone hotkeys are rebindable (1–3 bound, 4–9 unbound by default); share zones on any monitor, several at once, with real monitor names in the tray; new monitors default to 100% |
| 1.3.7 | Move hotkeys cross to the adjacent monitor at the screen edge; new 100% layout and template; fixed editor templates applying the wrong preset |
| 1.3.6 | UI text punctuation cleanup |
| 1.3.5 | Translations refresh automatically when updated |
| 1.3.4 | Update dialog buttons sized to their labels |
| 1.3.3 | About screen: website link on its own line |
| 1.3.2 | Full per-monitor DPI awareness (sharp at 125/150/225%); refreshed light theme; move hotkeys work on VirtualZones’ own window; new About screen |
| 1.3.1 | Start confining on launch is now off by default; main window kept on-screen on small displays |
| 1.3.0 | 25-language UI with a Language picker in the title bar |
1.0 – 1.2
Section titled “1.0 – 1.2”| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 1.2.0 | Multi-monitor support: per-screen layouts, Enabled and Cover taskbar; screen tabs with real names and resolutions; live hot-plug; single instance; About screen |
| 1.1.1 | Update dialog fixes; crisp theme icons |
| 1.1.0 | App color picker; Light / Dark / Auto themes; move hotkeys also dock floating windows |
| 1.0.1 | Redesigned update dialog |
| 1.0.0 | Full redesign; layout editor with Manage/Edit views, click-to-split and click-border-to-merge; new default hotkeys (Ctrl+Alt+W/A/S/D, R, C); Start minimized; lower memory use |
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 0.5.3 | Directional window-move hotkeys |
| 0.5.2 | Share Zone frames stay on the GPU (lower CPU) |
| 0.5.1 | Edit Layouts… moved next to the layout dropdown |
| 0.5.0 | Built-in layouts became editable, with Restore Defaults; rebindable hotkeys |
| 0.4.0 | Share Zone (tray and Ctrl+Alt+number); tray Start/Stop, Hide/Show and Layout menu; Show in tray |
| 0.3.15 | Screenshot and capture overlays (ShareX etc.) are no longer pushed into zones |
| 0.3.7–0.3.16 | Editor redesign with a monitor-shaped preview and exact %/px sizes; numbered zones; many fixes |
| 0.3.2–0.3.6 | Per-user or all-users installer; update fixes |
| 0.3.1 | Renamed to VirtualZones (previously “Region Confiner”); settings, trial and license carried over |
| 0.3.0 | Grid layout editor, trial and license, update checks, Start with Windows, tray, Cover taskbar, Shift drag-to-snap |
| 0.2.0 | Rewritten as a tiny native exe; F11 snaps to the zone under the cursor |
| 0.1.0 | First release: zones, fullscreen/maximize confinement, show/hide borders |