New features:

1. Animated Aero cursors from Windows Vista and 7, now fully customizable!

• This scheme recreates the look and feel of the classic Windows Vista\7 Aero cursors and allows you to customize their colors freely.
• For best results, change the animation speed to 20 by selecting the cursor, navigating to Busy rotating part, and then adjusting Animation speed.
• It’s recommended to use bright colors for the Busy background, as dark colors may cause accessibility issues.

2. Lock Screen Image Change Support (Windows 10/11)

• Lock screen image management has been extended to include Windows 10 and Windows 11.

2. Application Improvements:

1. Cursor schemes layout changed for better accessibility.

2. Log Viewer Removal

• The built-in Log Viewer has been removed.
• Log files can now be opened directly with text editors, providing more flexibility for inspecting, searching, and analyzing logs. This change also simplifies maintenance and reduces overhead.

3. Application log settings

A new settings section has been introduced, allowing users to control logging preferences — such as enabling/disabling registry.

4. Registry read/write enhancements (for developers only)

• Registry operations have been refined, which is useful for developers who have forked WinPaletter and work with the registry.

5. UI and General Enhancements

• Several small UI adjustments have been made to improve overall visual consistency.

6. Updated used dependencies.

3. Bugs fixes:

1- Fixed an issue where the log file remained in use after switching user accounts, preventing proper logging or cleanup.
2- Resolved a bug where attempting to log into a local account without a password triggered the Windows Credential UI dialog unnecessarily.
3- Fixed an issue where applying color effects resulted in all cursor files being replaced with the same cursor type as the selected cursor, instead of individually recolored versions.
4- Resolved a bug where the “Global” checkbox in Color Effects had no effect, causing all cursors to be recolored even when the option was not selected.
5- Corrected a problem with the WinPaletter Store Search functionality where results were not being filtering correctly.
6- Fixed an inconsistency in the Windows 10 Start Button vector color preview.
7- Fixed multiple UI layout bugs affecting Cursors Studio and the Wallpapers form, including control misalignment and inconsistent resizing behavior.
8- Resolved flickering issues in Mica title bars that occurred when the window gained or lost focus.
9- Fixed an issue that prevented Acrylic blur effects from rendering on WinPaletter forms running under Windows 10 systems.
10- Fixed a bug where message boxes did not display dark title bars when Dark Mode was enabled, leading to inconsistent appearance across dialogs.
11- Fixed missing color on extended title bars when the user enabled “Show accent color on title bars” in Windows 11 personalization settings.

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