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What's new in every SimpleFixAI release. Newest first.
v1.7.5
June 2026Current- Tier 4 honest escalation: when DISM, SFC, and CBS reset cannot fix KB5072911 shell corruption, SimpleFixAI detects the System32 framework binary signature and guides you to Microsoft's documented in-place upgrade with a mandatory backup acknowledgment before any reinstall steps are shown
- This is detection and guidance, not an automated cure. SimpleFixAI cannot repair System32 framework binary corruption. The in-place upgrade is Microsoft's remedy and we route you to it honestly
- KB5089573 awareness: Microsoft released the permanent fix for the KB5089549 install failure on May 26. SimpleFixAI now detects it and suppresses the install-failure guidance when your PC already has the fix
- CBS.log signature parsing: three Microsoft-documented deterministic strings make the ESP install-failure detection precise rather than heuristic
- Secure Boot 2023 certificate detection: Microsoft's original 2011 certificates begin expiring June 2026. A new guidance card surfaces when your PC has not received the 2023 certificate update. Detection only, because Microsoft handles the update via Windows Update
- Installer verification: published SHA-256 checksums and a verification page at get.simplefixai.com/verify so you can confirm your download matches what we published
- Image upload in feedback form: attach up to three screenshots when reporting issues
- Old-hardware scan support: 180-second scan budget with per-collector timeouts, so scans finish on slow machines instead of hanging
- End-of-life Windows detection with Microsoft lifecycle dates
v1.7.4
May 2026- 3-tier shell repair for the KB5072911 bug Microsoft has acknowledged since July 2025: broken taskbar right-click, Start search closing Start, and taskbar search doing nothing
- Tier 1 re-registers the three CBS XAML host packages most forum fixes miss. Tier 2 runs the full DISM plus SFC integrity repair. Tier 3 is the Microsoft Solution 6 CBS state reset for deep corruption, with search history backup before anything is deleted
- Per-tier snapshots: each repair layer creates its own restore point so any tier can be undone separately
- May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates (KB5089549, KB5087420, KB5087544) recognized with build numbers and supersession chains
- Broad repair coverage across the most common Windows problems
v1.7.3
May 2026- Blue Screen of Death analysis: identifies dozens of stop codes and faulting drivers by name
- Hardware vs. software crash routing: won't attempt software repairs on failing physical components
- Precondition gates prevent fixes that would fail on your system
- Honest escalation: stops repeating fixes that don't work and surfaces clear next steps
- Tier escalation: proposes the next safer-to-deeper fix automatically
- Problem fingerprinting: detects recurring issues vs. new problems across scans
- Known-bad Windows Update detection with four distinct symptom patterns for the current Patch Tuesday cycle
- BitLocker recovery awareness: warns you to have your recovery key before installing risky updates
- Post-update shell recovery for disappeared taskbar pins after restart
- Fast-startup idle freeze detection
- Smarter handling of Group Policy managed PCs
- Filters out harmless Windows events so you only see real problems
- Guidance cards for situations where a fix is not the right answer
- Rigorously tested, with zero false positives
v1.7.2
April 2026- Improved diagnostic accuracy
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
v1.7.1
April 2026- Smarter network diagnostics with multi-step escalation
- Temporary profile auto-detection
- DNS and USB repair improvements
- Expanded keyword understanding
v1.7.0
April 2026- Selective fix picking: choose which fixes to apply
- Fix rationale: see why each fix is suggested
- Ask why at any point during diagnosis
- Faster startup on lower-spec hardware
- Startup progress indicator
v1.6.6
April 2026- Initial public beta release