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RGB Lighting Control with Per-Game Profiles

Control your controller's RGB lighting directly from the general settings page, with full per-game profile support.

• MSI Claw: Off, Steady, Breath, Color Cycle, and Wave effects with per-zone color customization (sticks and ABXY buttons) and adjustable speed. Lighting persists in-game and re-applies automatically on reconnect
• ROG Ally / Ally X: Off, Static, Match Theme (follows your app accent color), Breath, Color Cycle, and Wave with custom colors, speed, and direction
• Lighting layouts let you save named setups or assign them per game. Lighting switches automatically when a game launches and restores when it exits

Back Paddle and OEM Button Remapping fleshed out further (MSI and ASUS)

Remap your handheld's back paddles and front OEM buttons directly in Winhanced.

Buttons can be mapped to:

• Controller buttons (back paddles): A, B, X, Y, LB, RB, LT, RT
• App actions: Open Game Bar, Task Switcher, Navigate to Library, Virtual Keyboard (toggle on-screen keyboard)
• Shortcuts: Steam Overlay (Shift+Tab), OptiScaler (Insert), Switch Window (Alt+Tab), Show Desktop (Win+D), Close Window (Alt+F4), Copy (Ctrl+C), Paste (Ctrl+V), Undo (Ctrl+Z), Enter, Esc
• Or leave a button unbound entirely

Per-device support:

• ROG Ally / Ally X: Full support. Back paddles (M1/M2) map to controller buttons, app actions, or shortcuts, Command Center and Armoury Crate front buttons map to app actions and shortcuts
• MSI Claw: Back paddles (M1/M2) map to controller buttons only. The Claw's paddle firmware has no keyboard path, so keyboard actions and shortcuts aren't available on paddles. MSI Center and Quick Settings front buttons map to app actions and shortcuts
• Legion Go (Gen 1): Working. All five grip paddles (Y1-Y3, M2, M3) map to controller buttons, and Legion L/R front buttons map to app actions and shortcuts. Important: unbind your paddles in Legion Space first, or the mappings will conflict
• Legion Go 2: In progress. The Go 2's firmware behaves differently from the Gen 1, and this build includes diagnostic logging to help us figure it out. If you have a Legion Go 2 and early access, your logs can directly help us finish this. Reach out

Controller and Input

• Prefer External Controller: a new HUD toggle that disables the built-in gamepad whenever an external controller is connected (ROG Ally and MSI Claw). The built-in controller re-enables automatically if your external pad disconnects, and the preference persists across restarts
• Further enhanced Sleep wake logic for better reliability and stability

Performance

• AutoPilot Dynamic TDP v5.3: fixed AutoPilot engaging in auto mode when a target FPS was set, fixed urgent power raises not triggering at lower FPS targets, and added Radeon Chill support
• Added Intel GPU support with improved AutoPilot behavior

Startup

• Cold-boot launch is dramatically faster. Sign-in now appears in under a second and the app is ready in about 5 seconds, down from up to 28 seconds of dead air previously
• Fixed Armoury Crate services failing to initialize correctly after a fast boot

FSE Certificate Fix

• Fixed the certificate issue that was breaking FSE mode for both the app and the widget. Heads up: you'll need to delete Winhanced HUD before installing this one for the fix to take

AutoPilot Tuning

• Some AutoPilot tunings rolled out for AMD and Intel devices

Back Paddle Support (Experimental)

• Since I was already in there, we're shipping back paddle support into Early Access as an experimental feature. Currently confirmed working on MSI Claw and Asus Ally X

MSI Claw: Native TDP & Driver Control

• Full TDP control across the entire MSI Claw lineup, no MSI Center required. Winhanced auto-disables MSI's background services on launch and flips them back on when you close the app, so nothing's fighting over the hardware while you play
• Native driver control covering every driver MSI ships on its support site. The Claw is now a first-class supported device end to end

PC Streaming

• Moonlight now works better with Winhanced, with automatic game adding to Sunshine, Wake-on-LAN, and seamless controller handoff

Performance

• HDR on launch: automatically enable HDR when a game starts and turn it back off on exit. (Note: the feature is built but won't be usable until a HUD update ships)
• Remap-OEM and Winhanced-TDP toggles are now linked and visually grouped so they stay in sync
• AutoPilot improvements for more reliable power-profile switching

Library

• Faster, smoother library scrolling and lower memory use, even with large collections

SteamGridDB Artwork Browser

• Browse and apply custom game artwork directly in-app

MSI Claw

• Fixed OEM buttons double-toggling Game Bar, added button debouncing
• Stopped the Xbox app and the MSI Quick Settings widget from auto-launching at boot

Streaming

• Repaired Steam/Epic/GOG launching through Sunshine after a Sunshine server update

Library & Navigation

• Fixed controller focus and direct-launch on Apps/Emulators tiles
• Corrected controller analog-stick navigation and home-screen focus when resuming
• Fixed the settings side panel getting clipped when navigating in with the bumpers

Performance / AutoPilot

• Fixed AutoPilot not always triggering a Windows power-profile change
• Fixed game-exit not always restoring your normal profile
• Smart Profiles now works for games with a missing or zero game ID

Other

• "What's New" now pins an app-update card at the top when an update is available

App Updates Live on What's New

• When a Winhanced update is available, it now shows up as the very first card on What's New, same spot as game news and articles
• Click through and you land in a full patch-notes view with the changelog, the hero banner, and an Install Update button sitting right there above the fold

New Themes for Patreon & Discord Supporters

• The theme section in Settings picked up some polish. 7 background variants to choose from now, focus rings tint themselves to match whatever accent color you've picked, and you get a live preview as you flip through

AutoPilot Dynamic TDP v5

• The headliner. Dynamic TDP got another pass on the platform side and it's noticeably smarter, better target tracking, fewer "wait why is it doing that" moments, and it plays nicer with everything else AutoPilot is juggling

The App Stays Snappy, Session After Session

• Hard to demo but you'll feel it. There was a slow drip of resources getting left behind every time you launched and exited a game. Stack enough sessions on top of each other and the app would start feeling sluggish, menus would get laggy, things would just... not be right
• Big cleanup pass across the entire game lifecycle, leaks plugged. If you tend to do long marathon sessions and you've noticed the app getting tired toward the end, you should notice the difference immediately
• Note: there are still some leaks on the platform side that we're actively plugging up as well, so slowdowns can still occur, BUT it's better, and the goal is to have this completely resolved by next patch

Steam Direct-Mode Downloads & Updates

• If you've been downloading or updating Steam games inside Winhanced and things felt slow or didn't work, this one's for you
• Updates now apply in place properly, cancelling a download mid-way won't leave your install in a weird half-broken state, and download speed has been improved

Lossless Scaling: Finally Behaves Itself

• LS now properly turns on and off with the game you're playing, and auto-restores when your game launches if you have it saved to on in the game's profile
• Much better at handing off the proper window to Lossless Scaling, so it turns on more consistently
• Added the HDR toggle to the Winhanced HUD so that Lossless Scaling setting is togglable from inside Winhanced too

New Devices in the Family

• OneXFly Apex, F1, and F1 Pro are now detectable by Winhanced

AutoPilot

• Setting your target FPS to 120 or 144 was silently stopping AutoPilot from re-engaging auto-target mode. Fixed
• AutoPilot now correctly takes over the per-game FPS limit when it's active, instead of the two fighting each other
• AutoPilot was applying the wrong fan curve on ASUS devices. Fixed

Smart Profiles Publishing

• Now checks that your account is in good standing before posting
• Way better feedback when something goes wrong
• A missing field that was quietly tanking AutoPilot Ratings is back where it belongs

Quality of Life

• "What's New" filter toggles now actually remember what you set them to between launches

Legion Go 2: Officially Supported

• Legion Go 2 is now on the official supported devices list, with the L button mapped to open the Game Bar and full TDP support across the correct power ranges for the device's silicon
• Huge thank you to the Legion Go 2 owners in our Discord who worked with us all week to make this happen

Overhauled Dynamic TDP

• Dynamic TDP got a full rework. In-game performance is sharper and more consistent across sustained sessions
• CPU temperatures are now read through the new PawnIO driver, which auto-installs silently on first launch after this update
• PawnIO is additive to the existing performance stack for now. We'll be migrating more of the stack onto it over the next few patches

In-App Patch Notes

• Read patch notes and news articles directly inside Winhanced without leaving the launcher
• Long articles scroll with the right stick once you're in the article view

PlayStation Library: Direct Import & Console Launch

• PlayStation library support graduates from Early Access. Sign in with your PSN credentials and Winhanced pulls your full library into a dedicated section, the same way Steam, Xbox, Epic, and GOG already do
• This is separate from the existing PlayStation Remote Play tile, it's a real library
• You can't install or run PlayStation games locally, but the library isn't just box art either. Open the details panel for any game installed on your PS5 and hit Play. Winhanced wakes the console over the internet, launches the title, then opens a Remote Play session via Chiaki
• Note: requires Chiaki installed and configured on your handheld. Setup walkthrough lives at Settings → Libraries → PlayStation

Specular Highlights Toggle

• New toggle under Settings → General to disable the recently added specular highlight effect
• Highlights only render while the launcher is foregrounded (paused in-game and when alt-tabbed), but the toggle is there for users running tight battery budgets

Controller Navigation Polish

• Friends Hub and Settings got a focus-order pass for smoother, more consistent controller traversal
• The right panel of every Settings menu now scrolls with the right stick

Apps Library

• Scan and add any installed app, including Progressive Web Apps, to a new dedicated App Library that sits separately from the Other Library
• Head to Settings → Libraries → Apps and pick "Scan apps". The dialog mirrors the manual games library: search for and check any app you want launchable from Winhanced
• The App Library tab only appears once you've added at least one app

Emulator Library

• Winhanced now natively detects and auto-imports from a list of 108 emulators on first scan
• Settings → Libraries → Emulators lists everything Winhanced picked up, with a manual scanner for anything that didn't make it into the auto-detect list (same dialog as the App scanner)
• Note: Winhanced does not import or display ROMs the way an emulator frontend would. It launches the emulator (or your existing frontend like Emulation Station) directly
• Apps and Emulators are both treated as shortcuts rather than full game launches, so your native emulator apps and their button mappings stay untouched by Winhanced

Redesigned First-Run Onboarder

• The first-run setup got a full visual rewrite. Five focused steps: Welcome, Device, Libraries, Customize, Done
• New dynamic backdrop tinted by your Windows accent color, real device renders for every supported device, and controller-driven navigation throughout
• Per-step micro-interactions make first-run setup feel smoother and more seamless

System Accent Theme & In-App Color Picker

• Backdrop and accent highlights retint live to match your Windows accent color
• The Customize step in the onboarder and Settings → General both include a 48-color picker that overrides just within Winhanced
• Pick a color and the entire UI follows, generating a dynamic 3-color theme backdrop based on your selection

Adaptive Display Scaling

• Big rewrite under the hood. The launcher now scales as a single canvas with one root transform instead of compensating per-element
• UI fills any aspect ratio (16:9, 16:10, 21:9 ultrawide) without letterboxing or weird text sizing bugs
• Game details panel respects the footer and sizes canvas-relative
• Seven of the widest dialogs (game options, batch import, Steam QR, etc.) got proper width caps so they never stretch off-screen

Per-Game Executable Path & Launch Arguments

• Game Options on any tile now exposes two new fields: an Executable Path override and Custom Launch Arguments
• Point a game at a modded .exe, alt build, or custom launcher, with per-game command line support
• Hidden for Xbox UWP titles where the package family drives launch
• Steam shows a heads-up if your override would break overlay injection

Friends Hub

• Live presence from Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Discord shows who's online, what they're playing, and whether you own the same game (the new "Ready to Play" tile)
• Friend Details panel surfaces Games in Common
• Party invites are wired through the Discord Social SDK with native invite cards
• Voice-call foundations are in place, with full controller navigation throughout
• Discord Rich Presence broadcasts "Playing X via Winhanced" the moment a game launches, independent of Friends Hub itself
• Note: non-Early-Access users will still see the existing Discord tab in the same slot. The Friends tab swaps in live the moment your entitlement updates, no app restart required

Library

• Steam was re-downloading entire language packs (~24 GB on multi-language titles) every update. Depot enumeration now filters by your selected language to match the Steam client's actual behavior
• PlayStation token refresh occasionally lost the AccountId field. Refresh path now heals missing account info by re-querying after token exchange
• Game Pass catalog now flags entries that require Battle.net / Ubisoft Connect / EA / Riot / HoYoverse with an "Unsupported" badge, so the install button gates correctly instead of failing silently. Steam, native Xbox, and standalone Game Pass titles are unaffected

Performance

• App hanging on game exit. New 15-second exit-grace period in the game monitor clears the stuck "Exiting game…" state if the launcher chain never reports a final exit
• Game detection now latches onto titles that launch through nested launchers (Ubisoft Connect, EAC bootstrap, Steam to EA Desktop chains)
• Game-exit dedup was holding stale events across session rotations and suppressing legitimate new exits. Now time-bound and cleared on session change

GOG Library Support

• After debuting in Early Access with 0.9.4, GOG support is now available to all users
• Sign in from the onboarder's Connect Your Libraries screen, browse your owned catalog, and direct-install DRM-free titles, no GOG Galaxy required
• Cloud saves sync on launch and upload on exit
• DRM-free dependencies like DOSBox and ScummVM are handled automatically

Game Pass Catalog Browsing & Direct Install

• After debuting in Early Access with 0.9.4, the full Game Pass PC library is now open to everyone
• Browse ~540 titles, filter by category, and install or stream in one click with full controller navigation throughout
• Note: Ubisoft Connect and EA Play titles through Game Pass will let you download but won't launch cleanly yet, they need more integration work. Steam, native Xbox, and standalone Game Pass titles are unaffected. Hopefully we'll have a solution for Ubi/EA in the next patch

Library

• Fixed an issue where non-early-access users could see GOG entries sneak into their library
• Game Pass catalog pivot is now preserved when closing the game details panel

Performance

• TDP: ZDDeviceManager facade is now wired early so PerformanceManager captures the real device. Fixes TDP control on affected configs
• RTSS: overlay and helper processes are now filtered from smart-hook candidates

UI

• Fixed Pro Tips text clipping on the onboarder's final screen

Native xCloud Streaming

• Stream Xbox Cloud Gaming titles directly inside Winhanced, no browser required
• Direct launch URLs resolved automatically for instant game entry
• One-time authentication on first use, full controller support throughout

Lossless Scaling: Now Public

• Toggle LS and adjust settings directly from the Winhanced HUD
• Controls appear automatically for users who own Lossless Scaling on Steam

Instant Library Load

• Library loading rebuilt from the ground up. All games appear at once

FSE Home App Registration

• Winhanced now appears in Windows Settings → Gaming → Full Screen Experience
• Fully replaces the Xbox app as the FSE home. Registered automatically on first launch after update

Direct Library Management

• Steam, Xbox, and Epic Games all support direct install management from within Winhanced
• Install up to 4 games simultaneously, with the rest queuing automatically

Suspend Game Button

• New button under Game Options in the HUD. Suspend the current game and return to home instantly

GOG.com: Full Integration (Early Access)

• Browse, download, install, launch, and uninstall GOG titles without opening GOG Galaxy

AutoPilot: Smart Profiles

• Auto, Performance, and Quality modes. Intelligently balances performance and visual fidelity
• Games with Smart Profile support display the "SP" badge in your library

Quick Resume

• Run multiple games simultaneously with intelligent suspension and instant switching
• Smart RAM management ensures system stability during suspension

The Status Pill

• Dynamic hub replacing legacy power/minimize icons. Active sessions, universal search, system controls
• Per-app volume mixer, battery monitor with usage graphs, Bluetooth and WiFi management

External Game Detection

• Session tracking and Quick Resume work even when games are launched from Steam, Xbox, or Epic directly

Animated Game Art

• Animated backgrounds pulled from SteamGridDB for supported titles
• Displayed behind the frosted glass layer. Independently toggleable

Winhanced Watchdog

• Companion service that saves app state during crashes and recovers gracefully

Native TDP Management

• Reversed Armoury Crate's TDP handling. Armoury Crate no longer required on ASUS devices

Sleep Engine 1.0

• ML-based engine that logs sleep cycles, identifies bad wake sources, and learns your device's behavior over time