HttpWatch Basic Edition

16.2.4
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15 Sep 2026
Fixed: HttpWatch could crash when a Edge or Chrome tab was closed
Improved: The installer now displays an explanation of why elevation failed if it was blocked by group policy
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16.2.3
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27 Aug 2026
Improved: Starting the installer interactively with administrator rights now automatically shows the option to install for everyone on the computer
without requiring the /all-users=1 command line flag
Improved: When no native messaging connection is found, the Chrome and Edge extensions now link to the HttpWatch FAQ and explain how the
NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts policy can require an all-users installation
Updated: The installer now includes the version 16.2.3 CRX files for the Chrome and Edge extensions
Fixed: Corrected typos and errors in the API help
Fixed: TLS details now correctly classify ciphers and key exchange algorithms, recognize GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305 as AEAD, classify TLS 1.1 as medium
strength, and leave unknown values unassessed
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16.2.2
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25 Aug 2026
Changed: Updated help documentation to match recent updates and changes
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Fixed: Setup could report an in-use error when writing the HttpWatch Studio Start Menu shortcut
Fixed: An access denied message could occur during installation for the current user

16.2.1
21 Aug 2026
New: HttpWatch Studio and Chrome/Edge windows have new distinctive icons, with a red dot or empty circle showing whether the browser HttpWatch window is recording or stopped
New: Redesigned Windows Explorer icons for HWL and HAR files
New: Taskbar previews for Chrome and Edge now provide Record, Clear, Stop and Save buttons
New: The HttpWatch Studio taskbar menu now has an option to open a HWL or HAR log file
Improved: Live request and page timings are now derived solely from Chromium event timestamps
Improved: Tooltips now explain more Chromium network errors, including blocked requests, timeouts, connection resets, DNS failures and certificate errors
Fixed: HTML response fragments could be incorrectly displayed as XML in the Content pane
Fixed: Setup could report an in use error when writing the HttpWatch Studio Start Menu shortcut
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16.1.8
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13 Aug 2026
New: A list of recently opened log files is displayed in the Windows task bar and start menu next to the HttpWatch Studio icon
Updated: The latest CRX files for the Chrome and Edge extensions are installed with HttpWatch
Fixed: A crash could occur in HttpWatch while recording when cookies were assigned in certain types of iframe or in about:blank
Fixed: A DeleteRows error could occur in HttpWatch when collapsing a page group
Fixed: A access denied message could occur during installation for the current user

16.1.8
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13 Aug 2026
Fixed: A crash could occur in HttpWatch while recording when cookies were assigned in certain types of iframe or in about:blank
Fixed: A DeleteRows error could occur in HttpWatch when collapsing a page group
Fixed: A access denied message could occur during installation for the current user
Improved: The display of binary content, such as WOFF fonts, in the Content tab has been improved
Improved: HttpWatch Basic can now be uninstalled silently using winget
Improved: The winget install package for HttpWatch now supports --scope user and --scope machine
Changed: If the installer is started using the local system account (e.g. by an automated software management tool), the installation will be for all
users on the machine regardless of the value of the /all-users flag.
Changed: Page groups are now always displayed in chronological order rather than by the sort column in the HttpWatch plugin for Chrome and Edge. The
requests within each page group are still sorted by the selected sort column. This change makes it easier to find where new requests are being saved. The
ordering in HttpWatch Studio remains the same - page groups are sorted by the selected sort column (e.g. URL or Bytes Sent)
Updated: The latest CRX files for the Chrome and Edge extensions are installed with HttpWatch
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16.1.7
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27 Jul 2026
Fixed: an 'abnormal termination error' could occur when installing HttpWatch
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16.1.6

16.1.5

16.1.4
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27 Jul 2026
New: HttpWatch can now be installed without administrator rights for the current user only
New: To install for all users on the machine, run the installer with the /all-users=1 command line option
Fixed: the uninstaller did not remove all HttpWatch items from the Windows Start menu
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16.1.3
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22 Jul 2026
New: HttpWatch can now be installed without administrator rights for the current user only
New: To install for all users on the machine, run the installer with the /all-users=1 command line option
Fixed: the uninstaller did not remove all HttpWatch items from the Windows Start menu
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16.0.20
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09 Jul 2026
Fixed: A 'log not started' error could occur when clicking the console button
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16.0.15 -
15 Jun 2026
Fixed: A 'Not implemented' error could occur when using the Find window
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