WinDynamicDesktop

Note: PowerShell scripts written for older versions of WinDD will stop working and must be updated. See #582

Enhancements

• Added light mode as alternative to dark mode that always shows day images (#547)
• Added option to show only installed themes in Select Theme dialog (#576)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error in wallpaper scheduler the day after Daylight Saving Time begins (#579)
• Fixed invalid format strings for some translations like Javanese (#580)
• Fixed error when downloading beta translations from POEditor (#581)

Note: Version 5.4.0 had a bug causing the Change Lockscreen Image setting to be disabled in some cases when it had been enabled before. If you had this option selected, check lock screen settings in the Select Theme dialog to make sure it is still enabled after upgrading.

• Fixed error when shuffle theme option is enabled and Windows 11 theme gets picked (#535)
• Fixed error when setting lock screen image and no other displays have wallpaper set (#536)
• Fixed crash when disconnecting user account if app is running in background (#569)
• Fixed hang when uninstalling app from Microsoft Store (#570)
• Fixed ellipsis (3 dots) button in Select Theme dialog not rendering on high-DPI displays

• Fixed crash when opening Select Theme dialog due to resource missing from Release build (#562)

Enhancements

• Added shuffle option to include only favorite themes (#359)
• Added shuffle option to change frequency to hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly (#397)
• Added lock screen as another display in Select Theme dialog which can have a separate theme applied (#500)
• Added Windows 11 wallpaper to list of built-in dynamic wallpapers (only for Windows 11) (#526)
• Made wallpaper timing more accurate for polar day and polar night by showing brightest image at solar noon (#545)
• Added Slovak, Tamil, and Uyghur translations (thanks Ignus, Arjun, and Widio)
• Updated from .NET 6 to .NET 8 (this should not affect most users)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error in Store app when applying the

• Updated dark theme to stop using buggy Mica effect which may prevent mouse clicks (#525)

• Added Sonoma Abstract theme
• Added support for 3-segment wallpapers (#442)
• Added Taiwanese translation (thanks SABA)
• Fixed "The process cannot access the file" error when downloading themes (#492)

• Fixed NullReferenceException when settings.json file is invalid
• Fixed PowerShell scripts not being invoked with the latest version of PowerShell (v7) (#439)
• Fixed a few strings that were not translatable in Select Theme dialog (#507)
• Fixed font rendering issues on Windows 11 with light theme (#508)
• Added Galician and Luxembourgish translations (thanks Juan Paz and Arno)

• Added dark UI theme using Mica (only for Windows 11 22H2)
• Added Burmese translation (thanks Febri)
• Fixed user-defined sunrise and sunset times being stored incorrectly for some locales (#487)
• Fixed IndexOutOfRangeException that could occur when Select Theme dialog is opened and there are multiple monitors (#498)
• Fixed error when PowerShell scripts run with blank imagePath parameter because there is no active theme

Note: This version removes syncing wallpaper across virtual desktops in Windows 11 which used an experimental API that is too unstable to support. If you still want this functionality, install the Sync Virtual Desktops script.

• Added Ventura Abstract theme (#451)
• Added dropdown in theme download dialog to select alternate mirrors that may be faster
• Added "Hide system tray icon" to menu which hides tray icon until the next time the app is manually launched (#464)
• Added Estonian translation (thanks ST)
• Fixed error when applying settings and there is no active theme (#457)
• Fixed theme not updating on displays that were connected when device is sleeping
• Fixed error when theme download is cancelled
• Fixed PowerShell