Releases: thewriteway/SidebarDiagnostics
V3.7.3
Changelog for V3.7.3 (January 2026)
Updated LibreHardwareMonitor to latest release build to include more motherboard chipsets.
https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor/releases/tag/v0.9.5
Prior changes:
Removed Winring0 dependency and replaced with PawnIO - No longer flagged or disabled by Windows Defender Antivirus
Note: If you don't already have PawnIO, you will need to download it and install it for SidebarDiagnostics to work properly.
https://github.com/namazso/PawnIO.Setup/releases
https://github.com/namazso/PawnIO.Setup/releases/download/2.0.1/PawnIO_setup.exe
Fixed:
- Finally properly fixed dialog window refreshing issue.
- Finally properly fixed autostart which now can work from wherever sidebar is installed!
- Fixed changelog display bug
- Fixed assembly versions of sidebar so it shows the file version correctly
Upgrade notes:
SidebarDiagnostics is now a .NET V8 application built to a support minimum of Windows 10.
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Known Issues:
The standalone build will not auto-update.
if SidebarDiagnostics is showing zero values for CPU metrics this is likely due to the Winring0 to PawnIO transition in LibreHardwareMonitor. To solve this make sure you have PawnIO installed. if still not showing values check if your specific chipset has been added to LibreHardwareMonitor.
Standalone Installation:
To run the app without installing, download the the zip file, extract it to a location of your choice and run "SidebarDiagnostics.exe". If you have an existing settings.json that can be copied into the folder its running from.
V3.7.2
Major Changes (October 2025):
Changes:
Removed Winring0 dependency and replaced with PawnIO - No longer flagged or disabled by Windows Defender Antivirus
Note: If you don't already have PawnIO, you will need to download it and install it.
https://github.com/namazso/PawnIO.Setup/releases
https://github.com/namazso/PawnIO.Setup/releases/download/2.0.1/PawnIO_setup.exe
Fixes:
Finally properly fixed dialog window refreshing issue.
Finally properly fixed autostart which now can work from wherever sidebar is installed!
Fixed changelog display bug
Fixed assembly versions of sidebar so it shows the file version correctly
Upgrade notes:
SidebarDiagnostics is now a .NET V8 application built to a support minimum of Windows 10.
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Known Issues:
The standalone build will not auto-update.
a number of hardware IDs were lost in the Winring0 to PawnIO transition due to the upstream change in LibreHardwareMonitor. This means some monitoring values may still show zero. This can only be fixed when that missing chipset is added to LibreHardwareMonitor
Dependency updates:
Update LibreHardwareMonitor V0.9.4 up to latest build LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor@9ba0002
Standalone Installation:
To run the app without installing, download the the zip file, extract it to a location of your choice and run "SidebarDiagnostics.exe". If you have an existing settings.json that can be copied into the folder its running from.
V3.7.1
Major Changes (October 2025):
Removed Winring0 dependency - No longer flagged or broken by Windows Defender Antivirus
Finaly properly Fixed dialog window refreshing issue.
SidebarDiagnostics is now a .NET V8 application.
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Issues:
Changelog display bug is still occurring.
Autostart failing.
the standalone build will not auto-update.
a number of CPUs are still not included in the new LibreHardwareMonitor so CPU Temp and Clock may show zero
Dependency updates:
Update LibreHardwareMonitor V0.9.4 up to nightly action release https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor/actions/runs/17976043584/job/51129748004
LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor#1875
Standalone Installation:
To run the app without installing, download the the zip file, extract it to a location of your choice and run "SidebarDiagnostics.exe". If you have an existing settings.json that can be copied into the folder its running from.
Sidebar diagnostics may fail to auto run on startup to please be sure to add it to your startup items.
V3.7
New Note: If this build is flagged by windows defender please look at the prerelease version https://github.com/thewriteway/SidebarDiagnostics/releases/tag/v3.7.1 (CPU and TEMP support is limited)
Major Changes (August 2025):
Update LibreHardwareMonitor V0.9.4 up to commit 8036ea.
Fixed dialog window refreshing issue.
SidebarDiagnostics is now a .NET V8 application.
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Standalone
To run the app without installing, download the the zip file, extract it to a location of your choice and run "SidebarDiagnostics.exe". If you have an existing settings.json that can be copied into the folder its running from.
Sidebar diagnostics may not auto run on startup to please be sure to add it to your startup items,
Issues:
Changelog display bug is still occurring.
Please note that the Standalone build will not auto-update.
Dependency updates:
Replace Squirrel (EOL) with Velopack;
3.6.3c
Major Changes (July 2025):
Update LibreHardwareMonitor V0.9.4 up to commit 25c5a6b.
This Release is built on .NET V8 of SidebarDiagnostics
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Standalone
To run the app without installing, download SidebarDiagnostics_app-3.6.3b.zip below, unzip, then run SidebarDiagnostics.exe.
Please note that the Standalone build will not auto-update.
Dependency updates:
Update dependency Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf to v2
Update dependency gong-wpf-dragdrop to v4
Update dependency TaskScheduler to 2.12.1
Update dependency DeltaCompressionDotNet to v2
Update dependency System.ValueTuple to 4.6.1
Update dependency OxyPlot.Wpf to 2.2.0
Update dependency Splat to 15.3.1
Update dependency OxyPlot.Wpf.Shared to 2.2.0
Update dependency SharpCompress to 0.40.0
Update dependency OxyPlot.Core to 2.2.0
Update dependency Extended.Wpf.Toolkit to 4.7.25104.5739
Update dependency Mono.Cecil to 0.11.6
3.6.3b
Changes (August 2024):
Updated all internal and project dependencies to latest available release versions. Includes LibreHardwareMonitor V0.9.3 up to commit 437c4d3.
Only standalone build supported at the moment.
Standalone
To run the app without installing, download SidebarDiagnostics_app-3.6.3b.zip below, unzip, then run SidebarDiagnostics.exe.
Please note that the Standalone build will not auto-update.