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Release 0.9.8.6 ​

since 0.9.8.6

Purpose ​

This page names what changed in Setup Foundry 0.9.8.6 compared with the previous release. Currently, every release is installed fresh.

Notes ​

New ​

  • The application checks in all three editions whether a new release exists, including Free: at start, at most once a week. You only get a notice with a link to the release notes, no download, no identifier. The switch "Check for new versions" is in Settings under "Contact support" on the "New versions" card; it is on by default and independent of "Report errors".
  • On an existing installation the program first shows the card about the new version of the legal texts and only then checks for a new release for the first time.
  • In the setup wizard the note on the retail ISO says briefly what the program does; the full reservation is behind the (i) next to the field and in the help.
  • In the image editor an (i) next to "Cropping for other aspect ratios" explains what the thumbnails show.

Changed ​

  • All texts of the interface have been revised again in this release, in German and English, including the help texts behind the (i). Error messages say in one sentence what happened and in one what you can do. Explanations of the program's internals are gone. The legal texts are untouched.
  • The "English, Human" and "Deutsch, Mensch" editions have their own texts for error messages and help for the first time: the same content, without technical terms wherever possible.
  • In the Image Preview the fields for logo size, margin X and margin Y accept only values from 1 to 100. The former prompt about invalid values is gone.
  • The Hyper-V card on the "Cleanup" page no longer appears on a PC running Windows Home; until now it showed a note that the option has no effect.
  • The Office texts now say correctly what happens when the Office files were not downloaded completely: Office is then not installed on the target device. Until now they said the target device would download the files from the internet; it does not.
  • If the configuration file for the Office download is missing or damaged, the program recreates it instead of stopping with an error.
  • The computer name in Install Assist may no longer contain an underscore; the program now checks what the note always said: letters, digits and hyphens.
  • Nowhere in the interface is there a price or a price word any more. What an edition lacks is called "Not available in this version".
  • The general terms and the licence terms are dated 15 October 2026: the general terms name the points in time at which changes take effect, the licence terms govern the licence without purchase with warranty and liability as in Free. The privacy policy newly describes the version check: what is sent, how often, and that you can switch it off; this is information, not a new consent. On first start the program shows the "Updated terms" card once, listing everything that changed since the version you last accepted.
  • The note on administrator rights in the installer and in the general terms now says what the program does: administrator rights are requested when needed, the program itself runs without them.
  • The licence error messages have been rewritten, all 31, in German and English.

Fixed ​

  • When saving the administrator password, the message always named a minimum length of 4 characters even when a different one applied. The message now names the number that really applies.
  • In Pro the 21st user account reported a raw error code instead of a sentence. It now says that at most 20 accounts are possible.
  • In the overview of user accounts the administrator account was always shown as "Administrator", even if you had renamed it. The chosen name is shown now.
  • If saving in the Image Preview failed, the error only went to the log. The window now says what was not saved.
  • The overview card jumped to the wrong place when you clicked "Users". It now opens the settings where the values are.
  • The checkboxes on the Gaming box, single and all, now work together cleanly; five tests watch over it.
  • The user is saved even if the answer file could not be updated afterwards; the message then says both.

Known limitations ​

  • The application reports a new release but does not install it itself. Download and installation remain manual in this release.
  • The dialog "Licence error" after a chargeback appears only once the licence server sends the reason for the block. Until then a block stays silent until the next start, as before.

See also ​