Getting a Program’s Last Used Information

In Programs and Features control panel there is a Last Used On column. However, it doesn’t appear by default, and if you turn it on, the column is simply blank. This is actually by design. The control panel applet used to guess but it’s heuristics were so inaccurate that the idea was abandoned. However as … Read more

Install Monitor version 4.3

We are announcing the release of Mirekusoft Install Monitor 4.3. You can find the full list of updates here. I wanted to briefly discuss some of the changes here. Providing smarter insights into program changes At the heart of what makes Install Monitor so useful is that once installed it automatically provides complete control and … Read more

Tracking when software is installed

Every so often I will see someone complain about how Windows lacks a feature that Install Monitor has. For instance, commenter Dalibor Čarapić makes the following complaint about the Windows 10 Programs and Features: “Every time a Windows update is installed a bunch of my installed application look like they were installed at that time. … Read more

Install Monitor Releases

This page will be used to track Install Monitor releases. We use the following versioning format <major>.<minor>.<build>.<hotfix>. The major number will increase on major releases. The minor number will increase on feature updates. The build will always increase and the hotfix number will increase if it’s a bug fix update. Install Monitor 5.1.1184.0 What’s New … Read more

Setup Improvements in Install Monitor

Mirekusoft Install Monitor 4 Setup

Setup will likely be your first experience when using Install Monitor. We felt there were several things we could do to improve that initial experience. The focus was making it easy and reliable. Let’s consider some of these improvements. Installer Improvements In Install Monitor 4.1 we now have a streamlined and quicker install process. There … Read more