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Rainmeter
Patches for Rainmeter
Windows
5 patches available
Rainmeter is a free and open-source desktop customization utility for Windows released under the GNU GPL v2 license. It allows users to create and display user-generated customizable desktop widgets or applets called skins that display information.
Rainmeter Version 4.5.23
Release Date
4/12/2025
Bug Fix?
No
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

April 12; 2025 - 4.5.23 - Revision 3836$$$$$$ChangedRainmeter Build: Downgraded the version of NSIS; the software that is used to create the Rainmeter installer from 3.11.0 to 3.10.0. This is to address some false positive hits with some antivirus applications that MAY have been caused by the very recent 3.11.0 version of NSIS.
Rainmeter Version 4.5.21
Release Date
2/4/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
No
Patch Notes

February 4; 2025 - 4.5.21 - Revision 3816$$$$$$FixedRainmeter Installer: Corrected a problem with the install date in the uninstaller key for Rainmeter in the Windows Registry.$$$FixedRegistry Measure: Fixed a potential handle leak in the Registry Measure. Reported and fix provided by user greywun.$$$FixedRainmeter Installer: Fixed an issue with 64-bit install checkbox not being selected automatically when installing in portable mode.
Rainmeter Version 4.5.20
Release Date
8/27/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

August 27; 2024 - 4.5.20 - Revision 3803$$$FixedRainmeter Build: Change Rainmeter updater URL to use HTTPS; to prevent possible Man in the Middle attack.$$$FixedPing Plugin: Fixed timing issue with FinishAction.$$$FixedCommand Handler: Fixed issue with the !ToggleConfig bang.$$$FixedAudioLevel Plugin: Fix first FFT band.$$$FixedLogging: Fix issue with log messages above 1024 characters.$$$FixedConfigParser: Fixed issue with @Include insertion position during recursive loading of ini files.$$$FixedSkin: Fixed issue with FadeDuration.$$$ChangedApplication: Removed highlighting the context menu item when a new version of Rainmeter is available. This was conflicting with Windows mouse-over highlighting.$$$ChangedRainmeter Build: Improved build process and digital signing.$$$ChangedSystem: Added extra monitor debug information to the log.$$$ChangedLua: Prevent crash when calling a CRT function with an invalid parameter.$$$ChangedLogging: Provide some generic debug information for invalid parameters in some cases.$$$ChangedApplication: Prevent renaming of Rainmeter.$$$ChangedConfigParser: Log potential self-references with nested variable parsing.$$$ChangedBangs: Improve logging in some cases.$$$ChangedRainmeter Build: Changed and automated deployment to WinGet.$$$ChangedLanguages: Updated Dutch.$$$ChangedLanguages: Updated Czech.$$$ChangedLanguages: Updated French.
Rainmeter Version 4.5.19
Release Date
8/8/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

August 8; 2024 - 4.5.19 - Revision 3753$$$FixedRainmeter Build: Change Rainmeter updater URL to use HTTPS; to prevent possible Machine in the Middle attack.$$$FixedRainmeter Build: Fixed a possible crash if the version number was changed in an particular way.
Rainmeter Version 4.5.18
Release Date
7/31/2023
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

July 31; 2023 - 4.5.18 - Revision 3727$$$ChangedGame Mode: Show tray icon if all skins are unloaded.$$$ChangedGame Mode: Allow !Quit bang to work from the command line while in Game Mode.$$$ChangedLanguages: Updated localization strings for Vietnamese; Swedish; Portuguese (Portugal); Estonian; Greek; Hungarian.$$$ChangedInline lua: Increase stack size if needed.$$$AddedUpdate Check: Added minimum Windows checking when updating; to prevent Rainmeter from downloading a new Rainmeter version that is incompatible with the users system.$$$ChangedMouse Actions: Fix skin meter MouseLeaveAction being delayed when skin is draggable and global dragging is disabled$$$FixedManage Dialog: Fix dialog global draggable checkbox not updating state when toggling via tray icon.$$$ChangedDefault illustro Suite: Update Network.ini. Code change provided by user nek7u.$$$ChangedRainmeter: Fix cursor changing to a hand when a meter has a mouse wheel action. Code change provided by user Joehuu.$$$ChangedRainmeter: Fixed an issue with OnWakeAction on systems that utilize Connected Standby.$$$AddedWiFi Status: Added WiFiInfoType support for Wifi 7 (802.11be).$$$FixedSkin Installer: Fixed an issue where 64-bit plugins were installed when a 32-bit version of Rainmeter was installed on 64-bit version of Windows.
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