Release notes · 23 October 2026

What's new in 0.17.5

LayoutKeeper puts your windows back more reliably after a reboot, because it keeps the layout from the last moment before shutdown.

Highlights

  • A separate snapshot is saved at shutdown and used at the next sign-in
  • Windows are checked and moved to the right virtual desktop after a restore
  • Apps shown on all desktops are no longer treated as being on a removed desktop
  • The previous log is kept as wincraft.prev.log

LayoutKeeper

LayoutKeeper puts your windows back more reliably after a reboot.

The last layout before shutdown is kept

When Windows shuts down or restarts, LayoutKeeper writes a separate snapshot. The next sign-in restores from it. Later saves can no longer replace the layout you had.

Windows land on their virtual desktops

A few seconds after a restore, LayoutKeeper checks the desktop and monitor of every window. It moves a window once more if it is in the wrong place. It writes any window that is still wrong to the log.

Smaller fixes

  • Apps that are shown on all desktops (such as Claude, Telegram and Obsidian) are no longer treated as being on a removed desktop.
  • Windows with the same title now get their taskbar place and their desktop from the same saved entry.

Log

The previous log is kept

At each start, WinCraft keeps the previous log as wincraft.prev.log. You can use it to look into problems after a reboot.