Dashboard 4.2 Release Notes
May 30, 2024 (4.2.2.5)

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Added a new service to monitor and generate Windows Desktop Notifications.
Added feature to automatically enable Start with Windows & Start Minimized options
when Gaming Mode 2.0 AUTO mode is selected by the user.
Added Windows context menu option to add a folder to Game Mode 2.0 automaticgame launch detection watch list.
Added a feature to disable background tasks while running device self test diagnostics toreduce interruptions.
Improved user experience by personalizing marketing messages in Notification panel
based on the devices detected.
Enhanced Start with Windows task scheduler option to account for username changes.
Streamlined brand recognition so that all Western Digital products are well represented.
Reduced ad caching time from 2 days to 1 day.
Added support for new SD cards and readers.
Adjusted serial number reported by Dashboard for more ATA drives to reflect theproduct serial number printed on the case, not the serial number of the internal storage
component. Internal serial number is still available in the Identify data in the Tools pageif needed.
Fixed an issue with performance monitoring for devices with multiple volumes.
Fixed an issue with WD_BLACK D10 detection.
Fixed an issue with CFExpress temperature reading display.
Fixed an issue with some USB devices.
Added support for WD BLUE SN5000 4TB NVMe SSD.
Added support for G-DRIVE SSD.

Installer (6.0.2.11)•

Added a check to see if the installer is already running and display that instead ofopening a new instance of the installer.

Dashboard 4.1 Release Notes
December 14, 2023 (4.1.2.4)

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Removed animations from the Overview screen which were causing high CPU usage.
Adjusted serial number reported by Dashboard for external drives to reflect the productserial number printed on the case, not the serial number of the internal storage
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Adjusted Dashboard to show non-Western Digital drives if detected, but mostfunctionality will not be available.
Changed default images on unrecognized devices to differentiate brands and storagetechnology.
Added support for the Overview screen to adjust automatically when drive Capacity orVolume changes.
Improved capacity reporting for unformatted devices to make it more clear.
Fixed issue which could cause Start with Windows task to fail to start Dashboard withcertain user names.
Fixed issue which was causing reset to default game folders for Gaming Mode 2.0
monitoring to apply to all devices instead of only the selected device.
Improved Gaming Mode 2.0 game launch detection when configured for the parentfolder.
Fixed issue which could cause multiple Dashboard windows to open when manually
starting the application shortly after it was automatically started on Windows boot.
Fixed performance chart not working properly on a newly created volume.
Added support for RGB control in WD_BLACK SN850 for PS5.
Added support for SanDisk PRO-G40.
Reduced ad caching time from 3 days to 2 days.

Installer (6.0.2.10)•

Complete rewrite of the installer to improve user experience.

Dashboard 4.0 Release Notes
August 14, 2023 (4.0.2.20)

Known Issues•Gaming Mode 2.0 auto-detection for game launches is sometimes failing to detect
games from the default parent “Epic Games” folder. If you experience this issue, please
add a folder that directly points to your game (e.g. add folder “C:\Program Files\EpicGames\Fortnite” instead of “C:\Program Files\Epic Games”).

Application•Fixed issue causing drives not to be detected when some Windows registry entries wereinvalid.

August 1, 2023 (4.0.2.19)

Known Issues•Gaming Mode 2.0 auto-detection for game launches is sometimes failing to detect
games from the default parent “Epic Games” folder. If you experience this issue, pleaseadd a folder that directly points to your game (e.g. add folder “C:\Program Files\EpicGames\Fortnite” instead of “C:\Program Files\Epic Games”).

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New and improved graphical design and user experience to modernize the applicationand leave room for future growth.
Added support for Western Digital CFExpress products through supported Western
Digital CFExpress USB-C readers, such as the SanDisk SDDR-F451 and SanDisk Pro
Reader, and Thunderbolt readers.
Added support for detection and display of unrecognized devices on the My Devices
page.
Disabled GPU rasterization by default, as this was causing problems for users. If youwant to re-enable GPU rasterization, pass the new command line argument “-enablegpu-support”.
Improved no-code configuration capability for the application and improved the default
configurations shipped with the release to better support offline users.
Restructured the application to allow for finer grain partial loading of features, whichshould prevent cases where some unsupported features would cause an entire device tonot be detected.
Added a notification tab to the Overview page to streamline how various Dashboard
notifications can appear, including firmware updates, application updates, and otheroffers.
Simplified drive erase options to a generic erase and updated the embedded toolkit tosupport a generic erase. Most erases should continue to be done outside of theWindows environment in the embedded toolkit.
Added the capability to open a given drive’s primary partition in Windows Explorer fromthe Overview page.
Added an indication for DirectStorage compatible devices.
Fixed a bug which could display data from a previous drive when switching to a newdrive that failed some commands.
Removed the ATA Controller table as it was outdated and no longer valuable to users.

Installer (5.3.2.4)•Minor adjustments to user experience and structure changes to support Dashboard 4.0
release.

Dashboard 3.8 Release Notes
January 24, 2023 (3.8.2.10)

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Removed excess debugging features from release build.

January 19, 2023 (3.8.2.9)

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Changed default renderer argument to angle to match Dashboard behavior in previous
releases. This will resolve crashes on some systems with release 3.8.2.8.

January 12, 2023 (3.8.2.8)

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Improved game play detection for Intelligent Game Mode drives to support some games
which were not signaling correctly on launch
Added more default paths for Intelligent Game Mode and limited blacklist logic to filename only instead of file path
Improved rescan handling to better coordinate with long-running operations so a device
rescan does not cause them to fail
Added RAID indication for devices in Storage Spaces RAID
Limit error page collection on NVMe drives to 128 error page entries to work around aWindows limitation on some connections
No longer set OpenGL rendering by default, allow the system to choose the best
rendering option
Added flags to specify rendering as desktop, angle, or software
Fixed Windows version not displaying correctly on Windows 8.1 and Windows build
number not displaying on Windows 10
Fixed missing SMART formatting for WD Green SATA drives

Dashboard 3.7 Release Notes
June 10, 2022 (3.7.2.5)

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Fixed rare crash on startup caused by Windows returning invalid strings from boot drive
inquiry
Force all erase options through the Linux embedded toolkit, which provides a morestable and feature-complete environment for drive erasure
Enable Format on supported devices when the security state is Frozen
Resolved an issue which caused a long load time after running Sanitize on some devices
Resolved detection issues for P40 devices, and improved Dashboard's performance
when they're attached to USB ports of older standards
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Restricted Gaming Mode 2.0 file watcher to only support drives local to the system andadjusted behavior to only start Gaming Mode on the drive that launched the game
Resolved issue where Gaming Mode 2.0 could be left in the wrong state until a gamestarts when set to AUTO and the system was rebooted
Restricted volumes without assigned letters or names from being shown in Dashboard
Improved messages relating to write cache settings and NVMe SMART data for better
clarification

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Added a silent mode
Removed installation of the P40 HAL, it is no longer required

Dashboard 3.6 Release Notes
April 20, 2022 (3.6.2.5)

Application• Improved the Status page view for Temperature and Volumes. Please use thePerformance page if you are interested in a graph of Temperature over time
• Improved Sanitize support for WD Green SATA products• Fixed Life Remaining being calculated incorrectly for certain older SSD products• General updates to technology stack to improve security• Resolved various display bugs, such as performance chart malfunctioning on someconfigurations and incorrect font colors• Fixed an issue that caused Trim to sometimes fail to run when requested

Dashboard 3.5 Release Notes
March 18, 2022 (3.5.2.7)

Application• Reintroduced support for Microsoft Storage Spaces• Reworked how USB drives are treated; now all supported USB devices will be available
for USB creation operations and more data is presented about each device in that flow
• Changed NVMe SMART parsing to display more easily human readable values andorganized them according to the NVMe specification• Removal Policy updated to be more consistent with the underlying Windows settings• Fixed SMART data sometimes not appearing• Fixed incorrect working directory being set when Dashboard was configured to startwith Windows• Fixed scheduled Trim jobs not always executing

Dashboard 3.4 Release Notes
November 18, 2021 (3.4.2.9)

Application• Removed dependency on Windows Media Foundation
Known Issues• Dashboard 3.4.2.9 and 3.4.2.8 do not detect drives configured with the Microsoft
Storage Spaces Controller
o A fix will be released in Dashboard 3.5, until then please use Dashboard 3.3 forMicrosoft Storage Spaces support
September 30, 2021 (3.4.2.8)

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Added support for WD Blue SN570 product line
Improved the Enhanced Diagnostic feature
Improved WD_Black P10 and D10 support by fixing Quick Overwrite and SATA revisiondisplay
Added support for third party software offers tied to a WDC product
Added support for picking any file in firmware update file chooser
Fixed bug with Trim Now that sometimes caused it to have no effectEnhanced Acronis offer messaging and improved download experience
Fixed ability to dismiss limited features popup for NVMe drives on Windows 8.1 andWindows 7
Changed Windows 10 OS Details page to show OS build number instead of service pack

Known Issues•Dashboard Removal Policy control and Windows Removal Policy control can mismatchin some configurations on USB or Thunderbolt 3 connected deviceso Until a fix is released, if you are affected please use the Windows Device
Manager controls for Removal PolicyDashboard 3.3 Release Notes
July 21, 2021

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Added support for SN750 SE product line
Added support for enhanced diagnostic log collection - a new flow for users to provide
Customer Support detailed drive diagnostics
Enhanced SCSI device handling, most notably cleaning up incorrect handling on
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 for NVMe devices that surface as SCSIWhen an unselected device is removed from the system Dashboard will no longer
trigger a full rescan and application refresho This should make usage smoother when using some peripherals like USB drives
Changed Acronis third-party link to launch the support landing page, where users get
more details and download the tool
Added support for devices with more than a single temperature sensor
Fixed firmware update failures on SATA devices found on some AMD chipsets using theWindows inbox driver
Resolved numerous issues with Device Self Test related to specific devices and drivers
No longer invoke UAC prompt when Start with Windows is selectedSave the Start with Windows & Start Minimized options across software updates; andallow them to function in a multi-user environment
Additional support for My Passport and My Book products
Resolved rare issue where RGB control would not be detected for the D50 Game Dock
Fixed the maximum LBA calculation on the Device Details page
Fixed display of RAID devices on the iRST driver for versions 18+
Also includes other minor bug fixes

Installer (5.0.2.1)•

Fixed a bug that caused uninstalling Dashboard to require a working internet connection

Dashboard 3.2 Release NotesDecember 9, 2020

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Added RGB support for the new WD_BLACK SN850
Fixed issue where Microsoft storage spaces device (software RAID) caused screen to notload
Fixed NVMe life remaining reporting bug (was reporting 100%)
Critical health values now show reasons in tooltip
Added support for some external devices (WD_BLACK P10/D10/P50)
Fixed self-test execution issues
Properly report 4k Alignment
Support non-UEFI bootable USB creation
Fixed Removal Policy/Write-cache settings not reporting correctlyDashboard 3.1 Release Notes
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Added options to disable background tasks per-drive
Fix sector size calculation for Write Zeroes drive erase functions
Support creating Linux toolkit on USB over 32GiB in size
Enhanced integration with third-party software vendors

Installer (4.0.2.0)•

Shifted some third-party dependency installation into the Dashboard application itself
so that it only applies to devices which require those dependencies

Dashboard 3.0 Release Notes
September 12, 2020

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Migration to a new internal device access library with better support for next generation
user systems and additional hardware support for external products (e.g. USB andThunderbolt connected devices)
Migration to a new Javascript based GUI stack, enhancing the look and feel of theapplication
Unify “WD SSD Dashboard” and “SanDisk SSD Dashboard” to the new single“Dashboard” application
Added support for HDD devices, converging the WinDLG feature set into Dashboardo Life Remaining on Status page is replaced with Drive Health for HDD, which
provides a SMART status health check report to the usero Write Zeroes overwrite options are added for HDDs and transparently support
both CMR and SMR devices
Added support for WD_BLACK upcoming RGB devices, D50 Game Dock and AN1500
Added support for display resolution scaling, tested on up to 4K resolution
Added a “Dark Mode” option for the default skin
Added Fahrenheit / Celsius temperature toggle
Added logging to the application, greatly enhancing our ability to support users in thefield
Added support for Quick Removal toggle in addition to Windows Write Cache Buffer
Flush toggle
Added high temperature warning to temperature display on Status page

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Added toggle to launch Dashboard after installation instead of automatic launch
Enhanced error reporting for various download or installation failure scenarios
Multi-threaded installation to smooth out progress reporting and keep the installer
responsive

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Added support for Thunderbolt connected devices
Added support for D50 Game Dock and AN1500 devices