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* Added support for verifying the Mandatory ASLR exclusions in the Microsoft Defender category: #1053 * Added support for U.S Government cloud environments. You can now sign into the app using a GCC High account and perform all of your security and management tasks in that environment. * You can now press F5 in any of the Security categories in the app to Refresh the data. It will work as if you pressed the "Verify All" button in that category. If Verify action is already in progress, pressing F5 will cancel it. * Added a new feature under the "Extras" menu called "EXIF Manager". It is a privacy-focused feature integrated into the Harden System Security app under the Extras section. It allows you to deeply inspect, copy, and securely strip hidden metadata (EXIF, XMP, Comments, etc.) from your photos. It operates directly on the file's data chunks at the lowest level, strictly adhering to the official specs of each data model and photo format, ensuring that your privacy is protected without re-encoding the image or losing any visual quality. You can find the full documentation for this feature on the GitHub repository's wiki: https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/wiki/EXIF-Manager
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Pull request overview
This release adds significant new functionality to the Harden System Security app with three major features: U.S. Government cloud (GCC High) support for Microsoft Graph authentication, F5 keyboard shortcut for refreshing security category verifications, and a comprehensive EXIF Manager for privacy-focused metadata inspection and removal from photos.
Changes:
- Added GCC High cloud environment authentication support with correct graph endpoints and authority audience configuration
- Implemented F5 keyboard accelerator in MUnit security categories for verify/refresh operations with cancel capability
- Added comprehensive EXIF Manager feature supporting JPEG and PNG metadata analysis and removal while preserving visual fidelity
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Package.appxmanifest | Version bump to 1.0.44.0 |
| ReleaseNotes.txt | Documents all new features for this release |
| MUnitListViewControl.xaml | Adds F5 KeyboardAccelerator binding |
| MUnitListViewControl.xaml.cs | Implements F5 handler for verify/cancel toggle logic |
| EXIFManager.xaml | New XAML page for EXIF Manager UI |
| EXIFManager.xaml.cs | New code-behind implementing IPageHeaderProvider |
| EXIFManagerVM.cs | Core EXIF scrubber implementation with JPEG/PNG parsers |
| MainWindowVM.cs | Registers EXIF Manager in navigation and breadcrumbs |
| ViewModelProvider.cs | Adds lazy initialization for EXIFManagerVM |
| MainWindow.xaml | Adds EXIF Manager navigation item |
| CommonCore/MicrosoftGraph/Main.cs | Implements GCC High vs Public cloud differentiation |
| Resources.resw (all languages) | Adds localization strings for EXIF Manager |
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What's New
Added support for U.S Government cloud environments. You can now sign into the app using a GCC High account and perform all of your security and management tasks in that environment.
You can now press F5 in any of the Security categories in the app to Refresh the data. It will work as if you pressed the "Verify All" button in that category. If Verify action is already in progress, pressing F5 will cancel it.
Added a new feature under the "Extras" menu called "EXIF Manager". It is a privacy-focused feature integrated into the Harden System Security app under the Extras section. It allows you to deeply inspect, copy, and securely strip hidden metadata (EXIF, XMP, Comments, etc.) from your photos. It operates directly on the file's data chunks at the lowest level, strictly adhering to the official specs of each data model and photo format, ensuring that your privacy is protected without re-encoding the image or losing any visual quality. You can find the full documentation for this feature on the GitHub repository's wiki: https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/wiki/EXIF-Manager