V237

* Remove Updater dependency to Newtonsoft.Json

README.md

@@ -14,14 +14,30 @@
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 ## WARNING
 
-WingRing0x64, the driver used via [LHM](https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor) started to be flagged by Windows Defender as of March 11th 2025. This will prevent the program from loading all motherboard sensors and will result in an error upon loading. 
-Corresponding [issue](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/issues/3016).
+As of 09/04/2025, Winring0 (FanControl.sys) is flagged as [Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/issues/3410#issuecomment-3254057373) by Windows Defender. This will cause sensors to not be detected.
+You do not need to open an issue on the subject. Any new issues with this exact problem will be closed as duplicate.
+
+If you experience this issue, you may:
+
+* (Can't officialy recommend) whitelist/exclude the detection in Windows Security/Defender. Read the [official microsoft response/article](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-defender-antivirus-alert-vulnerabledriver-winnt-winring0-eb057830-d77b-41a2-9a34-015a5d203c42) carefully. 
+* Since [V235](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/releases), you can easily [use an alternative LHM branch](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/issues/3410#issuecomment-3258597822) that doesn't use WinRing0. Consider this a Beta, as it hasn't been widely tested yet. It may not work, be unstable, not be reliable, you get the idea. 
+
+To use the alternate branch (PawnIO, thanks to [@namazso](https://github.com/namazso)) :
+1. Update to at least [__V235__](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/releases), and close FanControl completely (EXIT).
+2. (Optional but recommended) Backup your Configuration folder
+3. Download the [net4.8](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22304072/net472.zip) or [net8.0](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22304071/net8.0.zip) version of LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll depending on your existing installation
+4. Install the [PawnIO driver](https://pawnio.eu/)
+5. Place the LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll inside your existing Plugins folder, or create a Plugins/ folder and place it in there
+6. Launch FanControl
+7. If successful, in the About tab, you should see the relative path to the LibreHardwareMonitorLib.dll being used (\Plugins\...)
 
 ## New
+* New seperate "Up" and "Down" hysteresis for graph, linear and trigger fan curves
+![Fan Control](Images/Hysteresis.png)
 * The software is now open for translations. Contributions are welcomed here [FanControl.i18n](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.i18n)
 * AMD GPU support through [ADLXWrapper](https://github.com/Rem0o/ADLXWrapper).
 * Fan calibration and RPM mode for fan curves. See [discussion](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/discussions/2333).
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ Uninstall like any other windows program through the programs list
 ![Plugin Installation](Images/PluginInstallation.png)
 
 From the community (notify me if I'm missing some):
-* https://github.com/fu-raz/FanControlThermaltake
+* https://github.com/AMoo-Miki/FanControlThermaltake updated fork of https://github.com/fu-raz/FanControlThermaltake
 * https://github.com/jmarucha/FanControl.Liquidctl
 * https://github.com/Mourdraug/FanControl.AsusWMI to interface with ASUS motherboards through WMI methods
 * https://github.com/medevil84/FanControl.AquacomputerDevices to interface with aquacomputer HighFlowNext, Quadro and Octo devices
@@ -98,6 +114,7 @@ From the community (notify me if I'm missing some):
 * https://github.com/TimSirmovics/FanControl.NvThermalSensors to get GPU Hot Spot and Memory Junction temperature for Nvidia GPUs
 * https://github.com/SasaKaranovic/FanControl.OpenFan to interface with [OpenFAN](https://github.com/SasaKaranovic/OpenFanController) controller
 * https://github.com/Brian-E-Taylor/FanControl.AIDA64 to get readings out of AIDA64
+* https://github.com/Benson5650/FanControl.RazerCoolingPadPlugin to interface with Razer Laptop Cooling Pad.
 
 From Rem0o
 * https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.IntelCtlLibrary (Intel ARC gpus)
@@ -115,9 +132,9 @@ From Rem0o
 ## FAQ
 * __Q__: What settings should I set in my BIOS to play along nicely with FanControl?
 <br>__A__: You want to avoid any "smart" control from your BIOS. Setting a fixed default speed, like 50%, works great for most people. Also keep an eye if your BIOS has PWM or DC mode on. One could work better for you depending on your setup.
-* __Q__: My Nvidia cards has X fans, but only two cards show up, why?
-<br>__A__: Your card only has 2 channels, more than 1 fan are plugged to the same channel.
-* __Q__: My Nvidia cards won't go below 30% and doesn't go to 0 RPM, why?
+* __Q__: My NVIDIA graphics card has 3 fans, but only 2 control cards show up in the UI, why?
+<br>__A__: Your card only has 2 channels, multiple fans are plugged into the same channel.
+* __Q__: My NVIDIA graphics card won't go below 30% and doesn't go to 0 RPM, why?
 <br>__A__: [See here](https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/wiki/Nvidia-30%25-and-0-RPM)
 * __Q__: There is no control cards / control cards are missing / control cards are not changing my fan speeds, what's the issue?
 <br>__A__: See __[ Issues and hardware compatibility](#issues-and-hardware-compatibility)__.

version.json

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
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-    "Number":  223,
-    "Message":  "- Increase polling interval for spinning hard drives\r\n- Use performance tracking for ADLX\r\n- Fix a ALT+F4 bug with dialogs\r\n- Fix a bug where % values in the graph dialog were multiplied with Fahrenheit enabled",
+    "Number":  237,
+    "Message":  "- Add PawnIO or Winring0 indicator whichever is loaded\r\n- Fix a bug if plugins folder isn\u0027t created",
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                   }
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