V236

README.md

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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.
+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, 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. 
+
+To use the alternate branch (PawnIO, thanks to [@namazso](https://github.com/namazso)) :
+1. Update to at least __V235__, and close FanControl completely (EXIT).
+2. (Optional but recommended) Backup your Configuration folder
+3. Download the [net4.8](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22138855/net472.zip) or [net8.0](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22138861/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 
 
 ## New
-* New seperate "Up" and "Down" hysteresis for graph and linear fan curves
+* 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).
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 ![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
@@ -100,6 +113,7 @@ 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)
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 ## 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

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-    "Number":  227,
-    "Message":  "- Allow decimal with hysteresis values\r\n- Radeon Pro support through ADLX\r\n- Fix a bug when cancelling the graph editing dialog\r\n- Update LibreHardwareMonitorLib",
+    "Number":  236,
+    "Message":  "- Allow side-loading a different version of LibreHardwareMonitorLib. This offers an alternative if you experience Windows Security/Defender issue.  See the warning section of the Github README page, available in the About tab.\r\n- Fix a Trigger fan curve deserialization issue.\r\n- Fix a bug when loading plugins",
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