V238

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. 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 (PawnIO) next to the LHM version.
 
 ## 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).

version.json

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-    "Number":  233,
-    "Message":  "- ADLX bugfix\r\n- Updated tray icon page\r\n- Improved refresh mechanism showing what sensors are missing",
+    "Number":  238,
+    "Message":  "- Migrated to the PawnIO version of LHM, Winring0 is no longer shipped with FanControl. This will prompt for the installation of the PawnIO driver. You may use the software without, but you won’t get any motherboard sensors.  Other sensor sources will still work as usual. This is a whole new driver implementation, it will contain bugs and require community efforts to iron them out.  If you are happy with your current situation, I recommend you do not update for now. ",
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