Connection Explorer 0.95 Open Beta Feedback

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With the Connection Explorer 0.95 release today, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining the product

Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)

  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen

  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive service (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube), with a shared link included in your post.  Images can be copied and pasted directly into a post.

  • If there are specific apps that the app does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Connection Explorer v0.95 Changelog (Released 3/18/2026)

Date

03/18/2026

Version

UI: 0.95
File Version: 0.9.5.0

Changes

  • Locale & Internationalization

    • Fixed all date/time formatting across both the UI and background tray service to use InvariantCulture, preventing data loss on non-English/non-Western locales

    • Localized hardcoded English error messages throughout the app to use LocalizationService

    • Updated copyright year to 2026 across all assemblies and language files

  • Performance

    • Moved service initialization to a background thread, parallelized with splash screen delay so the UI stays responsive during startup

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Known issues

While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

***Reserved***

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

All,

Connection Explorer 1.0 has been released.  For details, please see:

https://forums.stardock.com/541301/connection-explorer-10-release-feedback

As always, thank you for your time, feedback, and support.

Sean Drohan
Product Lifecycle Manager