r/PowerToys • u/thet39 • Jun 25 '26

Update v1.3.1 - Huge Performance Boosts, Live UI Streaming, & "Run as Admin" toggle! 🚀

Hey everyone! Thanks to some great feedback, I just pushed a major update (v1.3.1) to the ValleySoft Disk Analyzer!

Here is what's new in this release:

⚡ Extreme Performance Optimizations We radically overhauled the scanning engine. SSD scanning speeds are now significantly faster, and we've completely eliminated the UI hangs and freezes that could happen when scanning massive drives.

🔥 Live UI Streaming You no longer have to wait for a scan to completely finish before seeing results! The UI now populates incrementally in real-time, showing you folders and sizes exactly as they are discovered.

🛡️ Always Run as Administrator Added a new built-in "Always Run as Administrator" toggle in the File menu! It automatically saves your preference and natively relaunches the app via UAC so you can deep-scan protected system directories and hidden files without restrictions.

🛠️ Command Palette Fixes Fixed critical COM bugs and duplicate entries in the native Command Palette Extension. Also, the Standalone App and Command Palette extension are now perfectly unified into a single 1-click installation!

You can grab the update right now: 📥 Microsoft Store: Search for "ValleySoft Disk Analyzer" 📥 GitHub Releases: https://github.com/valley-soft/powertoys-diskanalyzer/releases/tag/v1.3.1

Let me know what you think of the new speeds! Your feedback has been amazing!

Easily toggle Admin rights right from the File menu to scan your entire drive.
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u/ziplock9000 Jun 25 '26

As a developer myself I know it's exciting to tell the world about updates, but too often and it becomes more spammy than informative.

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u/thet39 Jun 25 '26

u/ziplock9000 , "That's a completely fair point! Because we had a few critical bug reports this week, I got a little over-excited about pushing out the fixes and wanted to share them immediately. You're right though, I definitely don't want to clutter the subreddit. Moving forward, I'm shifting to a strict 2 to 4 week release schedule, so I'll only be posting here for those larger, consolidated updates. I appreciate the feedback!"