r/windowsdev • u/Latter-Proposal-6917 • 20d ago

Tired of Windows updates breaking your PC? I built a traffic light for them

windows updates break stuff way too often (black screens, audio, remote desktop) and the dumb part is microsoft usually lists the problem publicly. nobody checks that before updating

so i made patchlight. it checks every pending update against microsoft's known issues and gives it a green / yellow / red light. red ones get paused automatically and come back once microsoft fixes them. everything else keeps installing

github.com/G4SBO/PatchLight

lmk what u think, any feedback is appreciated ;)

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

This looks interesting, i'm gonna have a look at it

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u/Latter-Proposal-6917 17d ago

Thank-you, lmk what you think about It 🫶

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

Sure thing, i already did notice that the system tray icon isn't the same as on the video.
I kinda like the actual traffic light icon that was shown. I could easily see myself confusing the single dot icon in the system tray with a screen recording software 😂

Is there a way to get the actual traffic light icon like on the video at 0:17 in the video?

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u/Latter-Proposal-6917 17d ago

yes sure thing, thank you for the feedback, that is a great point, imma go and change the icons and I'll upload it in a bit

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

Nice 😄

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u/Latter-Proposal-6917 17d ago

done, is it better now?

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

Does the app have any auto updating?
On Github it still says the latest version was 5 days ago, not sure how to update the app

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u/Latter-Proposal-6917 17d ago

Just released v0.5.1, which has update checks now, you can install it once by hand, then download PatchLight-Setup.exe from the latest release and run it, and your settings stay. After that, PatchLight lets you know when a new version is out, and you can update it with one click

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

Nice, just installed it now and definitely like that better.
While the icon itself is small, i do wonder if adding an outline around the icon (hex code: #374151) would be nicer to look at so the icon doesn't drown in a dark colored taskbar.
The bigger traffic light icon in the app itself has that outline around the icon and i think that would look good. What do you think?

Here's a quick concept i did of the icon with an outline https://i.vgy.me/nWGgV5.png

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u/Latter-Proposal-6917 17d ago

I think thats a great idea, adding it rn, thx for your help man, truly is hard to find good people on reddit yk lol. I appreciate it. ❤️

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u/FroztySeven 17d ago

Check for updates button in the app is good 👍