Upgrade History Image for Windows

Version 4.13 – September 21, 2026
Added NTFS cluster resizing where needed.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – ADK uninstall option. Support for custom functions in plugins. Various other enhancements and fixes.
The image file created by this version requires an Image version 4.13 or later to restore.
Other changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.12 – June 26, 2026
Add Force (0x80) option to /RB command.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Support for ARM64 ADK 26H1. Various other enhancements and fixes.
Updated to include TBOSDT (Scripting) 3.10.
Other potential changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.11 – June 8, 2026
Add /W option to output a wide list for /L.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Support for transitional 2011/2023 Certificate Secure Boot booting files.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Add ability to create Windows Boot Menu entries for BootWIM and BootWIM shortcuts.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Various other enhancements and fixes.
Updated to include TBOSDT (Scripting) 3.09.
Other potential changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.10 – January 28, 2026
TBINotify updated to include additional information.
Fixed paged pool memory leak in ProtectIt driver.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Support for uninstalling TBWinRE. Delete old WinRE backup files. Various other enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.09 – November 30, 2025
Fixed detection of used areas on newer versions of Btrfs.
Corrected the CheckFileSystem option to perform the check when using VSS with BitLocker.
Allowed double-clicking on the partition selection page, even when checkboxes are enabled, to stay consistent with all other steps.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – IFW BootWIM mode is now the default for new installations. Supports initialization from IFW installer. Several new plugin options (see manual). Various other enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.08 – October 28, 2025
Added the /ckfs (CheckFileSystem) option for backup and copy operations.
Added the /ccs (CacheChunkSizeKB) option, used with the /c (CacheResize) option and in other cases where a cache is used.
Added GPT support for the /ms and /e (UseSameMBREntry) options.
Option to auto-install ADK for TBWinPE command line build. Support for updating existing TBWinPE/RE boot media.
Fixed Compact Data handling for highly fragmented NTFS volume bitmaps during restore or copy operations.
Fixed determination of whether BTRFS is valid for the data-only option.
Other potential changes, updates, and enhancements.

Version 4.07 – August 11, 2025
Prevent hang when accessing EXT4, XFS, and exFAT filesystems larger than 16 TiB.
Plugin scripting additions and changes (see manual), plus various other enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.06 – July 26, 2025
Added Performance tab to settings.
Add Zstandard compression support.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Plugin scripting additions (PXE) and changes (see manual), plus various other enhancements and fixes.
The image file created by this version requires an Image version 4.06 or later to restore.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.05 – June 7, 2025
Install Win7/8 compatible TBINotify on those platforms.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Support for installing the Windows 10/11 ADK, Plugin scripting additions and changes (see manual), plus various other enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.04 – February 25, 2025
Added ARM64 native support.
Added Dark Mode support (NOTE: because it uses undocumented Windows APIs, it will stop working on a Windows version upgrade).
Added /ndmax (NumDrivesMax) option.
Added the accessible text options to the settings UI.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Support for ARM64 builds, Windows dark mode, TBLauncher Icons style, plus various other enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.03a – September 14, 2024
Rebuilt TBOSDT using 3.01a to fix crash issue with build of TBOSDTW64.EXE (corrupted).
NOTE: Only the installer reflects 4.03a.

Version 4.03 – September 14, 2024
Support .VDI virtual drives > 2TiB.
Support restoring VOL type backup to drives > 2TiB without requiring GPT.
Corrected cancel or abort on consolidate using /del to not delete incremental files beyond the consolidate point.
Enhancements and fixes to TBWinPE/RE Builder. Includes new PartWork for Windows plugin.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.02 – July 19, 2024
NOTE: Binary version information of imagew.exe / imagew64.exe should be 4.02a (4.02 was only available for a few hours – VSS won’t start on that version.)
Fills in default virtual drive size on creation when source drive known.
Detect Non-Microsoft VSS providers if VSS fails to start.
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Various enhancements and fixes.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.

Version 4.00 – May 19, 2024
TBWinPE/RE Builder – Enhancements and support for Plugins. Read more in the Plugin Manual.
Added /cwp (ChangeWksPassword) backup option which changes the domain password of a Windows workstation to reset the password age.
Added /tbnet (TBNET) restore option that can reestablish a workstations domain trust.
Added new options for TBIMount/TBIHD context menu mount of .TBI files, plus Unmount context option changed to only show for such mounted drives.
Added .VDI virtual drive support.
Added data-only support for BTRFS.
Addressed CVE-2024-31757 potential Elevation of Privilege process vulnerability in TBOFLHelper driver. TBOFLHelper is only used/started for a very brief time (typically a fraction of a second) when the metadata backup option is used.
Internal changes and additions to support new TBNetManage 2.0 features.
Other potential changes, updates and enhancements.