# Miracle Boot v7.3.0 - Changelog

## Release Date: TBD
## Status: Planning Phase

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## 🎯 Overview

Version 7.3.0 focuses on enhancing existing features and adding critical automation capabilities. This release prioritizes user experience improvements, automated safety features, and comprehensive repair-install readiness validation.

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## ✅ Completed in v7.2.0 (Previous Release)

### Core Features
- ✅ Comprehensive boot repair capabilities
- ✅ Dual interface (GUI + TUI)
- ✅ Boot chain failure analysis
- ✅ Boot log analysis
- ✅ System restore point management (basic functions)
- ✅ Progress tracking infrastructure (partial)
- ✅ Repair-install readiness engine (core functions)
- ✅ Network diagnostics module
- ✅ Keyboard symbol helper
- ✅ Driver porting system
- ✅ SAVE_ME.txt generator
- ✅ Disk management helper

### Bug Fixes
- ✅ Fixed all syntax errors in WinRepairCore.ps1, WinRepairTUI.ps1, WinRepairGUI.ps1
- ✅ Replaced all Unicode box-drawing characters with ASCII equivalents
- ✅ Fixed quote encoding issues
- ✅ Fixed backtick-n sequence issues
- ✅ All files now load without errors

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## 🚀 Planned for v7.3.0

### Phase 1: Enhanced Existing Features

#### 1.1 Enhanced Real-Time Progress Tracking
**Priority:** CRITICAL  
**Status:** Planning Complete

**Enhancements:**
- Improved SFC output parsing for accurate progress
- Enhanced DISM percentage extraction
- Better CHKDSK stage detection
- GUI progress bars for all long operations
- TUI progress display with ASCII bars
- Estimated time remaining calculations
- Real-time progress updates without UI flicker

**Impact:**
- Users can see repair progress in real-time
- Better time management
- Reduced user anxiety during long operations

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#### 1.2 Automated System Restore Point Management
**Priority:** CRITICAL  
**Status:** Planning Complete

**Enhancements:**
- Automatic restore point creation before all dangerous operations
- Restore point validation and health checking
- Restore point metadata (what operation triggered it)
- Quick restore interface in GUI/TUI
- Restore point cleanup automation
- Integration with all repair functions

**Impact:**
- Easy rollback if repairs fail
- Safety net for users
- Better recovery options

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#### 1.3 Comprehensive Repair-Install Readiness Validation
**Priority:** CRITICAL  
**Status:** Planning Complete

**Enhancements:**
- Enhanced eligibility testing (all Windows Setup blockers)
- Comprehensive blocker clearing (CBS, registry, WinRE)
- Dry-run testing before actual setup
- Readiness score (0-100%) with detailed breakdown
- UI integration with actionable recommendations
- Extensive testing across Windows versions

**Impact:**
- Prevents failed upgrade attempts
- Saves time and prevents data loss
- Higher repair-install success rate

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### Phase 2: New Critical Features

#### 2.1 Enhanced Multi-Boot Support
**Priority:** HIGH  
**Status:** Planning Complete

**Features:**
- Detect all Windows installations
- Detect Linux installations (GRUB, systemd-boot)
- Visual boot menu editor
- Boot entry priority management
- Boot entry conflict detection
- Automatic boot entry cleanup

**Impact:**
- Handles complex multi-boot scenarios
- Prevents boot entry conflicts
- Easier management of multiple OS installations

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#### 2.2 Repair Templates and Presets
**Priority:** HIGH  
**Status:** Planning Complete

**Features:**
- Pre-defined repair templates:
  - "After Disk Clone"
  - "After Motherboard Change"
  - "Boot Loop Fix"
  - "Inaccessible Boot Device"
  - "Blue Screen Recovery"
- Custom template creation
- Template import/export
- One-click repair for common scenarios

**Impact:**
- Faster repairs for common issues
- Less user knowledge required
- Consistent repair procedures

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## 🔧 Technical Improvements

### Code Quality
- Enhanced error handling
- Improved function documentation
- Better code organization
- Comprehensive testing framework

### Performance
- Optimized progress tracking overhead
- Faster restore point creation
- Efficient readiness checking

### User Experience
- Better visual feedback
- Clearer error messages
- More intuitive interfaces
- Comprehensive help system

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## 📋 Testing Plan

### Unit Tests
- Test each new function in isolation
- Test error handling
- Test edge cases

### Integration Tests
- Test feature integration
- Test UI updates
- Test cross-feature dependencies

### System Tests
- Test in FullOS environment
- Test in WinRE environment
- Test in WinPE environment
- Test with various Windows versions

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## 🐛 Known Issues

### Current Limitations
- Progress tracking may not work perfectly with all Windows versions
- Restore point creation may fail on some systems
- Multi-boot support limited to Windows and common Linux bootloaders

### Workarounds
- Manual progress monitoring available
- Manual restore point creation available
- Manual boot entry management available

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## 📝 Documentation Updates

### User Documentation
- Updated user guide with new features
- New troubleshooting sections
- Enhanced FAQ

### Developer Documentation
- Updated function documentation
- Implementation notes
- Testing procedures

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to all contributors and testers who help make Miracle Boot better with each release.

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## 📞 Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, please refer to the main README.md file.

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**Version:** 7.3.0  
**Status:** Planning Phase  
**Last Updated:** January 2026

