EMCO UnLock IT - Release Announcements

Version 7.0.6 is available

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:27:50 GMT

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Fixed an issue where the Help window opened empty

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Version 7.0.5 is available

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:14:50 GMT

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added resource unlocking on local mapped drives
Added folder unlocking when names contain trailing spaces
Added support for paths longer than 260 characters

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Fixed the Move-on-Boot feature on Windows 11

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Version 7.0.4 is available

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:13:50 GMT

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Fixed compatibility issues with Windows 7

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Version 7.0.3 is available

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:13:50 GMT

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added support for file system paths exceeding 260 characters
Improved success rate for deleting locked files

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Resolved potential issues with shell extension installation on Windows 11

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Version 7.0.1 is available

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:32:50 GMT

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added new Windows Explorer shell extensions for modern Windows versions
Improved the look and feel of dialogs opened from the Windows Explorer menu extension

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Fixed the incorrect position of the application window, which may be displayed beneath other windows on the desktop
Security fix for CVE-2022-28944 vulnerability

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Version 7.0 is available

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:38:50 GMT

New vector skins

The program introduces new vector skins that have perfect look on monitors with hi DPI. The program now uses vector icons, which change colors depending on the selected skin.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added support of large monitors (hi DPI) and support for multi-monitor systems with different DPI

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Version 6.1.1 is available

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:01:50 GMT

The Backstage view

The new Backstage view allows you to access the main features of the program and change the program preferences. It also displays the recent file system resources managed by the program.

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added mapping library handles locks detection
Improveed high DPI application appearance

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Compatibility problems with Windows 2003 and lower
A potential application crash after closing the Lock Details dialog
The close handle problem when initiated in the Lock Details dialog
A problem with importing the recent unlocks data from previous versions

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Version 6.0 is available

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:51:50 GMT

New, simplified user interface

The new user interface is designed to simplify the management of locked resources. Now on the main screen, you can see the status of all analyzed resources and can check, unlock and delete required files and folders. The new Details pane located at the bottom of the main screen shows the status of the selected resource and a summary of the locks detected for this resource. Detailed information about all discovered locks is available in a special dialog where you can manage them.

Detect and unlock network shares locks

When a network share is created for a file or folder, the shared resource becomes locked when other users access it. The program now detects this lock type. The program allows unlocking shared resources by closing opened share handles to files and folders. Share locks are discovered automatically and displayed together with other lock types.

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Version 5.0.2 is available

Thu, 21 May 2020 10:30:50 GMT

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

The unlock operation may hang in specific cases
Potential problems with resource unlocking on systems with mapped drives

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Version 5.0.1 is available

Tue, 05 May 2020 16:15:50 GMT

New and improved features

Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:

Added support of resources located on Mapped Drives
Added help for the command-line interface

Resolved issues

This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:

Potential errors reported in Windows Event Log after resource unlocking
Invalid operations progress behavior in some cases

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