MicMute v2.2.0

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Added

• Multiple Hotkey Support
  • Toggle Hotkey: Switch microphone on/off
  • Mute Hotkey: Force microphone to muted state
  • Unmute Hotkey: Force microphone to unmuted state
• Push-to-Talk Feature
• Toast Notification System
• Windows startup Integration

Knowns

• The Multiple Hotkey functionality must be tested in all scenarios

Improvements

• Single Instance Check (Mutex): A check has been added to prevent the program from being started multiple times (which would lead to hotkey conflicts and multiple tray icons).
• Resource management (memory leaks):
  • The NotifyIcon is now cleanly disposed of when the application is closed to prevent “ghost icons” in the tray area.
  • COM objects (in GetSystemMicrophoneMuteState) are released more robustly in a finally block to avoid memory leaks in the core audio area.
• Error tolerance (crash prevention):
  • The loading of icons (mic_on.ico, mic_off.ico) is now wrapped in try-catch blocks. If the files are missing, the program no longer crashes but uses a system icon as a fallback.
  • INI parsing has been made more robust (less sensitive to spaces).
• Logic improvement:
  • The main method has been encapsulated in a try-finally block to ensure that hotkeys are deregistered and icons are removed even if an error occurs.
  • GC.KeepAlive has been added to ensure that the garbage collector does not accidentally clean up the keyboard hook (although the static reference is usually sufficient, this is “best practice”).