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Here is the link to download the latest version of Vista Essentials L2 software, Vista with Essentials L2 2026.1.1.hunterlab.

 

Instructions: 

1. Download the HUNTERLAB-type file onto a flash drive (e.g., 2024.4.2.hunterlab, where 2024.4.2 is the version number).

Note: You can rename the file if needed. Vista Essentials L2 will automatically recognize the file based on its type, not its name.

2. Insert the flash drive into the Vista.

  • Essentials L2 will automatically detect the file on the drive.
  • If the file is a newer version than the currently installed one, Essentials L2 will display a prompt to update.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the new Essentials L2 software.

 

 

The major updates and improvements in 2026.1:

New Features

Quality Central 2026.1 Support

The 2026.1 release for Essentials L2 now works with EasyMatch Quality Central

Built in Essentials Updater

When connected to the internet, Essentials can now check for updates and download them for you. This feature is disabled by default, but available in system settings to check manually.

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Other Changes

  • Added french language support
  • Allow absolute color plot on ezview (#2041)

Bug Fixes

  • Improved ER event log pdf export performance
  • Updated vista measure and standardize timeouts to 60 seconds to prevent any serial timeout problems
  • Fixed an error when deleting a workspace
  • Fixed the EZView and Color Data Table editors not expanding the precision picker correctly
  • Updated color plot to show pass/fail for all indices (including chroma. tolerances)
  • Color plots now default to absolute for Yxy (#2042)
  • Fixes to event logger, handling bad logs for eventLog pdf