What's New?
RestoreX360 ver 12.8
build 2710270711 / Release Date: October 20, 2024
MD5: 06EE8DDEC906EFE99660D5F615A88462
General
– Compatibility fix for Windows 11 24H2
– Refreshed Microsoft EFI certificates
– Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
RestoreX360 ver 12.7
build 2710121211 / Release Date: September 9, 2024
MD5: E90F1522AFD6B69D5AA411E241742004
General
– FIX: issue with switching protection mode not fully turning off protection or causing BSOD (sub console remains intact)
Affected build 2710041413 / August 2024 release)
RestoreX360 ver 12.7
build 2710041413 / Release Date August 17, 2024
MD5: 07E103BE5C16D009BC49BF3719187F53
General
– Fix: license authentication prompt frequency
– Fix: issue with UVNC installer altering/removing older pre-installed version of UVNC
– Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
Endpoint Manager
– Feature: Added Homework/File submission to Endpoint Manager
– Feature: Added auto discovery for the Endpoint Manager and client if the EPM Server is installed on the same network
– Fix: removed connection limit caused by register option
RestoreX360 ver 12.7
Build 2709799665 / Release Date May 21, 2024
– Display warning message on Windows desktop when license authentication fails
– Add command line switch ShdCmd.exe /ChkActivate to authenticate license
– Fix installation problems for systems with more than 16 partitions
– Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
Pre-OS
– Pre-OS supports large volume data processing for updating baseline and uninstall.
– Fix bug caused by interrupted update baseline followed by snapshot restore.
– Add auto snapshot integrity check before restoring
Endpoint Manager
– Uninstalling to the current system no longer requires a reboot.
– New student attendance feature
– Share EPM PC screen with clients’ computer
– Live Screen feature to monitor client computer’s desktop in real-time.
– New EPM detailed view selection.
– EPM can modify the client’s computer’s name
RestoreX360 ver 12.5
Build 2709703338 / Release Date March 8, 2024
General
– Fix a pagefile movement bug that could cause slow system bootup
– Added the setup.INI switches
NoWinRestrict=1/0
– If it is 1, setup will not create the registry settings for the resource restrictions that could conflict with Windows group policy
InstallVNC=1/0
– Setup installs UltraVNC server service for EndPoint Manager remote control.
1=Install, 0=No Install
– Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
Endpoint Manager
– Add live client screen monitor feature
– Add Desktop view to list screen monitor
– Customize and save Detail view as custom views
– Add VNC-based client remote control
– Change Toolbar icons
RestoreX360 ver 12.5
Build: 2708963368 / Release Date: July 25, 2023
General
– Fix on BSOD issue after setup on some select PCs
RestoreX360 ver 12.5
Build: 2708923745 / Release Date: July 3, 2023
General
– Minor GUI tweak (shield.exe)
– Redesign how RestoreX360 works with Windows Updates (shield.exe
– Bug fix in the installer (x64.exe)’s detection of system being encrypted by Bitlocker.
– Bug fix in the uninstaller (shdserv.exe)’s failure to remove driver files
– Add new command line switch shdcmd.exe /Getfile (shdcmd.exe).
– Add new setup parameter to exclude the system from EPM screen lock (setup.ini).
– Renew security certificate for digital signing.
– Check RestoreX360 release against Windows service pack installation for compatibility support (setup.exe).
– Bug fix disable and re-enable RestoreX360 demo setup could reset the demo time (shdtray.exe).
– Bug fix kernel mode setting is hidden when switching from the FRM to the SSM (shdserv.exe).
– Add vsncache configuration option in the installer (setup.exe).
– Encrypt user password in Setup.ini file (Setup Configuration Wizard.exe).
– Bug fix in driver (shield.sys) logging flush.
– Support 4K sector HDD (Shieldf.sys).
Kernel Driver
– Bug fix in processing disk dirty flags in 4K sectors disk (Shieldf.sys).
– Bug fix in processing IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX in shieldm fails if sector size is 4096 bytes (Shieldm.sys).
– Bug fix in processing FixupTrueSectorForEncrypt failure if sector size is 4096 bytes (Shieldm.sys).
– Bug fix in FindTrueSectorW_COW for disk sector size is 4096 bytes (Shdbus.sys).
– Bug fix in BackupNtfsMft for disk sector size is 4096 bytes (Shdbus.sys).
– Bug fix in LogLevel for disk sector size is 4096 bytes (Shdump.sys).
– Support Windows 11’s partition modification by ioctl (Shield.sys).
Pre-OS
– Redesign the pre-OS EFI bootloader to comply with Microsoft’s new EFI code signing requirements (shdmgr.ef_).
– Pre-OS: Add debug mode for pre-OS EFI bootloader (shdmgr.ef_).
– Pre-OS: New code signing certificate for UEFI secure boot (shdloader.efi).
– Pre-OS: Bug fix in pre-OS installer for handling MBR disk marked as GPT parition (shield.efi).
– Pre-OS: Bug fix in EfiConsoleControlProtocol not found (shield.efi).
Endpoint Manager
– Add columns in the detailed view to show clients’ OS build number and display version (RmConsole.exe).
– Add option to show/hide the built-in groups (RmConsole.exe).
– Add scheduled task for send message (RmConsole.exe).
– Add target directory selection for send files (RmConsole.exe).
– Prevent screen lock on the system with Endpoint Manager(EPM) console (RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to re-activate clients with a new product ID (RmConsole.exe, RmServer.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system control panel (RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system command prompt and PowerShell (RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system task manager (RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system registry (RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable clients installing new software (RmConsole.exe).
– Display clients’ CPU information in EPM (RmConsole.exe).
– Bug fix client connection fails with Invalid network packets error (RmServer.exe).
RestoreX360 ver 12
Build: 2707819707 / Release Date: Aug 1, 2022
- Fixed issue with some/all snapshots turning red when using the encryption is set to Auto on select PCs
- Fixed issue with "OS did not shut down gracefully.." not disappearing even after it already ran
- Language file updates
- Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
RestoreX360 ver 12
build: 2707745417 / release date May 3, 2022
- Reinstated hybrid switch (0/1) for Baseline Manager (old kernel)
*To enable this open the setup.ini file and add line hybrid=0 before running setup
- Fixed upgrade switch issue when running setup /s to import the new product key
- Updated Romanian and Swedish language
- Small bug fixes reported through support
RestoreX360 ver 12.0
Build 2707522444 | Release Date: February 4, 2022
General
- GUI Refresh / New Product Logo and Icon
- Windows 11 kernel support
- Add function to check whether the EFI loader is ours before setup.
- Monitor boot file changes if EFI partition is not protected.
- Fix setup problem caused by previous uninstall failed to remove the bootmgfw.dat file.
- Record log info if bootmgfw.efi was changed.
- Check bootmgfw.efi file for problems before setup.
- Fix the bug of SetBlockInfo.
- Fix the bugs of caching encrypted sectors.
- Fix the bugs of restoring BCD/EFI backup using the FixTools.
- Added snapshot validator
- Automatically adjust DST after a rollback if computer is not connected to a time server.
- Add setup.ini settings for configuring registry exclusion during setup.
- Fix shdcmd defrag task bug.
- Add shdcmd AutoChkdsk
- Add shdcmd /mode to show current kernel mode.
- Backup BCD in the boot folder for system recovery.
- Fix restore@logoff bug due to insufficient user privilege.
- Fix caculating maxtablesectors bug.
- Allow re-activation of already activated setup with a new product ID.
- Fix the bugs of checkmbr when shutting down.
- Fix the bugs of protecting multi-disks.
- Fix loop checkpoint.
- Add a post-setup program settings configuration wizard.
- Add a snapshot daemon to monitor snapshots' quality.
- GUI display different quality of snapshots in different colors: black (normal), yellow
(inconsistent), red (damaged).
Kernel Driver
- Add safety codes for invalid snapshot index flag.
- Force clear hibernation mark if boot failed.
- Fix the bugs of SmartDiskReadWriteSector.
- Fix the bugs of mounting snapshot in optimize thread.
- Remove shdsync in bootexec if protect system was disabled.
- Fix the bugs of optimizing snapshot 0 in shdserv.
- Fix the bugs of Base64Decode.
- Fix the bugs of SwitchProtectMode.
- Add functions to support volume filter.
- Add new "Auto" snapshot encryption.
Pre OS
• New pre-OS skin.
• Add a command line shell to the EFI pre-OS module.
• Add pre-OS command line to chkdsk EFI partition.
• Add functions to support encrypted EFI file.
• Add restore EFI option to the pre-OS restore function.
• Remove block information if disk cannot be accessed from the pre-OS.
Endpoint Manager
- New EPM toolbar.
- Add settings to turn off EPM's Activity Log feature.
- Fix EPM screenshot bug related to send message.
- EPM monitor clients visited web sites.
- EPM monitor client launched programs.
- EPM monitor windows system events.
- Record EPM lock screen message in win32data.
RestoreX360 Server Edition ver 4.7
Build 2710043482 / Release Date August 17, 2024
MD5: EA5CFBDFF06341D5ADD4B5131FBD5B47
General
– Fix a pagefile movement bug that could cause slow system bootup
– added the setup.INI switches
NoWinRestrict=1/0
– If it is 1, setup will not create the registry settings for the resource restrictions that could conflict with Windows group policy
InstallVNC=1/0
– Setup installs UltraVNC server service for EndPoint Manager remote control.
1=Install, 0=No Install
– Display warning message on Windows desktop when license authentication fails
– Add command line switch ShdCmd.exe /ChkActivate to authenticate license
– Fix installation problems for systems with more than 16 partitions
– Other small bug fixes reported through tech support
Pre-OS
– Pre-OS supports large volume data processing for updating baseline and uninstall.
– Fix bug caused by interrupted update baseline followed by snapshot restore.
– Add auto snapshot integrity check before restoring
EndPoint Manager
– Add live client screen monitor feature
– Add Desktop view to list screen monitor
– Customize and save Detail view as custom views
– Add VNC-based client remote control
– Change Toolbar icons
– Uninstalling to the current system no longer requires a reboot.
– New student attendance feature
– Share EPM PC screen with clients’ computer
– Live Screen feature to monitor client computer’s desktop in real-time.
– New EPM detailed view selection.
– EPM can modify the client’s computer’s name
RestoreX360 Server Edition ver 4.5 / Release Date July 25, 2023
General
– Minor GUI tweak(shield.exe)
– Redesign how RollBack Rx Pro works with Windows Updates(shield.exe
– Bug fix in the installer(x64.exe)’s detection of system being encrypted by Bitlocker.
– Bug fix in the uninstaller(shdserv.exe)’s failure to remove driver files
– Add new command line switch shdcmd.exe /Getfile(shdcmd.exe).
– Add new setup parameter to exclude the system from EPM screen lock(setup.ini).
– Renew security certificate for digital signing.
– Check RollBack Rx release against Windows service pack installation for compatibility support(setup.exe).
– Bug fix disable and re-enable RollBack Rx Pro demo setup could reset the demo time(shdtray.exe).
– Bug fix kernel mode setting is hidden when switching from the FRM to the SSM (shdserv.exe).
– Add vsncache configuration option in the installer(setup.exe).
– Encrypt user password in Setup.ini file(Setup Configuration Wizard.exe).
– Bug fix in driver(shield.sys) logging flush.
– Support 4K sector HDD(Shieldf.sys).
Kernel Driver
– Bug fix in processing disk dirty flags in 4K sectors disk(Shieldf.sys).
– Bug fix in processing IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX in shieldm fails if sector size is 4096 bytes(Shieldm.sys).
– Bug fix in processing FixupTrueSectorForEncrypt failure if sector size is 4096 bytes(Shieldm.sys).
– Bug fix in FindTrueSectorW_COW for disk sector size is 4096 bytes(Shdbus.sys).
– Bug fix in BackupNtfsMft for disk sector size is 4096 bytes(Shdbus.sys).
– Bug fix in LogLevel for disk sector size is 4096 bytes(Shdump.sys).
– Support Windows 11’s partition modification by ioctl (Shield.sys).
Pre-OS
– Redesign the pre-OS EFI bootloader to comply with Microsoft’s new EFI code signing requirements(shdmgr.ef_).
– Pre-OS: Add debug mode for pre-OS EFI bootloader(shdmgr.ef_).
– Pre-OS: New code signing certificate for UEFI secure boot(shdloader.efi).
– Pre-OS: Bug fix in pre-OS installer for handling MBR disk marked as GPT parition(shield.efi).
– Pre-OS: Bug fix in EfiConsoleControlProtocol not found(shield.efi).
EndPoint Manager
– Add columns in the detailed view to show clients’ OS build number and display version(RmConsole.exe).
– Add option to show/hide the built-in groups(RmConsole.exe).
– Add scheduled task for send message(RmConsole.exe).
– Add target directory selection for send files(RmConsole.exe).
– Prevent screen lock on the system with EndPoint Manager(EPM) console(RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to re-activate clients with a new product ID(RmConsole.exe, RmServer.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system control panel(RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system command prompt and Powershell(RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system task manager(RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable client’s access to the system registry(RmConsole.exe).
– Allow EPM to disable clients installing new software(RmConsole.exe).
– Display clients’ CPU information in EPM(RmConsole.exe).
– Bug fix client connection fails with Invalid network packets error(RmServer.exe).
RestoreX360 Server Edition ver 4.0
Build 2707712778 / Release Date May 3, 2022
General
• GUI Refresh / New Product Logo and Icon
• Windows Server 2022/ Windows 11 kernel support
– fixed issue with switch protection mode back on
• Add function to check whether the EFI loader is ours before setup.
• Monitor boot file changes if EFI partition is not protected.
• Fix setup problem caused by previous uninstall failed to remove the bootmgfw.dat file.
• Record log info if bootmgfw.efi was changed.
• Check bootmgfw.efi file for problems before setup.
• Fix the bug of SetBlockInfo.
• Fix the bugs of caching encrypted sectors.
• Fix the bugs of restoring BCD/EFI backup using the FixTools.
• Added snapshot validator
• Automatically adjust DST after a rollback if computer is not connected to a time server.
• Add setup.ini settings for configuring registry exclusion during setup.
• Fix shdcmd defrag task bug.
• Add shdcmd AutoChkdsk
• Add shdcmd /mode to show current kernel mode.
• Backup BCD in the boot folder for system recovery.
• Fix restore@logoff bug due to insufficient user privilege.
• Fix caculating maxtablesectors bug.
• Allow re-activation of already activated setup with a new product ID.
• Fix the bugs of checkmbr when shutting down.
• Fix the bugs of protecting multi-disks.
• Fix loop checkpoint.
• Add a post-setup program settings configuration wizard.
• Add a snapshot daemon to monitor snapshots’ quality.
• GUI display different quality of snapshots in different colors: black (normal), yellow
(inconsistent), red (damaged).
Kernel Driver
• Add safety codes for invalid snapshot index flag.
• Force clear hibernation mark if boot failed.
• Fix the bugs of SmartDiskReadWriteSector.
• Fix the bugs of mounting snapshot in optimize thread.
• Remove shdsync in bootexec if protect system was disabled.
• Fix the bugs of optimizing snapshot 0 in shdserv.
• Fix the bugs of Base64Decode.
• Fix the bugs of SwitchProtectMode.
• Add functions to support volume filter.
• Add new “Auto” snapshot ecnryption.
Pre OS
• New pre-OS skin.
• Add a command line shell to the EFI pre-OS module.
• Add pre-OS command line to chkdsk EFI partition.
• Add functions to support encrypted EFI file.
• Add restore EFI option to the pre-OS restore function.
• Remove block information if disk cannot be accessed from the pre-OS.
EndPoint Manager
• New EPM toolbar.
• Add settings to turn off EPM’s Activity Log feature.
• Fix EPM screenshot bug related to send message.
• EPM monitor clients visited web sites.
• EPM monitor client launched programs.
• EPM monitor windows system events.
• Record EPM lock screen message in win32data.
