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EMCO Remote Shutdown Changelog

What's new in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.3.3 Build 8011

Jul 31, 2023
  • New and improved features:
  • Compatibility improvements with the new Windows builds
  • Resolved issues:
  • The OS version is incorrectly detected in some scenarios
  • Possible errors that might occur during the scanning process

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.3.2 Build 7925 (Dec 7, 2022)

  • New and improved features:
  • Added support of the 21H2 and 22H2 versions for Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2022
  • Added support of the OS Version filter for collections and the OS Core Version filter for the Network View
  • Resolved issues:
  • Resolved compatibility issues with the new Windows builds

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.3.1 Build 7923 (Dec 7, 2022)

  • Resolved compatibility issues with the new Windows builds

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.3.0 Build 7922 (May 11, 2022)

  • New and improved features:
  • A potential memory leak in network connection handling
  • Resolved issues:
  • Application UI performance optimization

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.2.2 Build 7873 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • New and improved features:
  • Added compatibility with Windows 11 and Windows Server 22
  • Resolved issues:
  • Problems with SMBv1 protocol detection
  • Minor compatibility issues

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.2.0 Build 7871 (Jul 28, 2021)

  • New and improved features:
  • Added support of the 2004, 20H2 and 21H1 Windows versions
  • Resolved issues:
  • Program works incorrectly with the daylight saving time
  • The device start is detected incorrectly under certain conditions

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.1.0 Build 7830 (Jun 5, 2020)

  • New and improved features:
  • NullReferenceException on client and server when switching the Execution Results view focus interval while a task is running
  • The Execution Result view refresh degradation over time
  • Machines deletion from the All Machine view works slowly on MS SQL Server
  • Memory leak in the Enumerate Network wizard
  • Deletion from All Machines View is freezing when the same machines are selected in the Network View
  • The 'Choose Machines to Import' page is too slow in some import wizards
  • Add IP Range operation does not log under certain conditions
  • Possible NullReferenceException in the Network view
  • Error in the 'Execution Results' View after 'Detailed Log' link is clicked
  • Spelling issues in some messages were fixed
  • Network operations are freezing in case of several ones running simultaneously
  • UI corruption on collection snapshot deletion during the snapshot creation/update
  • Database could not be loaded after restart when AD contains entries with duplicate identifiers (computers or organization units)

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 7.0.0 Build 7680 (Jan 14, 2020)

  • Windows compatibility improvements:
  • The program includes several changes to improve its compatibility with the latest builds and preview releases of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.
  • Stability and performance improvements:
  • The performance of remote operations executed in large networks is improved. The client/server communication protocol is optimized to increase the number of clients that can work concurrently with the same server.
  • Single distribution for all editions:
  • Now all the editions of the program are available as a single installation, so you can easily switch to another edition. To change editions, you need to provide a license key only. The program preserves all your data after you switch editions.
  • Color themes in web reports:
  • The program provides multiple color themes of web reports, so you can select a light, dark or high-contrast theme.
  • Improved access control:
  • If a network has a complex structure including multiple trusted domains, it is possible to assign permissions for users from other domains.

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.1.0 Build 7681 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • New and improved features:
  • Reorganized permissions configuration process to support large enterprises domains with remote domain controllers
  • The program now supports early access version of .NET Framework 4.8 shipped with Windows 10 Insider Preview

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.0.8 (Jan 11, 2019)

  • The Reboot operation success status cannot be correctly ensured in most cases
  • The application fails with critical error on startup when launched on x86 platforms having Remote Shutdown 5 previously installed

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.0.7 (Jan 9, 2019)

  • The Reboot operation success status cannot be correctly ensured in most cases

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.0.4 (May 15, 2018)

  • New and improved features:
  • The below features have been introduced for the first time or significantly improved in this release:
  • Optimized the remote operations statuses check for environments with lots of machines
  • Improved operation flow diagnostics within the execution results
  • Resolved issues:
  • This release resolves a number of issues, the most important of which are listed below:
  • Pressing the Enumerate button when the grouping row in the All Machines view is selected leads to the application failure

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.0.2 (Mar 7, 2018)

  • New and improved features:
  • The Wake on LAN operation status check is improved to allow checking the Machines running operating systems other than the Microsoft Windows family
  • Resolved issues:
  • The NetBIOS and DNS name validation procedures are too strict, thus do not allow to add PCs manually in specific environments

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 6.0.0 Build 7652 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Introducing the new editions:
  • Now the program is available in three editions: Free, Professional and Enterprise. These editions have different sets of features.
  • The Free edition is freeware and has a limited functionality. It works as a Windows application, so you need to keep it running in an active user session to execute scheduled tasks. In scope of a single operation, it can manage up to 5 remote PCs. It allows creating up to 2 tasks of every type.
  • The Professional and Enterprise editions are commercial. They work as a Windows service and execute scheduled tasks even if there is no active user session in Windows. These editions do not have limitations on the number of managed PCs in scope of a single remote operation, and there are no limitations on the number of created tasks. The Enterprise edition works as client/server and allows concurrent local and remote access of multiple clients to the same server. It also provides web access to execution results of remote operations.
  • Client/server architecture and remote access:
  • The Enterprise edition of the program works as client/server. You can install a server on one PC and install multiple clients across the network. Multiple clients can connect to the same server and work with it concurrently. A client can connect to the server locally if it is installed on the same PC or remotely through a LAN or the Internet.
  • The server works as a Windows service in the 24/7 mode to execute remote operations, manage the schedule and store data. A client is a GUI application that allows connecting to the server to configure and run remote operations, review execution results, etc
  • User access management:
  • The Enterprise edition of the program allows multiple users to run clients and connect to the server. By default, users belonging to the group of administrators on the PC where the server is installed can connect to the server, but the default settings can be changed. The program allows creating roles, configuring their permissions and assigning those roles to Windows principals. You can configure the program users in the Access Control view.
  • Dynamic operation targets and collections:
  • Any remote operation can be executed on target PCs and configured statically and/or dynamically. To define a dynamic set of PCs, you can specify a query that will be executed during the execution of a remote operation to report the up-to-date set of PCs that satisfy the specified query condition. For example, let's assume you create a recurrent shutdown task for a specific Organizational Unit. If new PCs are added to this Organizational Unit, they will be automatically targeted by the task.
  • To save your time for configuring target PCs, you can create reusable collections that store target PCs. The collection, which can include static and dynamic sets of PCs, can be used in different tasks and remote operations.
  • Execution status detection:
  • When you run a remote operation, the program checks if the operation has been executed successfully and reports the results in the Execution Results view. The program uses different checks for different operation types to detect the execution status.
  • For example, to detect a successful execution of a shutdown, the program checks whether the target PC stops replying. To detect a successful WOL execution, the program checks whether the target PC starts replying. By checking the Execution Results, you can make sure that the operation has been executed successfully. If the operation has failed, you can get the troubleshooting info there.
  • Web access to execution results:
  • The Enterprise edition of the program provides web access to the execution results of remote operations. You can review the execution statuses of every remote operation through the web from any PC without installing a GUI client.
  • New and improved features:
  • The below features have been introduced for the first time or significantly improved in this release:
  • Added IPv6 support
  • Added an automatic MAC addresses extraction from Microsoft DHCP
  • Added logging of remote operations on the target PCs in Windows Event Log

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.9.1812 (Oct 20, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • The process of connecting the client program to the Remote Shutdown service is significantly optimized.
  • It is now possible to delete all task execution results when no longer needed to speed up the results review and decrease the database size.
  • Resolved Issues:
  • The client program may possibly run out of the system memory when connecting to the service.
  • It is impossible to scan for Machines the Groups that are not available through the Computer Browser service, although these Groups are available in the Active Directory forest of the current domain.

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.8 Build 1794 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Resolved Issues:
  • The Machines are incorrectly checked in the views with available targets when configuring remote operations.
  • The program may hang on startup in specific environments.

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.7 Build 1683 (Aug 26, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • The application now supports Microsoft Windows 10

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.6 Build 1609 (Jul 8, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • An ability to enumerate network for new Machines without removing those that were not found during the scan process using the 'Enumerate New' option is introduced.
  • Resolved Issues:
  • Already retrieved MAC addresses are removed after the network enumeration.
  • The invalid handle error while connecting to Machines with the Remote Registry service disabled.

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.5 Build 1417 (Dec 12, 2013)

  • New and improved features:
  • The maximum size of the application database is increased
  • The performance of switching between wizard steps is improved
  • Resolved issues:
  • Potential errors while closing the application
  • Specific captions are not readable while using dark color schemes

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.4 Build 1301 (Jun 3, 2013)

  • Improved the Remote Shutdown server start-up time
  • Improved the process of the client application connection to the Remote Shutdown server
  • Resolved issues:
  • The logged event severity icon is aligned incorrectly when the event description is wrapped

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.3 Build 1214 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • New and improved features:
  • Improved scheduled tasks creation and editing performance
  • Resolved issues;
  • Errors while inverting checked state for selected Machines in the Machine Queue editor
  • The selected Machines check state is not changed after right clicking the check box and choosing the Check/Uncheck Selected menu item

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 5.0.2 Build 1198 (Apr 21, 2012)

  • Run as a service:
  • Now the application consists of two parts installed on the same PC - the server, that runs as a service, and the client, that works as UI application. This configuration allows executing scheduled tasks even if the application isn't started manually.
  • All scheduled tasks are executed by the server that works as a Windows service. By default it starts automatically once the PC where it is installed is powered on. You don't need to run the application manually anymore to execute scheduled tasks. The client part is used to configure scheduled tasks and check task execution statuses. It works as the UI application you know from the previous releases.
  • Tasks for immediate and scheduled execution:
  • The Remote Actions group of the Ribbon menu has been reworked to include two execution options for every type of remote tasks. The first option allows executing a remote task immediately once a task configuration will be completed. The second option allows adding a task to a schedule for automatic execution at a defined date and time. Both options have similar configuration steps except the second one require a schedule configuration.
  • Shared database for all users:
  • All users working with the application on the same PC use a single copy of application database with networking information, list of scheduled tasks, task execution results, etc. If you like you can have multiple databases with own configuration and switch databases when required using the corresponding dialog.
  • Task confirmation options:
  • If a scheduled task was skipped to execute in a defined time, the application offers various approaches how to handle this situation. Using the Confirmations page on the Preferences dialog you can choose to skip a task execution in such situations, execute a missing occurrence once it will be possible or show a confirmation dialog. You can also configure other options of tasks execution and occurrence changes.
  • New and improved features:
  • Added options to override global e-mail confirmation and a list of e-mail recipients to provide custom settings in configuration of remote tasks
  • Added options to configure application's automatic update checks
  • Improved Application Log messages and diagnostics that include troubleshooting tips

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.4.2 Build 4801 (Jan 20, 2012)

  • New and improved features:
  • Improved error diagnostics while connecting to remote Machines
  • Network scanning performance is significantly improved
  • Resolved issues:
  • Probable errors during the network enumeration process
  • Removing Machines from Machine Queues of recurrent tasks leads to the error

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.4.1 Build 4711 (Jul 5, 2011)

  • Improved Alternate credentials concept
  • Improved performance of connection to remote machines

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.4.0 Build 4569 (May 18, 2011)

  • MAC Addresses view:
  • The new MAC Addresses view was added to simplify troubleshooting of WOL operations. It displays a list of MAC addresses automatically retrieved by the application for network hosts and allows to check that MAC addresses are correct for all WOL operation target hosts.
  • MAC addresses management features:
  • Now it's possible not only to check MAC addresses for remote hosts, but also to edit them if required. If MAC addresses weren't collected for some hosts, you can execute MAC address scan for them directly from the MAC Addresses view.
  • New and improved features:
  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Optimized connection to remote Machines
  • Resolved issues:
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Potential errors while retrieving the MAC address via the NetBIOS method
  • Potential errors while retrieving the MAC address via the WinAPI method
  • Wrong IP address detection in complex network environments

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.6 Build 4291 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • New and improved features:
  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Added support of Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 operating systems
  • Added support of network environments with dynamic IP addresses
  • Slightly improved remote tasks execution speed
  • Resolved issues:
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Invalid website and e-mail links in the application user interface

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.5 Build 4174 (Feb 25, 2011)

  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Improved method of retrieving network groups
  • Improved network scanning performance
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Failed to retrieve network groups in specific network environments

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.4 Build 4108 (Feb 25, 2011)

  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Improved logging of the network enumeration and MAC addresses scan processes
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Potential application hang during the network scan process
  • The application does not retrieve all Machines from a single Active Directory domain
  • Potential error during MAC address scan when running on Microsoft Windows Vista x64 and Microsoft Windows 2008 x64
  • The ARP MAC address retrieving method works incorrectly in complex network environments

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.3 Build 3824 (Sep 22, 2010)

  • New and improved features:
  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Added an ability to repair and recreate the application database if it is corrupted
  • Improved editing of a Machine Queue for recurrent tasks. When you apply changes in the Machine Queue, you get a confirmation dialog that allows you to choose if you are going to edit this occurrence or the whole series.
  • Improved the application database reliability
  • Improved navigation within the Calendar view
  • Resolved issues:
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Unexpected execution of a recurrence exception immediately after its creation
  • A recurrence exception Machine queue is initialized wrong
  • Some dialogs are painted wrong when using Office 2010 skins

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.2 Build 3611 (Aug 10, 2010)

  • New and improved features:
  • Introduced Office 2010 UI skins
  • Resolved issues:
  • Potential database errors at application startup

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.1 Build 3205 (Jul 6, 2010)

  • New and improved features
  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Introduced an option on the Application ribbon tab that allows to show/hide Task Details Pane
  • Resolved issues
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Database error happens when Machines are added to the Network Browser by IP range
  • Incorrect navigation within the Calendar in some cases when navigation buttons or the Date Navigator are used

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.3.0 Build 3144 (Jun 18, 2010)

  • New and improved features:
  • Features below were firstly introduced or significantly improved in this release:
  • Improved log information for remote operations
  • Resolved issues
  • This release contains a set of resolved issues, including most important ones, listed below:
  • Potential errors at the application start up after changing system locale settings
  • Clear at application start up option for the Application Log does not work
  • MAC address is not retrieved for Machines with multiple NIC adapters
  • Network scan fails for environments with more than 64 domains
  • Cancellation of remote operation might be not logged
  • Potential errors while managing the Machine Tree after the application database switching

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.2.1 Build 2836 (Jun 2, 2010)

  • Improved test e-mail sending from application preferences dialog to allow termination of sending process, if required
  • Resolved issues:
  • Tasks hanging in task manager for an infinite period of time is some cases
  • Potential failure while sending WOL package

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.2.0 Build 2561 (Apr 24, 2010)

  • Wake On LAN settings can be different for different network configurations. Now it's possible to specify custom settings for WOL though the Preferences dialog. In particular, you can configure UDP port and broadcasts address forming methods.
  • Past tasks execution request:
  • Tasks execution conditions were improved to prevent unexpected launching of past tasks. Now if task was manually moved to a past date, or if it is appear in past after removing of a recurrence condition, it will not be launched as an overdue task anymore. Instead, after an update of the execution date, you will get a prompt for task launching and can skip it, if required.

New in EMCO Remote Shutdown 4.1.0 Build 2415 (Apr 15, 2010)

  • Improved performance of pre-execution task initialization
  • Resolved:
  • Potential errors on Alternate Credentials management
  • Unexpected execution of task after recurrence settings modification
  • Wrong behavior of Skip past tasks execution on start up option for recurrent tasks
  • Potential problem with wrong Completion Date in Task Execution Results view