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Softthinks Backup and Recovery

  • Windows 11 full support

  • Improved Data Backup exclusions mechanism

  • Various enhancements in the error reporter tool and in the logs to help diagnosing field issues

  • Improved self-diagnostic & repair feature to manage potential Windows Updates impacts on our solution

  • Increased compatibility of systems where SBAR can be installed

  • Enhanced installation user experience, performances and robustness

  • It is no more possible to select root of drives when selecting files to backup during system recovery since only data should be backed up and not the whole system

  • Emergency data backup created during system recovery is now removed once successfully restored

  • We now prevent the system to go to standby/sleep mode during critical process

  • Improved the performances when initializing the System Backup to restore in Premium Edition System Recovery (UI doesn't appear anymore as frozen during several seconds)

  • Improved MBR systems support (system & recovery partitions hidden as expected)

  • Minor cosmetic changes

  • General texts and translations enhancements

  • Help contents enhancements

  • Performances optimizations (UI load time, transitions and reactivity)

  • Introduced a new self diagnostic & repair feature to manage potential Windows Updates impacts on our solution

  • Added in Premium Edition the possibility to store System Backups on regular USB Flash Drive Factory Recovery Media (it was only possible on USB Hard Disks previously or Windows certified USB Flash Drives)

  • Better support of USB Hard Drives to create Factory Recovery Media (4TB and more USB Hard Disks, Hard Disk containing exFAT partition, Hard Disk with FAT32 and NTFS partitions already existing…)

  • Better management of compatibility issues between USB Hard Drives and PCs regarding the Factory Recovery Media creation and the ability to start the System Recovery process from the Factory Recovery Media

  • Enhanced Factory Recovery Media target media detection

  • Simplified the selection of the target drive when creating a Factory Recovery Media (you now select the USB Key or USB Hard Drive device and no more partitions, allowing you to use a blank not partitioned disk)

  • Better selection of the target disk when restoring the system on a device containing several Hard Disks / SSD after one of those disks have been replaced

  • Various enhancements in the error reporter tool and in the logs to help diagnosing field issues

  • Added the possibility to reactivate Softthinks Backup and Recovery from Windows and WinPE (in case of motherboard replacement typically)

  • Minor cosmetic changes

  • General texts and translations enhancements

  • Help contents enhancements

  • For enterprises, added the possibility to link a Recovery Media to several PCs of the same model

  • Better management of exFAT partition on USB Hard Drives used as Recovery Media

  • Harmonization of the user interface when creating a Recovery Media on either USB Flash Drive or USB Hard Disk

  • Added the possibility to store System Backups on regular USB Flash Drive Factory Recovery Media (it was only possible on USB Hard Disks previously or Windows certified USB Flash Drives)

  • Better selection of the target disk when restoring the system on a device containing several Hard Disks / SSD after one of those disks have been replaced

  • Added the possibility to check for an update from SBAR User Interface

  • Enhanced “Get more help” behavior

  • Removed incorrect message indicating that you don’t use the latest version when consulting the help

  • Performances optimizations

  • Minor cosmetic changes

  • General texts and translations enhancements

  • Help contents enhancements

  • Better support of USB Hard Drives to create Factory Recovery Media (4TB and more USB Hard Disks, Hard Disk with FAT32 and NTFS partitions already existing…)

  • Better management of compatibility issues between USB Hard Drives and PCs regarding the Factory Recovery Media creation and the ability to start the System Recovery process from the Factory Recovery Media

  • Various enhancements in the error reporter tool and in the logs to help diagnosing field issues

  • Improved AC power detection method for specific PCs (on those devices we were preventing the use of the system recovery process when the battery was fully charged)

  • Fixed configuration files issue corruption resetting the system backups target location and generating “Not enough space allocated” error

  • Fixed recovery media creation prompt which could be displayed even after having selected “Do not remind me”

  • Fixed some System Backups and Data Backups creation issues linked to specific hardware or software environment, or to specific contents

  • Managed system recovery scenario where MS Bitlocker feature activation was moving the boot files

  • Better support of non-standard disk layouts when recovering the system

  • Performances optimizations

  • Minor cosmetic changes

  • General texts and translations enhancements

  • Help contents enhancements

  • This version has been released specifically to Dell and Alienware PC owners who were using Dell Backup and Recovery and Alienresawn products respectivally. This version is not compatible with other PC brands

  • A new release is planned for early 2020 with all the enhancements, optimizations and fixes implemented up to the release 3.0


Softthinks Deployment Suite

In order to update your SDS version to the latest one, please contact your account manager.

  • Windows devices support:

    • Windows 11 is now clearly referenced as Windows 11 and no more Windows 10 (please update your WINVISTA_11_64 env_files accordingly)

    • Increased Windows ARM64 devices support (we can now image/deploy/wipe Qualcomm ARM64 devices with multiple partitions emulating BIOS)

  • macOS devices support:

    • Implemented preliminary support of Qualcomm ARM CPU Windows devices (Microsoft Surface Pro X, …) for imaging & deployment, wipe (boot through USB key, not PXE)

  • macOS x64 devices support:

    • Increased Apple HD drives support

    • Enhanced audio and webcam tests compatibility

    • Increased macBooks keyboard support

  • Chromebooks & Chromium OS devices:

      • Please ask your Softthinks referent if you want to process such devices

  • Hardware support and detection enhancements:

    • Intel AVStream camera in MS Surface (requires Intel GPU & camera drivers in the boot image)

    • QLogic network cards

    • LSI RAID card

    • Apple devices SATA disks

    • HP batteries

    • ATTO H680 cards

  • Deployment enhancements:

    • Increased language pack injection coverage by adding support of Feature On Demand (FOD) cab files

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • Improved cryptographic sanitize detection

    • Increased USB NVME health detection compatibility (added support for ASMedia, Realtek, JMicron chipsets)

    • Enhanced support of LSI RAID card (added the ability to break down RAID arrays into individual drives for wiping)

    • Wipe can now be automatically canceled if some SMART attributes values are lower than specified thresholds

  • Hardware Diagnostics enhancements:

    • General:

      • When a test cannot run, or if we cannot interpret automatically its result, or if we find inconsistencies in the information grabbed, you can now specify which result you expect (automatically), or allow the operator to decide

      • You can now specify if a component to test is mandatory on laptop or on All-In-One or on other devices in order to have a different behavior and result

      • Added the possibility to add a comment when skipping a test, or when a test cannot run or be interpreted, and store it in SQL Database to be shown on Dashboard and, on demand, in reports (this can be disabled)

      • Added the possibility to set the screen brightness (and contrast for external monitor) during the whole test session

      • Added the ability to kill manually (right-click on the test to kill) or automatically after a specified timeout a test

      • Distinguished all sub-devices tests result for tests like USB Ports tests, Display Ports tests, ... to clearly identify the faulty sub-device when relevant

    • Keyboard test:

      • Added detection and reporting of keys not released

    • Audio test:

      • Increased compatibility with Apple devices

      • Added the possibility to use any Wave file

    • Storage test:

      • SMART attributes test automatically closes if none of the disk(s) return SMART attributes

      • SMART attributes test stores in SQL database the attribute identified as bad by the operator when he fails the test

    • Battery test:

      • Fixed a potential issue preventing the battery test to be run on some laptops

      • Fixed an issue occurring for batteries without capacity sensor

      • We now fail the battery health test if the current maximum capacity is greater than the designed one, or if equal to the designed one whereas the battery is several years old, or if the value is unrealistic

    • Webcam test:

      • Increased compatibility with Apple devices

      • Enabled webcam test for All-In-One devices

    • Wi-Fi test:

      • Added the possibility to test also the 5GHz sub-network when supported

      • Added WPA3 capability to Windows Test Manager

    • USB ports test:

      • Prevented the operator to test several times the same USB port

  • SDS Console enhancements:

    • Added the possibility to group the PNPs by signature hardware file or by device type

    • Added Wi-Fi test settings

  • SQL Database and ERP integration:

    • New tables have been introduced to store statistics more distinctly

  • Reports enhancements:

    • Complete new Report Generator application compatible with new SQL tables

    • Reports (XLS/PDF/XML) can now be generated even if the overall process result is a failure

    • Totally customizable (both contents and look & feel) HTML templates replacing XLS template for PDF reports

    • Added the possibility to generate at any time any type of report, including labels, from deployment IDs, but also device S/N and device MAC address

    • Reports can be automatically printed, uploaded to FTP and sent by email

  • Script enhancements:

    • Added the possibility to have different processes / flows depending on the manufacturer (for example for Apple devices)

  • Stability and memory usage improvements

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Added support of Windows 11

    • Increased compatibility of BIOS password protection detection (Dell devices, Microsoft Surface, AMI APTIO 4 devices…)

  • Windows ARM devices support (ALPHA):

    • Implemented preliminary support of Qualcomm ARM CPU Windows devices (Microsoft Surface Pro X, …) for imaging & deployment, wipe (boot through USB key, not PXE)

  • macOS x64 devices support:

    • Added support of recent devices

    • Added a message when selecting a MAC image which is not compatible with the current hardware

    • Added preliminary detection of BIOS password protection

    • Improved Facetime HD support for webcam test

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • Improved compatibility with SDS disks and external disks which appear as offline/read-only

    • Enhanced hot swapped disks detection when connected as RAID

    • Fixed potential UI issue during NVME disks secure erase

    • Added UEFI compliant bootloader (with Secure Boot off)

    • Improved disk vendor detection (Seagate & Samsung)

    • Improved serial number detection of NVME disks connected as RAID

    • Rack view is now customizable through context menu

    • Improved management of skipped wipes

    • Increased compatibility with PERC JSON answer files (PERC 730)

    • Fixed potential loop on default wipe algorithm

    • Added wipe algorithm in progress bar when time remaining setting is requested

  • Hardware Diagnostics enhancements:

    • Optimized tests session duration (automatic tests can now be launched in the background while running manual tests & other performances optimization)

    • Added the possibility to run a 2nde time the failed or skipped tests

    • Enhanced HDD/SDD tests

      • Increased disks support:

        • ATA/PATA/SATA/mSATA/eSATA - all disks type

        • SAS/SCSI: Disks do not have SMART test but support health test

        • USB: Disks with adapter, no USB stick devices

        • RAID: NVME/SATA standalone disks supported

        • HBA

      • Improved SSD detection

      • Increased compatibility with NVME drives

      • Disk short test is now available for all disks

      • Improved Disk serial number and vendor detection

      • Improved SMART attributes management

    • Added screen calibration test

    • Added TrackPoint test

    • Enhanced webcam test

      • Added driver name to webcam name

      • Fixed potential flickering

      • Improved support of Apple macBook Facetime HD

    • CPU tests auto-detection (for example skip AES test if CPU not compatible)

    • Improved stability and performances

    • Updated BurnInTest engine to version 10.0 build 1005

  • Hardware Inventory enhancements:

    • Improved audio cards detection

    • Added detection of touch capability for the screens

    • Fixed Battery Wear Level value when battery reports a maximum capacity higher than designed capacity (unexpected value returned typically by a bad battery)

    • Added detection of Battery cycles count (not working for the Apple devices tested so far)

    • Added support of multi-batteries devices (with the possibility to query information of any battery in the script)

    • Fixed Serial Number detection of disks plugged to LSI, ADAPTEC, HP ARRAY, PERC RAID arrays

  • Parallel mode enhancements:

    • Various ergonomic improvements in wipe & auditing modules

    • Thumbnails enhanced to show the current status (ongoing/succeeded/failed)

    • Thumbnails’ banner can now be always displayed

    • Fixed interaction issues between Keyboard Test and wipe module

  • SDS Console enhancements:

    • Added preliminary ARM64 management

    • Added the possibility to rename components when drag and dropping RIS images

    • Ergonomic enhancements

  • Added Absolute Computrace anti-theft software detection for Dell, HP and other brands

  • Stability improvement (during image capture and hardware diagnostics mainly)

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Full support for Windows 10 (including IoT) up to the October 2020 Update (Build 2004 / 20H2)

    • Added drivers to previous 19H1 boot images (20H1 has issues and no ADK update for 20H2)

  • macOS x64 devices support:

    • Improved support of Webcam in dedicated hardware diagnostic

    • Removed 2GB WIM size limitation

  • Chrome OS x86/x64 devices (not ARM devices as Chromebooks) support:

    • Added imaging and deployment of any Chrome OS (CloudReady & Chromium OS)

  • Deployment enhancements:

    • Process now stops if the target disk is to small ot deploy the image selected

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • Improved Disk Health detection on disks plugged through USB

    • Fixed a potential issue preventing SDS to create partitions at the end of the wipe process

    • Improved progress bar management and time remaining estimation

    • Improved secure erase protocol compatibility with INTEL DC S3700 disk plugged to LSI card

    • Improved compatibility with BUFFALO HD-LXU3 4K sectors disk

    • Improved compatibility with old PERC6/I cards

  • Hardware Diagnostics enhancements:

    • Updated BurnInTest engine to version 9.2 build 1000

    • Improved navigation through keyboard

    • Implemented management of incompatibilities between tests to prevent them running at the same time

    • Display Ports test: Increased coverage of devices supported

    • Dead pixel test: it is now possible to wait for an action before moving to next color instead of automatically after a customizable delay

    • USB Ports test: if we use a USB port to boot from RJ45 to USB adapter, it is automatically set as tested to avoid unplugging it and losing connection to SDS server

    • Keyboard Status LED test: it is now possible to customize which status LED to test

  • Auditing enhancements:

    • Optimized navigation between fields through keyboard

    • Reduced the number of interractions to select an element in a dropdown list

  • Reports enhancements:

    • Added the possibility to integrate Hardware Tests details (list of the tests run whith their result) in the reports and to filter them by result

    • Reports filename can now include quite any value from the DataBase

    • Added the version of the wipe engine used in reports

    • Added webcam support in reports

    • Improved Disks commercial size detection

    • Added full export to XML file for ERP/EDI integration

  • Label printing enhancements:

    • The labels width and height can now be managed in the HTML template

  • New parallel mode:

    • Added the possibility to run several modules in parallel (currently available for wipe, hardware diagnostics and auditing)

    • A top banner allows to switch between modules with their contents displayed in real time in thumbnails

  • SDS Console enhancements:

    • Added the possibility to view/add/delete drivers from boot images

    • Added importations of applications in bulk

    • Allowed application descriptions with more than 260 characters

    • Extended User Permissions Management to Search filter

    • Implemented import of multiple Applications and Drivers with the possibility to create a preset for those using a template

    • Added 'Import applications in bulk' function

    • Increased applications' description maximum lenght

  • Selector service enhancements:

    • Added a visual indicator showing that statistics are pending when the internet connection is lost

    • We now display the number or remaining days for auto-renewable licences

  • Improved stability

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Full support for Windows 10 (including IoT) up to the May 2019 Update (Build 1903 / 19H1) with new deployment images based on Windows 19H1 including latest drivers

  • macOS x64 devices support:

    • Enhanced support for recent devices

    • Added support of 4K B/sector disks

    • Added support of APFS disks

    • Decreased image size and improved capture/deployment performances

    • Enhanced macOS version detection

  • Linux devices support

    • Added support of Linux LVM partitions

    • Added support of Ext4 with 64bit extension

    • Enhanced Linux version detection

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • Added support of Sanitize / Secure Erase protocols on NVME disks connected as RAID (iRST) and on disks plugged through USB

    • Added support of Sanitize protocols on SAS disks (SCSI) with automatic choice of the best wipe protocol (Crypto or Block erase for SSDs and Crypto or Overwrite for HDDs)

    • Improved SMART status detection on Adaptec controllers and switched to Disk Health detection on SAS disks

    • Added support for multiple wipe array connectors entries

    • Optimized disks detection and added UI refresh through F5 keystroke in rack view mode

    • Added detection of PPID (Piece Part IDentification) for Dell systems hard drives

    • Added support of Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC) and ATTO controllers

    • Enhanced management of ATA disks staying in frozen state

    • Fixed disk model, serial number and vendor detection with Adaptec HBA controller

    • Fixed size detection with NETAPP 520B/sector disks

    • Fixed serial number detection with disks connected through NVME bus

  • Hardware Diagnostics enhancements:

    • Most of the tests which were available under Windows and Windows To Go are now also usable under WinPE

    • Updated BurnInTest engine from version 9.0 to version 9.1 build 1008

    • Added the possibility to discard non relevant tests based on automatic detection and user’s responses in audit module

    • Added the possibility to ask the user to select one of the predefined reasons (customizable) when he skips a test

    • Audio Test: Added the possibility to define the volume level

    • Battery test: Improved charging test and reduced manipulations (no more need to unplug AC power if already plugged)

    • Keyboard Test: When a layout is created / modified it is automatically pushed to the server to be used by next devices

    • Touchscreen Test: Added automatic detection (test is discarded if the screen has not this capability)

    • Disk Test: Added more information in report (SSD vs HDD, System Disk vs Other Disk…)

  • Auditing enhancements:

    • Added the ability to navigate between the controls and inside the controls with the keyboard

    • Added the possibility to use script variables in questions definitions

    • Added the possibility to specify several values for an edit box

    • Added multiline support for edit box and managed carriage return in values

    • Allowed radio buttons list instead of combo box for multiple choices control

    • Added the possibility to specify a response as mandatory

    • Allowed multi-selection

  • Reports enhancements:

    • Added more information such as Disks Smart attributes, detailed hardware diagnostics results, grading / trade-in code, cosmetic questions…

    • Enhanced multiple wipe rounds presentation

    • Enhanced template layout and uniformized wording

    • Added the possibility to automatically send reports by email

    • Made report filename more customizable (any information from the database can now be used)

  • Trade-In module & Label printing:

    • Integrated new TradeIn module which can generate a Grade / TradeIn code based on customer’s rules

    • Added the possibility to generate labels (PDF) including if needed barcode with customizable layout and contents which can be printed automatically on a printer plugged and configured on the SDS server

  • Nomad disk enhancements:

    • Nomad disk can now be used to diagnostic and wipe devices, and not only to deploy images to them

    • Nomad disk operations are now stored into a local SQL database which is merged into main database when plugged to SDS server

    • Allowed creation of UEFI Nomad Disk on approved USB/SDD sticks

    • Allowed creation of UEFI Nomad Disk on approved USB/SDD sticks

  • User Interface enhancements:

    • All modules now support full screen mode

    • Added Hi-DPI support

  • SDS Console enhancements:

    • Improved PNP management feature

  • Script enhancements:

    • Added the possibility to start several modules at the same time (BETA limited to Wipe, HW diagnostics & Audit)

    • Added user input field into message box which value can be checked and stored into logs & SQL database (can be useful to restrict some features through a PIN code)

  • Stability improvement (memory management optimizations)

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Full support for Windows 10 (including IoT) up to the May 2019 Update (Build 1903 / 19H1) with new deployment images based on Windows 19H1 including latest drivers

  • macOS x64 devices support:

    • Added automatic detection of macOS Mojave & Catalina (10.14 & 10.15)

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • Enhanced compatibility with NVMe drives

    • Added support of EMC/NetApp 520b block size SAS drives

    • Implemented preliminary support of Adaptec HBA controllers

    • Added notification on network disconnection allowing the user to reconnect and then to resume the process

    • Implemented wipe through USB (when chipset is supported)

    • Added ability to choose reallocated sector threshold for failure

    • Improved management of disks in security mode which require to be unlocked before being wiped

  • Hardware Diagnostics enhancements:

    • Integrated new Hardware Diagnostics (up to 56 tests with new UI, step by step instructions and animations)

    • Added real time monitoring of CPU/GPU/Mainboard/HDD/Power supply temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, clocks, utilization

    • Updated BurnInTest engine from version 8.0 to version 9.0

  • SDS Console enhancements:

    • Added the ability to search for components in SDS Console (through their description)

    • Added the ability to generate from a device (Ctrl+F9) a PNP definition list which will contain the device’s PNP IDs and that you can import in profiles and bundles

    • Added the possibility to filter the clients to display in remote desktop view through an IP range

  • Nomad disk database is now loaded / unloaded automatically on Nomad Disk insertion /removal

  • Auditing module improvements:

    • Added the ability to use script variables as answer

    • Added the possibility to put several values separated by ‘|’ character in edit field

    • Edit field can now be multiline

    • Dropdown list can now be replaced by radio buttons

  • Reports enhancements

  • Improved stability

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Full support for Windows 10 (including IoT) up to the April 2018 Update (Redstone 4) with new deployment images based on Windows Redstone 4 including latest drivers

  • Linux x86/x64 devices support:

    • Linux support (BETA) depending on distribution and disk layout (deployment through raw static images without partition resizing)

  • Wipe enhancements:

    • 3 new wiping protocols (specifically for SSDs): Normal Secure Erase (NIST 800-88), Enhanced Secure Erase (NIST 800-88) and Sanitize (NIST 800-88)

    • Support of disks with 520 bytes per sector

    • Hexa-decimal viewer (to check disk contents after wipe for example)

    • Wipe Report enhancements (added more information to both SQL DataBase and report file, XML report format)

    • Added ability to force the creation of partition after wiping the drive when using the Hot swapping

    • New vertical rack view mode

    • Wipe of of volumes encrypted with Bitlocker (whole disks encrypted were already supported)

    • Various fixes (Western Digital disks serial numbers now correctly recorded in the Database, better management of devices without hard drive to wipe and of disks not initialized, deduplication of wipe records in case of restart for example)

  • New auditing module (BETA) to capture and store in the Database audit question answers about the hardware

  • Smart Repair improvements (scan of lost partition, Windows files check)

  • Extended support of Intel® Smart Response Technology

  • Recovery Partition creation and completion on deployment

  • Better integration of SoftThinks Backup and Recovery solution

  • BIOS components management enhancements:

    • Added to SDS Console BIOS components a new PATCH category, as well as priority, RIS Image language and OS settings

    • New PATCH components can be linked to RIS Image language and OS at the end of a deployment

    • Added BIOS / PATCH selected (name and option) in summary

    • Updated SMBIOS engine (compatible with DMTF DSP0134 3.1.1 specification) to identify latest components

  • Deployment script enhancements:

    • Added image compression format management in the script in order to deploy all of the images formats in the same deployment flow

    • Added keyword parameter to initialize internal engine OS with OS found

    • Added keyword to display or use battery information as conditions

    • Added to send a message to SQL database and/or SDSReport or/and SDSEnd

    • keyword new support tags

    • Script variables are now fully using 'unsigned long' range from 0 to 0xFFFFFFFF

    • script keyword now allows you to specify the file to use as pattern for the thumbprint

  • Profiles & presets enhancements:

    • Added profiles & presets management in SDS Console

      • View / Create / Edit / Delete profiles & presets

      • DMI/PNP edition/adding/removal

      • Add / Delete applications / bundles / drivers / BIOS with drag’n drop support

      • Profiles & Presets can be sorted by creation date and can be highlighted when old

    • Added profiles filtering by Serial, Model, SKU, Product, Version with AND (/) and OR (|) operators

    • Added the possibility to force PnP bundle detection for profiles with bundle

  • Other SDS Console enhancements:

    • Simplified old images management (Possibility to sort the RIS Images on creation date and to highlight old images)

    • Added an “Export” in SDS Console Image view to save displayed images list into a CSV/TXT file

    • Added the possibility to sort applications by date added

    • Added “Build” column in Image view to show Windows build version

  • Various fixes, enhancements and optimizations:

    • Prevent ENTER key to stop application installation

    • Exclude some devices from HDD testing based on their PNP ID

    • Better management of big driver database (driver.dat)

    • Better management of internet disconnections for external SQL transactions and support of encrypted connections (SSL)

    • Added more hardware information in SQL database (UUID, Asset Tag, Chassis type…)

    • Added password type input field in welcome screen

    • Welcome screen enhancements (TAB key to switch between text boxes and support of special characters)

    • Cosmetics fixes and enhancements

  • Windows x86/x64 devices support:

    • Enhanced support for Windows 10 up to the Creator Update (Redstone 2)

  • macOS x64 devices support (BETA):

    • Implemented capture & deployment, secure wipe, diagnostics on macOS x64 devices

  • Added Drivers analyzation tool to identify and remove duplicate drivers

  • Enhanced HDD & SSD diagnostics

  • Added Windows 10 Recovery through the installation of SoftThinks Backup And Recovery (SBAR) solution during deployment

  • Simplified the license management

  • Added the possibility to generate wipe reports

  • Implemented various fixes, enhancements and optimizations:

    • Better support of compact images

    • Network check before image copy to the server

    • Integration of the « asset tag » for traceability purposes (serial number or service tag inconsistent)

    • Better management of logical partitions

    • Optimization of the Nomad Disks boot time


Softthinks Dashboard

  • Version 2.1.0.79 (under validation):

    • Added mobiles report

    • Fixed potential issue when generating hundreds of reports simultaneously

    • The columns' sort order is now kept in all views when reconnecting

    • Added the version of each module used in deployment details

    • Fixed the issue preventing the "Diagnostics - Tests summary - Nb tests failed" column to be moved

    • In scenario creation/edition, simplified the management of logical operators AND & OR

  • Version 2.1.0.77:

    • The columns' visibility and order set throug through the ⋮ pictogram in columns' header are now kept in all views when reconnecting

    • Added tests' comments columns with 1 column per test, attached right after each test result (cannot be moved independently) in the reporting view

    • Added interpretation of the new skip reasons for Diagnostics results in the reporting view

    • Fixed an issue where the User Input tests were not displayed in the reporting view

  • Version 2.1.0.76:

    • Added failed and skipped tests columns in reporting view

    • When exporting data to an Excel file, the user can now decide to export RAW data as stored in the SQL database, instead of interpreted data as displayed (WYSIWYG), through his user's settings

    • Views are now refreshed after any column width, visibility or order change

    • In the reporting view, all changes made to the columns through the ⋮ pictogram in columns' header are now kept on reconnection

    • Uniformized behavior when creating/editing a scenario with or without condition

    • Uniformized behavior when deleting a location/scenario/report


SDS KIOSK

In order to update your SDS Kiosk version to the latest one, please contact softthinks sales team.

  • New use case oriented flows

  • PC Setup: Configures a new PC

  • PC Tune Up: Optimizes the PC

  • PC Open Box: Diagnostic, Wipe and recover the System

  • PC Trade-in

  • PC Repair: Automatic wizard repairing the PC (System Disk diagnostics, Smart Repair, Instant Restore, System Recovery with Data Backup)

  • Advanced and customized hardware tests

  • Summary Report (for the customer)

  • Full report (archived on the Kiosk)

  • Windows 10 Recovery