You can download the latest release as usual under: http://www.pcpowersaving.com/download.shtml
4.6.9.10 - New build Dezember 2009
- WOL. Now WOL is supported via directed broadcasts as well as via the Interent.
- New Sleep Mode: Logoff users automatically before the system enters the standby or hibernation shutdown mode
- Support of VMware Server 2 and higher
- Counters: more detailed analysis and a help button with detailed info about each counter added
- User data protection: added new script that automatically saves open documents (for now Word, Excel & PowerPoint) before shutdown.
- Auto Group Assignment: Assign PCs based on the PC name fragments to setting groups automatically.
- Performance and stability improvements as well as a improvments to the user interface
- Auto online updates
- Time Rules fixes
- Network wide deployment: issue via server.ini fixed
4.5.9.9 - New build September 2009
- Log off current users before entering the Standby or Hibernate mode.
This function is helpful for security reasons. It automatically logs off users before the system is put into a sleep mode.
- Automatically save unsaved documents before shutdown
- Fixed protocol timing & reporting issues based on different culture settings (international)
- Some smaller GUI fixes
- Improved WOL timing
- Improved scalability to support hundreds and thousands of clients per server
- Optimized the Client Monitor (reporting about all clients status, uptimes, downtimes, power down, power up timings, savings etc.)
- Some other minor corrections
- Hidden Mode on client PCs (so now, the program icon can be made invisible on client PCs. This can be done in the mangement console on the server)
4.5.8.64 - New Update build July 2009
- Some minor corrections
- Hidden Mode on client PCs
4.5.8.78 - New Update build June 2009
This build is a consolidation of recent bug fixes
New Feature added:
- Expired AutoShutdownManager trail licenses are automatically switched into a free light editon. (free license for private use only)
4.5.8.64 - New Update build May 2009
New Features added:
- Central Database support. Now, all client events and reports can be logged into a central database.
- Central report about the overall savings for all clients and servers
- Product icon now can be hidden on all clients or specified client groups
- Soft-Sleep-Mode: to avoid wakeup problems with some 3rd party Software
4.5.4.6 - New Release build March 09
This is a new release that brings many improvments and new features:
Just to highlight few:
- Central Management and deployment of settings, updates, maintenance schedules
- Remote commands for all shutdown modes such as power off, restart, logg-of users, standby, hibernate
- Full operation in Windows Service Mode - even w/o logged-in users
- Windows Scheduled Tasks V2 support (Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7)
- Tested for Windows 7
- Management of Windows Services and Device Drivers before shutdown and after startup (disable and enable automatically to fix unstable driver problems)
- and much more...
3.0.1.15 - Build December 08
Fixes wrong mouse / keyboard detection on Vista.
Some Vista Versions emulate mouse movments which reseted the timer and so prevented a wanted shutdown.
3.0.1.11 - Build August 07 2008
Fixes startup problems on some x64 bit platforms.
3.0.1.10 - Build July 11 2008
All previous hotfixes and a minor fix in the english UI got combined into this new release.
3.0.1.9 - Build July 2nd 2008
Fixes for not starting Advanced Counters Analysis after a hard reset on some systems.
Fixed VMWare starting problems :
- If the VMWare image was located on a slow USB drive and / or
- If the workstation was locked during startup
Fixes around network management (e.g. issue fixed with enabled ActiveSync used with Windows Mobile 6+ devices).
3.0.1.2
AutoShutdownManager – now with voice and sound detection.
In addition to all previous functionalities, this new release adds the ability to analyze any noise or voices around the computer and so to prevent unwanted shut-downs, as long as a certain volume level is being reached.
This functionality can be useful e.g. during long telephone calls or in meetings where the PC is not being used for longer period of times, but has to stay available anyway.
There might be many other situations where the PC should be aware if someone or something is around and keep going as long as needed.
This new functionality recognizes the voice or noise through the standard PC’s or laptop’s microphone and keeps the PC running as long as a certain noise level exists.
How to use it:
Note that this functionality is currently only available for 32-Bit Systems. It will not be selectable under 64-Bit OS.
You need to select the micro as the default input device in windows and set an appropriate volume level.
In AutoShutdownManager , go to TAB “GENERAL”, enable "Voice Sensitive" and select the correct input device. As a sensitivity value, use 0 for the first moment – and go to the tab TIMER.
Now you’ll see the volume levels that are reported from the microphone in the monitor window. Find the best level that represents a valid volume. Go back to TAB GENERAL, enter the correct sensitivity level and save your settings.
2.9.1.9
- Startup procedure optimised for Windows 2003 Server
- No more need to enter username / password for wakeup rules
- Stability improvments and bug fixes
- 64Bit support added
2.9.1.8
- Immediate Remote Shutdown of networked clients (Shutdown, Hibernate, Standby, Logoff, Restart, Auto)
To use this function the checkbox "Allow Network Clients to prevent Shutdown of this PC" must be checked on all clients and the firewall must support the TCP Port (default 8080)
In the AutoShutdownManager on the server, go to the network tab, select and right-click the *AUTO* or “Client/Server” clients that you want to shutdown and select the appropriate shutdown mode.
2.9.1.7
- Faster Advanced Performance Counters analysis
- Optimised performance counters analysis. So you now can also analyse performance counters w/o an instance- like e.g IP -> Datagrams/sec , TerminalServices etc.
- last window size will be saved now
- Screen On Top can be changed now to stay in the background
- Monitor shows more event entries now
2.9.1.6
- Fixes around Advanced Performance Counters analysis. On some machines the analysis worked delayed after a wakeup.
- Tray Icon fixes
2.9.1.5
- Fixes for evaluation in Vista when started first time w/o admin rights
- VMWARE - New function added to wait until the VMWare system is ready before virtual machines are started
- fixes for some rights issues (auto logon settings, etc)
2.9.1.4
- Key improvments around startup timing
- fixes for some rights issues (auto logon settings, etc)
- User Interface improvments
- MSI file fixes - Now, Vista users can directly install the product using the MSI file instead of setup.exe
2.8.4.18
- Time Rule issues fixed: in some language versions the weekly time rule for Tuesday and Thursday were wrong
- Some more User Interface fixes
2.8.4.17:
- Added functionallity: Windows internal Power Management settings can be ignored to aviod unwanted shutdowns.
- Some minor user interface fixes for the English UI
- Some general display fixes when opening and closing the application
2.8.4.14:
- Vista Support. AutoShutdownManager now runs under Microsoft Vista w/o the need of admin rights.
- Mouse cursor (hour glas) when trying to open "online help & support" w/o an internet connection - fixed
older releases:
- Display of the Splash Screen caused .NET exceptions on some machines
- Splash Screen was visible sometimes after manual standby
- "Forced" operations didn't work sometimes on some machines
- Scheduled Tasks didn't show RED status if they were active
- When staring or closing VMWare(s) manually a waiting cursor is shown now
- Some other minor bug fixes
- Apllication sometimes didn't come up after double-click on the tray icon
- Saving and handling if TimeRules Status was disabled
- WakeUp Time-Rule process changed.
- Access Protection: The earliest start time can be modified now
- Some minor handling bugs fixed
- Reworked the User Interface and improved the overall handling
- Improved Address Resolution (for slow DNS Servers)
- Minor handling fixes (TimeRules, IP Client)
- Time Zone Based Timing corrected
- Earliest start time modification fixed
- Online Check for Updates added
- Optimized Wake On Lan (WoL) for slower network adapters
- Installation routine changed to create a folder under Start All Programs AutoShutdownManager
Thanks again for all your feedback and strong commitment!
As you know, there is no bug free software out there, but we're doing our best to make the AutoShutdownManager as useful and bug free as possible.
Yours
EnviProt Development Team