What’s new in the Public Channel (available to all users):

• NEW: Integration of advanced group management:
  • Shows status of the systems
  • Tags define groups, but can stand alone
• NEW: Avira module now group-compatible:
  • Setup and configuration on any number of systems
• NEW: The hardware module is now in the new group system
• NEW: Infrastructure optimized in terms of performance and reliability

Changes in the Public Channel (available to all users):

• NEW: Integration of O&O Defrag 22
• FIX: Avira AntiVirus’ USB-Protection selectable

Changes in the Public Channel (available to all users):

• NEW: Avira AntiVirus Module available
• FIX: Remote Desktop: Alt-Gr was wrongly handled by some browsers (e.g. Firefox)
• FIX: Hardware Monitor: Client load and notifications optimized
• FIX: Drive Monitoring: Client load and notifications optimized
• FIX: Client load generally reduced, High Accuracy Mode active for relevant modules only
• Technical corrections made in the Dashboard
• Dashboard security increased

Latest innovations in Insider Channel (only available for users who have actively enabled this):

• NEW: Integration of O&O Defrag 22
• NEW: Possibility to assign tags to computer

Changes in the Public Channel (available to all users):

• NEW: Drive Monitoring now detects NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) drives
• NEW: Sensor detection expanded in the hardware module
• NEW: Improved driver installation for Windows Updates
• NEW: Microsoft Windows Update services can be paused
• NEW: Net-Send function in the computer dashboard
• NEW: In the “Disk Usage” module, the BitLocker status is now displayed per partition
• FIX: The Remote Desktop dialog was barely legible with a text size of 200%: this has been fixed

Latest innovations in Insider Channel (only available for users who have actively enabled this):

• NEW: Module “Disk Usage” now shows BitLocker status for each partition

Latest innovations in Public Channel (available for all users):

• NEW: “Processes and Services“ module for monitoring and modifying processes and services
• NEW: The build number of Windows 10 will now be displayed in the computer view
• NEW: In response to user requests, the time format has been extended with an “AM/PM“ setting in the account
• NEW: Windows Security: program icons have been updated and extended
• NEW: The settings for modules in computers will now display all available modules and not just the ones that have been assigned to that computer

Latest innovations in Insider Channel (only available for users who have actively enabled this):

• NEW: Drive monitoring now recognizes NVMe drives (Non-Volatile Memory Express)
• NEW: Detection in the Hardware module has been extended
• NEW: Driver installation for Windows Updates has been improved
• FIX: Remote Desktop dialog was no  longer readable with 200% font size; this has been corrected

The new Insider Channel at O&O Syspectr is now available. This allows interested users to obtain new and enhanced modules before all other users. This feature can only be enabled per computer via the settings menu. Please note that these modules may contain errors or not fully function.  For this reason we do not recommend them for use on systems that are of critical importance!

To coincide with the release of O&O Syspectr as a free solution, we have made the following changes:

• NEW: O&O Syspectr is now free – with no limits on its use and the number of machines
• Dashboard:
  • FIX: Sorting has been corrected in the computer view
• Windows Update Module
  • NEW: Errors during installation of a driver will now be displayed
• Drive Monitoring Module
  • NEW: NVMe disks are now supported
  • NEW: S.M.A.R.T. support extended
  • FIX: Correction for too many messages being sent
• Remote Desktop Module
  • FIX: Session information will now always be displayed
• Disk Usage Module
  • NEW: NVMe disks are now supported
• Defrag Module
  • NEW: O&O Defrag 21 agent is now supported

In response to the possible vulnerability of nearly all IT systems worldwide to Meltdown and Spectre attack scenarios, we’ve extended O&O Syspectr to identify afflicted computers. This extension is based on Microsoft guidelines for identifying such problems on current Windows systems: https://support.microsoft.com/help/4072698.

• New: Expansion of the “Windows Security” module to include the following features (*)
  • Checking hardware to see how current its firmware is
  • Expanded verification of Windows-Updates to see how up to date they are
  • Verification of configured Windows settings
• Various minor bug fixes and customizations (such as correction of spelling errors)

If one of these features reports a problem, it could mean that the system in question is experiencing an attack as a result of Meltdown and/or Spectre. This being the case, you should contact your hardware supplier to obtain the necessary updates.

(*) Note: This feature must be actively enabled by the user because it is not enabled by default.

• New: In the computer list on the dashboard, a column headed “Last Connection” has been added, which can also be sorted
• Logging has been corrected
• The module for monitoring drives has been corrected, which was displaying too many messages during processing