Hotspot Shield

What's new in this version:

Reboot Restore Rx Pro 12.5 Build 2708962800
- Fix on BSOD issue after setup on some select PCs


Reboot Restore Rx Pro 12.5 Build 2708923714
General:
- Minor GUI tweak(shield.exe)
- Redesign how Reboot Restore 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 Reboot Restore Rx Pro release against Windows service pack installation for compatibility support(setup.exe)
- Bug fix disable and re-enable the demo setup could reset the demo time(shdtray.exe)
- Bug fix after disable/enable protection, user profiles moved to the exemption drive become unaccessible(shdsync.exe)
- Add vsncache configuration option in the installer(setup.exe)
- Encrypt user password in Setup.ini file(Setup Configuration Wizard.exe)
- New restrict resource usage: block access to Control Panel
- New restrict resource usage: block access to CMD/Powershell
- New restrict resource usage: block access to Task Manager
- New restrict resource usage: block access to Windows registry
- New restrict resource usage: block installing new software

Kernel Driver:
- Bug fix in driver(shield.sys) logging flush
- Support 4K sector HDD(Shieldf.sys)
- 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)
- Add new device driver to prevent license hack patch(Shieldmf.sys)

Pre-OS:
- Redesign the pre-OS EFI bootloader to comply with Microsoft’s new EFI code signing requirements(shdmgr.ef_)
- Add debug mode for pre-OS EFI bootloader(shdmgr.ef_)
- New code signing certificate for UEFI secure boot(shdloader.efi)
- Bug fix in pre-OS installer for handling MBR disk marked as GPT parition(shield.efi)
- 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)


Reboot Restore Rx Pro 12.0 Build 2707937851
- EndPoint Manager fixed text visibility of the bottom status bar
- EndPoint Manager help file rerouting fix
- Other small bug fixes reported through tech support