Simplify Suite Version 5 History

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Last updated: Apr 21, 2020
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Simplify Suite 5.8.03 (2015-09-11)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 8.03.30

    • Fixed – ICA Crash due to using a larger packet size than Citrix

    • Fixed – Bug with default printer not be set with ScrewDrivers

    • Fixed – Font output issue caused by bad font family

    • Fixed – Crash caused by NULL pointer when setting up devmode for

    • Fixed – Crashes due to debug

    • Fixed – Issue with "tst" temporary files not be cleaned

  • Enhanced – Modifies Simplify Notification Service to query "Volatile Environment" attributes for PCoIP

  • Enhanced – Roll-up of Advanced Print Feature optimizations and

  • Fixed – Registry handle leak in Simplify Notification

Known Issues

  • This version has a known issue with locked print functions while using Advanced Print Features on some Xerox



Simplify Suite 5.8.02 (2015-05-25)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 8.02.11

    • Added - Capability for per-user licensing

    • Added - Improved embedding of temporary and subset fonts

    • Fixed - Possible crash when enumerating irregular forms

    • Fixed - Issue where client logs could cause mstsc.exe to hang

    • Fixed - Possible BSOD on session logon

    • Fixed - Issue in 2012 where reconnecting an RDP virtual channel would cause an unrecoverable error

    • Fixed - Issue where logging could prevent a process from correctly

  • Added – Option to search owners list by user login name

  • Added – SDclient command-line option to query child process

  • Added – Capability for per-user licensing

  • Enhanced – Windows version check changes for Windows 10

  • Changed – Default time for the Lockdown wait on the checksum thread from 300 ms to 5 seconds

  • Changed – Packet size used in Virtual Channel communication

  • Fixed – Problem embedding subset fonts that use the iUniq parameter

  • Fixed – Virtual channel connection closing before the completion of the print job transmission

  • Fixed – Lockdown environment variable %APPLICATION% to correspond to the base filename

  • Fixed – Additional diagnostic logging and logging fixes

  • Fixed – Crash in driver that is caused when a function fails due to being unable to access the registry

  • Fixed – Image printing issues

  • Fixed – Localization of strings in Advanced Print Features tab

  • Fixed – Subset font is updated in the middle of a print job

  • Fixed – Simplify Desktop background issues when minimizing and restoring through Citrix

  • Fixed – Temporary file cleanup

  • Fixed – Leading or trailing whitespace on printer name could cause printer not to build

  • Fixed – Font resource code bug

  • Fixed – Updating the lockdown service on configuration change

  • Other minor fixes and enhancements



Simplify Suite 5.8.00 (2015-02-12)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 8.00.100

  • Includes Simplify License Server 0.04

  • Added - Advanced Print Features with native print dialog

  • Added - Enhanced compression for print data, up to 6x faster printing

  • Added - Switch to reset printer defaults after each print job

  • Added - UAP flag to refresh all user printers on a server

  • Added - Grouping of Print Server objects in the Simplify Console

  • Added - Writing to event log when a printer connection times out

  • Added - Log rotation and size management

  • Added - Windows service account for database connection

  • Fixed - Communication errors with Simplify License Service

  • Fixed - Margin and output issues

  • Fixed - Profile service crash

  • Fixed - Print server memory leak

  • Fixed - Crash in Simplify Console when adding printers with apostrophe in name

  • Fixed - Clean up old process handles on restart

  • Fixed - TCP timeout

  • Fixed - Trishell task bar and wallpaper on multiple monitors

  • Fixed - Simplify Notification process closing when connection is terminated

  • Fixed - Print jobs hanging in client spooler on slow connections

  • Fixed - Xerox printers forcing wrong paper type

  • Fixed - Server crash in Suite 6.07

  • Fixed - Font selection issues

  • Fixed - Font rotation issues

  • Fixed - devmode logging

  • Fixed - Services change logging modes without restart

  • Fixed - Crash when print server version cannot be determined



Simplify Suite 5.6.07 (2014-09-12)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.06

  • Added – Support for Dynamic Virtual Channels, which fixes connection issues in RDSH and RemoteApp

  • Fixed – Margin issue with certain paper sizes in MS Office



Simplify Suite 5.6.06.1904 (2014-06-17)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.05.60

    • Fixed – Font angles that rotate the font upside-down

    • Fixed – Potential handle leak during the printer query process on print servers

    • Fixed – Child sdservice instances stall during printer query or job processing

    • Fixed – Failure to create the job object on the print server causes crash

  • Added – Registry option to remove the blue line above the task bar

  • Improved – performance of printer query process

  • Fixed – Server 2012 printing issues

  • Fixed – “Save As” dialog not displaying in printing progress window

  • Fixed – PDF printer placing files in root directory

  • Fixed – Embedded fonts are replaced by generic font

  • Fixed – Changed Simplify Notification Service to use a different type of named pipe

  • Fixed – Simplify Profiles failing on multiple sessions from the same user

  • Fixed – Profiles spoofing of roaming profile

  • Fixed – Memory leak in Simplify Profiles during disconnect and reconnect with multiple sessions per user

  • Fixed – Service control handler for compliance with SCM messages

  • Fixed – Popup notifications from Lync in TriShell

  • Fixed – Application objects override stability objects



Simplify Suite 5.6.05.1896 (2014-04-02)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.04.24

  • Fixed – Miscellaneous errors on RPC calls and virtual channel operations

  • Note: This version is incompatible with PCoIP for ScrewDrivers printers



Simplify Suite 5.6.04.1893 (2014-01-14)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.03.23

  • Added – Command line utility to remotely refresh printers

  • Added – Recall edit field values from registry for Ricoh PCL

  • Added – Multi-forest AD environment support

  • Added – Lock/Unlock trigger

  • Added – Change taskbar size

  • Fixed – Folder redirection registry entries

  • Fixed – Simplify Notification Service fails in console session

  • Fixed – Xerox advanced features not applying at the printer

  • Fixed – Low quality TriShell icons

  • Fixed – TriShell using the wrong icon for open windows

  • Fixed – Slow logins on XP workstations

  • Fixed – Lockdown failing if application object uses instance counting

  • Fixed – Profiles delay on logon

  • Fixed – Stability memory leak

  • Fixed – Stability processor percentage bug

  • Fixed – Stability “terminate after manage” feature failing

  • Fixed – Stability settings in console not applying to service

  • Fixed – Lockdown denies applications not on the banned list

  • Fixed – Simplify Suite help not opened by shortcut

Simplify Suite 5.6.03.1882 (2013-07-12)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.02

    • Added - PCoIP support for VMware View

    • Fixed - Output from PostScript drivers displays large black areas

    • Fixed - Crash while querying printer capabilities

    • Fixed - Unable to handle ROP B8B8 on PostScript printers

    • Fixed - Output issue with dash lines

    • Fixed - Incorrect default printer on session reconnect when using native drivers

    • Fixed - Selection of pre-rendering fonts for multilingual environments

  • Improved – Logon speed

  • Added – Edit fields recall data for advanced print features

  • Added – License server monitoring interface

  • Added – Force refresh of printers in user sessions

  • Fixed – Communication errors between terminal server and print server

  • Fixed – ScrewDrivers service crashes when using Xerox staple and hole punch options

  • Fixed – Xerox advanced print features not applying at printer

  • Fixed – Simplify Printing breaks temporary fonts on the client

  • Fixed – Invalid license or database down fails to launch explorer

  • Fixed – Userinit run multiple times when Profiles service is not running

  • Fixed – Display and removing of data in TriReg

  • Fixed – Database replication issues

  • Fixed – French localization issues



Simplify Suite 5.6.02.1869 (2013-04-08)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.02

  • Added – AD group caching server

  • Added – Advanced print features for Toshiba printers

  • Added – Rollover functionality in log files

  • Added – Report to view configured ADMX settings

  • Fixed – Font printing issues

  • Fixed – Black areas on printouts when using PostScript drivers

  • Fixed – Job type dropdown on Toshiba printers

  • Fixed – Redirected application data showing %USERNAME% folder in share location

  • Fixed – ScrewDrivers print failures on Windows Server 2012

  • Fixed – Some ADMX GUI components not displaying

  • Fixed – Drive mappings using environment variables

  • Fixed – ADMX tree refresh issues

  • Fixed – Error when logging off immediately after a disconnected session

  • Fixed – French translation issues

  • Fixed – Errors when using published applications

  • Fixed – Leaked database connections

  • Other bug fixes and improvements



Simplify Suite 5.6.01.1835 (2012-11-12)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 7.01

    • Added - Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 support

    • Fixed - Black boxes in PDF printout

    • Fixed - Long document names causing buffer overrun

    • Fixed - Missing lines in printout

    • Fixed - Certain documents causing session crash

    • Fixed - Missing some images when compression is turned on

    • Fixed - Set default paper size according to the system locale in PDF printing

    • Performance and compatibility enhancements

  • Added – App-V integration

  • Added – Extended print features for Ricoh PCL drivers

  • Added – Option to set the default paper size according to the system locale for printing PDF

  • Added – Profiles processing capability on session disconnect and reconnect

  • Added – Support for Windows Server 2012 terminal servers or print servers

  • Added – triShell removes folders if nothing is contained within

  • Added – Auto refresh option for triShell

  • Fixed – Print jobs dropping images from Crystal Report prints

  • Fixed – PDF printer generating with incorrect port name

  • Fixed – Print server printer assignments to local users fail to generate

  • Fixed – Assignments to domain local groups not displaying in Simplify Console

  • Fixed – Profiles assignments to custom owners failing in NT6

  • Fixed – Drive mapping error in NT6

  • Fixed – Memory leaks during registry restore operations

  • Fixed – Case-sensitive comparison for computer names in custom owners

  • Fixed – Error searching for owners in search dialog

  • Fixed – Offline mode collisions with multiple clients

  • Fixed – Environment variables not expanding correctly from the registry

  • Fixed – Various ADMX user interface issues

  • Fixed – Some Office applications do not display task bar buttons per document

  • Updated – Enhanced backwards compatibility with older print server agents

  • Updated – German translations

Simplify Suite 5.5.02.1781 (2012-06-25)

  • Fixed - Missing line output on some printed documents

  • Fixed - Black box printed output on some PDF documents

  • Fixed - Buffer overrun in printer driver code

  • Fixed - Assignments to AD security group not passed to member machines

  • Fixed - Translation issues in German, French, Spanish, Japanese versions

  • Fixed - Xerox 2PD stapling and hole punching

  • Fixed - Licensing error on auto-login devices

  • Added - Support for Simplify Printing execution from system context (for Epic print server support,etc)

  • Added - Command line option to SDUAP to add printer assignments

  • Added - Command line option to SDUAP to force printer remapping

  • Added - Support for locale override for ADMX templates

  • Added - Ability to detect new client hostname and remap printers on change

Simplify Suite 5.5.01.1706 (2012-02-08)

  • Added - Simplify Profiles Offline Mode

  • Added - Simplify Profiles ADMX Template Support

  • Added - Simplify Printing Advanced Print Features Support - Xerox UPD

  • Added - Simplify Printing Advanced Print Features Support - Ricoh/Lanier UPD

  • Added - Simplify Printing Advanced Print Features Support - Lexmark UPD

  • Added - Simplify Printing Advanced Print Features Support - Canon UPD

  • Added - Simplify Printing Advanced Print Features Support - HP UPD

  • Fixed - Members of Local Users and Groups not receiving their configuration assignments

  • Fixed - Default Printer recapture only working when an SD Client is present

  • Fixed - Miscellaneous bugfixes and improvemments



Simplify Suite 5.4.01.1650 (2011-12-14)

  • Fixed – Miscellaneous PDF Printing issues

  • Fixed – Font embedding issue from Microsoft Excel

  • Fixed – ScrewDrivers removing local print queues from server

  • Fixed – Windows 2000 functionality

  • Fixed – Image printing upside down

  • Fixed – Localization bugs for German, French, Spanish languages

  • Added – Print Server user impersonation

  • Fixed – Simplify License server error

  • Fixed – Case where trial dialog displays even after licensed

  • Fixed – Local Users and Groups not getting assignments

  • Fixed – Crash of Stability service

  • Fixed – Database connection clean-up

  • Added – View peak license count in Simplify License Server console

  • Added – Ability to copy profile data as the user account instead of system



Simplify Suite 5.4.00.1553 (2011-05-02)

  • Includes ScrewDrivers 6.00.05