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New Secure Desktop 10.80

New Features for 10.80

New sCopy.exe utility

  Securely provide a method for a user to copy data files

  Simply specify a source folder, destination folder and wildcard filters via command-line

  User can not navigate up from folders, but can navigate to sub-folders

  User is prompted if data file to be copied already exists in destination folder

Minor changes made to sDesktop.dll

Re-compiled with new version of compilers

Changes for 10.77

Re-compiled with new version of compiler

Tested in Windows 10 Version 1809

Read More:

https://visualautomation.com/securedesktop/download.htm

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New Secure Desktop 10.76

New Features for 10.76

Can now configure warning message in the Secure Desktop Auto Logoff screen saver

New End User License Agreement built into the install program. Please read before Secure Desktop installation

Secure Desktop Tools | Administrator tab | [user section] | Logon button | Auto Logoff tab

Changes for 10.75

Windows 10 update changed the on screen keyboard

The onscreen keyboard button in Secure Desktop stopped working because of this Windows 10 update

In Windows 10, Secure Desktop now launches the older on screen keyboard (osk.exe)

In Windows 10 64-bit, this is accomplished using a new Secure Desktop file named sKey64.exe

Changes for 10.74

Fixed a problem with the Always-On-Bottom setting when used with Wallpaper

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Icon tab | Secure Desktop Window pull-down

When this was set to Always-On-Bottom with this checked:

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Startup tab | Display Wallpaper when Secure Desktop is the Shell checkbox

A flickering of the Secure Desktop shell window would happen

The Secure Desktop shell window and the Wallpaper were fighting for the bottom of the z-order

This has been fixed.

Changes for 10.73

Fixed small problem with Window Wizard

If matching a window title did not contain a '-', but Before or After dash was selected

Window match would potentially fail

This has been corrected

And the user interface will now prevent that configuration

New Features for 10.72

Added new command-line parameters to sva1072 setup for silent install

/USERNAME="User Name String"

/ORGNAME="Company Name String"

Changes for 10.71

In rare cases, the right mouse button was enabled when it was configured to be disabled

This happened when a delay was set for icons in the Startup tab

All delays in Secure Desktop have been improved, including:

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Icon button | Startup tab

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Icon button | Shutdown tab

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Window button | Close A Program During Shutdown radio button

Fixed a problem related to disabling the Alt key that caused problems with the keyboard and mouse

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Key..Mouse tab | left checkbox list | Alt checkbox

Read More:

http://visualautomation.com/securedesktop/download.htm

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New Secure Desktop 10.70

Tested in Windows 10 Version 1803

Secure Desktop Tools | USB tab

Added Local Group Policy Editor button when in Windows 7 or 8

This is a 2nd method as an alternate to the existing method for Windows 7 or 8

Windows XP has the original method only

Windows 10 has the 2nd method only

Added option to disable the Keyboard button in the Password dialog

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Icon tab | checkbox list

Fixed a problem with the Keyboard button in the Password dialog in Windows 10

Added a feature to Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Setting button

Added new tab named Internet Explorer

If checkbox is checked, Secure Desktop will close any window with IEFrame class (Internet Explorer)

Added a read-only field to the Secure Desktop shell Info dialog to show the full path to sdesktop.xml

Changes for 10.69

Disable File Editing Features in File Open, Browse and File Save As Dialogs

Fixed a problem with disabling the Address Bar

Recommended upgrade if using this feature

Read More:

http://visualautomation.com/securedesktop/download.htm

Updated Privacy Policy:

http://visualautomation.com/support/privacy.html

Updated Terms of Service:

http://visualautomation.com/support/terms.html

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New Secure Desktop 10.68

Added a new feature to Disable File Editing Features in File Open, Browse and File Save As Dialogs

Now a Base Folder can be set for all File Open, Browse and Save As Dialogs in Windows 7, 8 or 10

When a new dialog is opened, the Base Folder is presented

The user can navigate to sub-folders, but not above the Base Folder

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Dialog button | File Open/Save As tab

Also, fixed small bug with Set Shell to Explorer for [All Users] and Log Off checkbox

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Shutdown tab

This is a recommended update if using either feature 

New Features for 10.67

The included sExplore.exe and sNote.exe utilities now have a 3rd file view option

In addition to Small and Large Icons, there is now a Detail view

This presents the files/folders in a spreadsheet type of view

The 4 columns are Name, Size, Item type and Date modified

By clicking on the column header, the files/folders can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically

New Features for 10.66

The included sExplore.exe utility is no longer a single instance application

Multiple sExplore.exe instances (windows) may be opened at the same time

This enables the ability to cut/copy/paste files using Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V from one instance to the other instance

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New Secure Desktop 10.65

New Secure Desktop Shutdown feature:

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Shutdown tab

New checkbox: Set Shell to Explorer for [All Users] and Log Off

If checked, a new option will appear on Windows Shutdown dialog

This will require an Admin UAC prompt in Windows 7/8/10

Registry will be set to Explorer.exe and the User will be Logged Off

Our sExplore.exe utility has new command-line parameter of /p

A new Print button will be added to the toolbar

One or more selected document files can be printed to Default printer

Small documentation updates to sManual.pdf

New Features for 10.60

Windows Server 2016 support

Minor user interface change to:

Secure Desktop Tools | Option button | Audit tab

New Features for 10.57

Tested in Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update

The following checkbox now disables Ctrl-V while the File Open Dialog is top most window

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Dialog button | File Open/Save As tab | Disable File Editing Features... checkbox

Changes for 10.56

Fixed a problem introduced in version 10.55

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Dialog button | File Open/Save As tab | Disable File Editing Features... checkbox

Recommended update for customers using version 10.55

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New Secure Desktop 10.55

Added support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 due to multiple customer requests

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | System and Dialog button features are now available in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

Previous versions of Secure Desktop automatically enable/disable the ability to for hidden files to be displayed

This has been removed as many antivirus products protect this registry value

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New Secure Desktop 10.50

Removed support for Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server

New Features added in version 10.33

Added the ability to immediately close the File Properties Dialog

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Dialog button | File Properties tab

New Features added in version 10.32

New enhancement for Dialog feature introduced in version 10.30

This pertains to Disable File Editing Features in File Save As Dialog

File name field is no longer disabled

Instead, the ": ; \ |" keys are disabled

So only a file name may be inputted, not a drive/folder/filename

New Features added in version 10.31

Added option to hide the Universal Time from the Status Bar

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Icon tab | checkbox list

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Introducing Controlled folder access in Windows Defender Antivirus:

In this build, we’re making it easier for you to protect valuable data from malicious apps and threats, such as ransomware. To enable the feature, search for and open the Windows Defender Security Center from Start, go to the Virus & threat protection settings section, and set the switch to On:

Controlled folder access monitors the changes that apps make to files in certain protected folders. If an app attempts to make a change to these files, and the app is blacklisted by the feature, you’ll get a notification about the attempt. You can complement the protected folders with additional locations, and add the apps that you want to allow access to those folders.

Allowing apps can be useful if you’re finding a particular app that you know and trust is being blocked by the Controlled folder access feature. Click Allow an app through Controlled folder access and locate and add the app you want to allow.

You can add additional folders to the list of protected folders, but you cannot alter the default list, which includes folders such as Documents, Pictures, Movies, and Desktop. Adding other folders to Controlled folder access can be handy, for example, if you don’t store files in the default Windows libraries or you’ve changed the location of the libraries away from the defaults.

Click Protected folders in the Controlled folder access area and enter the full path of the folder you want to monitor. You can also enter network shares and mapped drives, but environment variables and wildcards are not supported (for right now).

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New Secure Desktop 10.30

For Windows 7, 8 and 10: Two new buttons added to user configuration - Setting and Dialog

The Setting feature provides a method to immediately close many setting-related editing apps, should they be opened by any application

The Dialog feature provides a method to immediately close dialogs such as File Open, File Save As, Print, Run and Internet Options

The Dialog feature also provides a way to disable file editing features in dialogs File Open, Browse and File Save As and printer editing features in Print

Secure Desktop shell timer loop is now significantly faster

Tested in Windows 10 Creators Update

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New Secure Desktop 10.20

New Features for 10.20

Added Ctrl-Ins and Shift-Ins to list of hot-key combinations that may be disabled

Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Option button | Key..Mouse tab | Disable Windows Hot-Keys list

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New Secure Desktop 10.12

New Features for 10.12

Tested in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Application files and installation files are now dual signed (sha1 and sha256)

Changes for 10.11

Fixed a problem related to Canadian Multilingual Standard Keyboard layout when Keystroke auditing was enabled

Fixed a program related to Secure Desktop Tools | Secure Desktop tab | Icon button | Import button | Browse button

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New ColdKey 10.00

New Features for 10.00

Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Support

Tested with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Also Supports Windows XP and Windows 7

32-bit Classic Windows Application

64-bit Aware

New Setup Program

Now Using Inno Setup instead of Wise installer

Setup program is now dual signed (sha1 and sha256)

Application files are also dual signed (sha1 and sha256)

Setup files are now smaller

User Interface Improvements

Design improved for Touchscreen

New Icons throughout

On Screen Keyboard Support

The Edition of Windows 7, 8 or 10 is shown with version (Home, Pro, Enterprise, etc.)

Added new hot-keys to the over 350 hot-keys that can be disabled

Space

Enter

Tested on Microsoft Surface Pro

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New Secure Desktop 10.10

Date/Time information within the audit XML files now shows Local time in addition to Universal Time (UT)

Date/Time information within the sdesktop.xml file now shows Local time in addition to Universal Time (UT)

Audit XML file names continue to be in Universal Time (UT) format

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New Secure Desktop 10

Windows 10 Support

If Mission-Critical, Consider Using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB Edition

Also Supports Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8

32-bit Classic Windows Application

64-bit Aware

New Setup Program

Now Using Inno Setup instead of Wise installer

Setup program is now signed

Setup files are now smaller

User Interface Improvements

Design improved for Touchscreen

New Icons throughout

On Screen Keyboard Support

The Edition of Windows 7, 8 or 10 is shown with version (Home, Pro, Enterprise, etc.)

Configuration XML File Management

Copy HostName.DomainName/UserName to Default

Edit UserName

Ignore HostName.DomainName option, UserName Only for Lookup

Duplicate Existing HostName.DomainName/UserName

Auto Backup sdesktop.xml

Manual Backup and Restore sdesktop.xml

Same sdesktop.xml file as Secure Desktop 7 and Secure Desktop 8

Auto Export Registry Subkeys Modified by Secure Desktop

Feature available for Windows 8 or Windows 10 only

Added sNote.exe utility for viewing and printing text files

Launch sNote.exe with a command-line parameter of a file path surrounded by quotes

Example: sNote.exe "C:\Users\User Name\Documents"

The sNote.exe left pane will display files and folders in that path. No right mouse clicks

Navigate down in folders, but not higher than initial path

Optional second parameter is a wildcard filter (default is *.txt)

Example: sNote.exe "C:\Users\User Name\Documents" "*.txt"

Optional third parameter is /NOPRINT to remove the print button

Alternate optional third parameter is the name of the printer to use instead of the Default printer

More information at http://visualautomation.com

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New Features for Secure Desktop 8.21

Added keyboard shortcuts to the Secure Desktop and Explorer shell buttons in sTools.exe

Made a small change to sWall.exe to insure that it is at the bottom of the z-order (in the background)