Macrium Reflect 7.x Free Version released

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Bug Fixes v7.2.3906 - 29th November 2018

  • ISO File Creation Failure
    RMBuilder could fail to create ISO image files. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian (MIG)
    MIG could incorrectly display a blocking notification during consolidation when the consolidation target folder was a protected network share. This has been resolved.
  • Various
    Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.
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What's New v7.2.3897 - 26th November 2018

Note: This patch will require a Windows reboot.

  • SMB 1.0 Support
    We've added a check-box to re-enable legacy SMB 1.0 support in Windows RE and PE 10 version 1709 or greater..

Bug Fixes

  • Backup Completion Email
    Backup completion emails could fail to send if the senders email was specified using the 'friendly name <user@domain.com>' format. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder
    The following issues have been resolved...
    An application error could occur if Windows RE couldn't fit on CD media.
    Old ISO files were not being deleted before creating new CD/DVD rescue media.
    External USB volume format failure.
    PE 10 rescue media would incorrectly show PE 5.0 in the Reflect application title bar
    SRT drivers were not being injected into the WIM when building rescue media.
  • One Drive update failure
    Macrium Service would lock OneDrive.exe and prevent Windows Update from updating the OneDrive service. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium Image Guardian (MIG)
    The following issues have been resolved...
    MIG would fail to detect that a Robocopy operation was accessing a backup target when Reflect was configured to use the unique volume identifier to locate backup drives.
    MIG could cause some Anti-Virus software to hang when inserting USB flash drives.
  • Macrium Changed Block Tracker (MRCBT)
    The following issues have been resolved...
    A BSoD could occur after removal of a USB attached storage device.
    CBT would incorrectly attach to devices flagged as having removable media.
    A BSoD could occur if a user-mode application attempted to read an offline NTFS volume.
    CBT could block formatting of some NTFS volumes, causing the format command to stall at 99%.
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I'm a bit behind releases but here are the latest Release Notes:

Bug Fixes v7.2.3858 - 12th November 2018

Note: This patch will require a Windows reboot.

  • Explorer Crash
    Some customers have experienced a Windows Explorer crash if displaying the 'Backup Method' column when exploring folders containing Image files. This has been resolved.
  • Wi-Fi Drivers copied for Windows PE
    Windows PE could incorrectly load Windows RE Wi-Fi drivers at start-up and stall the boot sequence. This has been resolved.
    If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Rescue Media Builder
    RMBuilder.exe could crash if invalid/non-writable media was inserted when burning optical rescue media. This has been resolved.
  • Rescue Media Builder
    The Windows volume manager could cause a delay when a partition was created on USB media causing the media creation to fail. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Start Dialog
    The delay time selected when a schedule backup starts was not being honoured. This has been resolved.
  • Backup Failure Emails
    When upgrading pre-7.2 backup definitions, the option to include/exclude 'Cancelled' backups from failure emails was not saved. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE 5.0
    Windows PE 5.0 rescue media would incorrectly show 'PE 4.0' in the application title bar. This has been resolved.
  • Windows XP System Tray Icon
    When running scheduled backups on Windows XP the Reflect Monitor system tray icon could be hidden. This has been resolved.
  • MIG Notifications
    Macrium Image Guardian could show an incorrect blocking notification for ReflectBin.exe. This has been resolved.
  • Server Plus SQL backups
    Macrium Image Guardian could block Server Plus backups of SQL databases. This has been resolved.
  • ShadowProtect incompatibility with CBT
    Some customers have reported a Windows BSOD if StorageCraft ShadowProtect was installed. This has been resolved.

Bug Fixes v7.2.3825 - 2nd November 2018

  • Extended Windows Shutdown Times
    Some customers have experienced extended Windows shutdown times and have been unable to perform a safe Removal of USB storage devices when the Macrium Changed Block Tracker (CBT) driver is installed. This has been resolved.
    Note: This patch will require a reboot. The initial reboot will still be using the previous CBT driver, so may take an extended amount of time to shutdown. The new CBT driver will be active after the initial reboot.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7 Scheduled Tasks Exit Code
    Scheduled backups on Windows XP/Vista/7 could complete with code 0xff. Tasks would complete successfully but error as the application was unloading. This has been resolved.

Initial Macrium Reflect v7.2 Public Release v7.2.3811 - 30th October 2018

  • Initial v7.2 Release
    Please see this KB article for more information on what's included.
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Bug Fixes v7.1.3307 - 2nd July 2018

  • SQL Backup failure if TLS 1.0 is disabled
    SQL DB authentication would fail if TLS 1.0 was disabled and TLS 1.2 enabled. This has been resolved.
  • Clone and restore error message improvements
    When a clone or restore failed the error messages could display incorrect or cryptic error text. Typically you may have seen 'Access Denied' for a failure, however the true cause of the problem would likely have been different. The error text now displays the initial and correct reason for the failure.
  • Clone target disk could not be found
    A clone could fail with an unidentified target disk. This has been resolved.
  • MIG installation
    Macrium Image Guardian could turn off after a reboot if installed for a single user as opposed to the default 'All Users'. This has been resolved.

Bug Fixes v7.1.3317 - 4th July 2018

  • Unable to restore to an uninitialized disk
    Restoring to an uninitialized disk could cause the target disk not to be found and the restore to fail. This has been resolved.
    If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

This version appears to have required a full installation.

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Date24th April 2018

Bug Fixes v7.1.3169 - 24th April 2018

  • Macrium Image Guardian
    On some computers, a situation could arise where Macrium Image Guardian would raise its protection level to the maximum, indiscriminately blocking all modifications to any image file. This has been resolved.

http://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v7/v7.1.3169/details7.1.3169.htm 

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Macrium has corrected the date on their release notes.

Bug Fixes v7.1.3159 - 18th April 2018

  • Macrium Image Guardian
    Driver file 'mrigflt.sys' was incorrectly signed in the previous update. This has been resolved.

http://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v7/v7.1.3159/details7.1.3159.htm 

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Date18th April 2018

 

Bug Fixes v7.1.3159 - 18th March 2018

  • Macrium Image Guardian
    Driver file 'mrigflt.sys' was incorrectly signed in the previous update. This has been resolved.

What's New v7.1.3147 - 17th April 2018

  • Macrium Image Guardian
    The Macrium Image Guardian system components have been updated to provide enhanced performance and reliability.
  • Backup definition encryption state change mid backup set
    Macrium Reflect will now start a new backup set if the encryption settings in a Backup Definition is changed.

Bug Fixes

  • Technicians Portable USB Add Drivers
    The Add Drivers Wizard in the technicians portable USB stick could fail to detect the correct version of Windows PE when reporting supported devices. This has been resolved
  • File and Folder Restore toast notifications
    When restoring File and Folder backups, incorrect toast notifications could be displayed. This has been resolved
  • SQL backup error if the Computer DNS name is greater than 15 characters
    For SQL backup, if the default SQL instance name was used and the Computer DNS name didn't match the Computer NetBios name then the backup could fail. This has been resolved
  • ReflectMonitor
    Pressing the 'Escape' key while viewing ReflectMonitor would cause termination of the ReflectMonitor session. This would cause a delay when restarting and possible loss of log data in the monitor Window. This has been resolved
  • Various
    Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.

http://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v7/v7.1.3159/details7.1.3159.htm 

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Bug Fixes v7.1.2963 - 17th March 2018

Windows 7/10 32 Bit BSOD when booting
A Windows Update on the 13th March has caused some Windows 7 and 10 32 bit systems to fail to load Windows after updating. The error occurs when kernel mode driver 'pssnap.sys' loads at boot time. This update removes 'pssnap.sys' from boot time configuration. Note: Simply deleting the file is insufficient to resolve the problem.
We recommend that 32 bit installations of Macrium Reflect on XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7, 32 bit operating systems update to this release.
If you have already updated Windows and experience this error then please see this KB article for a solution:
https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/Windows 7 32 bit BSOD after MS Windows Update
If you have not yet updated Windows then please update to this version of Macrium Reflect to enable Windows to update without problems.
After updating, XP, Vista and Windows 7 32 bit systems, will no longer have 'pssnap.sys' available. If MS VSS shadow copies fail, then your backups will no-longer fall back to using 'pssnap'. Please ensure that any VSS errors are resolved to successfully complete your backups.

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Bug Fixes v7.1.2917 - 27th February 2018

  • Rescue media crash at boot
    The rescue media could fail to boot and cause a run time error. This has been resolved.
    We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
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Date21st February 2018

 

What's New v7.1.2899 - 21st February 2018

Bug Fixes

  • File and Folder search date parameters
    When searching for files in File and Folder backups, if the From and To dates were the same then this would result in no results found. This has been resolved.
  • Backup priority setting
    A bug with the backup priority setting forced backups run with the lowest priority set to run at highest. This has been resolved.

What's New v7.1.2885 - 1st February 2018

  • Missing files reported when mounting backups
    When mounting backup files, if required files are missing from the backup set then the original file names are now listed in the error message box.

Bug Fixes

  • Synthetic Full re-started backup sets
    If all incremental images are deleted from a backup set with a synthetic full image, and the set is 're-started' by creating another Incremental then the error 'Invalid Parameter' would occur when mounting the Incremental image file. Additionally, a restore of this Incremental may result in the Full being restored. This has been resolved.
  • ReDeploy improvements for NVMe host controllers
    When migrating a system to an NVMe booting device, ReDeploy required the user to specify vendor drivers for this hardware, even when the target OS has native support. This has been resolved.
    We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Macrium viBoot
    When running on systems configured in any language other than English, Macrium viBoot would sometimes fail to display information about virtual machines. This has been resolved.
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Bug Fixes v7.1.2833 - 14th January 2018:

  • MIG Service install problem
    The Macrium Image Guardian Service could fail to start. This has been resolved.
  • EXT 4 File System image size
    Linux EXT 4 file system images could be unnecessarily large. This has been resolved.
  • Free Edition prompt for Windows PE rebuild
    The Free Edition of Macrium Reflect could prompt for a rebuild even if the rescue media was up to date. This has been resolved.
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Bug Fixes v7.1.2817 - 8th January 2018:

  • No drive letters assigned for cloned/restored partitions
    Cloning and restoring multiple consecutive partitions could result in volumes without drive letters assigned. This has been resolved.
  • Free edition installed on Windows XP
    An installer error during the finalise phase could cause a Windows boot failure; resolvable by taking the "Last Known Good Configuration" option. This has been resolved.
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Bug Fixes v7.1.2801 - 28th December 2017:

  • Symantec Encryption Desktop drives cloning and imaging
    Cloning and imaging of locked drives encrypted with Symantec Encryption Desktop could fail. This has been resolved.

    Please note that we recommend using MS BitLocker encryption where possible. Other encryption products are not fully supported by Macrium Reflect.
     
  • RDC and RDR fall back to full copy
    Rapid Delta Restore and Clone operations could unnecessarily fall back to performing a 'full copy'. This has been resolved.
    We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating to avoid this problem.
  • BitLocker Removal Restore outcome message
    When editing a saved clone definition for a 'Live' BitLocker clone a BitLocker 'Removal' message box would incorrectly be shown. This has been resolved.
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Bug Fixes v7.1.2792 - 20th December 2017:

  • Windows 7 drive letter assignments for cloned/restored partitions
    When cloning/restoring file systems in Windows 7, drive letter assignments may not honour the chosen options in the clone/restore wizard. This has been resolved.
  • Windows PE Fix Boot Problems
    An issue was reported where Fix Boot Problems failed to resolve the target operating system. This has been resolved.
    We recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating to avoid this problem.
  • Macrium CBT Tools
    Macrium CBT Tools could sometimes fail to detect that the correct version of the mrcbt.sys driver was running and prompt the user to reboot unnecessarily. This has been resolved.
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What's New v7.1.2768 - 12th December 2017

  • Improved BitLocker restore processing
    1. New warning message box displayed for images created with this release or later if the restore outcome results in a 'BitLocker removal' restore.
    2. The source BitLocker state is now included in Image file meta data. For images created with this release or later, this is now shown as an icon in the restore wizard source drive and restore tab.
    More information on BitLocker restore outcomes can be found https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/BitLocker+Restore+Outcomes
    If your system uses BitLocker encryption then we recommend creating fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.

Bug Fixes

  • MIG and RoboCopy sync from a root folder
    When using RoboCopy to synchronise or move backup files from a drive root folder the operation could be incorrectly blocked by MIG. This has been resolved.
  • Backup target share authentication
    Authenticated network share backup targets could fail with 'Access Denied' if a user without write permissions has prior access. This has been resolved.
  • Restore problem to striped or mirrored Dynamic volumes
    A restore or clone could corrupt the target dynamic disk configuration if the target volume was setup up as either 'striped' or 'mirrored'. This has been resolved.
    If this issue affects you then please create fresh Windows PE rescue media after updating.
  • Macrium viBoot
    • viBoot could fail to boot encrypted images. This has been resolved.
    • viBoot could incorrectly detect MBR disks as GPT if the source disk has remnants of a GPT header leftover from a previous initialisation. This has been resolved.
    • viBoot would sometimes fail to start when launched from within Reflect. This has been resolved.
  • Exchange Databases On volume mount points
    Exchange backup would not check the database path for volume mount points, resulting in backup failure, this has now been resolved.
  • Various
    Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.
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NEW UPDATE: Release Notes

Bug Fixes v7.1.2722 - 21th November 2017:

  • MIG not disabled
    For some customers, Macrium Image Guardian would still be active when disabled in the settings dialog. This has been resolved.
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Oy, I should have stayed with v6.3.1849 frown

Thanks

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Bug Fixes v7.1.2718 - 20th November 2017:

  • MIG not disabled when 'Restart service on reboot' selected
    Macrium Image Guardian would still be active when 'Restart service on reboot' was selected in the settings dialog. This has been resolved.
  • Macrium viBoot incorrectly identifies some MBR disks as GPT
    Macrium viBoot could incorrectly mount an MBR style disk, stored within an image file, as a GPT disk - if the disk had previously been initialized as a GPT disk. This has now been resolved.

Bug Fixes v7.1.2697 - 10th November 2017:

  • Crash When accessing the MIG settings dialog
    German language customers could experience a program crash when accessing the Macrium Image Guardian settings dialog. This has been resolved.
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Macrium Reflect v6.3.1849

Date 10th November 2017
Bug Fixes 6.3.1849 - 10th November 2017

  • Security Update for Scheduled Tasks
    This updates includes changes to the scheduled tasks processing for the Anniversary Update and later installs of Windows 10. 
    To overcome a process elevation bug in the MS Windows Task Scheduler 1.0, Macrium Reflect scheduled tasks would automatically bypass UAC for all user groups. This could lead to a potential security threat allowing a Standard user to create and execute backups of sensitive data. 
    This functionality has now been restricted to user accounts in the Administrators group.
  • Security Update for Pre and Post VSS backup scripts
    This update includes changes to the pre and post VSS snapshot script funtionality described in the KB article: Stopping the SQL Server service automatically when backing up 
    This functionality is now Off by default and must be enabled by creating the following registry entry:
    Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macrium\Reflect\settings

    Name: EnablePrePostScripts
    Type: DWORD 32 bit
    Value: Off = 0, On = 1
    Default: 0
    Please also see this KB article Best Practises for saving Macrium Reflect backup definition files

 

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Bug Fixes v7.1.2695 - 10th November 2017:

  • Security Update for Scheduled Tasks using Windows Task Scheduler 1.0
    This updates includes changes for the Anniversary Update and later installs of Windows 10 when manually scheduling backups using the Windows Task Scheduler 1.0 outside of Macrium Reflect.
    To overcome a process elevation bug in MS Windows Task Scheduler 1.0, scheduled tasks calling 'Reflect.exe' would automatically bypass UAC for all user groups. This could lead to a potential security threat allowing a Standard user to create and execute backups of sensitive data.
    This functionality is now disabled. Macrium Reflect v7 uses Windows Task Scheduler 2.0 so there is no action to take regarding this change for normal scheduling of tasks in Macrium Reflect.



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  • Security Update for Pre and Post VSS backup scripts

    This update includes changes to the pre and post VSS snapshot script funtionality described in the KB article: Stopping the SQL Server service automatically when backing up

    This functionality is now Off by default and must be enabled by creating the following registry entry:
     

    Key:

    <p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macrium\Reflect\settings</p>

<p><strong>Name:</strong></p>

<p>EnablePrePostScripts</p>

<p><strong>Type:</strong></p>

<p>DWORD 32 bit</p>

<p><strong>Value:</strong></p>

<p>Off = 0, On = 1</p>

<p><strong>Default:</strong></p>

<p>0</p>

<p><strong>Please also see this KB article <a href="https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/_FILE_SECURITY" target="_blank">Best Practises for saving Macrium Reflect backup definition files</a></strong></p>
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<li><strong>Server Plus - Mailbox Restore</strong><br />
In rare cases, Mailbox Restore would be fail to restore email recipients if the recipient data contained flagged property values. This has been resolved.</li>
<li><strong>Workstation Edition - Backup Events</strong><br />
The Workstation Editon of Macrium Reflect would fail to post backup completion events in the Windows Eeent log. This has been resolved.</li>
<li><strong><a href="https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/Restore+failed+-+Write+failed+-+Permission+denied+WriteFilemSystemData+failed" target="_blank">Bitlocker Restore failed - Write failed - 13 - Permission denied</a> </strong><br />
When restoring a BitLocker unlocked partiton, if the target partiton had been shrunk since the image was created then Reflect would incorrectly preform a 'Live' BitLocker restore. This has been resolved.<br />
Please see <a href="https://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW7/BitLocker+Restore+Outcomes" target="_blank">here for more information on BitLocker restore outcomes.</a></li>
<li><strong>Various</strong><br />
Various bug fixes and changes to improve Macrium Reflect.</li>