October 14, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.7 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 11 24H2

Updated:

• Help file

October 1, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.3 is released.

Added:

• Support of high contrast Windows theme

September 27, 2024 - Transparent Lock Screen v24.9 is released.

Added:

• Option to dim the screen during transparent lock with adjustable dimming intensity
• Post-unlock notification banner that informs users the transparent lock has been deactivated
• Informational banner when interacting with a locked screen (mouse/keyboard) during transparent lock, notifying that the screen is locked by Transparent Lock Screen

September 23, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.2 is released.

Added:

• Support of Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)

Fixed:

• Issue with accepting incoming video calls on French localization

Improved:

• Microphone enhancements in video conferences

September 10, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.6.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with the custom image on the black screen when the "Hide Windows sign-in interface" option is enabled and there is a user without a password in the system

August 19, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.1.3 is released.

Added:

• An option to enable or disable microphone enhancements in Video Call conferences

Fixed:

• Issue with receiving files from some Android devices

August 16, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.6.1 is released.

Added:

• Ability to place custom image on black screen when "Hide Windows sign-in interface during startup autologon" option is enabled

Fixed:

• Issue with "Cancel autologon when Shift key is pressed" setting not getting applied until LogonExpert's system service or machine is restarted

August 1, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.6 is released.

Added:

• Integrated ability to use Transparent Lock Screen software to lock user session while keeping desktop content visible

June 26, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.1.2 is released.

Improved:

• Network Tagging: now users without tag can see all users, while users with tag - only those with same tag plus those without tag

June 25, 2024 - Transparent Lock Screen v24.6 is released.

We are proud to announce the first release of our new security product, Transparent Lock Screen. This software securely locks computer desktop while allowing users to see its content.

June 25, 2024 - Network Time System v2.6.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Issue with saving IP address ranges in "Access Rules" on some Windows configurations

June 19, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.1.1 is released.

Added:

• Hot key allowing users to expand/collapse all groups at once

May 27, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.5.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with trusted domains not showing when adding Windows users from specific locations using "User Lookup" option

May 14, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.1 is released.

Added:

• Option to assign tags for virtual segmentation of users into separate groups on single physical/virtual network

Updated:

• User Access Manager

May 14, 2024 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.8 is released.

Added:

• Support for network tagging for Softros LAN Messenger v12.1

April 26, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.5.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user auto-logon at startup when Windows Fast Startup mode is enabled

April 22, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.5.2 is released.

Added:

• Option to hide Windows logon screen interface during autologon
• Option to quickly select user from list of all previously logged in Windows accounts, with ability to search for user through domain

Fixed:

• Issue with "Keep logged on" option not re-logging on user if computer had previously been booted with Windows Fast Startup mode enabled

April 10, 2024 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.0.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with User Access Manager not correctly implementing shared folder access rights when switching to Per Computer mode on non-English versions of Windows

March 28, 2024 - LogonExpert v10.4.1 is released.

Added:

• Command line option to remove all users configured in LogonExpert

Fixed:

• Issue with saving large number of scheduled tasks

December 5, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.4 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 11 23H2

November 29, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v12.0 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10/11 dark mode
• Option to bypass Admin.ini restrictions for administrators

Improved:

• GUI

Updated:

• User Access Manager
• Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish translations

October 3, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.4 is released.

Added:

• "Delete Selected Message" button on History Viewer's toolbar
• "Apply License" option in "About" dialog box

Improved:

• GUI

Updated:

• User Access Manager

July 19, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.3.1 is released.

Fixed:

• In Trial mode, LogonExpert would continue to display the logo even when the "Show LogonExpert logo" checkbox was unchecked

July 7, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.3.2 is released.

Improved:

• Video calls

June 27, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.3 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 11 ARM64
• Dark mode support on Windows 10/11
• Option to delete license and revert to trial mode

Improved:

• Handling of "Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit" policy setting when "Keep computer unlocked" option is enabled

June 22, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.3.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with "Conversation" window erroneously appearing when expanding user groups

Updated:

• User Access Manager

June 12, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.3 is released.

Added:

• Option to blur or select preset background during video calls
• Option to select legacy view for user list

Updated:

• User Access Manager

May 25, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.2.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with validating correct user credentials that have blank password
• Incorrect order of sequential startup logons, if there is at least one user with blank password
• Delay of first startup logon not working if first startup user is changed on "Credentials" tab

May 3, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.2.1 is released.

Added:

• Ability to send files using Softros LAN Messenger's command line tool and SDK API

Improved:

• User list's look

Updated:

• Slovenian translation

April 11, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.2 is released.

Added:

• GUI tool for configuring "Admin.ini" restrictions
• Ability to control which users can launch Softros LAN Messenger locally
• Option to always have "Video Call" window on top of other programs

March 29, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with Softros LAN Messenger SDK DLL and command line tool not allowing users to send multi-line messages

March 23, 2023 - Network Time System v2.6 is released.

SERVER and CLIENT APPLICATIONS
Added:

• Support of Windows dark mode in Network Time System Manager
• Support of high-DPI displays in Network Time System Manager

Fixed:

• GUI bugs

March 14, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with applying "Admin.ini" restrictions to video calls on some configurations
• Issue with "Messaging" tab not getting hidden in settings despite corresponding "Admin.ini" option set to do so

February 21, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.2.2 is released.

Improved:

• Limits on lengths of logon name, password and domain name are now removed

February 20, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.1 is released.

Added:

• Previews for transfers of single image files in "Conversation" window
• Ability to send files by copying them from File Explorer and then pasting them into "Conversation" window

Fixed:

• Issue with mouse cursor randomly moving to beginning of line in "Conversation" window's "Message text" area
• Issue with automatic update and installation of Softros TS Engine

January 19, 2023 - Softros LAN Messenger v11.0 is released.

Added:

• Audio/video conferencing with no server or Internet connection
• "Admin.ini" entries for restricting access to audio/video conferencing based on user groups
• Automatic reloading of "network.cfg" file whenever computer's IP address changes

Fixed:

• Issue with sending zero-length files

Improved:

• In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)

January 17, 2023 - LogonExpert v10.2.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with configuring LogonExpert via command line if no users had previously been set up in it

December 19, 2022 - LogonExpert v10.2 is released.

Improved:

• Logging to Windows Event Log

Fixed:

• Issue with adding incorrect Windows Event Log entry (regarding failed logon) on every system reboot

December 6, 2022 - Network Time System v2.5.3 is released.

CLIENT APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Issue with NTS Client's system service on some configurations

November 30, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger for Mac v3.10 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with display of file transfers on Mac OS Ventura
• Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
• Issue with missed files in file transfers to Windows PC
• Issue with zero length files sent to Windows PC caused termination of file transfer

Added:

• Full Unicode support for messages, file transfers, user list and user information

November 21, 2022 - LogonExpert v10.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing legal notice during autologon on Windows startup

October 20, 2022 - LogonExpert v10.1 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10/11 22H2

Fixed:

• Minor GUI issues

October 3, 2022 - LogonExpert v10.0 is released.

Added:

• Ability to remotely configure other copies of LogonExpert using both LogonExpert Administrator and command line tool (le.exe)
• Ability to perform logon/logoff/lock on remote machines using command line tool
• Option allowing you to transfer LogonExpert settings to other machines

Improved:

• Logging to Windows Event Log

Updated:

• Help file

September 16, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.8 is released.

Fixed:

• "Range check" error on some configurations
• Issue with "Enable encryption of local message log files" feature

July 27, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.7 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user status not switching back to "Available" after idling out (in Terminal Services environments)

July 14, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.6 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with playing sounds on some configurations (#2)

July 11, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.5 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections (#2)
• Issue with playing sounds on some configurations

Updated:

• Softros TS Engine prerequisite

July 11, 2022 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.5.1 is released.

Improved:

• File transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections

June 24, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user status automatically switching from "Away" to "Available" on some configurations

Improved:

• Loading of large IP address ranges

June 10, 2022 - Network Time System v2.5.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Added:

• Support of $INZDA, $GPZDA, $INRMC, $GPGGA and $GNGGA sequences for GPS NMEA protocol

Improved:

• Correct stratum and reference (NTS2, GPS, source IP) values in NTP replies

CLIENT APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Minor GUI bugs

June 2, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.3 is released.

Added:

• Hidden feature to enable encryption of local message log files using "Admin.ini" parameter

Fixed:

• Issue with user status automatically switching to "Away" when monitor is powered off despite this option being disabled
• Issue with file transfer on high-latency networks such as satellite connections
• "Not integer value" error on some configurations

Updated:

• Help file

April 25, 2022 - LogonExpert v9.2 is released.

Added:

• Support of third-party two-factor/multi-factor authentication systems (such as Duo, Imprivata, Okta, etc)

Fixed:

• Minor GUI issues

March 23, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with automatically handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros TS Engine

Updated:

• Help file

March 4, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1.1 is released.

Improved:

• Handling and managing Windows Firewall exceptions for Softros LAN Messenger and Softros TS Engine

February 23, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger v10.1 is released.

Added:

• SDK and command line utility to automate sending of messages via Softros LAN Messenger
• Automatic installation and update of Softros TS Engine on local computer on Softros LAN Messenger's request
• Ability to remotely administer workgroup (not domain) users without passwords

Fixed:

• Issue with mouse cursor movements in remote desktop sessions if local and remote screen DPIs significantly differ
• Issue with mistakenly switching to user list window when ALT button is pressed on "Conversation" window
• Issue with showing incorrect number of used/active licenses on network
• Issue with loading message history from backup source (if configured in "Admin.ini")

Improved:

• Win and Win+D hotkey commands now transferred from local to remote desktop during remote desktop administration

Updated:

• Help file

January 8, 2022 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.9.5 released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user list's stability on some systems.

November 19, 2021 - LogonExpert v9.1 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 and Windows 10 21H2

Fixed:

• Issue with first and subsequent logon delays on Windows startup if user interferes with autologon process between delays
• Issue with -UnlockByThisUser, -DelayLogon, -DelayNextLogon and -LockPCAfterLogon command line parameters not working properly
• Issue with Windows behaving incorrectly when first user logs off if LogonExpert is configured for logging on two or more users
• Issue with -lock parameter not locking the session if "Keep computer unlocked" option is enabled
• Issue with ability to create duplicate scheduled tasks
• Issue with adding user with -adduser command line parameter if computer is not joined to domain (workgroup member)
• Issue with incoming remote desktop session getting kicked out on connection attempt when LogonExpert's auto unlock function is enabled
• LogonExpert Administrator GUI

November 15, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v10 is released.

Added:

• Full Unicode support for messages, file transfers, user list and user information
• Full support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
• Ability to start conversations by selecting user from tray menu

Fixed:

• Issue with "History Viewer" not selecting correct user when opened from "Conversation" window
• Minor GUI bugs

November 15, 2021 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.5 is released.

Added:

• Support of Unicode communication protocol of Softros LAN Messenger version 10

September 10, 2021 - LogonExpert v9.0.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing legal notice and Ctrl+Alt+Del request on Windows Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, and 7

August 27, 2021 - LogonExpert v9.0 is released.

Added:

• Multi-user autologon on Windows startup and via command line
• Scheduled lock tasks
• Full support of Windows 10, version 21H1
• "le.exe" commands to add, remove or list users

Improved:

• LogonExpert Administrator now completely rewritten for configuration and handling of multiple sets of user credentials
• Options to assign scheduled tasks now expanded (individual configured users, all configured users, console user, all logged on users)

July 8, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.10 is released.

Added:

• "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to delete individual messages from "History Viewer" (local log files) and also to prevent that

Fixed:

• "Conversation" window button not flashing on taskbar when incoming messages arrive

July 2, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.9 is released.

Added:

• Option to delete individual messages from "History Viewer" (local log files)

Fixed:

• Issue with single message window getting distorted when incoming file is received
• Issue with requesting remote assistance in single message mode

May 17, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.8 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with offline broadcast messages occasionally not getting delivered

April 29, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.7 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with remote desktop administration on Windows 7

April 15, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.9 released.

Fixed:

• Issue with dragging and dropping files on user names in main window if "Minimize incoming messages" option is checked on "Messaging" tab
• Offline users not showing as offline in user list in some cases
• Links in "About" window not being clickable in some cases
• Issue with re-inviting users to multiuser conversations after restarting Softros LAN Messenger
• Issue with incorrectly treating multiuser conversation messages from users erroneously considered by Softros LAN Messenger to have left it but who in fact did not
• "Conversation" window not popping up on incoming file transfers
• Incorrect handling of sending empty folders

Improved:

• In multiuser conversations, when going offline, users now receive messages again after coming back online (rather than getting kicked out completely)

April 8, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.6 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with licensing
• Issue with "Conversation" window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it (#2)
• Search function in "History Viewer" (#2)

April 5, 2021 - LogonExpert v8.1.3 is released.

Fixed:

• CPU consumption by "LogonExpertHelper.exe"

March 15, 2021 - Network Time System v2.4.2 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Possible crashes if incorrect incoming data is received by NTSv2 TCP Server
• Unquoted path vulnerability for NTSServerSvc service ("NTSServerSvc.exe")

CLIENT APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Unquoted path vulnerability for NTSClientSvc service ("NTSClientSvc.exe")

March 10, 2021 - LogonExpert v8.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with logging on users whose name or password contains non-standard characters

March 8, 2021 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.3.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Unquoted path vulnerability for Softros TS Engine service ("ts.exe")

March 6, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.5 is released.

Fixed:

• Unquoted path vulnerability for Softros Spell Checker service ("SoftrosSpellChecker.exe")

March 6, 2021 - LogonExpert v8.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Unquoted path vulnerability for LogonExpert service ("LogonExpertService.exe")
• Issue with canceling autologon with SHIFT on user switch and logoff

February 26, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.8.4 released.

Improved:

• Look of "Settings" window

Added:

• Apple Silicon support

Fixed:

• Issue with playing sounds on some configurations

February 15, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with deleting images if "Delete messages older than" option is enabled

February 11, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.3 is released.

Added:

• "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to send images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that (based on groups)

Fixed:

• Issue with pasting (R) sign emoji
• Issue with user list freezing up when "Hide offline users" option is enabled in single message mode
• Issue with "Conversation" window with different DPI settings on local computer and in remote session connected to it

Updated:

• German translation

January 21, 2021 - LogonExpert v8.1 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10, version 20H2

Fixed:

• Issue with scheduled logon not being performed if any user (other than who is configured) is already logged on

January 14, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.7.10 released.

Added:

• New emoji

Fixed:

• "Applying license" message displaying continuously

January 7, 2021 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.2 is released.

Added:

• Options to hide one’s own username and users who are away
• "Admin.ini" parameter allowing users to receive images pasted from clipboard as well as prohibiting that

Updated:

• Emoji
• Help file
• Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

Fixed:

• Search function in "History Viewer"
• Issue with “Conversation” window not getting restored from taskbar when clicking user’s name in user list
• Issue with offline users still showing up in user list even when “Hide offline users” option is enabled
• Issue with idle time not showing in offline users’ information tooltip after user groups are imported

Improved:

• "Delete messages older than" option now also deletes images associated with logged messages
• Locked user sessions now get automatically unlocked when connected to for remote administration
• File transfer timeout

October 23, 2020 - LogonExpert v8.0.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Rare logon issues associated with legal notice and automatic logon configured via system registry

September 3, 2020 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Screenshot sharing not respecting "Admin.ini" settings that block file transfer
• Issue with manually moving users between groups

August 19, 2020 - LogonExpert v8.0.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Distortions occurring in rendering of LogonExpert's logo
• Extremely rare "access violation" crashes of "LogonExpertHelper.exe" (observed only in Event Log and not affecting system stability)

Improved:

• Presses of SHIFT no longer registered from remote sessions, "Ctrl+Alt+Del" menu and some other secure non-logon desktops

August 18, 2020 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.6 is released.

Added:

• Option to paste images from clipboard (e.g. screenshots, images from websites, etc) directly into individual and group conversations as well as broadcast messages
• Single message mode
• Support of long file/folder names and paths (longer than 260 characters) for file transfers

Fixed:

• Issue with files dragged and dropped on on some areas of "Conversation" window still being accepted for transfer despite "Admin.ini" restrictions
• Issue with saving file transfers to one folder on some Softros LAN Messenger configurations
• Minor GUI bugs

Updated:

• Help file
• German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Italian and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations

July 31, 2020 - LogonExpert v8.0.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Autologon to Micro Focus (Novell) OES not working in some scenarios

July 17, 2020 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.7.7 released.

Fixed:

• Changes to spelling and grammar settings not getting saved
• "Invite" button not enabled when it is supposed to be (in some cases)

July 7, 2020 - LogonExpert v8.0 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10, version 2004
• Autologon to Micro Focus (Novell) OES systems
• Support of Duo Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) software
• Warning message if third-party credential provider filters are installed

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Fixed:

• GUI bugs

March 3, 2020 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.4.4 is released.

Added:

• Option to create individual subfolder for each sender of incoming files

Improved:

• UNC path parsing in messages and "History Viewer"

March 2, 2020 - LogonExpert v7.9 is released.

Added:

• Native support of Windows 10 PIN autologon

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Fixed:

• Windows Vista compatibility is now restored after missing from version 7.8
• Showing of multiple site/worldwide licenses in "About" dialog box

Improved:

• Second logon attempt (via command line) in case first one had incorrect credentials

February 18, 2020 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.4.3 is released.

Added:

• Option to save all incoming files to one folder
• Hidden option to not show one's own user name in user list

January 8, 2020 - LogonExpert v7.8 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10, version 1909

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Fixed:

• Issue with logging off Windows Live ID accounts using their short names
• Showing of multiple site/worldwide licenses in "About" dialog box
• Minor GUI issues

Improved:

• Handling of Windows logon policies

October 16, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.7.1 released.

Added:

• Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), and Turkish interface translations

Fixed:

• Crashes occurring when remote user changes status (crash in 'libobjc.A.dylib', function 'objc_msgSend' + 29)
• Crashes occurring if remote user has vertical bar ("|") anywhere in their user information
• Startup crashes on macOS Catalina (10.15)
• Issue with second message bringing "Conversation" window to foreground even if it is configured to be minimized

October 16, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.4.2 is released.

Added:

• "Admin.ini" option allowing non-administrative users to start remote assistance sessions

Fixed:

• Issue with 16-bit icons on Windows Server 2008/2012
• Issue with "Conversation" window's "Message text" box occasionally disappearing
• Issue with incorrect handling of users with identical User IDs on terminal servers

September 25, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.4.1 is released.

Added:

• Softros LAN Messenger version in user information hoverbox
• Option to automatically bypass screen saver in remote desktop administration sessions

Fixed:

• Issue with access to remote log files in "History Viewer" if Softros LAN Messenger is updated to versions 9.2.2 - 9.4

Improved:

• "Delete messages older than" setting on "Logging" tab now also applies to multi-user conversation logs. Corresponding multi-user conversation log files will now be deleted to Recycle Bin

August 14, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.4 is released.

Added:

• Multiple monitor support for desktop sharing features
• Support of Unicode file names in file transfers
• Support of Wine (Win32 runtime environment on Unix-like operating systems)

Fixed:

• Issue with sending broadcast messages (with file attachments) that contain Unicode characters

July 5, 2019 - LogonExpert v7.7.2 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Microsoft Azure Active Directory

June 27, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.3 is released.

Added:

• Support of high definition displays (Quad HD, 4K, etc)
• Option to save backup logs in files individual for each user
• New "Admin.ini" entries to manage permissions for sending broadcast messages to user groups

Fixed:

• Issue with sending Microsoft Office files (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, etc) open at time of sending
• Memory leak in "Conversation" window

Updated:

• Emoji

May 10, 2019 - LogonExpert v7.7.1 is released.

Fixed:

• CPU consumption by "LogonExpertHelper.exe"

April 16, 2019 - Network Time System v2.4.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Updated:

• Default time server address

April 15, 2019 - LogonExpert v7.7 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903
• Support of high DPI displays

Fixed:

• Command line key "-force" (with dash) not working

April 4, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.5 released.

Added:

• Outgoing file transfers in message history

Fixed:

• High CPU consumption

Improved:

• History and user list data location (sandbox is now enabled)
• Some interface icons

April 4, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.2.2 is released.

Added:

• Option to duplicate message logs to external location (on the fly backup)
• Text log entries for outgoing file transfers

Fixed:

• Broadcast messages sent with file attachments not getting logged
• Issue with quick messages not respecting "Admin.ini" settings that block sending messages
• Issue with playing sounds on some configurations

Updated:

• German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations

February 20, 2019 - LogonExpert v7.6 is released.

Added:

• Full support of Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019
• Checking if user you want to log on has enough rights to be logged on to console session (both in GUI and "le.exe")

Fixed:

• Issues with user getting automatically unlocked when a) another user in RDP session disconnects their session (on Windows 10 version 1709) b) another user in RDP session locks their session (on Windows 10 version 1803) c) fast user switch is used (on Windows Server) d) another user logs on to console session and then logs off (on Windows Server 2012 R2)
• Issue with user getting kicked out of console session if RDP user disconnects their session (on some versions of Windows Server with Terminal Services)
• Issue with autologon on startup if fast startup is enabled in Windows
• Issue with Shift key
• Minor GUI bugs in LogonExpert Administrator

January 7, 2019 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.2.1 is released.

Added:

• Support of environment variables in custom paths for: a) groups file location in groups import, b) "network.cfg" file location in network settings import, c) "Received Files" folder location in file transfer, d) log files location in logging, e) "custom.ini" file ("AppDir" key)
• "Copy Link Address" option in pop-up menu for URLs in "Conversation" and "History Viewer" windows

Fixed:

• Issue with sending tab symbols in messages
• Issue with remote administration of users with blank passwords
• GUI bugs (positioning of "History Viewer", resizing of quick messages, desktop edge snapping on Windows 10/Server 2016/2019, behavior of "Send" button in "Conversation" window)

Improved:

• Resizing of "Conversation" and "Send Broadcast Message" windows
• Making "Conversation" window pop up in foreground while user's session is locked or disconnected, or screen saver is enabled

December 27, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.4.3 released.

Fixed:

• Crashes on Mac OS 10.9
• Incorrect text encoding on Mac OS 10.14

December 11, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.4.1.1 released.

Fixed:

• Issue with "Conversation" menu being disabled in some cases

November 30, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.4 released.

Fixed:

• Duplication of log entries and consequent overlapping of file transfer text in "Conversation" window
• Color of status text in "Set Status" box in Dark Mode
• Color of file transfer buttons in "Conversation" window in Dark Mode
• Color of text in trial window in Dark Mode

October 26, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.3 released.

Added:

• Dark Mode support

Fixed:

• "History Viewer" search box

Changed:

• Mac OS 10.7/10.8 no longer supported

August 30, 2018 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with built-in TCP server getting unresponsive when Softros TS Engine service starts (on some Windows configurations)

August 20, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.2 is released.

Added:

• Broadcast file transfer
• Release version for Windows 10/Server 2016 (e.g. 1709, 1803, etc) in "User Info" window

Fixed:

• Issue with user name coloring when invited to group conversation
• Issue with incorrect offline time displaying in user information popup and "User Info" window if groups are set to be imported from external file

Improved:

• "Hot Keys" tab added back to "Settings"

Updated:

• Help file
• German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian translations

August 6, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.2 released.

Added:

• Ability to receive broadcast files sent from Windows version of Softros LAN Messenger

Fixed:

• Minor GUI issues

July 6, 2018 - LogonExpert v7.5 is released.

Added:

• Full Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) support

May 22, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with rendering of main window when Windows Classic desktop theme is used (on Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2)
• Issue with LAN subnet communication if Softros LAN Messenger is installed on computer with several network interfaces on Windows (with Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) enabled) or Windows Server (with Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) enabled)
• Issue with repeat "User Is Online" sound alerts

April 27, 2018 - Network Time System v2.4 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Issue with applying built in firewall's IP address ranges

CLIENT APPLICATION
Added:

• Optional logging settings
• "Sync now" button for manual time synchronization

April 19, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.1 is released.

Added:

• On "Logging" tab, option to delete messages older than a specified number of days

Improved:

• Separating Softros LAN Messenger instances by changing UDP port now works correctly with Softros TS Engine v4.0+

Updated:

• Help file

Fixed:

• Issue with sorting messages in "History Viewer" (AM/PM issue)
• Issue with user list's stability on some systems when used with Softros TS Engine v4.0+
• Issue with automatic renaming (users with same user ID) on networks with no domain

April 17, 2018 - LogonExpert v7.4.5 is released.

Improved:

• If configured, PIN sign-in or picture password will now remain default sign-in options on Windows 8/10

Fixed:

• Legal notice not getting bypassed on Spanish and some other regional versions of Windows

February 27, 2018 - LogonExpert v7.4.4.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with canceling autologon with SHIFT at logon banner stage on Windows 10
• "Lock the computer after logon" option failing to turn off "Keep the computer unlocked" option when enabled via command line tool
• Issue with setting up "DelayLogon" and "DelayLogonValue" parameters using command line switch "-setparams"

February 2, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.0.7 is released.

Fixed:

• "Internal error" messages caused by Comodo Antivirus' "Application container"

February 2, 2018 - LogonExpert v7.4.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with LogonExpert causing screensaver to stop working
• "Internal error" messages caused by Comodo Antivirus' "Application container"

January 25, 2018 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Softros TS Engine Service crashes caused by processing of incorrectly decrypted UDP packets (on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2)

January 19, 2018 - LogonExpert v7.4 is released.

Added:

Fixed:

• Rare issue with Ctrl-Alt-Del emulation on Windows 7
• LogonExpert Service's occasional crashes on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
• Issue with command line autologon caused by passwords starting with dash ("-")
• Minor bugs

January 5, 2018 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.0.6 is released.

Improved:

• Hiding "Desktop Sharing" button with an "Admin.ini" setting

Fixed:

• "Not integer value" error messages on some Windows 7 computers
• Occasional "Internal error" messages

November 22, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.3.5 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing legal notice during autologon

November 17, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.3.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing Ctrl+Alt+Del request during autologon on some Windows 10 configurations

October 27, 2017 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with handling clients after computer wake-up (standalone workstations and Hyper-V virtual machines are among those affected)

October 9, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.3.3 is released.

Added:

• Windows Installer (.MSI) packages for deployment via domain's Group Policy

Fixed:

• Issue with executing command line commands when autologon is configured through registry

September 27, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.3.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with silent installation (command line switches /silent or /verysilent) on Windows Server 2012 (non-R2)

September 26, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v9.0 is released.

Added:

• Support of Softros TS Engine v4.0

Improved:

• CPU consumption when running on terminal server with new Softros TS Engine installed

September 26, 2017 - Softros Terminal Services Engine v4.0 is released.

Improved:

• Brand new service written from scratch
• Two versions of service now available, x86 and x64
• CPU consumption lowered by 95%
• Memory consumption lowered by 50%
• Optimized support of multiple Core/CPU servers
• Application performance, particularly on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016
• Application stability

Added:

• Seamless automatic update to v4.0

August 14, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.1.3 released.

Fixed:

• Crashes when opening "Conversation" window
• Crashes on Mac OS 10.7

August 11, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with Ctrl-Alt-Del emulation on multi-monitor computers

August 4, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v8.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with missing messages in "History Viewer"
• Issue with scrolling up and down user list when toolbars are hidden
• Issue with UDP packets failing to go to other subnets connected with SonicWall routers

August 3, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3.2 is released.

Improved:

• No need to restart computer after fresh installation, update or uninstallation (on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 and later). On Windows Vista/Server 2008 (not R2) reboot may still be required

Fixed:

• Issue with scheduled unlock not working
• Issue with SHIFT key occasionally not working

May 29, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.1.1 released.

Fixed:

• Random crashes when receiving incoming messages
• Crashes when sending files

May 17, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v8.1 is released.

Added:

• Emojis in broadcast messages

Fixed:

• Issue with "Cannot operate as a stand-alone client application" error appearing on Windows 10 even if Terminal Service Engine is not used
• Issue with .MSI installer overriding pre-configured "Admin.ini"

May 16, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v3.0 released.

Added:

• Emoji
• Support of Mac OS X 10.12 and 10.11

Fixed:

• Issues with user list stability
• Incorrect time zone in "History Viewer" entries
• Crashes caused by using "History Viewer" search field
• Asterisk displaying in place of some user names
• Disk image file look

April 27, 2017 - LogonExpert v7.3 is released.

Added:

• Full Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) support
• New command line switch ("-setparams") allowing configuration of most LogonExpert settings
• Proper handling of autologon delay when "Fast Startup" feature is on

Fixed:

• Issue with console session getting unlocked or re-logged on in some scenarios
• Issue with standard time/daylight saving time changes and built-in LogonExpert scheduler
• Issue with remote desktop (Terminal Services) session getting disconnected when "Keep computer logged on" option is enabled

February 15, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v8.0.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with messages containing Emojis sent to MAC version of Softros LAN Messenger

February 13, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v8.0.1 is released.

Added:

• New "Admin.ini" entries

Fixed:

• Issues with some "Admin.ini" restrictions

Updated:

• Help file
• Portuguese (Brazilian) translation

February 6, 2017 - Softros LAN Messenger v8 is released.

Added:

• Emojis
• File transfer by dragging and dropping files directly from Microsoft Outlook to Softros LAN Messenger
• New "Admin.ini" entries
• New messaging hot keys for "Conversation" window: ENTER to send messages, CTRL+ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER to go to next line

Improved:

• Behavior of unattended remote desktop administration (Softros LAN Messenger now by default asks for domain or local administrator credentials; this option is configurable via "Admin.ini")

Updated:

• Help file
• German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Turkish translations

September 12, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.3.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with retrieving log file in History Viewer

August 2, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.3.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with playing sounds on some systems

July 27, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.3.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with remote administration authorization on some systems

July 21, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.3.1 is released.

Added:

• 10 customizable quick messages for standard conversations
• Colored user names in multi-user conversations

July 1, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.3 is released.

Added:

• Unattended Remote Desktop administration by user with administrative rights on local computer or on domain
• "Admin.ini" entries restricting access to Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Administration functionality
• "Admin.ini" entries disabling multi-user group conversations
• Copying text from "Conversation" window to clipboard using CTRL+INS
• Computer name in user information tooltip

Fixed:

• Issue with long initialization of remote assistance host on Windows 7
• Issue with "Admin.ini" restrictions applied to users located in multiple groups
• Issue with Softros LAN Messenger's appearance from system tray when double-clicking its tray icon
• Issue with appearance of user information tooltip
• Issue with drag-and-dropping files to "Conversation" window
• Issue with deleting user groups when "Hide offline users" option is enabled

Updated:

• Help file
• German, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Portuguese (Brazilian) translations

April 25, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger for Android now available.

We are happy to announce the release of the first version of Softros LAN Messenger for Android. It currently comes with individual and multi-user messaging only, with file transfer being in the works. The Android version is free now, but we strongly recommend updating to the latest Windows version (7.2 and newer) for full compatibility.

April 15, 2016 - Network Time System v2.3.4 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Added:

• COM port speed selection when NMEA 0183 time source is used
• Handling of NTP port 123 that is already in use by stopping Windows Time (w32time) service

April 5, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.2 is released.

Added:

• UNC paths are now highlighted and clickable in conversations
• Sender information ("From") for printed conversations

Fixed:

• "Access Violation" errors when using Softros LAN Messenger remotely via VNC on multi-monitor computers
• Issue with quotation marks in "About" field in "User Info"
• "Remote Assistance" button erroneously enabled for group conversations
• Issue with starting group conversation from group's context menu
• Issue with automatic restart of Softros LAN Messenger after double-clicking license file
• Issue with log file parsing in "History Viewer"
• Issue with copying text from "Conversation" window in remote session to local session
• Blank blue window when Softros LAN Messenger is running as RemoteApp on Windows Server 2008 R2

Updated:

• Help file
• French translation

March 31, 2016 - LogonExpert v7.1.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with all types of logon on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 without KB2533623 update installed.

February 2, 2016 - LogonExpert v7.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Automatic logon to Windows 8/10 systems where there is user without password

January 20, 2016 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with hiding/showing toolbars in main window
• Issue with importing user groups exported in old versions of Softros LAN Messenger

December 4, 2015 - LogonExpert v7.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with unlocking via command line utility on Windows configurations with Ctrl+Alt+Del request disabled
• Issue with bypassing legal notice on Windows configurations with Ctrl+Alt+Del request disabled
• Issue with logging on via command line utility without initial configuration

December 2, 2015 - Network Time System v2.3.2 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Fixed:

• Issue with busy or unavailable COM port with NMEA 0183 GPS receiver used as time source
• Issue with high CPU load with GPS receiver used as time source

November 20, 2015 - LogonExpert v7.1 is released.

Added:

• Single command line option to log off all users logged into machine (le.exe /logoff *)

Fixed:

• Issue with logging on user with ":" in their password via command line utility
• Issue with unlocking disconnected user session via command line utility

November 11, 2015 - LogonExpert v7.0.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing logon banner

October 30, 2015 - LogonExpert v7.0.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with computer wake-up on Windows 10

October 27, 2015 - Network Time System v2.3.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Extended:

• Option to apply/not apply time from external source based on time correction value

Improved:

• Correction value based synchronization algorithm

October 22, 2015 - LogonExpert v7.0 is released.

Added:

• Full Windows 10 support

September 30, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.1 is released.

Added:

• Button to show/hide toolbars in main window
• Background coloring in conversations, multi-user chats and "History Viewer"
• Full Windows 10 support

Improved:

• Interfaces of user list and "History Viewer"

Fixed:

• Issue with line folding in encrypted history logs
• Issue with showing messages that contain URLs and any Unicode symbols in conversations and "History Viewer"
• Compatibility issue between Windows and Android versions of Softros LAN Messenger
• "Access violation" errors appearing when no network interfaces are available

September 8, 2015 - Network Time System v2.3 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Added:

• Option to apply/not apply time from external source based on time correction value

August 12, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.0.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with local user getting moved to group "General" every time Softros LAN Messenger is restarted
• Issue with requesting "read" permissions for writing log files; instances of Softros LAN Messenger set to save log files to server's shared folder with "write only" permissions are affected

August 4, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.0.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Rare issue with user duplicates in the list

July 28, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.0.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with offline users showing up on startup with "Hide Offline Users" option enabled

July 22, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v7.0 is released.

Added:

• Desktop sharing for remote assistance
• Ability to have users in multiple groups at once

Fixed:

• Issue with Windows Firewall on Windows XP
• Issue with History Viewer when displaying large conversation logs

July 16, 2015 - LogonExpert v6.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Logon issue caused by Adobe Reader update

June 19, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC v2.0 released.

Fixed:

• Issue with self status icon (no icon at all), in some rare cases
• Users appearing in list without names, in some rare cases
• Text hotkeys (Command+C, Command+V) not working
• Clicking users in "Invite" dialog or broadcast message window causing application to malfunction
• Incorrect height of "User Information" window
• Rare cases of accidental group renaming 
• Clicking user in list not moving focus to "Conversation" window with this user (if it had already been opened)
• Some buttons in "Conversation" window not disabled which led to application errors
• Erroneous counting of trial time
• User name character restrictions to comply with limitations of Windows version of Softros LAN Messenger
• Selecting multiple users (to move from group to group) by holding "Shift" or "Command" key and clicking each user one by one

Added:

• "Open at login" option now enabled by default on first start
• POSIX permissions getting copied with files during transfer from Mac to Mac
• Most windows keeping their position and size
• State of groups (expanded/collapsed) kept between restarts
• Pinable tooltip with user information
• User list window snapping to screen edge
• Dock menu
• System-wide keyboard shortcut to bring application to foreground
• Animation of "Settings" panel
• Back compatibility lowered to OS X 10.7
• Users staying offline longer than a month getting removed from user list
• Confirmation dialogs for when you remove user or group

Improved:

• Look of installation disk image
• Application menu now allows manipulation of groups and users and work with text
• Look of menu bar icon now complies with Apple recommendations
• Animation of "Conversation" window

Changed:

• Behavior of users and groups now identical to Windows version of Softros LAN Messenger (except for ability to rename "General" group)

June 2, 2015 - LogonExpert v6.3.9 is released.

Fixed:

• Canceling logon with Shift key not working since version 6.3.8
• Legal Notice not getting bypassed in some rare cases

April 17, 2015 - LogonExpert v6.3.8 is released.

Improved:

• Detection of cloned Windows or pre-configured LogonExpert instances and settings

Fixed:

• Issue with sequence of scheduled tasks that made computer unwakeable by logon task with wake-up option enabled
• Issue with sequence of scheduled tasks that forced user account to re-log on after logoff task was executed
• Issue with autologon on multi-monitor computers running Windows 8.1
• Issue with RDP session getting disconnected when attempting to remote into computer that had been manually woken up
• Minor GUI issues

March 23, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger for MAC

Following an extended period of thorough development and testing, we are proud to present a Mac version of Softros LAN Messenger. The signature interface and primary functionality of our flagship product for Windows have now been implemented in the version for Mac.

Written entirely from scratch, this native Mac application is easy-to-use, reliable, and fully compatible with its Windows counterpart.

Minimum system requirement: OS X Mavericks (version 10.9).

March 23, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.4.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user status (online and offline) displayed in "Conversation" window

January 13, 2015 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.4 is released.

Added:

• Spell checker for private and broadcast messaging (English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian and French)

Improved:

• User interface

November 21, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.6 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with user groups export

November 21, 2014 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.6.1).

Fixed:

• Issue with starting system service while Softros LAN Messenger is running.

October 31, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.5 is released.

Improved:

• Application performance

October 31, 2014 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.6).

Improved:

• System service performance

October 27, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.4 is released.

Improved:

• User group file format
• Application performance

October 15, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.3 is released.

Added:

• AES-256 encrypted message history logs

Fixed:

• Database issue when updating Softros LAN Messenger

September 22, 2014 - Network Time System v2.2 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION
Added:

• NMEA 0183 GPS receivers as time sources (via COM/USB/Bluetooth ports, TCP/IP,UDP multicasting)
• Option to not sync clients if server itself is not yet synced

Updated:

• NTSv2 protocol

CLIENT APPLICATION
Updated:

• NTSv2 protocol

September 19, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.2 is released.

Improved:

• Communication with domain controller's Active Directory
• Handling of users with identical SIDs (cloned Windows)
• Algorithms of user group loading and caching

Fixed:

• Preview icon in drag and drop file transfer
• Display of "History Viewer" search results

September 12, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3.1 is released.

Added:

• UTF-8 for log files

Fixed:

• Crashes on user list refresh

September 8, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.3 is released.

Added:

• Support of further non-Windows versions including Mac OS, Android, iOS and more (Mac OS and Android versions coming very soon; just leave your email on the left to get notified)
• New "Admin.ini" entries enabling and disabling file transfer by user group
• Links to received files now show up in "History Viewer" for convenient and fast access
• Subfolder option for received files (useful if you store all received files on shared server folder network-wide)

Fixed:

• User name missing from "Conversation" window if message was sent offline by user not on your list
• Multi-user conversation GUI issue
• GUI issue with "Send broadcast message" feature if Windows is set to scale UI to 200%

Improved:

• Handling user group database and preventing its corruption
• Drag and drop file transfer now shows picture of dragged items, scrolls up and down long user list and expands collapsed user groups when you drag files or folders onto them

Updated:

• Czech translation

September 8, 2014 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.5).

Improved:

• Support of further non-Windows versions including Mac OS, Android, iOS and more

May 18, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.2.1 is released.

Added:

• Handling of attempts to install corrupted license file

Fixed:

• Minor GUI bugs

April 18, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.2 is released.

Added:

• While updating, .MSI installer now automatically uninstalls old .EXE version installed before and vice versa

Fixed:

• Issue with text copied from Windows PowerShell console and pasted to "Conversation" window
• Issue with "Send Files" button being accessible in "Conversation" window with "Admin.ini" restriction set to block file transfer
• Expired trial period related crashes

April 11, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with automatically switching to "Away" mode after specified period of time
• Issue with copying/pasting Unicode text from/to "Conversation" and "History Viewer" windows

March 26, 2014 - Network Time System v2.1.2 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION Updated:

• Default time server address

March 21, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.1 is released.

Added:

• Option to set up periodic sound alerts for incoming messages

Fixed:

• "User Info" taskbar icon issue
• Rare user list sorting issue
• Issue with selecting "Received Files" folder
• Minor issue with positioning of user context menu

Updated:

• Help file

March 21, 2014 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.4).

Improved:

• User list performance on terminal server connections

March 12, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v6.0 is released.

Added:

• "Group Conversation" option in group context menu
• User list context menu with some frequently used features
• Offline time information in "User Info" dialog box and user name hint
• Option to keep Softros LAN Messenger button on taskbar when list is minimized
• Option to change user status from taskbar button
• Small overlapping icon in taskbar button showing user status
• Option to rename user groups by pressing F2 or double-clicking with delay between clicks
• Option to delete user groups/offline users by pressing DELETE
• Option to keep keyboard focus in "Conversation" window when messages are set to come up in foreground

Fixed:

• Issue where user and group are identically named
• Issue with selecting "Logs" folder
• Issue with selecting "Received Files" folder
• Minor "Settings" dialog box interface issues
• Unwanted text getting selected when dragging and dropping files on "Conversation" window
• Issue with double-clicking user names in group conversation
• Several issues with adding more users to group conversation

Improved:

• "Admin.ini" restrictions dealing with disabling tabs in "Settings" dialog box
• Processing (receiving, storing and forwarding) offline messages

March 7, 2014 - LogonExpert v6.3.5 is released.

Added:

• Official Windows Server 2012 R2 support

Improved:

• Handling of logon errors (on Windows Vista and later)

January 31, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.2.1 is released.

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

January 24, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with handling large quantity of network adapters installed in Windows

January 24, 2014 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.3).

Fixed:

• Issue with processing TS user connections on some terminal server configurations

January 17, 2014 - LogonExpert v6.3.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with LogonExpert behavior on terminal server with "Keep computer logged on" option enabled

January 13, 2014 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.1.4 is released.

Improved:

• Speed of displaying messages in "History Viewer"

January 10, 2014 - LogonExpert v6.3.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with "Fast Startup" feature (on Windows 8 and 8.1)

January 9, 2014 - Network Time System v2.1.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION Fixed:

• System service memory leak

November 29, 2013 - Holiday Season Savings

Six days only! Now through December 4th, take an extra 20% off your purchase of Softros LAN Messenger licenses. Plus lock in the savings forever if you select lifetime maintenance. The promotion is valid with the "Buy 5 Get 1" offer.

The 20% discount is also good toward Network Time System and LogonExpert and this sale ends January 3rd.

November 21, 2013 - Network Time System v2.1 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION Added:

• Ability to enable and disable specified protocols hosted by SERVER APPLICATION
• "Number of failed connections" counter on "External Time Sources" tab
• Advanced logging settings
• Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support

Improved:

• Server statistics panel

CLIENT APPLICATION Added:

• "Number of failed connections" counter on "Time Client" tab
• Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support

Improved:

• Performance of CLIENT APPLICATION

Fixed:

• Minor bugs

November 5, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.3.1 is released.

Added:

• Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 compatibility

Fixed:

• Issue with start of LogonExpert Service on Windows boot
• Rare autologon issue (on Windows 8.1)
• Rare autologon issue (on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Legal Notice disabled)

Improved:

• Handling of license count over network

September 26, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.1.3 is released.

Fixed:

• DataBase Access Violation and 20202 error

September 16, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.1.2 is released.

Added:

• Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 support

Fixed:

• "Conversation" window occasionally getting inaccessible after clicking "Invite" button
• "Access Violation" error appearing when sending broadcast messages

September 4, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.2.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Handling of RDP session connecting and disconnecting

Improved:

• Handling of user accounts with no password on Windows 8

August 16, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.1.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Very rare clipboard issue when copying and pasting text in "Conversation" window
• Incorrect handling of old offline users with user group import from external file enabled

August 6, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.2.2 is released.

Fixed:

• User unlocking issue (command line tool)
• Minor GUI bugs

July 31, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.1 is released.

Added:

• UTF-8 for broadcast messages
• Date and time timestamp in "Conversation" window for messages from previous day

Fixed:

• Two Softros LAN Messenger taskbar buttons appearing on some Windows 8 configurations
• Error while transferring zero byte files
• Incorrect positioning of "User Information" mouseover pop-up on dual and triple monitor configurations (different issue)
• "Admin.ini" getting overwritten on updating Softros LAN Messenger
• UTF-8 encoding issues
• Incorrect positioning of "Conversation" and "Main" windows on dual and triple monitor configurations

July 15, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.2 is released.

Added:

• Command line-based multi-user logon
• Executing scheduled logon/logoff tasks with autologon on startup being either enabled or disabled

Improved:

• LogonExpert Administrator interface
• Post-wakeup auto-unlock handling

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Fixed:

• User switch treated as computer lock
• Minor bugs

June 26, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.0.4 is released.

Fixed:

• "Get User Information" button occasionally not working in "Conversation" window
• Closing "Conversation" window with ESC button sporadically causing Softros LAN Messenger to crash
• Incorrect incoming files folder naming
• Incorrect TAB button behavior when typing message in "Conversation" window
• Incorrect taskbar button behavior when restoring/minimizing Softros LAN Messenger
• Crashes on incoming/outgoing message logging on some configurations
• Text scrolling issue in "Conversation" window
• Incorrect positioning of "User Information" mouse over pop-up on dual and triple monitor configurations

Updated:

• Brazilian Portuguese, German and Indonesian translations

June 13, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.0.3 is released.

Added:

• "Print selected" option in "History Viewer"

Fixed:

• "User is typing..." bar overlaying messages in "Conversation" window
• Terminal Service Engine connection issues
• Minor GUI bugs

Updated:

• Turkish and Hungarian translations

May 30, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.1.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Intercommunication Error #2 appearing with Windows sessions being changed very often (on Windows Vista and later)
• Occasional system blocks with black screen (on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012)
• Logon/unlock command line switches not working with autologon disabled in LogonExpert Administrator
• Domain name getting reset when saving settings on some configurations

May 27, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.0.2 is released.

Added:

• "Conversation" window popping up without taking cursor focus from current active application (for "Set incoming messages foreground" option)

Fixed:

• "Task Dialog" errors with Windows themes turned off (on Windows Vista and later)
• Long user status string appearing incorrectly in "Conversation" window
• File transfer interface (fixes dealing with "Cancel" button and taskbar progress bar)
• File transfer session crashing if transferred file is deleted/moved
• Highlighting of intranet hyperlinks in "Conversation" window

Improved:

• Handling of canceled file transfer session on sender's side
• No more limitation on size of transferred files

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May 16, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v5.0 is released.

Added:

• Ability to transfer folders of any nesting complexity
• Drag and drop type file/folder transfer (to both user list and Conversation window)
• New file transfer interface
• New History Viewer engine and look
• Search option in History Viewer
• UTF-8 based message transfer (now supporting all possible languages)
• New TCP/IP based user list maintenance algorithm
• Ability to retrieve user information for offline users
• Three conversation emoticons ( :), :( and :| )

Fixed:

• Issue with printing messages from Conversation and History Viewer windows
• Issue with active window losing focus when incoming message arrives
• Incorrect Windows version information in User Info dialog box (Windows 7/Server 2008/8/Server 2012)

Improved:

• CPU consumption on Terminal Server (decreased by up to 10-20 times)
• File transfer speed (increased by up to 10 times)
• Text logging engine

March 1, 2013 - Network Time System v2.0.1 is released.

CLIENT APPLICATION Fixed:

• "Licensing" tab interface
• Incorrect handling of UDP broadcasts

February 22, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.1.1 is released.

Add:

• Unlocking previously locked computer with scheduled logon task

February 18, 2013 - Network Time System v2.0 is released.

SERVER APPLICATION Added:

• Support of all versions of Windows (from 2000 to Server 2012)
• 32 and 64-bit editions
• NTP/SNTP protocol hosting
• Responses in UTC or local time
• Custom offset from hosted time
• Licensing manager
• Administrative restrictions for connected NTS Clients
• Terminal Services environment compatibility
• Group Policy deployment capabilities (with .MSI installer)

Updated:

• NTS time protocol (NTSv2)

Improved:

• Server statistics panel

CLIENT APPLICATION Added:

• Support of all versions of Windows (from 2000 to Server 2012)
• 32 and 64-bit editions
• NTP/SNTP protocol hosting
• Locating NTS Server by resolving "timeserver.nts" host
• Terminal Services environment compatibility
• Group Policy deployment capabilities (with .MSI installer)

Updated:

• NTS time protocol (NTSv2)

Improved:

• Client statistics panel

February 18, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.6.1.1 is released.

Improved:

• IP address limit extended to 10,000

February 6, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Incorrect handling of new RDP connections with autounlock feature enabled

January 28, 2013 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.6.1 is released.

Added:

• Highlighting one's own user name on user list

Fixed:

• License deployment issue
• License location handling issue

January 22, 2013 - LogonExpert v6.0 is released.

Added:

• Automatic and command line based unlocking functionality
• Option to bypass Windows 8/Server 2012 Start screen to log on or unlock directly to desktop

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Removed:

• Windows 2000 support

October 29, 2012 - LogonExpert v5.4.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with bypassing logon banners configured not through Group Policy (on Windows Vista and later)

October 4, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.6 is released.

Added:

• User information pop-up on mouse hover
• Option to continue using newer trial versions with expired maintenance
• Removal of offline users after 2-month inactivity

Improved:

• Location of license file changed to common "Application data" (back compatibility with older locations kept)
• Idling algorithm to switch to "Away" automatically now requires zero system resources

Fixed:

• Appearance of "Conversation" window on some dual monitor configurations

August 20, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.9.1 is released.

Improved:

• Extended functions of two "Admin.ini" parameters ("ShowToolbarButton1" and "ShowToolbarButton3")

July 20, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.9 is released.

Added:

• Handling improperly cloned Windows computers on networks without domain (identical User ID conflict)

Improved:

• History Viewer speed dramatically increased

Fixed:

• Access Violation error when closing History Viewer with logs being processed
• Access Violation error when sending broadcast messages (on some Terminal Server configurations)
• Turkish translation

July 20, 2012 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.2).

• Softros TS Engine stability and performance improved.

June 1, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.8 is released.

Added:

• New General.ini entry to configure offline message storage period

Fixed:

• Access Violation errors appearing when hovering over toolbar buttons (under RDP, VNC, TS connections)

April 18, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.7 is released.

Added:

• New Admin.ini entries allowing administrators to block some toolbar buttons

Fixed:

• Minor bugs

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March 15, 2012 - LogonExpert v5.4.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with /enable and /disable command line switches.

March 5, 2012 - LogonExpert v5.4 is released.

Added:

• Windows 8 compatibility.

February 15, 2012 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.6 is released.

Fixed:

• No sound in single message mode when incoming messages arrive

Improved:

• Load speed of huge users lists (1,000+ users)

February 6, 2012 - LogonExpert v5.3.4 is released.

Fixed:

• Windows 2000 automatic re-logon issue.

December 9, 2011 - LogonExpert v5.3.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Memory leak occurring on Windows Vista and later with "Lock computer after logon" option enabled and no delay set.

November 4, 2011 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.5 is released.

Updated:

• Turkish translation

Fixed:

• Wrong user UID handling

September 8, 2011 - LogonExpert v5.3.2 is released.

Fixed:

• Ctrl-Alt-Del emulation issue on some Windows 7 based tablet PCs and laptops.
• Autologon issue on some fast Windows Vista PCs

July 19, 2011 - LogonExpert v5.3.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Problem with scheduled autologon after waking up from scheduled post-logoff sleep.

July 1, 2011 - LogonExpert v5.3 is released.

Added:

• Option to put computer into sleep mode for logoff tasks

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

Improved:

• Autologon process on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
• Performance on saving multiple scheduled tasks

Fixed:

• Issue with re-logon after remotely initiated logoff
• Issue with user privileges elevation on Windows Vista and higher
• Problem with running /setcredentials command with space separated parameters

June 3, 2011 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.4 is released.

Fixed:

• "Settings" window interface

Fixed:

• Different double-click type license installation issue

May 11, 2011 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Issue with long user group names
• Issue with expanding individual groups when sending broadcast messages
• Double-click type license installation issue
• Minor bugs

April 7, 2011 - LogonExpert v5.2 is released.

Added:

• Re-logon after user-initiated logoff

Updated:

• User manual (help file)

February 24, 2011 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.2 is released.

Added:

• Offline status and additional terminal session information in "User Info" window
• Ability to restrict broadcast messaging in "Admin.ini" file
• Double-click type installation of license file
• Swedish translation

Improved:

• Appearance of user status lines in "Conversation" window
• "Settings" window interface
• Greek and Spanish translations

Fixed:

• User list horizontal scrolling issue
• Exported groups file locking issue
• Time stamp missing in "History Viewer" on large DPIs

December 20, 2010 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5.1 is released.

Improved:

• "Settings" dialog box interface

Fixed:

• Expired maintenance period related crashes
• Issue with single message crashes
• Crashes on user list refresh

November 16, 2010 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.5 is released.

Added:

• Active Directory integration (UID and user's full name)
• Computer sleep/wake-up handling
• Detailed information on version of Windows and terminal client connection in "User Info" window
• Greek, Indonesian and Macedonian translations
• Online/offline status icon changes in "Conversation" window
• New format of license keys
• Dedicated sound for incoming broadcast messages

Improved:

• User list performance on VPN LAN-to-LAN connections
• Virtualization on Windows Vista/7 is now disabled

Fixed:

• Protection system related crashes
• DEP related crashes
• Freezes on exit /user logoff
• Reception of outdated offline messages
• Status changes sporadically not showing in user list
• Crashes when importing broken group files

July 20, 2009 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.4.2 is released.

Added:

• Polish translation

Improved:

• User list building when sending broadcast messages
• Performance on multiple subnets

Fixed:

• DataBase Access Violation (new issue)
• Incoming offline messages logging

May 15, 2009 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.4.1 is released.

Added:

• New Admin.ini restrictions
• Spanish translation

Improved:

• Italian translation

Fixed:

• A few access violation errors

April 21, 2009 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.4.0.2 is released.

Added:

• Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian translations

Fixed:

• Outgoing messages logging

April 1, 2009 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.4 is released.

Added:

• Dutch, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Turkish translations

Updated:

• Users Database Engine

Fixed:

• Duplicate offline messages (new issues)
• Wrong sender's name displayed with received offline messages
• Error when attempting to exit Softros LAN Messenger with several conversation windows opened
• History Viewer RPC error 1722

Improved:

• Corrupt database files handling
• User profile folder detection scheme
• Broadcast messaging performance
• Memory usage reduced by 50% for each Terminal Services instance of Softros LAN Messenger

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November 24, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.3.1 is released.

Added:

• Czech, Danish, Finnish and Malay translations

Updated:

• French and Hungarian translations

Fixed:

• Ability to exchange messages with other users in multi-user conversation mode regardless of restrictions set in Admin.ini
• A few minor bugs

August 20, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.3 is released.

Fixed:

• Database Engine issues on some Windows Vista PC's
• Duplicate offline messages
• User renaming bug
• A lot of minor bugs

May 27, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.2 is released.

Added:

• Built-in feature to import/export user groups

Fixed:

• Offline (logged off) users showing up as online users on others user lists in cases of multiple logons/logoffs on one and the same computer
• Incoming offline messages always appearing as broadcast messages (in single messaging mode)
• Typing notification bug
• Multi-user conversation log files missing some entries
• Context menu bug (in single messaging mode)

Improved:

• Some interface elements

April 29, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.1 is released.

Fixed:

• Random crash a while after start
• User quantity excess bug

April 15, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.0.6 is released.

Fixed:

• DataBase Engine error
• Incoming broadcast messages containing an asterisk (in single messaging mode)

March 28, 2008 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v3.1).

• Softros TS Engine was unable to start itself automatically after installation and register in Windows Firewall -- was fixed. Recommended update if you use Softros TS Engine on Windows Vista or Server 2008.

March 25, 2008 - Network Time System v1.8.1 is released.

• Network Time System (Server) writes notifications and errors to Windows Event Logger.

March 17, 2008 - Softros LAN Messenger v4.0 is released.

Added:

• Offline messaging
• Typing notification
• User profile folder access checking
• Options for playing sounds on incoming messages (anytime/if conversation window set background)

Fixed:

• 'Clear conversation' function not working properly
• Conversation window not appearing on desktop randomly
• Message remaining randomly in 'Message text' area if sent using Ctrl+Enter
• Language change delay bug

Improved:

• User list refresh algorithm

Please note:

• Softros LAN Messenger v4.0 is not compatible with its previous versions
• If you plan to use Softros LAN Messenger v4.0 together with Softros TS Engine please also update your Softros TS Engine to version 3.0

November 1, 2007 - Network Time System v1.8 is released.

• Network Time Server broadcasting never worked if you set it to: send time broadcast "every day" at specified time -- now fixed.

May 7, 2007 - Network Time System v1.7 is released.

• If NTS Server Administrator application launched and you restart the server machine, NTS Server Administrator application is crashing - fixed.
• NTS Server statistics saving bug is fixed.
• Several minor bugs are fixed.

May 1, 2007 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.8.3 is released.

• Current date showing in conversation date-time stamp now can be enabled.
• Now you can enable or disable Softros LAN Messenger to go "Away mode" on screensaver running.
• Minor bugs with dual monitor computers are fixed.

March 20, 2007 - Network Time System v1.6 is released.

Server:

• Administrative application now properly works under Microsoft/Citrix Terminal Services environment.
• Server service saves itself statistics for ever, until you clear it.
• By default Server service hides its own icon from system tray, to access the Server service's properties you may use NTS Server Administrator application.
• Several minor bugs are fixed.

Client:

• Now you can configure Client program for number of retries to sync with server.
• Client program's bug is, crashing on Windows reboot is fixed.

March 9, 2007 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.8.2 is released.

Settings (General.ini and Network.cfg) deployment feature was added.

March 2, 2007 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.8.1 is released.

• Greatly optimized for use with Softros TS Engine, reduces Softros TS Engine load and bandwidth usage by 50%.
• Conversation and history viewer time stamp now is in local date\time format.

January 16, 2007 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.8 is released.

• Multiple users conversation is supported now.
• New administration function was added: you can forbid user to close Softros LAN Messenger.
• License file distribution function was added.

December 22, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7.7 is released.

Now Softros LAN Messenger is fully compatible with Windows Vista/2008.

December 6, 2006 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v1.2.7).

• Now Softros TS Engine added itself to Windows Firewall exceptions list.
• On the first installation, Softros TS Engine now can automaticaly closes Softros LAN Messenger if it listens for 19771 UDP port.

December 6, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7.6 is released.

• Conversation window now automatically retrieves actual user's state and shows its state message.
• Print current conversation feature is added.
• Short-cut for bringing Softros LAN Messenger from tray icon to desktop is added.
• Conversation settings button is added.
• Softros LAN messenger now properly handle dynamic IP expiration period to prevent "IPs mess" after DHCP server leases a new IP for your computer.
• A lot of minor bugs are fixed.

November 5, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7.5 is released.

• Auto-away mode is added. Now Messenger will automatically switches to AWAY mode by user idle time or screen saver running.
• Custom "I`m away" and "I`m Busy" messages customizing is added.
• Personal and System user information is extended.
• Some user interface elements are improved.
• New plugged-in network interfaces and IP address changing (by DHCP server) detection algorithm is added.
• Network settings are extended.
• Minor bugs with Conversation windows and personal messages delivery are fixed.

October 7, 2006 - Softros Terminal Service Add-on is updated (v1.2.6).

Stability was dramatically improved. Recommended to update your previous version to this one.

October 7, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7.4 is released.

• Advanced connectivity settings are added.
  Now you can set the single IP/Broadcast address, Subnet/Netmask and IP ranges for UDP broadcasting users list collecting.
• Norwegian language was added.

September 12, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7.3 is released.

• Licenses quantity exceeding bug was fixed.
• Now launched second instance of Softros LAN Messenger brings first instance of it to desktop.
• Swedish language was added.

September 8, 2006 - Network Time System v1.5 is released.

• Now you can remotely (through NTS Server application setting) force NTS client application to hide itself from user to make it inaccessible for configuring by user
• Now NTS properly recogonize the unlimited type of licenses.
• NTS Server application stability is improved under Windows 2003 SP1
• NTS Client application tray icon disappearing bug is fixed.

July 27, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.7 is released.

• Terminal Services Support.
  This version supports Microsoft/Citrix Terminal Services and launching on Windows XP machines where more than one user is logged on simultaneously (Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP.)
  Learn more at https://messenger.softros.com/terminal-service.html
• This version reports about conversation message delivery errors even if conversation window is closed.
• Bulgarian languige is added.

May 31, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6.5.2 is released.

• Bug with selecting all users from the list when you are going to send the broadcast messages is fixed.

May 22, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6.5 is released.

• Conversation windows now keep its possition in general.ini for each user you contact.

April 21, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6.4 is released.

• Now in version 3.6.4 you can restrict users to send the private and broadcast messages to specified user groups.
• Italian and Portuguese (Brazil) languages are added.

March 10, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6.3 is released.

• There are some problems in the previous version of Softros LAN Messenger with user list collecting if it is running on Windows 95/98 or ME. From time to time users disappear from the user list, and only restart of Softros LAN Messenger helps. Now fixed
• German language is added.

February 21, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6.2 is released.

• In the previous version, Softros LAN Messenger crashes on the some machines with Windows XP Service Pack 2 if you are running it under user limited account. Now fixed.
• Spanish and Serbian languages are added.

January 16, 2006 - Softros LAN Messenger v3.6 is released.

Key features added to v3.6:

• Conversations.
  In addition to classic instant messaging, Softros LAN Messenger now provides a user-friendly conversation feature.
  Learn more at https://messenger.softros.com/help/how_to_start_or_hold_a_conversation.html
• User grouping.
  Now you can create and manage user groups in your user list. Arrange your colleagues in groups by departments or titles.
  Learn more at https://messenger.softros.com/help/user_groups_management.html
• Group broadcast messages.
  Want to notify specified user groups about an event? Now it is easy with Softros LAN Messenger.
  Learn more at https://messenger.softros.com/help/how_to_send_broadcast_messages.html
• Hotkey selection for sending messages.
  Select the hotkey for sending messages (Enter, or Ctrl + Enter)
  Learn more at https://messenger.softros.com/help/settings-hot_keys.html
• Multilingual user interface.
  Use Softros LAN Messenger in your native language. Now English and French are included, other European languages are coming soon.

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