Changes compared to 20.8.2
- Change some Windows Event Log event IDs used by the background service manager (56, 57)
New Features
- Support sub-organizations in Comet Server. Each organization has their own private set of users, policies, branding, news entries, and storage buckets
- New boot experience for the USB Recovery Media, with cosmetic redesign and easy access Tools menu
- Option to add additional custom drivers to the USB Recovery Media
- Support a token system to silently install the Comet Backup desktop app without specifying the username/password in plaintext (
AdminCreateInstallTokenAPI used with/TOKEN=parameter)
Enhancements
- Automatically cancel running jobs when PC is going to sleep, reducing issues with long-held lock files
- Minor improvements to boot time for generated USB Recovery Media
Bug Fixes
- Fix an issue with failing to start Comet Backup's background delegate service after rebranding the brand name
- Fix an issue with opening diskpart when restoring physical disk images from the WinRE (USB Recovery Media) boot environment
- Fix an issue with IE compatibility mode in web views in the USB Recovery Media boot environment
- Fix an issue with unbranded "cometbackup" registry keys created by the Comet Backup desktop app installer
- Fix an issue with applying translations to the USB Recovery Media boot environment
- Fix an issue with not cancelling running jobs when terminating Comet Backup's background delegate service
- Fix a cosmetic issue with configuring FTP ports and connection limits in the Comet Backup desktop app
- Fix a cosmetic issue with resizing the popup web browser in the USB Recovery Media boot environment
- Fix a cosmetic issue with inspecific error messages when a partition exceeds the physical disk size for a Disk Image backup job