{"id":10618,"date":"2021-10-04T09:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T16:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=10618"},"modified":"2022-04-20T21:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T04:49:22","slug":"version-13-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/version-13-released\/","title":{"rendered":"AlwaysUp Version 13: Easily Install Dropbox, OneDrive, Java and more as Windows Services; Full Support for Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy-load\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/new-release-413x120.webp\" title=\"AlwaysUp Version 13: Easily Install Dropbox, OneDrive, and Java as Windows Services; Full Support for Windows 11\" alt=\"AlwaysUp Version 13: Easily Install Dropbox, OneDrive, and Java as Windows Services; Full Support for Windows 11\" border=\"0\" width=\"413\" height=\"120\" \/><\/div>\n<p>AlwaysUp version 13 is <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/Download.html\">available for download<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>To give you an idea of what to expect, here is a summary of the most impactful changes in this edition of our popular software:<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"application-advisor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">The new Application Advisor will help you add a well-known application &mdash; in seconds<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-application-advisor-welcome.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Introducing the AlwaysUp Application Advisor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy-load image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-application-advisor-welcome.png\" title=\"Introducing the AlwaysUp Application Advisor (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Introducing the AlwaysUp Application Advisor\" border=\"0\" width=\"463\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Are you looking to run a popular application &mdash; like OneDrive, Dropbox or Java &mdash; 24\/7 as a Windows Service?<\/p>\n<p>After years of refinement, AlwaysUp contains all the tools you need to install your application as a service. However, each application is different and it can be challenging to get all the settings right.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>OneDrive works best when <a href=\"\/blog\/alwaysup\/onedrive-hates-admin-rights\/\">run without administrative rights<\/a>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>You should configure Dropbox to <a href=\"\/blog\/alwaysup\/how-dropbox-auto-upgrade-works\/\">tolerate mandatory automatic updates<\/a>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Java must run with a specific <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/javase\/8\/docs\/technotes\/tools\/windows\/java.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">command line flag<\/a> to launch a JAR file;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>When running Kibana as a background service, you should probably capture the console output to a log file (to facilitate troubleshooting down the line);<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and more.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it&#8217;s virtually impossible for an average user to figure out those quirks on their own!<\/p>\n<p>And while following one of our <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/Apps\/\">140+ step-by-step tutorials<\/a> helps significantly, even that is not as easy as we would like.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the <b>AlwaysUp Application Advisor<\/b>, our new <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wizard_(software)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wizard component<\/a> that understands the inner workings of several popular applications. Instead of configuring your application via the generic interface (which features over 50 powerful but complex options), the Advisor <b>interviews you to ask only what is needed<\/b>. The result is a Windows Service configured with all our recommended settings, in a fraction of the time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;\">What applications does the Advisor support?<\/h3>\n<p>The Advisor can configure these 12 prominent applications:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: 12px; border-collapse: separate;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"48\" height=\"48\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/images\/dropbox-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dropbox<\/a>: A popular cloud storage service that lets you save files online and sync them to your devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/onedrive-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/onedrive.live.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneDrive<\/a>: Microsoft&#8217;s premier cloud storage service that allows you to sync and share files between your computers and mobile devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batch_file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/console-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batch_file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Batch files<\/a>: Script files containing a series of commands to be executed by the Windows command-line interpreter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.influxdata.com\/products\/influxdb-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/influxdb-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.influxdata.com\/products\/influxdb-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InfluxDB<\/a>: A robust, open-source time series database designed to handle high write and query loads.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.java.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/java-logo-48x48.gif\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.java.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java<\/a> JAR files: Java is a popular cross-platform programming language and application environment supporting millions of devices worldwide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elastic.co\/products\/kibana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/kibana-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elastic.co\/products\/kibana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kibana<\/a>: An open source data visualization plugin for Elasticsearch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/nodejs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/node.js-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/nodejs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Node.js<\/a> scripts: Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Google Chrome&#8217;s JavaScript engine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/php.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/php-script-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/php.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PHP<\/a> scripts: PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/plex-media-server-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plex.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plex Media Server<\/a>: A global streaming media service and a client\u2013server media player platform.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/python.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/python-script-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/python.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python<\/a> scripts: Python is one of the world&#8217;s most popular general-purpose programming languages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/workstation-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/vmware-player-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/workstation-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMWare Workstation Player<\/a>: A free desktop virtualization package.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_Forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/dotnet-logo-48x48.png\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_Forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Forms (WinForms)<\/a> programs: WinForms is a widely-used GUI API included with Microsoft&#8217;s .NET Framework.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>In future releases, our team will introduce support for other prominent applications covered in our tutorials. Moreover, please be sure to <a href=\"\/support\/\">let us know<\/a> of any programs that you would like the Application Advisor to support sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;\">How to install OneDrive as a Windows Service<\/h3>\n<p>To illustrate how easy it is to use the Application Advisor, here are the steps to add OneDrive to AlwaysUp.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Start the Application Advisor by selecting <b>Advisor<\/b> from the <b>Application<\/b> menu:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/start-application-advisor.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Start the Application Advisor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/start-application-advisor.png\" title=\"Start the Application Advisor (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Start the Application Advisor\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click <b>Next<\/b> to move to the application selector screen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select <b>OneDrive<\/b> from the list:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-advisor-select-onedrive.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Select OneDrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-advisor-select-onedrive.png\" title=\"Select OneDrive (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Select OneDrive\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>After gathering OneDrive information from your PC, the Advisor asks you to enter the credentials for the Windows account where you installed OneDrive. Click <b>Next<\/b> after you have supplied that information:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/enter-windows-credentials.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Enter your Windows credentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/enter-windows-credentials.png\" title=\"Enter your Windows credentials (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Enter your Windows credentials\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And on the final step with the Advisor, click <b>Next<\/b> to move past the summary screen and open the <b>Add Application<\/b> window with all the recommended settings to run OneDrive 24\/7 as a Windows Service.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Next, in the <b>Add Application<\/b> window, click <b>Save<\/b> to create your new service:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-add-onedrive.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Save OneDrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/alwaysup-add-onedrive.png\" title=\"Save OneDrive (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Save OneDrive\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And finally, now that OneDrive is installed as a service, start OneDrive normally on your desktop and update its preferences as described:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/blog\/images\/adjust-onedrive-preferences.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Adjust your OneDrive preferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/adjust-onedrive-preferences.png\" title=\"Adjust your OneDrive preferences (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Adjust your OneDrive preferences\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click <b>Done<\/b> to complete the process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To find out more about the Application Advisor, please see pages 38-51 in the <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/AlwaysUpUserManual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AlwaysUp User&#8217;s Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">AlwaysUp is fully compatible with Windows 11<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/windows-11-ready.png\" title=\"Windows 11 Ready\" alt=\"Windows 11 Ready\" border=\"0\" ><\/div>\n<p>Here at Core Technologies, we&#8217;ve been <a href=\"\/blog\/windows\/getting-ready-for-windows-11\/\">interrogating Windows 11<\/a> for the past few months &mdash; ever since preview builds became available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/insider.windows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Insider program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To date, AlwaysUp 13 has performed well. We have detected zero incompatibilities. In fact, the entire stable of testing applications (including Dropbox, OneDrive and our home-grown simulators) have performed as well as they did under Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, we will continue to test AlwaysUp on Windows 11 to maintain 100% compatibility after Microsoft releases the full retail versions on October 5. In short, we&#8217;ve got your back!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">Other fixes &amp; improvements<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Internal logging has been improved. Consequently, the added information should help us diagnose problems and resolve thorny issues quickly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Customers running versions of Windows configured with the highest levels of security (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/cybersecurity\/comments\/adjwl4\/what_is_shb_secure_host_baseline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows SHB<\/a>) would occasionally run into licensing issues. Our team has resolved these problems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&#8220;splwow64.exe&#8221; processes, which are spawned to aid in printing, are now handled and terminated properly when running in the context of a Windows Service.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-top:10px\">\nAs usual, please review the <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/VersionHistory.html\">release notes<\/a> for the full list of features, fixes and improvements included in AlwaysUp version 13.\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"blog-caption\">Upgrading to AlwaysUp 13<\/h2>\n<p>If you purchased <b>AlwaysUp version 12 (after March 2020), you can upgrade to version 13 for free<\/b>. Simply download and <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/AlwaysUp_FAQ.html#upgrading\">install &#8220;over the top&#8221;<\/a> to preserve your existing applications and all settings. Your registration code will continue to work as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you bought <b>AlwaysUp version 11 or earlier (before March 2020), you will need to upgrade to use version 13<\/b>. Consequently, please <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/purchase-upgrade.html\">purchase upgrades here &mdash; at a 50% discount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See the complete <a href=\"\/products\/AlwaysUp\/AlwaysUp_FAQ.html#upgrade\">upgrade policy<\/a> for additional details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:10px\">Enjoy!<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\"><!-- filter-class --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-container\"><style>.relpost-block-single-image, .relpost-post-image { margin-bottom: 10px; }<\/style><h3>You may also like...<\/h3><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><!-- relpost-block-container --><div class=\"relpost-block-container relpost-block-column-layout\" style=\"--relposth-columns: 3;--relposth-columns_t: 2; --relposth-columns_m: 2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/why-application-stopped\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Q&amp;A: Why does AlwaysUp Think my Application Stopped?\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/why-stopped-150x150-1.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Q&amp;A: Why does AlwaysUp Think my Application Stopped?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/group-applications\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Q&amp;A: Can I Group My Applications in AlwaysUp?\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/alwaysup-group-applications-150x150-1.webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Q&amp;A: Can I Group My Applications in AlwaysUp?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/running-autoit-session-0\/\"class=\"relpost-block-single\" ><div class=\"relpost-custom-block-single\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"relpost-block-single-image\" alt=\"Tips for Running AutoIt in the Isolated Session 0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/autoit-logo-150x150.png\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1\"><\/img><div class=\"relpost-block-single-text\"  style=\"height: 75px;font-family: Arial;  font-size: 12px;  color: #333333;\"><h2 class=\"relpost_card_title\">Tips for Running AutoIt in the Isolated Session 0<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><!-- close relpost-block-container --><div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div><\/div><!-- close filter class --><\/div><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AlwaysUp version 13 is available for download! 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