- Oct 20, 2019
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SD's demise is no longer just speculation...
Shadow Defender - RIP
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- Apr 21, 2016
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Indeed, it's unfortunate to see Shadow Defender go. It was a useful tool for many users. Let's hope for a worthy successor.
- Jul 28, 2013
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Shadow Defender is one of those programs that takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. I don't think Shadow Defender has been updated in at least 4 yrs. I use it all the time on Windows 11, works great.
- Oct 20, 2019
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Sad indeed. Perhaps SD's demise was due to selling 'lifetime' licenses (not a wise business model), or perhaps the problem was rooted in the 'Great Firewall of China'.
I purchased a lifetime SD license back when WinXP was still current and over the years it has been my longest lasting (and most effective) security program. Even though the most current SD build was released about 3 years ago, it is still working perfectly on my Win10/11 PCs, so I'll just keep using it until it is no longer compatible with Windows.
I purchased a lifetime SD license back when WinXP was still current and over the years it has been my longest lasting (and most effective) security program. Even though the most current SD build was released about 3 years ago, it is still working perfectly on my Win10/11 PCs, so I'll just keep using it until it is no longer compatible with Windows.
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- Jan 6, 2022
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- Feb 25, 2017
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Damn, I've read Shadowra instead of Shadow Defender. Glad you didn't leave @Shadowra 
- May 27, 2013
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Shadow Defender was dead years ago, but the die hard fans hung in to to the last. rip shadow defender you were good while u lasted,
- Apr 2, 2018
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- Mar 10, 2023
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Maybe Deep Freeze or Reboot Restore Rx /Rollback Rx.
The rest like Toolwiz Time Freeze, Bufferzone, Returnil, etc. are long ago discontinued.
- Apr 2, 2018
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what about shade sandbox or sandboxie? Is there a sandboxie guide on here?
- May 29, 2021
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The program is still working as always, I just used it, no problems
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- Oct 2, 2011
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Sad news. Its one of the best programs out there !!
- Sep 2, 2021
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- Mar 10, 2023
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They are not in the same category. Those are sandboxes, while Shadow Defender / Deep Freeze are mostly in the virtualization or in the reboot/restore category.
There is an overlap between sandboxing and virtualization/emulation, but they are different in design intent and technique.
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- Dec 26, 2016
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Being using it for the last 4x year on ssd and don’t see any damage so far
- Oct 20, 2019
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Over the years I got to "know" the developer (via email), but there's been no communication for the past 4 years, so I'm curious as to where you read that he died?
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- Mar 10, 2023
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What was so funny about my post?
If you know better SD alternatives, I am open for suggestions.
- Oct 20, 2019
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I didn't see anything funny about your post. As for suggesting alternatives, Deep Freeze is the only similar program that is still 'supported', and that's actually funny (more on that below), but imho it is silly for existing SD users to consider abandoning its use as long as it still works properly with all Windows versions (which it does)! SD is not only much easier to use than DF, it is far more versatile (and I can back that up).What was so funny about my post?
The case made for Deep Freeze is that it's both stable and supported - really? The current DF (Standard) version was released in Nov 2023 (about 30 months after the prior release) and is fraught with more than 30 known (reported and unresolved) issues!
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