Storagecraft: Latest Updates

2025-08:

  • You can use the latest December of '24 - Download and install the Windows ADK | Microsoft Learn
  • IT Edition has been discontinued
  • Hardware Independent Restore (HIR) is needed when you restore a system to a different type of hardware.
  • When you restore a ShadowProtect backup, it can use the HIR without the IT Edition By using the Recovery environment.
  • The big advantage of the IT Edition is that you can plug in the thumb drive and run a backup without rebooting.
  • Most people were using the IT Edition for new customers or one-time backups.  All of the other features are included in the Recovery Environment. 
  • We recently released a new Recovery Environment (WinRE).
  • There are two parts to the Recovery Environment because Microsoft won't let us distribute the ADK.
  • Software Downloads - ShadowProtect | Arcserve
  • There is a link to the Microsoft ADK here: Create and Start the Recovery Environment