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title: "Shine Forms 2020.4.1416 - Installer Improvements"
description: ""
date: 2020-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
author: "Shine Forms Team"
category: "Release Notes"
tags: []
draft: false
---

This release makes Shine Forms easier to install and update and adds some changes that are part of the continued perparation for our upcoming Android and iPad tablet apps.



# Improved Installer

Installing Shine Forms has become a lot easier with the new version.  To install Shine Forms you just click the download button and then click to open the downloaded file:

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-new-download.png)

And the Shine Forms installer opens straight away:

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-installer-new.png)

Previously, you had to convince your browser that Shine Forms wasn't going to cause the world to end:

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-download-keep.png)

Then you had to wrestle with Windows SmartScreen and convinve it of the same thing:

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-protected-run-anyway.png)

Much better, we think!

# Automated Updates

Shine Forms now automatically downloads updates for you.  When you open Shine Forms it will tell you that an update is ready to install.

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-download-ready.png)

Just click **Yes** to start insnstalling straight away.  Simples!

![](https://www.shineforms.co.uk/images/pirform-1416-installer-new.png)

# Cloud Licence Agreement

The upcoming Android and iPad tablet apps will upload to and download from Shine Cloud.  We are also bringing back storing your Shine Forms certificates on Shine Cloud very shortly.  The latest Shine Forms installer includes the necessary online storage sections in the end-user licence agreement.

Watch for more announcements here about when cloud storage is ready to start again.

# Other Changes and Fixes

Other changes and fixes available in this release are:

- Change: added result of the inspection field to fire alarm inspection and servicing certificate.
- Change: updated max Zs values for 88* OPDs.
- Change: Shine Forms now use the Dotnet Framework 4.8 (which shipped with the Windows 10 May 2019 update).
- Change: when changing the certificate numbers, recycled certs are ignored.
- Change: full error suppression for when WMI isn't running (BIOS, CPU, etc.).

- Fix: improved writing of licence files to fix scenarios were the file locking prevents Shine Forms from updating the licence.
- Fix: emergency lighting inspection PDF was not showing commissioned date or system duration.
- Fix: the installer was not removing Shine Forms data when requested.
- Fix: some typos in the intelligence.
- Fix: certificate type was always included in the export file name irrespective of the value of the setting controling its use.
- Fix: Max Zs 80% value formatting could be influenced by the Windows locale settings.