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Major Platform Upgrade Completed

Hi folks, Quick update: We’ve completed a major modernization of the TechSuite platform. This was the first significant infrastructure upgrade…

Release Notes – October 14, 2025

Released TechSuite Windows App 1.0.9 Fixed an issue where the technician dropdown was not being respected, and it instead used…

Release Notes – October 5, 2025

We’re excited to share the significant customer-facing improvements and new features we’ve deployed to RepairTech Solutions over the past two…

Fix for Hosted Files and Custom App Dependencies

Last week some TechSuite users may have seen Hosted Files and Custom App dependencies fail to download. We’ve fixed the issue by updating all links to our new AWS storage, and everything should now be working normally. TechSuite should be stable moving forward, and next up we’ll share our roadmap for upgrading the tech stack to improve performance, stability, and security.

Emsisoft Managed Antivirus Updates

Hey everyone, Here are a couple of quick updates we’ve made to our Emsisoft integration: We adjusted the user experience…

Kabuto Windows Updates for 5/16/18

Hey everyone, Here’s a list of some updates we’ve made to the Kabuto Windows agent recently: You can now copy/paste…

Kabuto Devices Now Sync Automatically In Real-Time

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Recent Updates to Kabuto

Hey techs! Happy Holidays! Here’s what we’ve been working on since our last post: Kabuto Live Updates Added ability to…

Kabuto 2.0.404 has been released!

Hey techs! We just released a new version of Kabuto, version 2.0.404, and it’s got some important fixes in it,…

Kabuto Users is Now Available

Introducing Kabuto Users We’ve made it possible to add distinct User accounts with permissions to Kabuto. This update makes it much…

“Kabuto Service” Rolling Out to Accounts this Week

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Kabuto 1.3.2

Kabuto 1.3.2 New Features/Improvements: Added tons of new Managed AV features: Choose what type of Scan Type (Full Scan, Quick…

Kabuto 1.3.1

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Kabuto 1.3.0

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TechSuite Windows App 1.0.4

New Features! Offline Mode: TechSuite can now be run offline. We’ve added new UI elements that display whether you’re or…

TechSuite Windows App 1.0.2

New Tools! We worked with our friends over at Emsisoft to get you Emsisoft Anti-Malware Commandline version as a part…

Kabuto 1.2.7

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TechSuite Windows App 1.0.1

TechSuite Release Notes 1.0.1 ———————————- Big Speed and Stability Improvements! -Improved the way TechSuite Windows App creates processes for running…

TechSuite Windows App 1.0

Hosted Custom Apps: Phase 2 of our Local Custom App feature is complete! Our new “Hosted Custom App”feature carries over…

Kabuto 1.2.6

Windows Patch Management is now available as a part of Monitoring at no additional fee. New UX for Requests Page…

Kabuto 1.2.6 – Windows Patch Management and More

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Kabuto 1.2.5

Windows-Feature Good news for anyone who has ever helped us in the past to get log files from problematic devices,…

It’s Coming… TechWARU v2 Beta

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Kabuto 1.2.4

Fixed a bug where EAM key was not being saved properly on some devices. Consolidated calls to Kabuto Online Dashboard

Kabuto 1.2.3

Added more applications to Kabuto Patch Management, complete list below: Adobe AIR Adobe Flash Player Active X Adobe Flash Player…

Kabuto 1.2.2

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TechWARU 1.5.3

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Kabuto 1.2.1

New monitoring data (aka expanded monitoring) can be found on the Monitoring tab Installed applications Startup apps Running services Kabuto…

TechUSB 2.4.0

Changed how reports are sent and saved to TechPortal. These changes allow you to customize your TechUSB reports just like the TechWARU…

TechWARU 1.5.2

Bug Fix: Changing customer name or ticket number before running a Queue is now reflected properly in the report Bug…

New for Kabuto – The Activity Page!

We’ve Added a New Page to the Kabuto Dashboard – Activity Repairing computers effectively is certainly an important aspect of your job…

TechWARU 1.5.1 is now available!

This afternoon we released TechWARU version 1.5.1. Props to our awesome developer Garrett Milster for cranking this out while also…

TechWARU 1.5.1

Fixes: Download and launch EXE from TechPortal on TechWARU boot up is now fixed. Custom Apps not checking for windows…

TechUSB Creator 2.0

Updated Modern UI Adds ability to download TechWARU Adds ability add Custom ISO’s to TechUSB boot menu Pre-authenticated on download…

The new TechUSB Creator

We’re really excited to show you our latest update to a core part of TechSuite, TechUSB Creator v2.0. Here it…

TechWARU 1.5.0

New Features: TechWARU is now preauthenticated when downloadeded and will authenticate without the need to enter credentials TechWARU’s Assets folder…

TechWARU 1.5.0 and Other Epic Updates!

Hello Techs! We’re beyond stoked to announce an exciting milestone that we’ve just reached: The Completion of TechWARU 1.5.0! What’s…

Kabuto Update #1

Hello!Over the past few months, we’ve been hard at work getting Kabuto (PK) ready for all computer techs out there. We’ve…

TechWARU 1.3.3

Fixes: – Fixed “Restart Explorer” tool for Windows 7 and 8 machines – Improved Reporting for the following tools: RogueKiller,…

TechWARU v1.4.9

Indefatigable, genius, relentless, unstoppable. These are just some of the words one could use to describe our lead TechWARU developer,…

On The Bench Screenshots

We recently added a new feature that techs are absolutely loving. TechWARU now takes periodic screenshots of the machine that…

TechUSB 2.3.2

Bug Fixes: – Fixed the memory stage which used to fail with no error message. It turns out that Linux…

TechWARU 1.4.8

Fixes: – Bug Fix: Fixed intermittent error causing update system to fail with ‘permission denied’ error – New Feature: Each…

Project Kabuto

Quick Updates:  Estimated Release Date: Mid April Video Walkthrough Release: Next Week (3/23 – 3/27) What is Project Kabuto?  We recently…

Customizable Reports in TechPortal!

Create Custom Reports for Customers or Internal Purposes We just completed one feature that has requested quite zealously as of late:…

TechWARU v1.4.7 is Now Available!

Its been a little while since the last release, but we assure you, it was worth the wait. Garrett absolutely crushed…

TechWARU v1.4.6 is Now Available!

It goes without saying: our lead TechWARU developer is a beast. The infallible Garrett Milster has done it again…

RepairTech Dev Queue

When it comes to running a business and developing software, there are a ton of key elements that are crucial to…

TechWARU 1.4.5

New Features: – Revamped the way that reports are generated and uploaded – All data transferred to TechPortal is now…

TechWARU 1.4.4

New Features: – New malware tool called Registry Investigator, made in partnership with Ken Dwight (The Virus Doctor). Registry Investigator searches the…

TechWARU 1.4.3 is Now Available!

We’ve just released TechWARU version 1.4.3 While this particular release isn’t exactly earth-shattering, it still has some great updates that we’re…

TechWARU 1.4.2

New Features! – Config Syncing Config Syncing is a new feature that allows you to export your favorite configuation of…

A New Rising Star in IT: ARAWR PC

We recently had the good fortune to meet David Flores and learn about his company: ARAWR PC (pronounced AH-ROAR). We’re working…

TechWARU 1.4.1

New Features! – Technician Authentication Each Technician on your account will now have their own Authentication code. No longer do…

TechWARU 1.4.0

New Features: – new TechWARU report viewer and new TechWARU reports – Improved automation functionality of Malware tools Fixes: –…

Our iPhone App

“CompTIA recently reported that IT Businesses were doing 72.4% of their repairs on-site. So, we made an iPhone App for you…

TechWARU 1.3.9

Fixes: If a tool has been renamed or removed in TechWARU between version updates and that tool is saved in…

Customer Spotlight: Tim Kenna

We like to highlight our all-star customers, and Tim Kenna is an all-star. Tim represents Russ Technical Services, which provides…

TechUSB Creator for Linux on Github

Hey Techs! I’m happy to announce that we’ve just released TechUSB Creator for Linux. Our amazing intern, Aaron Atamian, worked…

TechWARU 1.3.8

Fixes: – Fixed IFEO Modifier Offline bug, Window was not being loaded – Fixed Repair Permissions bug, EXE was broken…

TechWARU 1.3.7

TechWARU v1.3.7 Release Notes Fixes: Fixed bug causing Create Restore point to fail Create restore point now lists all restore…

Announcement: New Pricing Model

TechSuite Pricing Changes Hello techs! We’re very happy to announce that we’ve changed our pricing model to make TechSuite even…

TechWARU 1.4.9

New Features: – New UI for the ‘In Progress’ page during a Queue run – Pause button added to pause…

Announcing TechWARU:PE Beta

We’ve had countless requests from customers for the ability to use TechWARU within a Windows Preinstallation Environment. Today we’re happy to…

Welcome to the RT:Blog

It’s been a long time coming, but we have finally released a blog. In addition to developing our software products,…