Frequent questions and known issues - a living list
1.1.2 Release August 2021
- Auto Leaderboard Submission
- Users can now enable Auto Leaderboard submission via a Profile setting. When enabled the application will submit the user's experience score to Leaderboards annotated with the Initials and Facility identifiers set in their Profile without further confirmation.
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Minor Issues resolved
- Better Pause selection during transitions between menus and Experiences.
- Interpretation of scroll when Instrument already selected
- Reduced time from Experience selection to Experience start
- Learner name is now displayed correctly in Shared Mode
- Learner names now reflect the selected group in Shared Mode.
- Known Issues
1.1.0+ - Landscape Mode
The current version will launches in landscape mode screen mode on your main display screen.
1.1.0+ - Updates to content
This version will automatically keep you content up to date with the latest versions. This may cause concerns if used in low bandwidth situations.
1.1.1 Release May 2021
- Microsoft App Store
- PeriopSim is now available directly from the Microsoft Store
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Minor Issues resolved
- Playthroughs would challenge for the incorrect first instrument after using Pause in a prior playthrough
- Playthrough would report an incorrect time for the first instrument after using Pause in a prior playthrough.
- Known Issues
1.1.0+ - Landscape Mode
1.1.0+ - Landscape Mode
The current version will launches in landscape mode screen mode on your main display screen.
1.1.0+ - Updates to content
This version will automatically keep you content up to date with the latest versions. This may cause concerns if used in low bandwidth situations.
1.1.0+ PeriopSim not Available for Windows 8.1 with UWP
PeriopSim is delivered as a UWP build but which is not available for releases prior to Windows 10. A standalone version is available if you wish to install it see Using standalone in Windows 8.1
1.1.0 Release January 2021
- Pause/Resume
- The user can now select to Pause an experience and Resume at a later time. Pausing also stop counting the duration of an instrument request and overall duration time of the simulation.
- If the user elects to change the focus from PeriopSim to another application PeriopSim will treat it as a Pause request.
- If the user stops interacting with PeriopSim for 5 minutes PeriopSim will treat this as a Pause request.
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Minor Issues resolved
- Use of PIN instead of Password is now rejected
- Image sizes have been adjusted to better match users screen resolution
- Updated the format of error messages on login, creation and password recovery to better describe network conditions which may have lead to the function failing.
- Clarifications in Leaderboard submission panel to reinforce that leaderboard does not impact submission of experience results.
1.1.0+ - Landscape Mode
The current version will launches in landscape mode screen mode on your main display screen.
1.1.0+ - Updates to content
This version will automatically keep you content up to date with the latest versions. This may cause concerns if used in low bandwidth situations.
1.1.0+ PeriopSim not Available for Windows 8.1 with UWP
PeriopSim is delivered as a UWP build but which is not available for releases prior to Windows 10. A standalone version is available if you wish to install it see Using standalone in Windows 8.1
1.1.0+ PeriopSim not Available in Windows Store and S-Mode.
PeriopSim is delivered as a UWP build but is not available via the Windows Store. PC's running in S-Mode (Store Mode) will not allow PeriopSim (or any application) to be loaded from outside of the Store. You may opt to permanently switch out of S-mode see Using Windows in S-Mode
1.1.0+ No application for appxbundle - Look in Store
Your PC may not have the installer application to install PeriopSim. The application which handles appxbundles in Windows 10 is called "App Installer" and is a free download from the Windows Store. Your still need to enable Sideloading for it to complete the installation.