Nothing' date=' it should display a message when it runs the program. I'm with Win7, so maybe Win8 has something to do with it. Maybe try defining the exe with Win7 compatibility mode. BTW, non of the last 4 auto-shutdown options work for me properly either (all only quit the client0. Can you test one of them on Win8?[/quote'] hi again! I tried the compatibility mode with windows 7, but it does not work either. here are the logs: [2013-05-08 08:18:57] NOTE: Settings file found in directory of executable; using that. [2013-05-08 08:18:57] computer id: 7D1AC0F49CA6B28B225A1492501316E38FCAFBE7 [2013-05-08 08:18:57] total physical memory 1073741823 max disk cache 33554432 [2013-05-08 08:18:57] NOTE: Settings file found in directory of executable; using that. [2013-05-08 08:18:57] Using IP address 10.10.10.18 [2013-05-08 08:18:57] IPv6 is installed [2013-05-08 08:19:08] Error opening Windows firewall: 0x80070005 Access is denied. [2013-05-08 08:19:18] Bates.Motel.S01E01.720p.HDTV.x264-2HD: No longer have piece: 0 [2013-05-08 08:20:58] Accepted launch|Type: auto Location: C:\Users\Peteris\Downloads\[FANO]Awkward.S03E05.HDTV.x264-2HD.torrent [2013-05-08 08:21:49] Accepted launch|Type: auto Location: C:\Users\Peteris\Downloads\[FANO]New.Girl.S02E24.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION.torrent and the last torrent (accepted launch), has already finished when I copied this. For testing, I still have calc.exe as a commandline to run. regarding those auto-shutdown cases - you will have to wait a little, I have to run to work. I'll test them in the evening.