Correct, I completely uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled the beta host. My PC does have all the latest updates, including the anniversary and several beyond that (checked 4 times yesterday for updates). The last update was ver1607 KB3194496. I tried several times to get a clean install. Once I used Windows control panel to remove the host, and when I reinstalled the beta it already had the old internet-ID and custom host. So I ran the install for the host, which uninstalled and I was able to check the remove all settings button. Rebooted, installed the beta host and it still had the internet-ID and custom server. I was hoping if I could get back to a clean system and put the beta on it would stick (reason below).
I added the beta host to a PC that has never had the host installed before and it's staying connected, 2 days so far. Several other (remote to me) PC's were updated this weekend from 6.3 to the beta and they all stopped connecting (just like my local PC). They are all W10 w/anniversary/all updates. All of my 6.3 hosts are staying connected to my beta RU server OK, and the one PC that has the beta host (but has never had a 6.3 host installed before).
So I just tried again, and I noticed that I forgot to mention I was not installing the printer or screen driver on the beta. I installed the beta again and this time chose the screen/blank driver (but not the printer). It's been running and connected over 10 minutes now so I think the problem is because I did not install the new monitor/screen driver? I do not want to install any extra drivers than necessary on my host PC's, especially gaming/HTPC's. You guys must be looking for the status of the driver or something and crashing the host service if it's not found? Odd, the one new PC I installed the beta host (that had never had a host installed) does not have the screen driver installed and it's staying connected.
sorry for the continual updates...it stayed connected for 15 minutes then dropped so I guess it wasn't the screen driver (but did help stay connected longer).
Edited:Chris - Oct 03, 2016 11:08:58 am EDT