I'm having the same issue. I have searched to try to find a fix to this but cannot find any resolution on Steelthorn's site. And yes it seems to be a new issue. Never had this on 442.
Here's my .02. Delete the 3rd party app and stop wasting your time with it. With the 9700's RAM and processor, you don't need to reboot it everyday like the old 83xx's. If you need too, just use alt+right shift+del instead of a 3rd party app.
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