Version 1.54 fails to work with the 'Auto' setting ....
Output for 1.53
Initialize diagnostics (20)
Starting Diagnostics (30s). Awesome Miner version: 6.8.3
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
nVidia driver version: 431.60
nVidia OpenCL Platform ID: 0
Microsoft VC++ 2013 runtime installed: Yes
Microsoft VC++ 2015 runtime installed: Yes
Starting Mining Software
Setting up Miner Engine. Instance: 1
Engine Type: GMiner, Auto Download: True, EnginePath: C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\gminer_1_54_windows64\miner.exe, Subtype: Disabled, CustomExecutable:
Properties: (WindowMode: ConsoleFormat, EngineType: GMiner, IsProfitMiner: False)
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C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\gminer_1_53_windows64_1\miner.exe -a 150_5 -s beam.usa-new.nicehash.com -n 3370 -u Deleted.MainRig -p x --pers auto -w 0 --api 4028
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Mining Engine Process started, PID: 7280
> +----------------------------------------------------------------+
> | GMiner v1.53 |
> +----------------------------------------------------------------+
> Algorithm: BeamHash
> Stratum server:
> host: stratum://beam.usa-new.nicehash.com:3370
> user: Deleted.MainRig
> password: x
> Power calculator: on
> Color output: on
> Watchdog: off
> API: http://127.0.0.1:4028
> Log to file: off
> Selected devices: GPU0 GPU1 GPU2
> Intensity: 100 100 100
> Temperature limits: 90C 90C 90C
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 19:05:25 GPU0 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB: Selected Normal Solver
> 19:05:26 GPU1 EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB: Selected Normal Solver
> 19:05:27 GPU2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB: Selected Normal Solver
> 19:05:27 Connected to beam.usa-new.nicehash.com:3370
> 19:05:27 Authorized on Stratum Server
> 19:05:27 New Job: 00000000c353709b Difficulty: 134217728
> 19:05:27 Started Mining on GPU0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
> 19:05:27 Started Mining on GPU1: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB
> 19:05:27 Started Mining on GPU2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
> 19:05:30 GPU0 Share Accepted 83 ms
> 19:05:32 GPU0 Share Accepted 119 ms
> 19:05:33 GPU1 Share Accepted 83 ms
> 19:05:34 GPU2 Share Accepted 83 ms
> 19:05:36 GPU2 Share Accepted 81 ms
> 19:05:39 GPU1 Share Accepted 90 ms
> 19:05:41 GPU1 Share Accepted 89 ms
> 19:05:44 GPU0 Share Accepted 89 ms
> 19:05:48 GPU0 Share Accepted 80 ms
> 19:05:48 GPU0 Share Accepted 84 ms
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Diagnostics done. Stopping miner process ...
Prepare stopping Mining Software
Stopping Mining Software
Diagnostics completed
Version 1.54 fails .....

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Initialize diagnostics (20)
Starting Diagnostics (30s). Awesome Miner version: 6.8.3
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit
nVidia driver version: 431.60
nVidia OpenCL Platform ID: 0
Microsoft VC++ 2013 runtime installed: Yes
Microsoft VC++ 2015 runtime installed: Yes
Starting Mining Software
Setting up Miner Engine. Instance: 1
Engine Type: GMiner, Auto Download: False, EnginePath: C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\gminer_1_54_windows64\miner.exe, Subtype: Disabled, CustomExecutable:
Properties: (WindowMode: ConsoleFormat, EngineType: GMiner, IsProfitMiner: False)
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C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\AwesomeMiner\gminer_1_54_windows64\miner.exe -a 150_5 -s beam.usa-new.nicehash.com -n 3370 -u Deleted.MainRig -p x --pers auto -w 0 --api 4028
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Mining Engine Process started, PID: 7952
> personalization string should be "Beam-PoW" or "GrimmPOW"
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Unexpected exit of mining software. Possible cause: Incorrect configuration or crashing software
Diagnostics completed