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How to Remove Third-Party Updates from WSUS and SCCM
To remove a third-party update from WSUS, you can either decline or delete the update completely. We will review how to delete or decline third-party updates in this article.
Option 1:...
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What Are Metadata-Only Updates and How to Download and Deploy Metadata-Only Updates? (Blue Icons)
In this article, we will cover the topic of metadata-only updates. This is a useful feature that is available in WSUS, and subsequently Configuration Manager.
What is a Metadata-Only Update...
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A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to sql server.
The error a network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to sql server has been an error we have been tracking via our proactive customer care...
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‘authority’ should be in uri format
The error ‘authority’ should be in uri format can occur when you configured an invalid authority URL.
Determine if You are Affected
If affected, you will see the following...
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Introducing Proactive Customer Care
Today, we’re excited to announce our new proactive customer care program. Below we will cover what this actually means and why we think this program will benefit our customers.
What is...
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How to Use Patch My PC in a Disconnected Environment without Internet
We often get asked if Patch My PC supports publishing third-party updates to WSUS/SCCM in a totally offline environment with no internet access. Offline environments are a supported scenario, and...
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How to Share Large Files with Patch My PC for Support Cases
There may be some cases when working with our support team where you may need to share large files with us for troubleshooting.
A few examples are:
Package source files for ConfigMgr...
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Power BI Reports for Microsoft Intune Third-Party Update and Application Deployments
Our Power BI dashboards can be used to monitor the compliance and deployment of third-party updates and applications in Microsoft Intune.
Step 1: Download the Latest Power BI Template...
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Verification of file signature failed for file during update publishing
This article covers a common error “Verification of file signature failed for file:” that can occur when publishing a new update or revising a third-party software update in...
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Failed to sign package; error was: 2148204810
In this article, we will be reviewing an error that can occur when trying to publish third-party software updates to WSUS.
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If you are affected by this error, you...
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