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Advanced Configurations Using Registry Values for Publisher
In this article, we will describe some advanced settings you can make using registry values for our Publisher.
There are some scenarios where we need to change a default behavior to address...
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Patch My PC Publisher Now Writes to the Windows Event Log
We recently had a customer request our Publishing Service save certain events of publishing operations to the Windows event log.
In the customer’s scenario, they wanted to automate specific...
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How to use the ConfigMgr Application Manager to Delete Applications Created by Patch My PC
How to Delete Applications Created by Patch My PC in SCCM
In this article, we will review how to delete applications created by Patch My PC from SCCM.
There are a few scenarios where you may want to...
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Automatically Enable Products Based on SCCM Inventory Scans
Today, we are excited to release a new feature that allows automated scanning and product enablement based on products being detected in your environment.
This new feature is directly from...
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Troubleshooting Why Third-Party Updates Don’t Show in SCCM
In this article, we will review the process to troubleshoot why third-party software update(s) may not appear in the SCCM console All Software Updates node.
It’s essential to understand the...
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Minimum Permissions Required for Publisher to Scan SCCM Database
For the Publisher to use the Scan SCCM for Management Applications feature, you will need to ensure the user or SYSTEM has rights to the SCCM SQL database.
This article describes the minimum...
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Remote WSUS connection is not HTTPS. This prevents software update point from getting the signing certificate for third-party updates.
Since the release of Configuration Manager 1806, some customers report that the WSUS signing certificate isn’t being populated in the Third Party Updates tab of the software update point. It...
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Publishing operation failed, too many locally published categories.
We periodically get reports about the error Publishing operation failed, too many locally published categories when publishing third-party updates. In this article, we will review the root...
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How to Disable Timestamping for Patch My PC Update Publishing
By default, we will always Timestamp third-party update content when publishing third-party updates to WSUS.
Timestamping can be helpful because even after the WSUS Signing...
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Applications Fail in Task Sequence Error: AuthorizationManager check failed 0x87d00327
Since releasing our new application creation and management feature a few weeks back, we have noticed some customers opening cases with regards to trouble getting the applications to install during...
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