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Enable WSUS Client Trace Logging
In this article, we will discuss how to enable trace logging for the Windows Update Agent on a Windows device. This can also be considered debug, or verbose logging. With this enabled the...
Trace
Cody Mathis
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Apache Log4j Vulnerability CVE-2021-44228
Patch My PC engineers are hard at work monitoring and releasing catalog updates as they are released by vendors, and the Patch My PC Publisher does not use the Log4J library. Patch My PC...
Apache Log4j
Jake Shackelford
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An error occurred while extracting the certificate from WSUS: Access is denied
Determine if You are Affected Publishing may fail on Server 2012 / 2016 with the following error message in the PatchMyPC.log: An error occurred while extracting the certificate from WSUS:...
Failed to Extract the Certificate
Andrew Jimenez
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How to Rollback or Uninstall Third-Party Updates in Intune
This article describes how to rollback/uninstall a third-party update in Intune. We get asked: how do I rollback a third-party update if there are issues in my environment? This guide will...
Priscilla Leon
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The Simple Guide to WSUS Maintenance and Optimization in ConfigMgr
In this article, we are going to break down the key factors involved in ensuring your WSUS server and software update point are healthy and optimized for performance. There are many excellent guides...
Optimization
Justin Chalfant
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Failed to create temp file with GetTempFileName() at temp location . error 80
Error 80, or 0x80070050, generally occurs when attempting to download software updates (whether third party updates or Microsoft updates) into a deployment package. When attempting to download an...
Adam Cook
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Deploying Additional Language Packs to Firefox
This article will demonstrate how you can leverage our Publisher’s ability to Add custom pre/post scripts to allow you to add additional language packs to Firefox and configure it to use the...
Firefox
Scott McAllister
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Export Publisher Product List
In this article, we will cover the feature with the Publisher that allows you to export the current list of enabled products and their right-click configurations. How to use it This option is...
Export
Cody Mathis
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Free Power BI Report for Microsoft and Third-Party Updates in Configuration Manager
The Patch My PC Power BI dashboard can monitor the compliance and deployment of third-party and Microsoft security updates through Configuration Manager. Video Guide for Power Bi...
PowerBi
Jordan Benzing
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New Categorization Methodology for Patch My PC Java Releases
In July 2021, Patch My PC added a new flavor of OpenJDK – Zulu JDK. With this new addition we are trying a new methodology for the JRE/JDK releases. If this new methodology proves to be...
Andrew Jimenez