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How to Rollback or Uninstall Third-Party Software Updates in ConfigMgr
How to Rollback or Uninstall Third-Party Software Updates in ConfigMgr This article describes how to rollback/uninstall a third-party software update in Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). We get asked: how do I rollback a third-party update if there are issues in my...
Troubleshooting Clients with Unknown Update State in Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Troubleshooting Clients with Unknown Update State in Configuration Manager (SCCM) We have seen an increase of cases where update states may show as Unknown for a large number of devices. Customers facing this issue will generally see third-party updates not applying...
Intune Win32 Application Failed to install: Powershell script is failed to execute
Intune Win32 Application Failed to install: Powershell script is failed to execute Intune applications created by Patch My PC may give the error Failed to install in some scenarios if the code-signing certificate used to sign the PowerShell detection method script...
Duplicate Patch My PC Category Listed in Software Update Point Products Tab
Duplicate Patch My PC Category Listed in Software Update Point Products Tab Recently, we have seen an increase in customers having an issue where duplicate Patch My PC categories will appear in the software update point products tab. Topics covered in this article:...
How the CVE Import Wizard Works for Matching CVE IDs
The ability to bulk match Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) has been a popular request on our UserVoice. We’re excited to release our CVE Import Wizard feature that will allow you to bulk match a list of CVEs from...
Update CAB Files Deleted from WSUSContent when Using Shared SUSDB
Update CAB Files Deleted from WSUSContent when Using Shared SUSDB We've recently seen an increase in customer cases where published third-party software update (.CAB files) are automatically deleted from the WSUSContent folder. For this scenario, it occurs when...
Installation Fails with MSI Error Code 1603
Installation Fails with Error Code 1603 Installation error 1603 is one of the more common errors we see for application or update installations. This article will review installation error 1603 and explain how to get more details about why the installation failed....
How Publishing Alerts Work in Patch My PC’s Publisher
How Publishing Alerts Work in Patch My PC's Publisher An important factor of third-party patching is staying informed as new updates publish in real-time. Our alerts feature allows you to be notified via the following methods: Email Microsoft Teams webhook...
What Criteria Does Patch My PC Use to Prioritize New Applications and Features?
One of our most common questions is the criteria used when adding new products to our catalog or building new features. In this article, I want to review the process myself (Justin Chalfant, Founder) and our engineering team use when...
Cost Justification and Return on Investment (ROI)
Patch My PC Cost Justification and Return on Investment (ROI) A key part of every company is to reduce overall expenses and increase efficiencies where possible. This article will cover some of the benefits and cost justifications provided by Patch My PC's products...
The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.
The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel. The error "The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel." can happen during any download HTTP request. This error generally will correspond to firewalls, proxies or DNS...
When and How to Republish Patch My PC Third-Party Updates
When and How to Republish Patch My PC Third-Party Applications & Updates In this article, the topic of republishing updates in Patch My PC will be explained in detail. At a high level, we will discuss the following topics in this article: What is Republishing...
How to Remove Third-Party Updates from WSUS and SCCM
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. Topics covered in this article: Option...
What Are Metadata-Only Updates and How to Download and Deploy Metadata-Only Updates?
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. Topics...
a network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to sql server.
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...