This release contains a variety of features, improvements, and fixes, as noted below.

ImprovementsCopy Link

  • Adds access to wsyncmgr.log in remote console sessions.
  • Reuses cached Intune sign-in tokens to reduce repeated authentication requests during tenant syncs.
  • Improves accessibility, keyboard navigation, and readability across the Publisher.
  • Consolidates product configuration menus.

FixesCopy Link

  • Fixes next-run calculations for Monthly and Custom schedules, including the Last weekday.
  • Prevents Publisher from waiting indefinitely for feature checks behind TLS-inspecting proxies.
  • Restores support for UNC Additional Content paths when copying pre-install and post-install scripts during sync.
  • Refreshes schedule information in remote console sessions without restarting Publisher.
  • Refreshes settings-save status in remote console sessions.
  • Identifies products managed through Patch My PC Cloud for coexistence indicators and overlapping-deployment warnings.
  • Expands folders containing the current console-folder selection after refresh.
  • Fixes content-copy errors when users with Publisher Intune permissions apply settings.
  • Preserves app selections from both administrators when separate sessions merge settings.
  • Updates published Intune application descriptions during metadata sync to reflect changes made in Publisher.
  • Preserves the default language when clearing the conflicting-process language filter.
  • Clarifies custom application property validation messages, including missing icon files, before saving.
  • Fixes settings saves rejecting unchanged Intune or SMTP OAuth secrets because saved sign-in address formats differ.
  • Revises published WSUS EXE updates when installer return codes no longer match the expected configuration.
  • Saves custom installer return codes in the Configuration Wizard only when they differ from defaults.
  • Uses catalog-defined installer return codes by default for WSUS, Configuration Manager, and Intune publishing.
  • Fixes Configuration Manager content-folder renaming for paths ending in a backslash.
  • Renames existing Configuration Manager content folders before writing replacement content when enabled, avoiding access-denied errors during in-place updates.
  • Limits concurrent Intune report requests during background reporting.
  • Allows on-demand App Manager requests to proceed during background Intune reporting.
  • Defers settings backups delayed by the frequency limit so recent settings changes reach a later backup.
  • Preserves existing SMS Provider connection settings when configuration is canceled.
  • Hides WSUS and Configuration Manager schedule targets when their publishing options are disabled.
  • Requires priority-only schedules to meet every configured priority threshold.
  • Preserves the disabled state of the install-behavior option instead of showing it as enabled.
  • Retains Configuration Manager applications by supersedence order and creation time to prevent deleting newer applications when publish dates match.
  • Hardens Publisher self-update installer staging.
  • Removes the misleading open-folder instruction from Manage Scripts.
  • Updates the tray “Configure External Access” option to match current feature availability in the Advanced tab.
  • Saves Configuration Wizard quick options for newly selected publishing targets without reverting selections.
  • Saves “Pause” settings for newly selected publishing targets without losing selections.