Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates - October 2019
Howdy folks A quick run-down on the patch tuesday updates for October 2019 New Security Bulletins : 2019-10 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB4520009) 2019-10 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB4520003) 2019-10 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 (KB4519985) 2019-10 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB4519990) 2019-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows Server
Some asset management issues in DC 10.0.433
Hi. I found some issues in DC 10.0.433 1. On "Computer Details" page "Last Boot Time" field not show value (see screenshot computer-details.jpg), but this value show in computers list view (see screenshot computers-list.jpg) 2. On "System Manager\Services" page services with non-english (russian) name showing as non-localized (see screenshot computer-services.jpg) 3. On "Computer Details" page in "Software" section some rows about software are duplicated (see screenshots computer-software-1.jpg,
Get alerts for inactive user logins for X amount of days
We have the Logged On Users column in Desktop Central. It would be nice to get an email alert if someone hasn't logged on for a set amount of days. 14 days for example. Even better would be to tie it to an OU in AD. We don't always know when contractors leave. Putting contractors in an OU and getting alerts when they haven't logged in for X amount of days would be very beneficial.
Add computer in scope of monitoring and auto add of computers not working
We have DC set to auto import machines from certain AD OU's but it appears to have stopped working. If we do an AD synch it says it has successfully synched, but the machines don't appear. If we go to add computers manually we can see our domain on the left hand pane, but all we get is a spinning circle on the right hand box. We have recently updated to 10.0.433 so I think it may be this, but I can't be sure. I've tried different credentials and nothing seems to work. However in SOM AD Synch settings
Using IP Printer configuration
Hello, I'm having an issue in my Prod environment (Build 419, over 700 nodes, all Windows devices) where when I try to set up the IP Printer configuration, and select the list of networked printers, it tries for a while to display the list, but eventually the message "No printers found" is displayed. The list of network printers displays fine in DEV (Build 414, less than 20 nodes) so it's frustrating the same does not occur in Prod. I have uploaded the server logs to Desktop Central support but
USB real-time email alert
Hello, Is it possible to get real-time email alert if user plugged-in an USB device in his PC? Thanks.
Desktop Central OS deployer module
Hi does anyone have start to finish documentation to setup the OS deployer module in Desktop Central with PXE boot, ME documentation is threadbare and I feel like I'm missing something?
Running Custom Reports
Afternoon All, When I setup and run a custom report it starts out fine. I am able to enter the criteria and run the report. However when I try to sort or export for some reason the number of records jumps into the thousands. The majority of the results don't match my criteria after sorting or exporting. This happens to all reports. I have never seen anything like this. Ed
Audit Block Executable from Desktop Central
Hello Support. We have Desktop Central v10.0.417 and we have configured the Block Executable for the firefox.exe application. This works perfectly. The question is, does Desktop Central have any audits or logs that show if end users have been trying to open the blocked application firefox.exe? We want to know if users have been trying to open a blocked application. Regards. Rafael Vega.
Publish other changelog
Hi Currently, to know what's changed in desktop central you have to enter your current ME DC version's number and then you see a whole list of changes. But when you install an update, another changelog appears which shows the changes clearly per version number. I find that one to be much more useful, to know whether or not an update is necessary for me. Could you please publish that one on your website?
Rename a domain computer via Desktop Central
Hello, I suppose this is quite a basic task, but I failed to find a working solution. Is it possible to rename a domain joined computer via Desktop Central? (Without prompting a user, no immediate restart required) I tried these, but it all failed: https://blogs.manageengine.com/desktop-mobile/desktopcentral/2009/04/13/rename-remote-computer-using-desktop-central.html https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1123641-renaming-pc-remotely-with-powershell-and-manage-engine https://pitstop.manageengine.com/portal/community/topic/is-it-possible-to-change-the-computer-name
Secure Gateway with Global Workforce
We recently purchased Desktop Central with Distribution and Secure Gateway servers. How do most tackle the secure gateway and a global workforce? We have offices across the globe and we will be putting a distribution server in each of our datacenters (2x in US, 1x in UK and 1x in APAC) to services all of our branch offices. All of our users have laptops. I understand that only 1x secure gateway can be configured. What I don’t understand is if we have a secure gateway configured in the US, all remote
Need custome report
Hello there, I need below custom report. Computer name, Operating system, Processor, RAM, Bios release date,Hard disk type, service TAG
Active Directory Reports
We have set up almost all of the AD reports which provide a lot of great information. However we are trying to do our user Attestation and approval of groups, members, and group management. Is there a default or custom report that can provide this info. We are looking to send a report to the manager of each group (or group of groups)to review and approve or change members. Manager A Group 1 member 1 member2 Group 2 Member1 Group 3 <new page, or new report) Manager B group 1 member1 member2 <new
BAT file that executes installed EXE doesn't work
Hi, We're currently implementing DC, so I'm pretty new to this. I'm in the process of rebuilding the packages that we already have in our old solution and there's something that doesn't work in DC. We install a PDF printer on our computers, and that supports creating multiple virtual printer queues with different settings. They are added by running an EXE - that is already installed - with some arguments. I have added the commands to a BAT file and that works fine with our old solution and if I run
Powershel script execution - problem with function included in ps1
Hi I have to run custom script from DC I create package but in field "installation command..." I need tu put this powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File Get-WindowsAutoPilotIHWID.ps1 -OutputFile \\sharedfolder\hwid\%computername%.csv Script execured with success but output location is empty,Also can't find csv file on PC where package was execuded. -outputfle it is parameter from ps1 file Can you help me
Update drivers on endpoints
Does anyone know if I can push the latest drivers for my laptops through desktop central? Specifically, I need to update the wireless drivers on all my laptops. I can touch each one and do it through the manufacturer's support website but I would love to be able to centraly control that!
AD Sync Settings - Question about OU's
I believe I know the answer to this question, but I wanted to verify and I couldn't find it anywhere in official documentation or through questions on this forum. When adding OU's to the AD sync settings in Desktop Central, does it automatically include any "child" OU's listing under the parent or do they each need to be checked individually? Here is an example: https://i.imgur.com/QltYJXn.png
Fully Customizable Dashboard
Bringing this topic back up but is there a Fully Customizable Dashboard on Desktop Central or is there a product that integrates with it that we can use to generate Dashboards? i would like to be able to monitor changes in dynamic groups. Or is there also a way to edit the DPO Dashboard to display information we want?
Attempting to use "import from csv" to add maintenance windows and patch window entries for servers
Hello all, Per the instructions in the help documentation, I have created a csv file in excel with columns for Computer Name and Domain (as they are mandatory) followed by columns for Maintenance Window and Patch Window. I have exported and added the computer names and domains to their respective columns, as well as adding the maintenance and patching info to theirs. However, when I save the excel file as a csv and import it into Desktop Central nothing happens. The info isn't added, there are no
Configuration Target history
We have some software that gets deployed as one-offs as it gets requested, so the Target is changed frequently. Is it possible to see the history of when and which computer the Target has changed to?
Microsoft releases out-of-band security update to fix IE zero-day & Defender bug
1. IE zero day The IE zero day is a very critical vulnerability which can be exploited via Remote Code Execution (RCE). Remote code execution is an attack that can be performed by executing malicious codes from remote location. The IE zero day is tracked with CVE-2019-1367identifier. 2. Microsoft Defender DoS bug Microsoft also released security patches to fix a DoS bug associated with Microsoft Defender. The good news is, to exploit the bug, the attacker first needs to gain access to the victim's
Hardware Report: CPU model
Hi ALL! I need get report about CPU (look at screen) in all my PC - how to ??
Desktop Central Remote Site Modification/Replication Policy
I was having problems with modification of a remote site , specifically installing and configuring OS Deployment Components. I had a previous replication policy configured when testing this feature when it was first released. The symptoms i had experienced: I was unable save OS Deployment Components settings nor would the settings create an image or driver repository profile when saving modified remote site. After working a case with support, the cause was that I had deleted a previously assigned
Unable to create Dia package from template
Hello, I've tried to create and deploy Dia 0.97.2.2 as a package but that failed because the download url seems to be wrong so the package was not created.
PendingFileRenameOperations Error
Recently the Desktop Central Client Pending Operations won’t be deleted from PendingFileRenameOperations with system restart (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager). I have already restarted the client itself and ManageEngine Services but it seems to have no impact. Folowing are the values inside PendingFileRenameOperations file. \??\C:\Program Files (x86)\DesktopCentral_Agent\StartupFile.txt \??\C:\Program Files (x86)\DesktopCentral_Agent\bin\StartupFile.txt I want
Patch Sync Failed
My patch database failed to sync this morning (Saturday). Anyone else getting these messages? The link in the messages is "dead". I am on 10.0.433. Problem Synchronizing Patch Database Details of the latest patches could not be updated due to version incompatibility. Upgrade to the latest hotfix to get this fixed. Patch Sync Failed! Your Patch Database is not up-to date. To synchronize your Patch Database, contact support with server logs
Suppress USB Disabled Messages
Hi there, I've recently enabled securing of USB for my company's domain. There were options to disable CD/DVD as well and I have checked those too. All the functions work fine and well however my desktop users are prompted with the storage device block message prompt each time they login since obviously DC would detect the CD/DVD ROM as it's forever connected. Is there anyway to suppress these messages? Regards, Ernest
RSS feeds
It would be very helpful to have RSS feeds for each subforum, to be able to stay up-to-date with recent topics. I'd rather not like to have such information by email as that would distract me from my work too much
C&C security threat found on Trend DDI from Desktop Central
Hello, I have a question for the community regarding Desktop Central and Trend Micro's DDI box. Since the 5/9/19 we keep seeing C&C activity on our Trends DDI box linking back to Desktop Central running the C&C activity, its not occurring on all computers in the environment and is only happening 2-6 times a day on different devices every time. We were effected by the high CPU usage issues in the last patch but have installed the hotfix and soon to install the latest patch, would any of this cause
Is there a way to manually remove superseded patches from showing in Desktop Central
I've been told that the computers for these patches that have been superseded need to be removed from desktop central. That cannot be the case. Some of the machines are remote users who don't always connect to the companies VPN, thus they aren't reporting all the time. I did however check my missing patches. I have 26 that are marked as superseded. Patch ID Bulletin ID Patch Description 27233 MS19-AUG6 2019-08 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x86-based Systems (KB4512506) 27234
Patch Tuesday September 2019 updates from ManageEngine
Good day. Quick update on the September 2019 Patch Tuesday. New Security Bulletins : 2019-09 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows (KB4516115) 2019-09 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB4516051) 2019-09 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (KB4516033) 2019-09 Security Only Quality Update for Windows Server 2012 (KB4516062) 2019-09 Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB4516064) 2019-09 Cumulative
Disable Windows Store App in Windows 10 Enterprise?
Is there a way to Disable Windows Store App in Windows 10 Enterprise through Desktop Central? Microsoft Tech article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/stop-employees-from-using-the-windows-store Thanks, Josh Build: 10.0.4
No response on Ticket #5361800
Hi, a month ago I opened ticket #5361800 because of a problem with the german translation but still there is no response and I've to redo the fix after every hotfix we apply to our DC instance.
How do I uninstall Desktop Central agent from a Linux client?
Hello all, One of my Ubuntu 18 clients does not scan correctly: "agent version incompatible". I have downloaded the last version and launched the install (as root) which finds the previous versions but fails to uninstall it and setup the new version. Any way to force the upgrade from Desktop Central Server?
KB4512578 Fails to download and fails checksum
27380 MS19-SEP3 2019-09 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems (KB4512578) Looks like this patch may have been re-released, Manage Engine server fails to download, when attempting to download manually and then upload to patch database, I get a checksum error. Please look into. Thank you.
Upgrade your Desktop Central server for continued management of Apple devices!
With just a few days to go for Apple's release of their latest iOS 13 (releasing on September 19th) and macOS 10.15 Catalina operating systems, there's plenty of productivity as well as security driven features to explore. However, it is required to upgrade your Desktop Central server preceding the public release to ensure you can continue managing your Apple devices without any hassles. If your build number is below 10.0.413, click here. If your build number is between 10.0.421 and 10.0.432, click
Uninstall Windows 10 components from Desktop Central
Hello Support. One question. Is it possible to uninstall Windows 10 components from Desktop Central? We need to massively uninstall the SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support and Windows PowerShell 2.0 components Regards. Rafael Vega.
Installed Patches - discrepancy
I have a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter VM that has the Desktop Central Agent installed and the scanning status is showing OK, but for some reason the count (results) showing on Installed Patches differs (show less) from the ones I see on the Installed Updates (Control Panel) inside the machine. How or where does the agent looks for the updates installed and why I'm seeing less updates installed than the currently installed. *Already tried uninstalling and reinstalling the agent *Also tried the PowerShell
Deploying a transformation with a patch
I'm trying to deploy windows 1903 to my encrypted laptops, but I need to include a transformation with it. Is that possible?
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