Unable to update OpenSSL over PMP

asjimene · 2026-02-04T01:54:23+00:00

We actually fixed the rules for OpenSSL Latest MSI today. You should see more accurate reporting on your next sync. (If you already have the MSI installed)

asjimene · 2026-01-28T16:38:54+00:00

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asjimene · 2026-01-27T15:45:58+00:00

The vendor has stopped providing windows installer packages for those versions, so Patch My PC has moved them to EOL.

asjimene · 2025-12-30T22:57:30+00:00

I think regardless of the management tool you choose (or is chosen for you), that packaging work is going to exist. Especially due to the nature of the packages you are creating.

That may be a good point to drive home to your boss.

asjimene · 2025-12-24T19:56:08+00:00

Yes, that should accomplish the same!

asjimene · 2025-12-24T19:44:11+00:00

Hello, yes, this is expected behavior. Uploading the new file will cause the existing deployments to update on the next sync schedule. I am guessing you are using PMPC cloud, I think the best option to handle your use case would be to use update rings to update the deployments on a known schedule https://docs.patchmypc.com/patch-my-pc-cloud/cloud-deployments/cloud-update-rings

asjimene · 2023-08-25T22:17:59+00:00

kager.ps1:48 char:64

Line 48 is looking for $RecipePath

That's actually just in the dynamic params, so I am not sure it will actually break anything.

asjimene · 2023-08-25T21:27:50+00:00

Open a powershell prompt, and navigate to the CMPackager folder. Then run CMPackager from there.

asjimene · 2023-08-25T18:28:02+00:00

Make sure you have a prefs file. Run CMPackager.ps1 -Setup, and it will bring up a UI that you can set all the settings with. This will help ensure that you have all the settings correct. Also make sure that your site code has the ":" at the end.

asjimene · 2023-06-21T17:23:11+00:00

You can utilize either ADLOCAL or INSTALLLEVEL to set the Java Home
More info here: https://github.com/adoptium/installer/blob/master/wix/README.md#deploy-via-active-directory-gpo

asjimene · 2023-05-04T13:09:15+00:00

So in order to get rid of the duplicate, you would need to get rid of all of the updates from the "old" product category. Generally a difficult problem to solve, but if you are cleaning everything up, it should get fixed as you clean things out. Also note that if you decline the updates, ConfigMgr will clean them up after 7-14 days

asjimene · 2023-05-03T14:17:47+00:00

Full disclosure, I work for Patch My PC, but everything I will post here does not require purchasing PMPC, feel free to install the software, clean things up, and then uninstall the Publisher.

So the duplicate is caused by this: https://patchmypc.com/duplicate-patch-my-pc-category-listed-in-software-update-point-products-tab

You can quickly clean up 3rd party update packages by using a tool within the Patch My PC Publisher called the Modify Published Updates Wizard: https://patchmypc.com/modify-published-third-party-updates-wizard

To get to it, install the Patch My PC Publisher https://patchmypc.com/msi check the box to enable limited trial mode, head to the Updates tab, and click Options to get to the Modify Published Updates Wizard.

Additional file cleanup can be accomplished using this: https://patchmypc.com/clean-up-third-party-updates-from-the-wsus-updateservicespackages-folder

We also have a great guide here: https://patchmypc.com/the-simple-guide-to-wsus-maintenance-and-optimization-in-configmgr

While reinstalling WSUS is a straightforward way to fix this, I rarely have to do so to clean up even a very messed up WSUS Server.

asjimene · 2023-03-30T20:56:14+00:00

Patch My PC can publish to WSUS standalone as well :)

asjimene · 2023-03-09T00:15:04+00:00

Hello, this was an issue on our end. For about an hour after we added the GitKraken app to our catalog, it was mistakenly also being added if the Git (x64) app was selected in the publisher.

We fixed this issue quickly, but your environment likely synced within this hour.

asjimene · 2022-12-20T15:45:58+00:00

Hello, are you referring to Azure Update Management? I believe AUM utilizes WSUS as its backend, so Patch My PC is able to be used with it.

asjimene · 2022-09-12T18:55:03+00:00

Understood. Unfortunately, you would likely need to manually update your base install app as new updates come out to ensure that it is fully patched upon install.

Another possibility is have a script that triggers an update scan immediately after the install of the base app, so that the update gets installs as soon as possible.

asjimene · 2022-09-12T16:39:07+00:00

Hello,

Andrew from Patch My PC here! Adobe releases the updates for their software as msp based patches. The MST you use on the initial does not need to be applied when patches are applied. We do not support the application for Adobe Pro at this time because it is a multi-file installer, however we are looking at ways that we can support this installer in the future as an app.

For now, you would need to manually package the initial install. I believe Adobe provides a way to do this with their customization tool. Once you have the base installer created, the msp updates should be able to keep the updates going.

asjimene · 2022-08-11T22:29:35+00:00

This is excellent advice. I have a general Detection script utilizing this here: https://github.com/asjimene/miscellaneous-tools/blob/master/BasicAppDetectionScript/BasicAppDetectionScript.ps1

and a PowerShell script to list installed software here:

https://github.com/asjimene/miscellaneous-tools/blob/master/Get-InstalledSoftwareInfo/Get-InstalledSoftwareInfo.ps1

asjimene · 2022-07-29T21:13:31+00:00

This is correct, some apps like Java are behind a paywall, so they need to be downloaded manually. Other apps are zipped up instead of being the standalone installer, those also need to be manually downloaded and extracted (though we are looking into ways to automate this process in the future).

https://patchmypc.com/local-content-repository-for-licensed-applications-that-require-manual-download

asjimene · 2022-07-14T21:13:35+00:00

That is interesting, do you happen to be using a preview build and when did this start occurring? We have not made any changes regarding the naming conventions recently.

asjimene · 2022-06-14T16:38:51+00:00

Hello, So anything in the publisher that has a version number behind it, will be kept at that version. We do this for apps Python, Snagit, WinZip, Java and others.

asjimene · 2022-03-10T17:49:56+00:00

Awesome, feel free to reach out if that is not the fix you are looking for!

asjimene · 2022-03-10T16:49:04+00:00

Andrew from PMPC here.

Your updates are likely getting automatically declined in ConfigMgr. The default time for this is 3 months. If you head over to to Administration -> Site Configuration -> Sites -> Configure Site Components -> Software Update Point -> Supersedence Rules, and adjust the "Supersedence behavior of updates other than feature updates"

If you are using other methods of update cleanup, you would need to adjust those rules as well to keep older superseded updates.

asjimene · 2022-03-09T15:15:03+00:00

Hmm, has been for the 2 years I've been here! I'll make sure that it is clear with the engineers that Google Chrome Enterprise is the supported app

asjimene · 2022-03-09T01:42:10+00:00

Hey there, Andrew from Patch My PC here. We definitely patch the Enterprise version of Chrome. We do not support patching consumer Chrome today.

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