Software Updates

The Software Update section of client settings controls updates behavior. It is enabled by default, but there are several schedule options within the section that should be adjusted.

The software update scan schedule defaults to every seven days, but should be adjusted to every one days. This allows much more timely information to be collected, such as what updates have been applied. This is reflected in reports, which will be current as of the previous day.

The scheduled deployment reevaluation schedule defaults to every seven days and should be left as is. The schedule determines how often the agent checks to see if it is still in compliance with previous deployments, which might result in updates being deployed.

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