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• Deploying Adobe Reader with GFI LanGuard

  Process   Open the GFI LanGuard Console. Go to Remediation Tab > Deploy Custom Software. Under Specify the Software to Be Deployed, click the Add button and point to the Adobe Reader Installer file. U...

• Resolving Patch Deployment Timeout Error "Timed out: The Patch Agent did not respond in the permitted time interval" for Remediation or Auto-Remediation Jobs

  Overview When deploying patches or large packages with the LanGuard, the following error message is displayed in the Remediation job details: Timed out: The Patch Agent did not respond in the permitte...

• Why do I have Remediation Problems with Third-Party Application Updates and Patches Failing to Download?

  Overview The GFI LanGuard remediation jobs fail to download the third party application updates and patches and display errors such as: 'Not Found' 'The file was downloaded, but the file size did not ...

• Deploying Custom Software on Remote Machines with the GFI LanGuard Server

  Overview You want to remotely deploy third-party software or application to the servers and workstations in your organization network-wide. This article describes all the software (.msi packages for t...

• Why do Windows Feature Updates Ignore the After Deployment Options and Reboot After Patching?

  Overview Windows Feature Updates (e.g. 1903, 1909, 2004, 20H2) ignore the After Deployment 'do not reboot' option and restart the server anyway. Occasionally, other upgrades or custom software updates...

• Configuring Auto-Remediation Messages in GFI LanGuard

  Overview This article guides you on how to customize predefined messages shown to a user when LanGuard is performing remediation operations and set the message language according to the scan target's ...

• Understanding Auto-Remediation

  Overview This article explains things that are important to know when considering and setting up patch auto-deployment, automatic software installation, or de-installation using GFI LanGuard. For the ...

• Automatic Remediation Functions

  Information Automatic-Remediation enables you to automatically download and deploy missing patches as well as uninstall unauthorized applications during scheduled operations, automatically. IMPORTANT:...

• What types of updates does Patch Management support?

  AnswerPatch Management supports the following update categories: Security Updates Critical Updates Updates Update Rollups Feature Packs Service Packs Patch Management currently does not support the fo...

• Vulnerabilities Level Is Red After the Vulnerabilities Have Been Acknowledged

  Overview The Vulnerabilities level is still showing in red after the vulnerabilities have been acknowledged.   Root Cause The client computer is scanning for vulnerabilities using a different scan pro...