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@jermainewalkes jermainewalkes released this 27 Jul 05:25
v1.20.5
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PatchWalker 1.20.5 rolls up everything since 1.20.2 - a security and correctness hardening pass plus a batch of new capability.

New

  • Update approvals / KB blocklist - decline or defer specific updates across the whole fleet.
  • Repair Windows Update - reset a machine's update components remotely to clear a corrupt update store (errors like 0x8024200B).
  • Chat notifications - Microsoft Teams, Slack or a generic JSON webhook, alongside email.
  • Reboot (Notify) install option - gives logged-in users a grace-period warning before a restart.
  • Update classification - Security / Critical / Feature / Driver / Definition shown in the worklist.
  • Offline error-code explanations - plain-English cause and fix for common Windows Update, MSI and Linux package errors, with no internet required.
  • Stale-machine reporting - surface machines not checked in for a set number of days, with CSV export.
  • openSUSE / zypper support.
  • History retention controls - prune old activity so the database does not grow without bound.

Improved

  • Accessibility: keyboard-reorderable dashboard widgets and cleaner screen-reader navigation.
  • Scheduled update checks now run through the job queue for more reliable, non-overlapping runs.

Fixed

  • Machines with a name longer than 15 characters now enrol with their full hostname, fixing a Kerberos/WinRM connection failure.
  • Linux installs now apply exactly the packages you select (previously upgraded everything).
  • Per-update install results are recorded accurately in history.
  • Maintenance windows are now a hard deadline for scheduled installs.

SHA-256: a88204c8bf81fd3fa4139024e6ce45113cba282e9fb33e3b1fb9f97cac783ea6
Source commit: d7b17ba

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