Windows Beta 34b – Focus on reporting and installation

Features

• Updated digital signing removes the Watchman Monitoring brand from the install process.
• Custom .RTF file now used for pre-install message (see Custom Branding)
• Add post-install dialog (Support for custom RTF summary is planned)
• More efficient reporting, with support for report retrying failed reports

Changes

• Better builder log messaging
• Fixed issues with builder file deletion prevented on locked .msi files
• Correct log message for last report that output the incorrect date\
• Logs now include a single last report log, the last 10mb of failed logs, and the last 10mb of successful logs
• Reworked rate limiting
• Full decoupling of updates from the report loop
• More efficient log writing

Bug Fixes

• Remove hyper-v false positive
• Fixes an issue where the agent failed to report on certain .net versions

This beta release focuses on stability, especially in our new Hyper V plugin. We’re also bringing in more of our Mac version’s features, including customizable welcome pages for each subscriber. If you have already enabled Custom Branding, this is a free add on for you, as there is never a fee to take advantage of new Custom Branding offerings.

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