We’re pleased to announce that further to our update a few weeks ago, we’re now ready with the next set of Automated Tasks, bringing the total up to 60 new tasks. The new scripts expand the tool set available at your disposal for offering proactive maintenance, faster remediation, and greater automation across the devices you manage.

Note that the new tasks are Release Candidate scripts that require the RC Agent (v10.3.0 an up) to run. We recommend you try them out locally on test machines first.

The new Automated Tasks…
Here is the full list of new tasks we’re adding. It includes a new ‘Uninstall Application (MSI)’ script allowing you to uninstall software. We also have a set of Hyper-V tasks in the list. The rest of the list (the light grey scripts) are now in progress and we hope to release those in the weeks ahead.

• User Control (23)
  Add User to Domain Group (new)
  Add User To Local Group (new)
  Add/Remove User From Admin Group
  Create AD Group
  Create AD User
  Create Local User
  Delete AD Group
  Delete AD User
  Disable Guest Account
  Disable Local User
  Disable UAC (new)
  Enable local user account
  Enable UAC
  Is UAC Enabled
  Logoff the Current User
  Remove Domain User from Local Group (new)
  Remove Local Profile
  Remove User from Domain Group (new)
  Rename Local Administrator Account
  Require AD User Password Change (new)
  Set AD user password
  Unlock and Reset Local User Password (new)
  Unlock Local User Account (new)

• System Control (24)
  Backup All Event Logs
  Check Disk
  Cleanse Hard Disk
  Clear Server DNS Cache
  Create Mapped Drive
  Create Mapped Drive (Persist)
  Delete All Mapped Drives
  Disable CD-ROM (new)
  Disable USB
  Disable Wireless Adapters (new)
  Disk Maintenance (new)
  Empty Recycle Bin
  Enable CD-ROM (new)
  Enable USB
  Enable Wireless Adapters (new)
  Force Windows Updates
  Get Basic System Details (new)
  Get Full System Details
  Machine restart with prompt
  Map Network Printer (new)
  Renew DHCP
  Set Default Printer
  Set Power Plan
  Synchronize Domain Controller (new)

• Application Control (12)
  Attach Database
  Compress File
  Compress Folder
  Count Files in Folder
  Search for File
  Get Installed Applications
  Get Mapped Drives (Persistent)
  Get Startup Applications
  Set Default IE Homepage (new)
  SQL Server Details (new)
  Start IIS Website
  Stop IIS Website

• Security (7)
  Disable Firewall
  Enable Firewall
  Lock Workstation (does not work on Windows 7)
  Lockdown Machine
  Reset Firewall Settings
  Windows Defender Full Scan
  Windows Defender Quick Scan

• Exchange (2)
  Exchange Default Collection
  Fix Outlook Connection Issues

• Install / Remove Software (5)
  Uninstall Application (MSI) (new)
  Install software from FTP
  Install software from Amazon (new)
  Install software from a Server
  Install software from a URL (Note this script does not require the new RC Agent and can be used with the current GA Agent)

• Virtualization (5)
  Restart Hyper-V VM (new)
  Resume Hyper-V VM (new)
  Reset Hyper-V VM (new)
  Shutdown Hyper-V VM (new)
  Pause Hyper-V VM (new)

Here are the release notes for today’s update…

Summary for Service Release
– Customer service priorities
– Dashboard v6.22.3
– No agent change

Dashboard v6.22.3
FEATURE: 28 new Automated Tasks (requires RC Agent v10.3.0 and up)
UPDATE: Improve performance of Monitoring Templates to handle thousands of devices when applying a Template
UPDATE: Add support for GA Agent v9.13.8 with Site Installation Package for Windows XP and Server 2003 devices
UPDATE: Windows Service Checks to store 30 days’ worth of events data