Were pleased to announce that the upcoming release of PME v2.6.x has been provisionally scheduled for 19th April 2022. This release will also include an update to the third-party patch engine.

The below improvements have been added

• Increased timeout of 3rd party patch downloads from 10 to 20 mins
• Added OS architectural scanning to allow support for Microsoft Edge within Third Party Patch
• Improved logic to support discovery of both Windows 10 updates and offer Windows 11 upgrades without reliance on manual change of registry keys.
• Enhanced patch detection scans to find all Microsoft patches including band c and out-of-band patches*

For anyone unfamiliar with the concept of patching bands please see the following link: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-quality-updates-primer/ba-p/2569385