We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Patch Management Engine.
Due to the urgent need to accommodate Microsoft’s recent changes to patch titles, this version will directly launch to General Availability (GA) for both N-central and N-sight.
Microsoft Patch Title Changes
Microsoft has recently indicated potential modifications to the titles of patches. Consequently, we have implemented compensatory actions in PME to mitigate these structural changes.
Please note that any automatic approvals based on keywords may not function correctly in the future if they rely on the current title structure.
New format: YYYY-MM UpdateType (KBnnnnnnn) (FeatureUpdate.Build)
UpdateType examples: Security Update, Preview Update, .Net Framework Security Update
Example: 2025-11 Security Update (KB5034123) (26100.4747)
Support for the 25H2 Feature Update via Enablement Package
Changes have been made to allow users to detect and update to the 25H2 Feature Update using the Enablement Package.
Applies to users on 24H2 with the August Cumulative Update Preview Patch or later already applied.
Enablement Packages enable users to ‘switch on’ the 25H2 update with a small update and a reboot.
For users on earlier editions of Windows 11 or Windows 10, we will soon offer the ESD file route, which employs the OS switch technique, installing a new OS alongside the original.
Approvals.xml issues
We have addressed a problem where errors encountered when trying to connect to Microsoft’s Update servers could lead to unexpected content in the N-central approvals.xml file.
Supersedence improvements
We have improved the logic in our supersedence calculations related to installation dates.
Resolved Bugs Tagged to Support Cases
PMCM-10985: Additional improvements and fixes.
PMCM-10900: Addressed problems where errors encountered when connecting to Microsoft’s Update servers led to unexpected content in the N-central approvals.xml file.
PMCM-9229: Improved the logic in our supersedence calculations related to installation dates.
| Application | Version Number |
| PME | 2.13.6.5587 |
| MSPPlatform | 2.13.6.5093 |
| PME.Diagnostics | 2.13.6.5018 |
| PME.ThirdPartyPatch | 2.13.2.5023 |