N-central & N-sight: Linux joins Windows and macOS in Take Control

Posted on July 9, 2026 by brianmackie

With this release, Linux moves closer to full parity with Windows and macOS in N-central and N-sight. Technicians can now manage, patch, assess vulnerabilities, run scripts, and start remote access sessions on Linux endpoints using the same workflows they already know. Remote access is the newest piece of that story. 

From Assets View, Linux endpoints are now reachable through Take Control, closing a gap that previously forced teams to reach for out-of-band tooling. 

How to turn it on for your account 

To enable Take Control for Linux in your account, click the Request Linux remote access button on the Asset Details slide-out panel for a Linux device in Assets View.

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Risk Intelligence 16.2

Posted on July 3, 2026 by sebastianantonescu

We’re pleased to announce an upcoming release for N-able Risk Intelligence, scheduled for delivery starting on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026.

This release is focused on upgrades to our back-end systems addressing several security related improvements, and infrastructure enhancements, while also introducing a UI option for device blocking.

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Release Take Control – Standalone Mac Agent 6.00.73

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Júlio Barbas

This release includes important stability and connectivity fixes for the Take Control Mac Agent.

Fixes

  • Fixed issues that could cause connections to macOS devices to fail, get stuck in a loop, or disconnect unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue on the Lock Computer action.
  • Fixed a copy and paste issue during sessions from Mac Viewer to Windows devices.
  • Fixed an issue where the Request Logs command failed to upload some agent details.
  • Fixed an issue where the agent installer would not accept the PIN code generated from the Take Control console.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the automatic update process to fail.

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Advanced Notice: Update to N-sight MAV Bitdefender Agent to 8.26.5.640 

Posted on July 2, 2026 by sebastianantonescu

Over the coming week, we will be releasing an update to MAV agents, starting Tuesday, July 7. The changes will be available across all regions by end of week (July 10). Schedule:

Starting Tuesday July 7th and available in all regions by end of week.

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What’s New in Cove 26.6 – Cove DRaaS Enhancements

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Matt Baylis

In Cove 26.6, we’ve made significant enhancements to Cove DRaaS including the ability to expose recovered servers to the internet to keep critical internet-facing services online and the ability to launch remote sessions into recovered servers.

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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.17 – General Availability

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Júlio Barbas

A new version of the Patch Management Engine is being made available to N-central and N-sight. This release focuses on improving checkpoint update detection ahead of Cumulative Update installation and enhancing download fallback behaviour for devices on slow or congested networks.

Improvements Included

  • Improved checkpoint update detection for Cumulative Update installation: Improves how PME determines whether a required checkpoint update is already installed on a device prior to Cumulative Update installation, reducing unnecessary installation attempts and preventing errors caused by missing prerequisite baselines. (PMCM-11329)
  • Improved download fallback behaviour on slow networks: Enhances how PME handles patch downloads in environments where the probe connection is slow, increasing the default probe download timeout and better differentiating between a stalled transfer and a slow-but-progressing download before falling back to direct internet access. (PMCM-11806)
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Announcing the GA of N-central 2026.3

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Sasha Papov

We are excited to announce that N-central 2026.3 is now available. Please use the following links for Release Notes and download:

Release Notes 2026.3
Download link 2026.3 (login required)

Download link 2026.3 – CMMC (login required)

What’s New in N-central 2026.3

N-central 2026.3 focuses on improving performance, scalability, and operational reliability, helping IT teams manage larger environments more efficiently while maintaining consistent, predictable operations.

In addition to core performance improvements, this release introduces enhancements across filtering, agent processing, integrations, asset synchronization, and platform architecture.

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Vulnerability Management – software-scanner.exe 6.14.6

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Geoff Green

This update resolves an issue where temporary scan folders (WAAPI*) in C:\Windows\Temp could be left behind if no user was logged in when a scan completed.

Fixes

  • Temporary folder cleanup issue resolved – Fixed a bug where WAAPI* folders created in C:\Windows\Temp directory during software detection scans were not always removed if no active user session was logged on at scan completion.

Improvements

  • Automatic cleanup of existing temporary folders – The scanner now removes any previously orphaned WAAPI* folders in C:\Windows\Temp during subsequent scheduled scans, including those created prior to this update, even if no user is logged on to the device.
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Patch Management Engine (PME) 2.13.17 – Release Candidate

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Júlio Barbas

A new version of the Patch Management Engine is being made available to N-central as a Release Candidate. This release focuses on improving checkpoint update detection ahead of Cumulative Update installation and enhancing download fallback behaviour for devices on slow or congested networks.

Improvements Included

  • Improved checkpoint update detection for Cumulative Update installation: Improves how PME determines whether a required checkpoint update is already installed on a device prior to Cumulative Update installation, reducing unnecessary installation attempts and preventing errors caused by missing prerequisite baselines. (PMCM-11329)
  • Improved download fallback behaviour on slow networks: Enhances how PME handles patch downloads in environments where the probe connection is slow, increasing the default probe download timeout and better differentiating between a stalled transfer and a slow-but-progressing download before falling back to direct internet access. (PMCM-11806)
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Release Take Control – Android Console and Applet

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Júlio Barbas

What’s New

Keyboard Input Support for Android Remote Control: Technicians can now type text directly into the remote Android device during a session. Combined with the existing tap and swipe support, this makes it possible to complete most common support tasks without needing the end user to type on their behalf.

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