PDQ Deploy 18 or Later Required to Download New and Updated Packages

Purpose:

You’d like to continue downloading new packages from the Package Library after 15 October 2019.

Background:

Beginning on 15 October 2019, version 18 of PDQ Deploy will be required to download new packages from the Package Library. This requirement includes updates to existing packages.

We will continue to support PDQ Deploy 17 for new packages and package updates to allow time for you to upgrade to Deploy 18. However, most packages downloaded with Deploy 17 will have O/S conditions set to ALL instead of the specific OSes that should be targeted.

This change will allow the packaging team to make use of newer features and to target Windows Server 2019.

Resolution:

We encourage you to update to Deploy 18 as soon as you are able. In order for Deploy and Inventory to integrate properly, we recommend updating Inventory to version 18 as well.

Updating can be done in a variety of ways:

• From within Deploy and Inventory, click Help > Check for Update
• Click on the New Version is Available link in the bottom corner of Deploy and Inventory
• Visit this page to download the latest versions of Deploy and Inventory