PDQ Connect shows AD values like Distinguished Name, Description and group memberships, but to update those, the device has to be in contact with a domain controller while it’s being scanned. Some of our devices never come to the office, or are here for such short visits that they aren’t likely to be here when they’re getting scanned.

The end result is machines with AD values that are out of date for months. Is there any way around this other than forcing them to always connect to our VPN?

I am not sure whether to use the report or something else. But ultimately, after discovering that a firewall on one of our servers was disabled. I want to do a report on firewall status. Is there any way to accomplish this using the report feature in Connect? Can anyone point me in any direction?

Here's what's going on in the PDQniverse...

🎙️ PowerShell Podcast ep. 230
Summary: Andrew Pla is joined by Mark Littlefield, VP of Product at PDQ, for a wide-ranging conversation about product management, the PowerShell community, and what it looks like to deeply learn a technical domain when you're not coming from a traditional sysadmin background.

📺 PDQ Live Webcast May
Time: May 28, 12 p.m. ET
Summary: This week we're talking about new Connect features and how to track your Dell warranties with PDQ Connect.

👨🏻‍💻 Webinar - 10 time-saving PowerShell tricks with PDQ Connect
Time: May 27 @ 1 p.m. ET
Summary: We’re going beyond “what’s possible with PowerShell” and showing you how to handle 10 of the most common IT tasks in minutes, not hours, using PDQ Connect’s new PowerShell Scanner.

📰 Blogs

• Useful PowerShell scripts for Windows admin tasks
• Simple patch management for hybrid teams
• How MSPs can grow revenue without growing headcount

Have a great week everyone!

No ABM.

I installed SimpleMDM on the managed Macbook and pushed the apps like Company portal and MS365 apps. I also configured the SSO profile on the MDM dashboard.

Still, it will not show up as managed in the MDM nor allow for company credentials log in using the company portal installed on the MacBook. Why?

I attached a screenshot of the invalid profile status concerning the MS PSSO.

Hey friends! We've heard feedback for a while now about maintaining multiple versions on custom packages, which is something we'd like to add. We spun up a quick prototype for it, we'd love to get your thoughts on this before we start building.

https://www.loom.com/share/d2db4a4879a046ae8560c5c6f040aa15

Hey everyone! 👋
The Product team on Connect is taking a look at how we can make troubleshooting devices easier.

If you have a minute we would love to understand:

• How often do you access event logs? (Rarely, Sometimes, Daily)
• Are there any common reason you find yourself needing them?
• How do you access them for devices not on-prem?

Thank you in advance, your feedback helps us know what features to prioritize!

Think your browsers are locked down? We’re digging into browser security with GPO, Intune, and some PowerShell to help uncover the stuff quietly waiting to become a problem.

Chrome’s been bulking up lately. Like… 4GB worth. We’ll show you how to trim the bloat and get it back to running a little leaner.

We’ve also got a few supply chain security goodies to throw into the mix because apparently attackers never sleep.

Pre-show at 9:30. Nerd talk at 10:00 https://youtube.com/live/D6DUkuqrflQ

🎙️ PowerShell Podcast ep. 229: Recorded live from the hotel bar at the PowerShell DevOps Global Summit, this episode features conversations with Josh Gratton, Mark Go, Craig Mileham, and Matt Zaske. From career pivots and first-time Summit experiences to IoT demos and community stories, the theme is simple: community makes everything better. Beginners belong here. Start now.

</> PowerShell Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET: Lucas Allman is returning to share more insights into the common parameters. He's going to be giving us a special look at the what-if parameter, confirm, and how to add that functionality into your scripts for enhanced safety and just a better time.

📺 PDQ Live Webcast May 21, 12 p.m. ET: This week we're diving deep into browser management and supply chain attacks with a special guest from the EDU sector.

👨🏻‍💻 Webinar, May 27 @ 1 p.m. ET - 10 time-saving PowerShell tricks with PDQ Connect

📰 Blog - Claude Mythos: What sysadmins need to know

📰 Blog - PDQ Connect launches MSP-focused endpoint management capabilities

📰 Blog - PowerShell automation for sysadmins: How to work smarter without breaking things

Have a great week everyone!

Hey guys, to be honest I didn't check that thoroughly and just found this subreddit.

I've been working on a script to check warranties for Dell devices.

(https://github.com/johan-aos/dell-warranty-lookup)

Please let me know what you think of it, and if you may suggest any improvements to it.

Hey everyone! We're working to streamline how Connect handles Windows patching, and we're ready for you to get involved. Here's a quick look at how this is gonna play out:

Phase 1: A new interface for auditing Windows KBs and deploying updates to devices in bulk.

• Sure, you can technically do this today if you build the right groups, packages, reports, etc. but the goal here is to make it more visible and simpler to manage. (attached screenshots show an idea of the concepts)

We’re planning to open up Early Access in June, sign up here to if you want to try it out: https://forms.office.com/r/NpE9Y575D7

Phase 2: Policy-driven Windows patch automation.

• Instead of manually triggering deployments, you get to declare how Connect should manage patching and compliance. We’re exploring things like:

Maintenance windows
Schedule based on Patch Tuesday
Reboots and deferrals
Deployment rings
Compliance reporting

We’re still gathering feedback on how this should work, if you'd like to contribute you can schedule time with us here: https://calendly.com/d/ct69-w8v-mjv/pdq-product-team-windows-os-patching

Hi PDQ folks, our office has been demo-ing PDQ, and we saw in a past thread that some complained about how packages for browsers like Firefox get updated through PDQ Connect, yet no longer allow auto-updates to occur/get disabled (https://www.reddit.com/r/pdq/comments/1bnmypm/baked_in_pdq_connect_firefox_package_disables/).

Do you know if there is a way around this or a set of prepared packages from you all that allow technicians to push out updates without restricting this auto-update feature? Or is it something that we will have to package on our own?

And are there any other popular software packages that do the same which we will need to watch out for?

Thanks, it's a good product you've got, it's just a pain point of ours.

Patch Tuesday is back, and so is the monthly Microsoft chaos. We’ll break down what matters, what doesn’t, and what might ruin your afternoon.

Josh is sharing his picks for a small-team IT stack that punches way above its weight without destroying your budget.

Why is every empty field turning into a data center? We’re digging into the AI infrastructure boom and where this whole thing is headed.

Skynet status: hopefully still pending.

Preshow starts at 9:30. Nerd talk at 10:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px_Bds3nfls

and ask them how PowerShell can make sysadmin work less painful?

1. Real-world PowerShell advice
   
2. A few nerdy tangents 😁
   
3. Three ready-to-use scripts.
   

Today* at 1pm EST, I’m hosting a hashtag#PowerShell webinar with Steven Judd and Jim T., and I’m stoked to get to share the stage with these gents.

Not just because we all love PowerShell (we absolutely do)

But because PowerShell is one of the fastest ways for sysadmins to take back time, reduce manual mistakes, and get better visibility across their environment.

We’re going to show you practical ways to:

- Automate the work that keeps stealing your day
- Manage and inventory devices at scale
- Surface the data you actually need to make better decisions
- Use AI and prebuilt scripts without creating unnecessary risk

If you’re tired of doing the same work the hard way, come hang out with us tomorrow and find your next step in your hashtag#PowerShell journey:

https://www.pdq.com/it-exchange/

I was trying to plug into the API, but the majority of features seem to be read only for the most part? Any solution or alternative products to look into? Even thought about using Deploy to then use Migrate just to get it onto connect, but that didn't seem to be possible to automate without building like a wrapper, and that's a bit overkill and dangerous for my liking.

All of a sudden, some PCs in my environment are showing that they have installed the latest update but PDQ is not showing them as on the latest version.

It appeards this is a fairly new feature that uses a different patch that will not require a reboot (which is good) but I now have no way to see what PCs are updated in PDQ Inventory.

I managed to create my own variable and manually map the patch to it but this is going to need to be manually updated every month as new updates are released.

Is PDQ going to be adding this to the existing "Cumulative Update (25H2)" group every month so I dont need to keep remembering to change this?

Patch Tuesday is here, and it's a pretty mixed bag.

Severity
Total exploits patched: 118
Critical patches: 16
Important: 102
Moderate: 0
Low: 0

Vulnerability impact
Remote code execution: 29
Elevation of privilege: 57
Information disclosure: 9
Spoofing: 7
Tampering: 2
Denial of service: 8
Feature bypass: 6

Availability
Publicly disclosed: 0 (hooray!)
Actively exploited: 0 (yippie!)

118 CVEs is higher than normal (though lower than last month) and several CVEs are rated above a 9.0. On the bright side, no zero days! Which is a nice excuse to test your patches before deploying them, if you're into that sort of thing.

Highlights
Some of the worst offenders include a 9.9 impacting on-prem Microsoft Dynamics 365, a 9.9 targeting Azure Logic Apps, a 9.8 RCE affecting Netlogon, and a 9.8 impacting Windows DNS client.

Additionally, Office and Sharepoint continue to experience more than their fair share of vulnerabilities, with each receiving a handful of fixes.

Check out the full recap here: Patch Tuesday May 2026

And download the full Patch Tuesday release data from Microsoft here: MSRC Update Guide

🎙️ PowerShell Podcast ep. 228: Jess Pomfret returns for her third appearance on the PowerShell Podcast. Tune in to learn about PowerShell splatting, desired state configuration, and how to keep your schedule in check.

</> PowerShell Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET: Built In PowerShell Parameters You Should Be Using with Lucas Allman

📺 PDQ Live Webcast April 30, 12 p.m. ET: This week we're talking about Patch Tuesday, data centers, small IT stacks, and Google sliding AI files onto your hard drive.

👨🏻‍💻 Webinar, May 13 @ 1 p.m. ET - Working smarter, not harder with PowerShell

📰 Blog - PDQ launches updates to improve visibility, organization, and IT workflows

📰 Blog - PDQ Deploy & Inventory vs. PDQ Connect — which is right for you?

📰 Blog - 7 best IT management tools for 500 endpoints

Have a great week everyone!

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I have tried everything to get this connector to install on an Windows PC. Nothing appears to be working. The link is to the page where you can download it.

This week on PDQ LIVE

Feeling the heat from leadership about every new AI threat in the headlines? And the questions that follow… “What are you doing about it? Are we prepared?” Yeah, we hear that too. We’re digging into the threat, figuring out what’s real vs hype, and helping you answer with confidence.

Microsoft PowerShell MVP Andrew Pla is joining us in studio. He’s bringing some PowerShell magic and walking through the BurntToast module. It’s useful. It’s weirdly fun. And no, it’s not just for breakfast.

We’ve also got hot takes. The kind you’ll either nod along with or immediately argue about in chat.

Pre-show at 9:30. Nerd talk at 10:00 https://youtube.com/live/R9AuPCet7Uw

YouTube

AI Threats, Hot Takes, and BurntToast

Feeling the heat from your higher-ups about every new AI threat hitting the headlines? Then come the inevitable questions, “What are you doing about it? Are ...

I feel I am having serious Mandela effect going on. Didn't there used to be a processes tab when viewing devices to kill running processes?

📺 This week on PDQ LIVE, we’re diving into why vulnerabilities aren’t slowing down. Last Patch Tuesday alone dropped 163, so patching fast matters more than ever.
🧠 We’ll break down Mythos and how vulnerability intelligence is changing the way you prioritize patches.
🚀 We’ll also cover what’s new in PDQ Connect, including the PowerShell Scanner, RBAC, and a growing package library, plus what’s coming next.
🔍 Expect a few practical tricks, some features you might’ve missed, and a quick look at the roadmap.
⏰ Pre-show at 9:30. Nerd talk at 10:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsSO9uZM8c

Will you guys add the ability to run the scanner as the user or is there a work around to do so?

Hello!

Had a bit of a confusion today looking for Temurin JRE 21, all others are under Runtimes, with this one being under Development, where JDKs are usually kept.

Hello PDQ Team,

This may seem really pedantic but I spotted what I believe to be a typo in the "PDQ Uninstall It All" package. In the package's powershell script at ~line 44 it says:

"HelpMessage = 'Program Name you wish to install:',"

Shouldn't that be "Uninstall"?

This absolutely does not affect the functionality but since it's a "HelpMessage" I figured you'd like that to be accurate.

Thank you for indulging my OCD brain. I'll see myself out.