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  1. Include common hash values for executables in software inventory

    These values can be useful for quickly grabbing a hash value and comparing it from those in threat intel feeds or other security tools. Especially when getting hashes from installed software to blacklist in other tools.

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  2. Allow turning off software discovery on chosen machines

    There are situations when certain machine should have agent installed but software dscovery is causing problems when it comes to license compliance, like file servers. Ability to turn off software discovery or at least exclude drives/folders from it would be usefull.

    62 votes
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    under review  ·  Ken Galvin responded

    We’re engouraging votes from those who feel strongly that this is a valuable feature

  3. Built-in MonitorInfo capabilities

    As an admin, I would like to be able to view more detailed info about my monitors via Kace SMA inventory.

    As a workaround, I can use the following tool MonitorInfo:

    https://www.itninja.com/question/k1000-how-to-get-monitor-s-model-and-serial-number

    However, having this level of detail without extra work would save me time, as well as having it provided possibly across Windows/Mac/Linux

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  4. Progress bar on patch deployment + Summary of patching

    This idea is already published. It is marked as 'Completed', but there is still no progress bar, so I decided to create a new idea, because I don't know another way to respond to the status, so it will be recognized by Kace.

    I would like to see a progress bar on the client while patching for the current patching job.

    I think it would be enough for example if there are 10 patches to deploy, 6 are already finished, the progress bar would show 60% finished.

    Maybe it is also a good idea to see a short summary which…

    575 votes
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  5. Multiple agent logos for different labels

    Right now it is possible to enable a custom logo on the agent kuseralert-popup.

    Multiple orgs can have different logos there.

    But sometimes there are machines in the same org which need different logos:
    For instance:
    The same company but different locations.
    Each location needs its own logo but does not need an own org (since the remaining stuff like MI and Scripts are 1:1 the same, also the same team but for some reasons they should have a different logo)

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  6. Regular Auto Update of Agents Regardless of Version

    I can think of no good reason why an older version of the KACE agent shouldn't be automatically updated, and now that the latest version will not talk to v6.x we are stuck updating 100+ machines manually (uninstalling/reinstalling) where the Group Policy Tool isn't getting it done. Please cause the K1000 Code to reach out and auto update all agents to the latest version, on a regular basis, regardless of version. In the case of the ports being mismatched it could connect on port 443 to get the upgrade done and nothing else. Also the agents should not reboot the…

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  7. Fix bug in agent update script to stop unexpected reboots

    Fix bug in agent update script to stop unexpected reboots. Currently an edit to the Agent update script is required to prevent this. /noreboot

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  8. Ability for KACE agent to run in as an elevated user

    Have the ability for the KACE agent to run scripts and managed installs as an elevated user. The way Bomgar client works.

    That way we wouldn't have to always run scripts for Windows 10 as local system. Local system can't add registry keys to HKCU hive and it also causes issues with installations that need access to the user profile folder

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  9. Allow ability to customize agent size

    We would like to be able to customize the size of the agent on the computer.
    It would also be nice to be able to use HTML tags to customize the font to add importance to the notification.
    Lastly it would be nice to be able to display a different message on the final prompt before reboot to notify users to save their work as the computer has reached the last reprompt interval and will be forced to reboot.

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  10. There needs to be an actual Agent for vmWare Host Servers.

    Having go manually run scripts on over 50 host machines is cumbersome. It would be far less cumbersom to be ablel to push an agent to the vmWare Host Server and then never have to worry about inventories again.

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  11. Agent autonomy

    Program agents so that they queue directives, schedules, and tasks from management appliance. The agents will use this information to work without the direct control of the K1000 so they can carry out said directives, schedules, and tasks in the event the K1000 is unavailable.

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  12. Developer UNIX agent

    Like linux agent, my sugestion is developing a unix/solaris agent to inventory ao manager this S.O.

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  13. Uninstaller should shut down Quest KACE Uninstaller should shut down Quest KACE Software Meter during uninstall

    When metering is enabled, an attempt to uninstall the agent will fail because MobileAppinfo.log is locked by the Quest KACE Software Meter service. Shutting down that service allows the uninstall to complete successfully.

    Now I understand Support maintains that its best practice to disable metering prior to uninstalling the agent, but that's not always practical when you're troubleshooting why an agent with an active heartbeat isn't running inventory. We've found that a quick uninstall and reinstall of the agent is usually all it takes to kick that process in the head.

    Instead, it makes more sense for the uninstaller to…

    8 votes
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  14. Provide BIOS settings inventory

    It would be nice to have the ability to inventory (and enforce) BIOS settings right from the KBox Appliance. Dell provides the CCTK utility to manage these features on supported systems. Having this utility integrated into the agent would give the ability to centralize management of BIOS setttings, provide compliance reports on BIOS settings and push out BIOS profiles. This would be wonderful.

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  15. Manual agent check in from client

    I would love to be able to use a command switch to force a check-in from a client machine. Something like %INSTALLDIR%\AMPAgent.exe /checkin. This would be very handy for new machines trying to get updates and patches ASAP before being deployed to a new hire, for example.

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    under review  ·  Ken Galvin responded

    Thank you for your input. We are investigating this and encourage others to vote for this feature/functionality if they think it would be useful

  16. Add Pre-Install and Post-Install Message to the Software Library Installs

    Add Custom Pre-Install and Post-Install Message options for Software Library Installs. This is present for Managed installs. Why not in the Software Library?

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  17. variable

    Ability to use environment variables with custom inventory rules

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  18. drivers show progress

    IT would be nice to have a show progress for dell bios/drivers updates. Like there is for OS/APP patches.

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  19. Would like better support for the Custom Inventory Rule. The Background information is not full. The information is cutted.

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