August 2026 Release Notes

August 14, 2026

Updated:

• Agent 2.6.53 is now in Beta! See Agent 2.6.53 Release Notes for details.
• We updated Install and Configure Automox Agent for Apple Silicon Devices to more accurately align with current macOS functionality.
• We updated Device Details to reflect the new Pending Application Restart status.
• We updated Scheduled Windows FAQ and Managing Exclusion Windows to reflect that it is now possible to schedule exclusion windows in either UTC or the local time of the device.
• We updated Supported Operating Systems to reflect ARM64 support for the following OSes:
  • AlmaLinux OS 8
  • RHEL 8
  • Ubuntu 20
• Updated Third-Party Software Support:
  • Added:
    • PDFgear (Windows)
    • Node.js (20 - 26) (Windows)
    • Snake Tail (Windows)
  • Removed:
    • KeePass 1.x
    • Node.js Current
    • Node.js LTS
  • Updated:
    • GIMP (Windows) - Improved naming / detection
    • CCleaner (macOS) - patch best-practice update

August 7, 2026

Updated:

• We updated the Removing the Automox Agent documentation to show additional PowerShell commands for removing the agent MSI on Windows.
• The Deploying the Automox Agent in Bulk documentation has been updated to reflect the new capabilities and improvements of v3.0.0 of the Bulk Agent Deployment script.
• New title added for Third-Party Software Support:
  • BankID (Windows / macOS)

Bugfixes:

• We fixed an issue where Windows Updates were not showing on the console as installed following a restart.
• We fixed an issue where the macOS kill override was not honored for unresponsive apps.
• We fixed an issue where commands sent by the agent were not being received by the platform.
• We fixed an issue where a pending patch policy skipped its scheduled run on an online device and no remediation was executed.