Deep [hot] Freeze 8.63 Patch -

A new enhancement ensures that workstations remain powered on during scheduled Workstation Tasks . You no longer have to worry about a machine slipping into sleep mode halfway through a critical update or patch cycle.

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Upgrading from version 8.63 is not a simple in-place upgrade . It requires a full uninstall and clean installation of the newer version. Here is the exact procedure.

: This patch officially dropped support for Windows To Go, following Microsoft's own decision to deprecate the feature. Interesting Fixes & Changes Deep Freeze 8.63 Patch

Maximize the efficiency of Deep Freeze 8.63 by integrating these habits into your IT workflow.

In early November 2021, shortly after the release of Deep Freeze 8.63, Faronics identified a critical issue: systems running Deep Freeze 8.63 could experience boot failures after certain Windows updates were deployed as part of a Windows Update task. The problem was traced to an erroneous driver build included in an automatic update distributed through Deep Freeze Cloud’s “self-healing” feature. After the automatic update was applied, systems would hang and fail to complete the boot process into Windows. For customers experiencing this issue, disabling Secure Boot provided a temporary workaround to allow the system to boot into Windows.

No official CVE has been assigned by Faronics at the time of this report. However, based on internal analysis: A new enhancement ensures that workstations remain powered

A subsequent known issue emerged with the release of Deep Freeze 8.71. The 8.71 console was unable to see the activation status of clients running Deep Freeze 8.63 and earlier versions. This issue did not require re-activation after upgrading, but customers could work around it by updating the license key in the 8.63 console and allowing client devices to be reactivated with the updated key before upgrading to 8.71.

"As there are multiple causes for this issue we have still seen significant reductions, if not complete resolution of this specific issue even without the updated component from Microsoft." — Faronics Release Notes

Ensure ports 7725 (UDP/TCP) are open on local firewalls. Reinstall the workstation seed using the updated 8.63 installer. Upgrading from version 8

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Check C:\Program Files\Faronics\Deep Freeze\Installation.log for line: Patch KB-DF-863-001 applied successfully