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What The macOS Malware Knowledge Base, curated by Stuart Ashenbrenner, Principal macOS Security Researcher at Huntress, is a centralized collection of technical articles and detailed research covering known macOS malware families. This resource provides compr...

What App-Auto-Patch for macOS is a streamlined solution from an Open Source project designed to enable user-driven patching in your environment. It leverages two FileWave Filesets: one for profile configuration and another for deploying the actual application...

What In some FileWave support cases, we identify that part of the issue involves components specific to Apple products or services. Because Apple has visibility into those internal systems and behaviors that third parties cannot access, our support team may r...

What This article explains how FileWave can manage SSL certificates automatically using Let’s Encrypt for customers who use their own custom DNS names (e.g., filewave.forrest.com) with FileWave-hosted servers. This eliminates the need for customers to manuall...

The articles in the FileWave Early Access Program pertain to FileWave releases that have successfully passed our internal Quality Assurance (QA) process but are not yet available as a general release to all customers. These articles and resources are published...

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and software (OSS) to provide its features and functionality. We believe in the importance of open source software and are committed to giving back to the community. By listi...

The articles in the FileWave Early Access Program pertain to FileWave releases that have successfully passed our internal Quality Assurance (QA) process but are not yet available as a general release to all customers. These articles and resources are published...

What There may be Windows OS updates that you want to simply apply without needing to create a Fileset or manage in FileWave. This new option will allow you to set it and forget it. FileWave 16.2.0 introduces a new concept to simplify Windows OS patching.  W...

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and software (OSS) to provide its features and functionality. We believe in the importance of open source software and are committed to giving back to the community. By listi...

What This article explains why, on macOS 14.0 or higher, a FileWave Client upgrade from a version prior to 15.1.0 to 15.1.0 or higher does not appear to complete until after the next system reboot. This is due to new Apple privacy restrictions (TCC) that bloc...

As FileWave continues to develop our industry-leading multi-platform solution, our primary goal is to make it as simple, stable, and scalable as possible. We have been providing HyperV Generation 1 and Generation 2 images for a few versions to have overlap, bu...

What For ADE/DEP enrollments there are certificates that go in the enrollment profile. In FileWave 16.2.0 we have made a change to what is included in that profile by default. When/Why We've had some support issues where customers would see ADE/DEP profiles...

What Managing OS updates  can be a burden as far as looking for new updates, making Filesets, and then putting the Filesets in the right groups to deploy them. FileWave 16.2.0 makes this process much more simple for both Apple as well as Microsoft updates. W...

What When imaging Windows devices from a FileWave Image Virtualization Server (IVS), it’s important to ensure that data transfer speeds are optimal. Bottlenecks can occur if the IVS and client devices are on different subnets, or if network links between them...

Please note that this is here for educational purposes. FileWave QA has NOT tested FileWave with Debian 13 for production use. We are working on transitioning to Debian 13 with FileWave 16.3.0 at the start of 2026. This notice will be removed when we do so. Th...

What FileWave v16.2.0+ now reports Battery Health as an inventory field for supported iPads and Macs. This value comes directly from Apple’s device management framework and can help administrators quickly identify whether a device battery is functioning prope...

What In FileWave you can patch your Apple and Windows devices very easily but over time you will accumulate many Filesets related to OS patching.  This feature that was added to FileWave 16.2.0 will allow you to perform a quick and easy cleanup. When/Why Wh...

Description Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) requires an Apple Push Notification service (APNs) certificate; renewable yearly. APNs ExpiryIf APNs certificates are allowed to expire, all MDM communication will be lost, until renewed. This guide explains ...