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Welcome to PDQ Deploy
PDQ Deploy Overview
PDQ Deploy Features Overview
Licensing
License Window
Support and Feedback
The PDQ Deploy Interface
Main Console Window
Package Window
Deploy Once Window
Print Preview Window
Icon Quick Reference Glossary
Menu and Toolbar Icons
Tree and Page Icons
Package Step Type Icons
Schedule Icons
Deployment Status Icons
Print Preview Icons
Preferences Window Icons
Miscellaneous Icons
Working with Packages
Prebuilt Ready-to-Deploy Packages (Package Library)
Package Library in PDQ Deploy
Downloading Packages from the Library
Auto Download Packages
Online Package Library Information
Creating and Editing Packages
Creating a New Package
Managing Packages
Supported Install Files for Custom Packages
Package and Step Properties
Package Properties
Package Step Types
Step Properties
Common Step Properties
Install Step Properties
Command Step Properties
PowerShell Step Properties
Nested Package Step Properties
Scan Step Properties
File Copy Step Properties
Reboot Step Properties
Sleep Step Properties
Message Step Properties
Logoff Step Properties
Working with Deployments
Deployment Overview
The Deployment Process
Types of Deployments
Components of Deployments
Manually Deploying Packages
Deploying Package(s) with Deploy Once
Deploying a Package with the Command Line Interface
Setting up Scheduled Deployments
Creating Scheduled Deployments
Creating Auto Deployments
Starting a PDQ Deploy Schedule from the CLI
Managing Schedules
Working with Targets
Selecting Targets
Creating a Target List
Managing Target Lists
Handling Offline Target Computers for Deployments
Deploying When Target Computers Come Online with Heartbeat Schedules
Handling Offline Targets Using the Retry Queue and Wake-on-LAN
Deployment Settings
Global Deployment Settings
Deployment Settings for Individual Schedules
Deployment Settings for Single Packages
Deployment Settings for Steps within Packages
Verifying Deployment Status
Deployment Status
Additional Deployment Verification Features
Printing and Reports
The Print Preview Window
Creating and Printing Reports
Customizing Report Profiles
Built-in Reports and Profiles
Notifications via Email
Configuring PDQ Deploy
Customizing the PDQ Deploy Interface
Data Grids
Custom Folders
Item Appearance Window
Details Sidebars
PDQ Deploy Files and Registry Settings
Windows Services
PDQ Deploy Database
The Repository
Temp Files
Registry Entries
Defining System Preferences
Alerts
Auto Download
Database
Deployments
Interface
Logging
Mail Server
Performance
Printing
Proxy Server
Repository
Spiceworks
Target Filters
Target Service
Usage Data
Setting up Options
Credentials
Variables
Console Users
Central Server
Background Service
Optimizing PDQ Deploy
Best Practices
Optimizing the PDQ Deploy Console
Optimizing Deployment
Maintaining the PDQ Deploy Database
Healthy DNS
Integrating PDQ Deploy with Other Systems
PDQ Inventory
Windows Active Directory
Spiceworks
Moving PDQ Deploy to Another Computer
Troubleshooting
More Info: Diagnose Problems
Configuring Windows Firewall Ports and Exceptions
Whitelisting the Package Library
Access Denied-Failure to connect to ADMIN$ share Error
Troubleshooting Deployment Errors
PowerShell Error Handling
Troubleshooting Microsoft Installer Errors
Submit Support Ticket
Restore the PDQ Deploy Database
Corporate Information
End User License Agreement
Legal Notices