Release Notes McAfee Change Control 7.0.0

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1 Release Notes McAfee Change Control About this release Release highlights Feature details Installation instructions Resolved issues Known issues Find product documentation Product documentation About this release This document contains important information about the current release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document. This McAfee Change Control release is available only for the Windows platform and includes: Solidcore extension Solidcore client We have developed this release for use with these McAfee epolicy Orchestrator (McAfee epo ) versions: Release highlights This release contains many improvements and bug fixes. Here are the release highlights. Support for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise. Direct upgrade from Solidcore client Capability to manage Change Control using Solidcore extension on McAfee epo Ended support for change reconciliation. Fixed multiple issues. For detailed information, see Resolved issues. For more information about the new features, see Feature details. Feature details Here are the details about the new features included in this release. Windows 10 support We have added support for these platforms. Windows 10

2 Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Installation instructions Here is information specific to the release for installation and upgrade. System requirements To review system requirements for this release, see the McAfee KnowledgeBase article KB Supported platforms This release is available for all supported Microsoft Windows platforms. Starting with this release, we have discontinued support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 platforms. Upgrade support Component Solidcore extension Details This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore extension versions: 6.0.0, , 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, Note We do not support installation of Solidcore extension on McAfee epo 4.6. Installation and upgrade of Solidcore extension is supported on McAfee epo versions 5.1 and 5.3. If you are upgrading Solidcore extension from or a later release but earlier than , you must follow these steps. 1 Upgrade Solidcore extension to any version between and Upgrade McAfee epo to or later. 3 Upgrade Solidcore extension from any version between and to the release. Solidcore client This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore client versions: 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, Important If you are upgrading the Solidcore client from an older release, you must first upgrade to the release, then to the release. Resolved issues These issues are resolved in this release of the product. For a list of issues fixed in earlier releases, see the Release Notes for the specific release. Solidcore extension Solidcore version Hotfix build number Description Service request number All (earlier than 7.0.0) N/A When you remove rules from the Change Control rule group, then after

3 saving the rule group, the rules are mistakenly not removed. Solidcore client Solidcore version Operating system Hotfix build number Description Service request number 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, and Windows all , , , , When you apply Windows updates released on October 13, 2015 (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-111) or November 10, 2015 (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-115) to a system where enabled, the command prompt (cmd.exe) might fail to start , , , 6.1.1, 6.1.2, and Windows 7 and earlier , , , , On Windows 7 and earlier platforms, an incompatibility exists between McAfee Change Control and all McAfee products that use SysCore or later Windows all While creating Windows backup on a system where Change Control is enabled, the system might stop responding and Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (64-bit) On a system where enabled, you might experience a significant delay in system startup and Windows all , If McAfee Agent 5.0 or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 (HF ) coexist with Change Control software on the system, the system might stop responding if Change Control is enabled. This occurs because ,

4 of an incompatibility between Syscore 15.3 and Change Control, and specifically when other installed applications use a tilde (~) in short path names and Windows all , When you install Change Control, the certificates folder in thechange Control installation directory is not created and Windows all , The system (where enabled) might stop responding with Bug Check 0x22, when these options are enabled in the Driver Verifier tool: Special Pool Pool Tracking Deadlock Detection Security Checks Miscellaneous Checks , , Windows all On a system where enabled, when you run the Adobe InDesign software, the system might stop responding and display a bug check Windows all On a system where Change Control software is already installed, when you try to re-install the same version of the software using McAfee epo, the Product Deployment client task fails and the error 1603: A fatal error occurred during installation is

5 displayed in Windows Application Log Windows all On a system where enabled, Microsoft.Net-based websites might stop working , Windows all McTray.exe might crash while unloading Change Control plugin on a system Windows all While installing software on a system where Change Control is enabled, the system might show a blue screen error. This issue occurs because of a race condition Known issues For a list of known issues in this product release, see this McAfee KnowledgeBase article: KB Find product documentation On the ServicePortal, you can find information about a released product, including product documentation, technical articles, and more. Task 1 Go to the ServicePortal at and click the Knowledge Center tab. 2 In the Knowledge Base pane under Content Source, click Product Documentation. 3 Select a product and version, then click Search to display a list of documents. Product documentation Every McAfee product has a comprehensive set of documentation. Document Configuration Description McAfee Change Control and Product Guide Managed Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. McAfee Change Control and Help Managed Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. Also, includes context-sensitive Help for all product-specific interface pages and options in the McAfee epo interface. McAfee Change Control and Installation Guide Managed Information to help you install, upgrade, and uninstall the product. McAfee Change Control Product Guide Standalone Information to help you use and maintain the product.

6 McAfee Change Control and Installation Guide Standalone Information to help you install, upgrade, and uninstall the product. McAfee Change Control Command Line Interface Guide Standalone All Change Control commands that are available when using the command line interface (CLI) Intel Corporation Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks/registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. McAfee and the McAfee logo are trademarks/registered trademarks of McAfee, Inc. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.