03: How has PolicyPak Evolved over the years?

Every year PolicyPak continues to add new features for customers. Here’s a top list of new functions and milestones and the year that they came out.

Before 2017:

• PolicyPak Application Settings Manager: Manage 500+ applications and keep them secure. https://www.policypak.com/policies/application-settings-manager/
• PolicyPak Browser Router: Open the right browser for the right website. https://www.policypak.com/policies/browser-router/
• PolicyPak Java Rules Manager: Map the right version of Java for the right website. https://www.policypak.com/policies/java-rules-manager/

2017:

• New Component: File Associations Manager: Quickly map PDF, MAILTO:, and others to the right apps: https://www.policypak.com/policies/file-associations-manager/
• Reduce GPOs and convert them to use for MDM: https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/583-reduce-gpos-and-or-export-them-for-use-with-policypak-cloud-or-with-mdm/
• Least Privilege Manager: SecureRun(TM) blocks Ransomware: https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/781-using-least-privilege-managers-securerun-feature/
• New Component: New PolicyPak Start Screen & Taskbar Manager: Manage Windows 10 tile layouts perfectly. https://www.policypak.com/policies/start-screen-and-taskbar/

2018:

• New Component: PolicyPak Scripts Manager: Perform any function via BAT, .JS or PowerShell. https://www.policypak.com/policies/scripts-and-triggers-manager/
• PP Least Priv "Helper Tools": Enable Standard users to update Network Card and Printer settings, plus uninstall applications https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/889-overcome-network-card-printer-and-remove-programs-uac-prompts/

2019:

• PP Least Priv "Discovery Auditing", Block & Allow UWP applications, Manage Security of Child Processes.
• IE Sitelist to PP Browser Router import
• PPLPM Block PowerShell Malware attacks: https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/792-pplpm-block-powershell-in-general-open-up-for-specific-items/
• New Component: PolicyPak Feature Manager for Windows. Quickly add / remove features from Windows 10 & Windows Server. https://www.policypak.com/policies/feature-manager/

2020:

• New Component: PolicyPak RDP Manager: Enable remote work users to have .RDP files to connect to your resources.
• PP Browser Router - New Edge Support / "IE In Edge Mode" https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/91-manage-internet-explorer-11-and-edge-compatibility-enterprise-modes-and-ie-in-edge-mode/
• PP Browser Router "Apply Once then Drift" https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/916-policypak-browser-router-set-the-windows-10-default-browser-once-then-drift/
• File Associations Manager "Apply Once then Drift" https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/917-policypak-file-associations-manager-apply-once-and-drift/
• File Associations Manager "Apply settings on USER side"
• Added Triggers to PolicyPak Scripts & Triggers: Run a script at VPN launch or many other events.
• Added "Email method" for PPLPM Admin Approval. https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/961-using-email-long-codes/
• New Component: Remote Work Delivery Manager: Deliver software to Windows 10 via SMB share, Amazon S3 or other cloud services.
• PP Least Priv Manager: Automatically block UNSIGNED Applications https://kb.policypak.com/kb/article/976-least-privilege-manager-block-all-unsigned-with-securerun/
• Compliance Reporter now 10x faster

2021:

• New Component: PolicyPak VPN Manager: Enable remote work users to have Always On and standard VPN connections.
• CSE and MMC are now Multi-Domain compatible
• Updated licensing where Professional and Enterprise customers can use PolicyPak with Active Directory, with SCCM, with MDM and/or PolicyPak Cloud

2022:

• PP Device Manager: Block WPD / Phones that act like media players
• PP CLOUD: More in-cloud editors
• PPLPM + Netwrix sbPam Integration
• PPLPM: Native support for changing IP and adding Printers
• PPLPM: Force user to re-authenticate with Self Elevate
• PPLPM: Certificate Rules with Wildcards
• PPLPM: Send "Long Codes" to Notepad instead of opening up in mail program
• PP BRouter "Neutral Site Support"
• PPCLOUD: 10x faster login
• PP CLOUD: Jointoken sharing between admins
• PPCLOUD + PPLPM: Store events and make rules
• PPLPM for Macintosh and PPCLOUD
• New Component: PP Preferences 2.0 Drive Maps
• New Component: PP Preferences 2.0 Registry
• New Component: PP Preferences 2.0 Printers
• Updated Feature: MMC Snap-in allows Cut/Paste for most rules and collections
• Updated Feature: GPO Export Manager v2 (Export Everything)
• New Feature: Enable/Disable for policies / collections