Take Control: Viewer update prompts being displayed even when the Take Control Viewer is updated to the latest version

Last Modified

Wed Jan 29 16:30 GMT 2024

Description

  • Take Control viewer update prompts being displayed;
  • Take Control Viewer is updated to the latest version;

Environment

  • N-able RMM

    • Take Control Viewer (all versions)
  • N-able N-central
    • Take Control Viewer (all versions)

 

Solution

  • This behavior is likely caused by a detection issue between the browser and the Take Control Viewer installed on the device at hand;
  • In these situations it's advised to reinstall the Take Control Viewer from a clean slate, as per the steps below:
  1. Uninstall the Take Control Viewer by dragging it to the trash;
  2. Reboot the device;
  3. Install the latest Take Control Viewer from N-central.
  4. The issue should be fixed after following these steps but if otherwise please reach out to N-able Support.