Running scripts on devices

NOTE  Depending on the Absolute product licenses associated with your account, the Absolute Reach feature may not be available.

NOTE  Due to restrictions imposed by Microsoft, PowerShell is not supported on Windows 11 SE. The Reach® feature uses PowerShell and is not supported on devices running Windows 11 SE.

You can use the Absolute Reach® feature to upload a script to the Secure Endpoint Console or select a script from the Absolute Reach Script Library and submit a request to run the script on your Windows or Mac devices. The next time an eligible targeted device connects to the Absolute Monitoring Center The server responsible for maintaining two-way communication with a device's Persistence agent, to initiate self-healing if the Secure Endpoint Agent is removed or tampered with, and to send device data and receive instructions., the device's Secure Endpoint Agent downloads the script to a startup folder and runs the script on the device from this location. Once the request is complete, the agent deletes the script from the startup folder.

You can submit a Script request from the Devices page or a device's Device Details page. You can also select devices in a device group, device group folder, or device report and submit a request for all selected devices. Alternatively, if you want to run a script on a large number of devices at one time, you can upload a file of device identifiers and submit a single Run Script request.

NOTE  If you want to collect user input that you can review in the Secure Endpoint Console, we recommend that you use a Send Message request instead of a script. If you use a script, the Custom Device Fields may fail to be populated with the users' responses.