NI Package Manager 18.0.1 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains important last-minute information about NI Package Manager, including known issues.

Known Issues by Category

The following items are known issues in NI Package Manager 18.0.1 sorted by Category.

Installation and Activation
631981Package Manager physical media installation fails installing without .NET 4.6.2
684715Store installation fails with "FIPS-compliant" encryption enabled.
Menus
658457Feed edits are not cancelled



IDKnown Issue
Installation and Activation
631981

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Package Manager physical media installation fails installing without .NET 4.6.2
When installing NI Package Manager from physical media on a machine without internet connection, if the machine being installed to does not have .NET 4.6.2 installed, the installation will fail due to a missing Microsoft certificate file.

Workaround: Download and install the certificate using the instructions on Microsoft's website: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsnetsetup/2016/03/28/a-certificate-chain-could-not-be-built-to-a-trusted-root-authority-2/

Reported Version: 17.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/21/2018
684715

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Store installation fails with "FIPS-compliant" encryption enabled.
NI Package Manager installations from the Store fail with the message "Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" when the Windows "FIPS-compliant" setting is enabled.

Workaround: Disable FIPS and re-run the installation.

Reported Version: 17.5  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/21/2018
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Feed edits are not cancelled
When editing a feed URL in NI Package Manager, selecting the "Cancel" button does not undo changes to the feed URL.

Workaround: Manually undo changes made to the feed URL.

Reported Version: 18.0  Resolved Version: N/A  Added: 03/21/2018

Document last updated on 3/23/2018

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