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# ConfigMgr Component Management section of Patch My PC Publisher
*Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher V3.x*
The **CONFIGMGR COMPONENT MANAGEMENT** section on the **WSUS Options** tab of Patch My PC (PMPC) Publisher shows the status of the **WSUS Configuration Manager (WCM)** **component**. This section is primarily used during initial onboarding and troubleshooting scenarios where Microsoft Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) needs to immediately re-evaluate WSUS configuration data.
When you publish your first Patch My PC update, the update is written to WSUS, but ConfigMgr does not become aware of the new PMPC product category until it reprocesses WSUS configuration data. Normally, this happens during a Software Update Point (SUP) synchronization.
Restarting the WCM component triggers this re-evaluation without needing a SUP sync. As a result, the PMPC product category becomes visible in the SUP component properties immediately.
## Query button
Clicking **Query** retrieves the current WCM component status from ConfigMgr. This action refreshes the status shown in the Publisher field **WCM Component Status**, and does not make any configuration changes.
## Restart button
Clicking **Restart** restarts the WCM component, forcing ConfigMgr to immediately re-evaluate the WSUS configuration on the Site Server. This includes subscribed products, classifications, and third party update categories.
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**Note**
There is no UI displayed when you click **Restart**, only the spinning circle is displayed whilst Publisher does this.
We automatically attempt to restart the WCM component after the first PMPC update is published to ensure ConfigMgr recognizes the new product category immediately.
The WCM component typically configures the WSUS server once every hour automatically to ensure that the settings configured in WSUS match the settings specified in the ConfigMgr console.
{% endhint %}
## Logging
These actions are logged in:
***%ProgramFiles%\Patch My PC\Patch My PC Publishing Service\Logs\PatchMyPC-ConfigMgrClient.log***
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