Updating Content Composer Server from 24.1 to 24.2 - Updating Content Composer Server from 24.1 to 24.2 - Content Composer - Update - Content-Composer/Update/Foundation-24.2/Content-Composer-Update/Updating-Content-Composer-Server-from-24.1-to-24.2 - Foundation 24.2 - Foundation 24.2

Content Composer Update
Platform
Content Composer
Product
Update
Release
Foundation 24.2
License
ft:lastPublication
2026-05-18T22:05:13.242000
ft:locale
en-US
To update a Content Composer server installation:
  1. Close all running Content Composer applications.
  2. In Windows Services, stop the Composer.Core service. This stops all other Content Composer services on this computer.
  3. Unzip ComposerUpdate_24-01_To_24-02.zip into a directory other than the Content Composer installation folder.
    The ZIP file contains, among others, a folder named Update2402.
  4. Copy the content of the folder Update2402 to the %ComposerDir%Admin/Update2402 folder.
  5. Back up all repository databases and the configuration files. See Backing up the Database and Configuration Files for more information.
  6. Update Content Composer. See Updating Content Composer for more information.
  7. Restore the configuration. See Restoring the Configuration for more information.
  8. Update the system and the configuration files. See Updating the System and Configuration Files for more information.
  9. The Cryptlex license may require to be activated after upgrade. Complete one of the following substeps:
  10. Restart the following Windows services:
    • Composer.Core
    • Composer.MWS
    • Composer.OWS
    • Composer.XWS (if required)