Hi everyone,

I'm managing 100+ student MacBooks through Mosyle MDM and trying to force-update them to macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 (Build 25G241).

I've tried running the following command with sudo:

sudo softwareupdate -i "macOS Tahoe 26.7.1-25G241"

The update downloads successfully, but it doesn't proceed with the installation. The output is:

Downloading: macOS Tahoe 26.7.1
Downloaded: macOS Tahoe 26.7.1

After that, the update doesn't appear to install. I've also tried running the command through Mosyle, but I'm having trouble getting the installation to complete.

My questions are:

• Is there a Terminal command that can force the installation of a specific macOS version and build?
• Since these Macs are managed through Mosyle, is there a reliable way to trigger the installation remotely without requiring students to authenticate manually?

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations from anyone who has dealt with this in a managed Mac environment.

Thanks!

Transitioned my main work setup to my Macbook but i still have 2 or 3 Windows utilities i cant replace with Mac equivalents. Now im looking into Parallels vs Crossover to bridge the gap. Im not into gaming, this is strictly for documents, desktop specific extensions and legacy client software.

I like that Parallels desktop sets up an officially supported windows 11 instance where peripheral support, print drivers and shared folders work right out of the box without tweaking configs. But im wondering if spinning up a full VM is too much if i only open these tools a few times a day. How are you guys handling windows-only software on macOS? Is having the complete windows environment in Parallels worth the extra drive space for peace of mind?

What is everyone using to lock this down? (block lists, Security Cloud, config profiles, Jamf AI Governance... hoping nobody installs Claude Code, lol)

Have you seen anything still get through?

Claude Code, Copilot, ChatGPT, browser extensions, local models, something weird?

Eric Abel (Jamf) is covering Jamf's AI Governance on the next LaunchPad meetup if you want the walkthrough.

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