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Guide update: Inform users that policy is reset when new software is specified for automation #22432

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion articles/automatic-software-install-in-fleet.md
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## How does it work?

* After configuring Fleet to auto-install a specific software the rest will be done automatically.
* The policy check mechanism runs on a typical 1 hour cadence on all online hosts.
* The policy check mechanism runs on a typical 1 hour cadence on all online hosts.
* When new software is specified policy counts will reset.
* Fleet will send install requests to the hosts on the first policy failure (first "No" result for the host) or if a policy goes from "Yes" to "No". On this iteration it will not send a install request if a policy is already failing and continues to fail ("No" -> "No"). See the following flowchart for details.

![Flowchart](../website/assets/images/articles/automatic-software-install-workflow.png)
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