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#21

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / VMware Tools 13.1.0 revisions

Last post by jmoock - July 15, 2026, 07:15:44 AM

Where can we see the details of the recent changes made to the VMware Tools 13.1.0 package (rev 1/2/3)?  These do not appear to be new releases from Broadcom, so I assume something specific to PmPC is being changed.  I have looked at the Catalog Changelog (which includes no reference to these) and the Catalog History (which only includes links to Broadcom).

Thanks

#22

Home Updater: General Discussions, Questions and Updates / Re: Problems with Release of v...

Last post by Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC) - July 14, 2026, 01:32:38 PM

Thanks for reporting this, we will be sure to get released notes up a bit quicker in the future for beta builds as well.

[UPDATE]

#23

Home Updater: General Discussions, Questions and Updates / Re: Problems with Release of v...

Last post by dking02 - July 10, 2026, 01:11:42 AM

UPDATE: Release notes for PMPC Home Updater 5.4.5.0 were posted on the PMPC website on 09-July-2026 with the following clarification: "This release is already self-updating for users on the beta channel and will be available for self-update for non-beta users in the coming days."

Like MajorGeeks, 5.4.5.0 was also prematurely released on Softpedia on Wednesday, 08-July-2026. I also noted that the Home Updater download on Softpedia is erroneously classified as TRIAL rather than FREEWARE.
   

#24

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Intune Patch Insights

Last post by Spencer (Patch My PC) - July 09, 2026, 02:01:18 PM

Hey Joe,

Thanks for reaching out here! It looks like we may need to update that description now that we have Intune reporting as there is a slight difference between ConfigMgr and Intune dashboards.

The current description highlights the differences between our on-prem reporting options for ConfigMgr. Patch Insights provides only software update compliance dashboards for any updates deployed via SCCM.

https://patchmypc.com/product/advanced-insights/#configmgr

The Intune Dashboard in the cloud portal is designed to give customers a cleaner view of native Intune information while centralizing it within our services.

For update compliance dashboards showing Intune managed deployments, you'll need to upgrade to Enterprise Premium licensing and deploy the PMPC Client.

https://patchmypc.com/pricing/

https://docs.patchmypc.com/patch-my-pc-cloud/insights-intune

If you would like a demo of the Premium Intune Reporting features, then please use the link below to find the best available time:

https://patchmypc.com/demo/

If you have further questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected]

#25

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Intune Patch Insights

Last post by JoeH - July 09, 2026, 01:40:17 PM

Is it just me, or does Patch Insights for Intune in the cloud console have nothing to do with software updates / patching?  All I'm seeing is Intune device compliance, etc.

From the FAQ - "Patch Insights, a light version of Advanced Insights focused on update compliance, is available for customers on Enterprise Patch and Enterprise Plus."  We have Enterprise Plus, and I verified that's what showing in Settings/Subscription.

#26

Home Updater: General Discussions, Questions and Updates / Problems with Release of v5.4....

Last post by dking02 - July 08, 2026, 04:26:59 PM

I noticed earlier this morning (Wed, 8 Jul 2026) that PMPC HomeUpdater 5.4.5.0 had been announced on MajorGeeks.com and posted for download. However, I did not see this version listed in the PMPC Release Notes nor did I get the update when I ran "Check for Updates" within PMPC. I downloaded the update from MajorGeeks and successfully installed 5.4.5.0.

I found the following description of 5.4.5.0 on the internal beta channel.

5.4.5.0
Enhancements
• Improved UI/UX on Scheduler view.
• Enhanced registry matching logic to support multiple versions of same app

I then checked the download available on  PMPC Home Updater's own public website. It appears that the beta (preview) version has erroneously been released on that website and therefore posted by MajorGeeks on their official mirror site. As mentioned above, 5.4.5.0 is not found when checking for an update within PMPC while running 5.4.4.0 and does not appear in the PMPC release notes.

Also please note the following ---

Attached below is a screenshot of the Patch My PC page on MajorGeeks. The text and screenshots reflect the version 4 of the program. The last of the three download links (labeled "Download (Updater)") is even a download of 4.5.0.9 installer. Since MajorGeeks is a go-to  site for obtaining timely announcements and downloads of software updates, particularly on Windows, please prepare and coordinate the appropriate updates to the Patch My PC material on MajorGeeks.

#27

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Acrobat vs Acrobat Reader?

Last post by Spencer (Patch My PC) - July 08, 2026, 03:54:12 PM

Hey iamr00r,

We have a great KB article covering the differences between the various flavors of Adobe Acrobat and Reader:

https://patchmypc.com/blog/adobe-acrobat-patching-a-practical-guide/

Let me know if that helps to clear things up here! Basically, you have standalone versions that are patched with their respective MSP packages. Then you have the universal installer that is licensed/feature based. The universal installer should be able to replace and update the standalone versions in most scenarios!

#28

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Acrobat vs Acrobat Reader?

Last post by iamr00t - July 08, 2026, 03:38:00 PM

What is the difference between the Adobe Acrobats? From my experience with Acrobat as a product, Acrobat Reader is universal. It can be whichever product the user is licensed for when they are logged in to Acrobat or the Creative Cloud Desktop sans components which install when it detects a license for that user. How do they differ? Will Acrobat work as reader for a user with no Acrobat license? I did try looking for this in the forums before I posted, BTW.

#29

Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: WebEx Meetings User Instal...

Last post by DanERM - July 08, 2026, 02:45:50 AM

Awesome - I had a feeling you guys would have a solution. 

[new naming convention is problematic]

#30

Home Updater: General Discussions, Questions and Updates / Re: Changes to App Library

Last post by dking02 - July 07, 2026, 01:42:06 AM

The Home Updater App Library count has increased from 554 to 556 since my original post, again without any announcement or explanation. This took place around 04-Jul-2026 when the previous branch of the two  LibreOffice apps was added to the library and the existing two apps for the current/latest branch of the LibreOffice and its Help Pack were renamed as follows:

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BEFORE                                  VERSION        AFTER
(new)                                  25.8.7.3        LibreOffice 25                   
(new)                                  25.8.7.3        LibreOffice 25 Help Pack (English-US)
LibreOffice                            26.2.4.2        LibreOffice 26
LibreOffice Help Pack (English-US)      26.2.4.2        LibreOffice 26 Help Pack (English-US)
Total counts for the Productivity app category and non-portable app type also increased by 2 because of this change.

The new naming convention is problematic since LibreOffice is on a semi-annual rather than annual release schedule with releases of new branches planned for Feb and Aug of each year and identified as LibreOffice YY.2 and YY.8.

The latest and previous branches of LibreOffice as of Jul 2026 are LibreOffice 26.2 and 25.8, respectively. However. after the release of LibreOffice 26.8 in less than two months, the latest and previous branches will become LibreOffice 26.8 and 26.2, and LibreOffice 25.8 will be archived with no further maintenance (planned updates of 25.8 ended last month with version 25.8.7.3, 11-May 2026).

Recommend changing "25" and "26" in the new names above to "25.8" and "26.2", respectively.

Note that the added previous branch is not an Extended Support Release (ESR) or Long-Term Support (LTS) release. It is simply the preceding release in a rolling schedule of semiannual releases.