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#71

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]

#72

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.

#73

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.

#74

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!

#75

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.

#76

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]

#77

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.

#78

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

Last post by dking02 - June 30, 2026, 02:12:14 AM

A release of 22 new apps, 4 deleted apps, and 2 replaced apps was made to the Home Updater App Library on Sunday, 28 Jun 2026, increasing the total number of apps in the library from 536 which it had been at since Dec 2025 to 554. I had noticed the app count increase; however, no public announcement or release note was issued to the user community for this significant change/accomplishment. I have commented on the lack of such announcements in the past.

Attached is a 2-page PDF which I prepared which identifies the affected apps by name, type (non-portable or portable), and category. Note that it is impossible for a user to identify what has changed unless he has captured the configuration of the library before the change. This also requires some manual effort because some data (e.g., category) is not exportable from the Home Updater.

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P.S. Many of the apps added in this release were in response to user requests (aka "ideas") for particular apps to be added to the library – see list below. While skimming through the titles of open app requests, I noticed that these requests included a reply that the app is now in the library, but the request had been left in the "SUBMITTED" status where it is still available for voting or comment and must be individually opened to determine its status. The status of such requests should be changed to "SHIPPED" which will remove the request from the backlog of open requests and conveniently consolidate all implemented requests under "SHIPPED"  status. I also noticed this problem of requests being left in a "SUBMITTED" status seems to other app  requests which have been implemented in earlier releases. Therefore, the entire list of open app requests should be reviewed and status changed to reflect "SHIPPED" where applicable.

* List of affected app requests: PATCHMYPC-I-5342, 5764, 5892, 6096, 6309, 6338, 6495, 6621, 6788, 7185, 7341, 8252.

#79

Home Updater: Report Bugs and Issues Not Related to Installing Apps / PortableApps directory setting...

Last post by tavernhell - June 30, 2026, 01:42:27 AM

Hello, in the app settings I set the Portables Location setting to "C:\PortableApps", however when I install a portable app it gets DLed to the Desktop. Current version: 5.4.4.0

Attaching the GIF and diagnostics zip

#80

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

Last post by Andrew Jimenez (Patch My PC) - June 26, 2026, 02:27:47 PM

Unfortunately, the Webex user install will still register itself in HKLM when installed as system. We do have a workaround, and it is similar to what you suggested. We have a pre-install script that uses PSADT to uninstall the user-based versions.
https://github.com/PatchMyPCTeam/Community-Scripts/tree/main/Install/Pre-Install/Remove-WebexSystemUser