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#31
Home Updater: Report Bugs and Issues Not Related to Installing Apps / Re: Compact view of Patch My P...
Last post by Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC) - March 25, 2026, 02:23:44 PMHi there,
Would you mind posting a screenshot of what you are saying?
Would you mind posting a screenshot of what you are saying?
#32
Home Updater: Report Bugs and Issues Not Related to Installing Apps / Compact view of Patch My PC Ho...
Last post by H. Iat - March 25, 2026, 11:56:33 AMPatch My PC Home Updater 5.4.3.1 (17-March-2026)
App lists can be displayed in three designs:
List view, Grid view and Compact view.
List view and Grid view seem to be ok.
But the Compact view shows only a part of the hole bunch.
From all of my installed apps only 53 are known to Patch My PC
(from 13 Categories).
Not all of these 53 programms can be listed in one window, if its
size is small.
But scrolling downwards to see further squares with program names
only delivers one additional row – and one row on top disappears
from the window.
The scrollbar on the right side of the "Compact view" window has
only two positions: a top part of the window and a bottom part.
If the window is small (e.g. only 2 row with 4 columns each) in
sum only the first 12 apps (= 8 + 4) are visible.
The program "Zotero", which is the last in my list of 53 apps, is
never visible in Compact view.
If all apps are up to date then the compact view shows only
the first 8 apps in this scenario.
App lists can be displayed in three designs:
List view, Grid view and Compact view.
List view and Grid view seem to be ok.
But the Compact view shows only a part of the hole bunch.
From all of my installed apps only 53 are known to Patch My PC
(from 13 Categories).
Not all of these 53 programms can be listed in one window, if its
size is small.
But scrolling downwards to see further squares with program names
only delivers one additional row – and one row on top disappears
from the window.
The scrollbar on the right side of the "Compact view" window has
only two positions: a top part of the window and a bottom part.
If the window is small (e.g. only 2 row with 4 columns each) in
sum only the first 12 apps (= 8 + 4) are visible.
The program "Zotero", which is the last in my list of 53 apps, is
never visible in Compact view.
If all apps are up to date then the compact view shows only
the first 8 apps in this scenario.
#33
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Re: Consider changing GadgetPa...
Last post by EdTttel - March 25, 2026, 10:15:07 AMI asked for consideration. I'm glad the other poster shared a different point of view. Indeed, in my case the upgrade failed only on a brand-new Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen3 mobile workstation. But there it threw all kinds of errors related to newer software security controls. Take it for what it's worth, which may not be overmuch.
Thanks,
--Ed--
PS: yes, that's my blog (and website). WordPress search tells me I've written about GadgetPack in 31 posts, as far back as 2012.Microsft Windows Insider MVP 2018-2024, MS MVP Windows 2024-2026
Thanks,
--Ed--
PS: yes, that's my blog (and website). WordPress search tells me I've written about GadgetPack in 31 posts, as far back as 2012.Microsft Windows Insider MVP 2018-2024, MS MVP Windows 2024-2026
#34
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Re: Consider changing GadgetPa...
Last post by dking02 - March 25, 2026, 04:35:32 AMContrary to the experience of the OP, I updated my installation of GadgetPack from version 39.0 to 40.0 via Home Updater on 24-Mar-2026 with no apparent issues. This was on a Dell XPS 8950 desktop with Windows 11 25H2.
[2026-03-24 13:00:30] DEBUG [GadgetPack]: Started installing 'C:\ProgramData\Patch My PC\GadgetPack-40.0.0.msi' with arguments '/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress'.
[2026-03-24 13:00:44] DEBUG [GadgetPack]: 'C:\ProgramData\Patch My PC\GadgetPack-40.0.0.msi' installer exit code: 0 .
[2026-03-24 13:00:44] INFO Application GadgetPack has been successfully updated.
From the OP's user name, I suspect the OP is the author of the following Dec 2024 post in his blog regarding gadgetpack.net and recommending release v38.0: https://www.edtittel.com/blog/8gadgetpack-is-now-just-gadgetpack.html
I noticed the proposed replacement site (gadgetsrevised.com) includes links to xoomber.com which has a reputation as an unsafe site. The proposed site is also much less polished and detailed than the current source, gadgetpack.net (formerly 8gadgetpack.net).
[2026-03-24 13:00:30] DEBUG [GadgetPack]: Started installing 'C:\ProgramData\Patch My PC\GadgetPack-40.0.0.msi' with arguments '/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress'.
[2026-03-24 13:00:44] DEBUG [GadgetPack]: 'C:\ProgramData\Patch My PC\GadgetPack-40.0.0.msi' installer exit code: 0 .
[2026-03-24 13:00:44] INFO Application GadgetPack has been successfully updated.
From the OP's user name, I suspect the OP is the author of the following Dec 2024 post in his blog regarding gadgetpack.net and recommending release v38.0: https://www.edtittel.com/blog/8gadgetpack-is-now-just-gadgetpack.html
I noticed the proposed replacement site (gadgetsrevised.com) includes links to xoomber.com which has a reputation as an unsafe site. The proposed site is also much less polished and detailed than the current source, gadgetpack.net (formerly 8gadgetpack.net).
#35
Home Updater: Report Detection Issues or Installation Issues / Consider changing GadgetPack s...
Last post by EdTttel - March 24, 2026, 01:41:39 PMHelmut Buhler created GadgetPack back in the Vista era. It's been keep alive since then by a variety of developers, including himself. He has stepped back from maintaining the code base, but endorses gadgetsrevived.com as the authoritative source for updates and enhancements. The gadgetpack.net site that PatchMyPC uses to update the app is now inserting bogus-ware (download manager: Pulse) into its download code, while the version at gadgetsrevived.com is still clean and pristine. I therefore rcommend that PatchMyPC shift its focus over from the old gadgetpack.net site to the equally old and authoritative gadgetsrevived.com site. FWIW, my last attempt to install the v40.0 update via PatchMyPC on a Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 Mobile workstation was rejected (and rightfully) so by the install environment.
Here's what Copilot tells me happened:
The installer from gadgetpack.net was not a valid MSI
Your system tried to open it and immediately hit:
- corruption flags
- signature mismatches
- invalid internal metadata
Windows Installer rejected it before it even got to the UI layer.
This is why PatchMyPC also choked on it.
2. SmartScreen and Defender reputation both flagged it
Because the file:
- wasn't signed by a known publisher
- didn't match the known hash of the real GadgetPack
- came from a domain with low reputation
- had a history of bundling "download managers"
Your P16G3 is in a healthy trust state, so it did exactly what it should: block execution.
Flo6 didn't hit this because it never saw the corrupted MSI.
3. The installer attempted to install a mismatched Sidebar engine
The gadgetpack.net version uses an old, modified, or incomplete Sidebar engine, and when it tried to deploy it:
- Windows detected existing Sidebar components
- the installer failed to overwrite them
- partial files were left behind
- the system refused to continue
This is why you ended up with a graveyard of Sidebar folders.
4. The installer left behind incomplete Program Files entries
Once the corrupted MSI failed mid‑stream, it left:
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar
...which is the exact folder the real GadgetPack installer checks for.
So when you later tried to install the legitimate version, it saw the leftover engine and refused to proceed.
Thanks for your consideration. HTH,
--Ed--
Here's what Copilot tells me happened:
The installer from gadgetpack.net was not a valid MSI
Your system tried to open it and immediately hit:
- corruption flags
- signature mismatches
- invalid internal metadata
Windows Installer rejected it before it even got to the UI layer.
This is why PatchMyPC also choked on it.
2. SmartScreen and Defender reputation both flagged it
Because the file:
- wasn't signed by a known publisher
- didn't match the known hash of the real GadgetPack
- came from a domain with low reputation
- had a history of bundling "download managers"
Your P16G3 is in a healthy trust state, so it did exactly what it should: block execution.
Flo6 didn't hit this because it never saw the corrupted MSI.
3. The installer attempted to install a mismatched Sidebar engine
The gadgetpack.net version uses an old, modified, or incomplete Sidebar engine, and when it tried to deploy it:
- Windows detected existing Sidebar components
- the installer failed to overwrite them
- partial files were left behind
- the system refused to continue
This is why you ended up with a graveyard of Sidebar folders.
4. The installer left behind incomplete Program Files entries
Once the corrupted MSI failed mid‑stream, it left:
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar
...which is the exact folder the real GadgetPack installer checks for.
So when you later tried to install the legitimate version, it saw the leftover engine and refused to proceed.
Thanks for your consideration. HTH,
--Ed--
#36
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Logi Options+ offline inst...
Last post by Andrew Jimenez (Patch My PC) - March 23, 2026, 02:09:06 PMThe logi options+ offline installer is not updated as frequently as the online installer. It is found at a static download URL: https://download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/techsupport/optionsplus/logioptionsplus_installer_offline.exe which is still providing the version 1.98.9639.0
#37
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Logi Options+ offline installe...
Last post by [email protected] - March 23, 2026, 01:23:13 PMThe Logi Options+ offline installer appears to be several versions behind what's available directly from Logi. PMPC is giving me version 1.98 from December 2025, while the current version to download is 2.1.
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005516462-Logi-Options-Release-Notes
Any chance someone can look into this? Thanks!
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005516462-Logi-Options-Release-Notes
Any chance someone can look into this? Thanks!
#38
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Re: Expired update keeps retur...
Last post by Andrew Jimenez (Patch My PC) - March 19, 2026, 06:30:30 PMYou will also want to either uncheck the box for that product in the Patch My PC Publisher, or right-click and "pause" that product. Otherwise, the Publisher will publish the product again once it disappears in WSUS.
#39
Home Updater: General Discussions, Questions and Updates / Re: AVG Threat Blocked
Last post by Tythesly - March 19, 2026, 06:00:04 PMQuote from: Justin Chalfant (Patch My PC) on August 19, 2025, 07:52:11 AMDo you get this alert when running the MSI installer specifically, or does it happen at a different point during the process?
Ooof its been a while... I honestly can't remember. Either it was during installation or just randomly after booting the application.
#40
Commercial/Paid Products: Support and General Questions (ConfigMgr and Intune) / Expired update keeps returning
Last post by KLUSA - March 19, 2026, 05:50:07 PMI want to prevent Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 from making its way through our environment since it has a known issue with SCCM that we are observing in our environment.
I followed instructions in this article to decline this update in PatchMyPC and ran a software update sync. It showed expired in SCCM, so all seemed well.
https://patchmypc.com/kb/how-remove-already-published-third/
But twice now it has returned unexpired and makes its way through our environment again. I check the PatchMyPC log and see this on 3/12/2026:
"Deleting Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64). [8f32d718-aa0e-4dd5-8577-935c5151d29a]"
But then on the next sync I see:
"The following update has been published with full-content: Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64)"
At this point I'm going to just filter it out through the various automatic deployment rules, but I'm concerned that this process isn't working and we may need it in the future. It seems when I decline the update, it then gets deleted from the database, then on the next sync it doesn't see the update anywhere and adds it back in without any knowledge of me declining it.
I followed instructions in this article to decline this update in PatchMyPC and ran a software update sync. It showed expired in SCCM, so all seemed well.
https://patchmypc.com/kb/how-remove-already-published-third/
But twice now it has returned unexpired and makes its way through our environment again. I check the PatchMyPC log and see this on 3/12/2026:
"Deleting Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64). [8f32d718-aa0e-4dd5-8577-935c5151d29a]"
But then on the next sync I see:
"The following update has been published with full-content: Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server 18.6.1.1 (MSI-x64)"
At this point I'm going to just filter it out through the various automatic deployment rules, but I'm concerned that this process isn't working and we may need it in the future. It seems when I decline the update, it then gets deleted from the database, then on the next sync it doesn't see the update anywhere and adds it back in without any knowledge of me declining it.