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Portable apps let you take essential software anywhere, running directly from a USB or external drive without installation.

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Only the ones in PMPC Home Updater are supported for now, and you even must download them at least once from the home updater in order to get their updates in the future.

Would it be possible for PMPC to scan the folder (and subfolders?) where the user indicates to have the Portable apps and check for the existence of the Apps already in the PMPC list?

I have the same issue with a folder where Anydesk and rufus portable are located

BTW, you can "Disable silent install" for AutoHotKey and SumatraPDF and install/update them manually and choose to install them for user! but you will have to do this with every new update unfortunately.

Interesting option! But in this case, it would install in the App folder of the Admin, which is not the intention. Thank you anyway for the suggestion! I have uninstalled and installed in the Standard way, in the Programs folder.

There are no problems installing apps as admin

No problem at all. The problem is that if all users are admins and can install any program, it is very likely that you will have problems in the near future

Yes and yes.

I just realized there is no way for PMPC to detect them. They are installed for Current User (but for security reasons, Current User is not an Admin) but PMPC always needs to run elevated so I need to Run it as an Admin (and therefore it is checking the Admin's App folder, not the Current User's App folder).

The only way for these to be detected would require PMPC to run for a simple User (and asking for elevation if the program needed it). But I guess most Users are Admins, it's just me who worries about security

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Thank you for the heads up!

Unfortunately version 5 still does not detect Sumatra or Autohotkey.

It did detect more programs including a needed update for Owncloud but closed Explorer without asking (so now I have no shell... not a problem because I'm a DOS veteran )

Thank you for the fast answer! Looking forward to test the new version!

Hi

Sumatra 3.5.2 is installed for current user but it is not detected (does not show in green on the Main Software list or on the right hand window). Is this a known limitation of PMPC?

The same happens with Autohotkey 2.0.11 which is also installed for User