Patch My PC Product Life Cycle
The Patch My PC Product Life Cycle is the seven-step process to implement our publisher into your ConfigMgr or Intune environment. Each step has a generalized definition, technical breakdown and helpful links.
Read below or download your preferred PDF to learn more.
Product Life Cycle Step-by-Step
1. Catalog Creation
Applications and Updates are hand crafted by our artesian packagers.
Through the use of tooling and monitoring software we analyze when vendors release the latest packages of their applications. Once we are alerted our awesome packaging team jumps in and updates our catalog of applications/updates and proceeds with application testing. In the form of a base install, uninstall, and an update applied to an older version that was previously installed.
2. Security Validation
Install, Update, Uninstall Testing. Virus Scans. Hash and Binary Validation.
Security is imperative! Once we are alerted about newer versions we get to work.
We download the installer
Store it’s unique hash value
Run the installer through various Virus Scan Tools
Application information is added to our catalog
Catalog is signed and released
Our Publisher does digital signature checking on the catalog to verify it’s signed
3. Install Patch My PC on a Single Device
A single installation is required within your Configuration Manger environment or on any server/device for Intune integration.
NO AGENTS! You don’t need an agent on every device in your organization as we integrate directly with Configuration Manager and Intune, the MEM product line. A single installation is required within your Configuration Manger environment or on any server/device for Intune integration.
Configuration Manager — Requirements
Configuration Manager — Download and Install
Intune — Requirements
Intune — Download and Install
WSUS — Requirements
WSUS — Download and Install
4. Select Applications and Updates You’d Like
Browse our extensive catalog of applications and updates. Select only the ones you want for your organization.
Utilize database scans on your environment to get a full list of applications we find in your environment that we could be patching for you! You might find more applications in your environment than you previously knew about!
5. Full Customization Options Available
You can easily customize updates for third-party applications using our custom right-click selection menu, including custom scripts, command lines, and more.
Custom Pre / Post Scripts
Disable Self Updater
Security Scoping
Conflicting Process Management
Delete Desktop Shortcuts
Automatic Deployment Options
Manage Installation Logging
And so much more!
6. Creation and Deployment on Your Set Schedule
New updates are published and deployed daily on your set schedule.
You define how often you want to scan and create new applications in your environment. Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and several other variants so you can be flexible and choose what works best for your organization. We release an average of 5-6 catalog releases every week all of which include a multitude of new versions for your favorite applications device for Intune integration.
7. Computer Fleet is Updated
Your fleet of machines is updated via ConfigMgr or Intune native deployments, just like any application or update you might have packaged yourself.
We provide guidance and suggestions around automating this deployment in the form of Automatic Deployment Rules for Configuration Manager, and automatic group deployments within Intune. Fully supported in Task Sequences/OSD and AutoPilot Enrollment Status Pages.
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