Requirements

Prerequisites for installing the Publisher with Intune.

Applies to: On-premises Publisher

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When installing the Publisher for an Intune-only configuration, ensure you meet the following requirements:

Software:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or above

• An Internet connection

• The relevant domain names for Patch My PC have been added to your firewall's allowlist

• Appropriate disk space depending on the number of products enabled

• Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11

    • When using Windows 10/11, the RSAT: Windows Server Updates Services needs to be installed.

Note

See the How to fix section of the Windows Server Update Services is not installed Knowledge Base article for details on how to install RSAT.

• Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2025

  • When using Windows Server, only the WSUS API component needs to be installed, not full WSUS.

Note

The Publisher displays the following dialog if the WSUS prerequisites are not installed: Windows Server Update Services is not installed.

See the Windows Server Update Services is not installed Knowledge Base article for details on how to resolve this.

Hardware:

The Publisher is a lightweight Windows application with a GUI frontend and a Windows service backend. The hardware requirements can be found below.

• CPU: 2 CPU or more

• Memory: 8GB of RAM or more

• Disk Space: 80GB of disk space or more

  • The amount of disk space required will depend on the number of selected products.