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Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

Welcome to the Discovery section for Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud.

Important

You need to Onboard to Intune Apps before you can use the Discovery feature.

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Overview of the PMPC Cloud discovery feature

How to deploy an app listed on the "Unmanaged" tab

How to administer apps discovered as "Managed"

How to manually refresh discovery data

Examples of how various apps appear on the “Managed” tab

Discovery Overview
Deploy an Unmanaged app
Manage Managed Apps
Refresh Discovery Data
Discovery Managed Apps Reference