Release Notes
Details the production release history for Patch My PC Cloud, the most recent release being shown first.
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Details the production release history for Patch My PC Cloud, the most recent release being shown first.
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Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud
Note
We aim to release new features, updates, and fixes at 12:00 CEST every Wednesday.
You can access this page from within the portal by clicking the support button () in the header area and selecting Release Notes.
Number of available versions now shown for apps in the App Catalog – If multiple versions are available for different variants of the same app, App Cat will show the number of available versions. If you hover over the number, you can see the list of variants grouped accordingly. If only one version is available for all variants, only that version will be displayed.
Native Detection Rules – Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud deployments now support Native Detection Rules.
Pre/Post Scripts now support Arguments – Our Pre and Post Scripts now support additional arguments.
Resolved an issue with the logo defined for a Custom App not appearing in Intune.
Deployment names don’t have to be unique per OS – It is now possible to create a deployment with the same name as an existing deployment, provided the operating system being deployed to is different.
New “Product Docs” and “Release Notes” options added to the support menu – Now when you click the Support Menu (?) you’ll see links to both the PMPC Cloud Product Docs and Release Notes to help you find the information you need to work with and keep up-to-date on what we’re doing with PMPC Cloud.
Changing certain settings on a deployment now warns you we are resetting other values – Now if you change settings such as the installer type, architecture or installation context, you’ll be warned that doing so will reset all configurations from the other tabs because some settings are only available for specific options.
Resolved an issue with browser hangs or crashes when uploading a large number of extra files.
Resolved an issue with a Reload site prompt being displayed in error when saving a Custom App.
No release.
LOB support added for macOS – We now support deploying macOS Line-of-Business (LOB) apps.
Resolved an issue with being unable to upload files of 0 bytes using the Extra Files feature.
Resolved an issue when uploading Extra Files using the Add Folder option, where if multiple files exist in any subfolder and they have the same hash, you see Error File with the same hash already exists.
Resolved an issue with a Webhook notification showing as "Failed" for an Update Ring that was created successfully.
Improvements to ESP Profiles workflow
You can no longer add an ESP Profile containing 100 or more apps to a deployment.
If you and a single Update Only assignment to a deployment configured to use ESP Profiles, the Configurations tab is marked with a red “X” to indicate there is an issue.
Improved retry mechanism for deployments
Resolved an issue with the Terms and conditions not being displayed when entering an MSP Plus license key.
Resolved an issue with a user assigned the Custom App Admin role receiving a Validation Error when logging into an MSP Customer.
Uninstall assignment type unsupported on macOS for PKG files – Now when you deploy a .PKG file to macOS, we do not allow you to use the Uninstall assignment type.
Prevent an app deployment from being deleted from a parent MSP company if it is deployed at any child companies.
Resolved an issue with multiple copies of the daily deployment notification emails being sent with different content. We now check for the status of the deployment before sending the email and don’t include any deployments with a status of “Unknown.”
Resolved an issue with Custom Apps being unavailable in the App Catalog with users assigned the Custom Apps Admin role.
Custom Pre and Post Scripts naming – Now, if you upload a custom pre or post script to use in a deployment, we maintain the custom name rather than renaming it to a standard name.
Context Sensitive Searching is now supported in Scope Tags – You can now type in the Profile Name field and we’ll automatically return a list of matching Scope Tags.
You can no longer disconnect a child company from an MSP Parent if there is not at least one user granted the Full Admin with Access Management role in the child company.
Resolved an issue with Events not being written when pausing a deployment.
Resolved an issue when changing the name of a vendor with mixed case, the name wasn’t saved to the Application Catalog. If the app is subsequently edited, the old, incorrect name is shown.
Ability to upload additional files and folders when creating/editing a Custom App.
Resolved an issue with the Update Only App assignment type not being present for Custom Apps.
Resolved an issue where if the EnforcedUninstallArgument was saved in the App Catalog, it was not used when creating an uninstall in a deployment
Resolved an issue with not being able to upload extra files with no name and just an extension.
Extra Files – We now support uploading files with the same name, provided they are in different folders. We also support uploading folders with the same name, provided the selected paths are unique.
Resolved an issue with Update Rings where rings with retried deployments were duplicated in the daily notification email.
Entra ID Security Groups - The ability to use Entra ID Security Groups feature is now generally available (GA).
App Dependencies - The Dependencies feature is now avialble in Public Preview.
Resolved an issue with the validation for the Additional Argument field of a deployment not working correctly.
Resolved an issue where an error was displayed when a user with the Read-only Admin role enables Pause Updates.
Create a Deployment with No Assignments - This feature has now been released.
Entra ID Security Groups - The ability to use Entra ID Security Groups feature is now in Public Preview.
Extra Files - The Extra Files feature (also known as Deployment configuration files) is now in Public Preview.
Resolved an issue with the portal not auto-refreshing the Status when creating a new deployment.
New Visual Indicator for Public Preview Features – If you have enabled Preview Features in your PMPC Cloud company, we now show you how many and which Public Preview features you have enabled.
Support for Role Scope Tags - We now support Intune Role Scope Tags.
Ability to enable auto-updates for an app – If an app supports auto-updates, you can now choose whether to enable this behavior.
Script name auto-populated – Now when you now import a script to a deployment, the Script Name field is auto-populated with the script’s name.
Resolved an issue where Webhook notifications were not sent for some Update Rings.
Restriction on M365x Tenants Starting a Trial - We no longer allow customers whose Entra ID domain starts with m365x to start a Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud trial. Such customers will not see the option to start a PMPC Cloud Trial and will either need to enter a PMPC Cloud license key or activate their license using their on-premises Publisher license key.
Resolved an issue with Custom Apps becoming “stuck” or taking a long time to be created.
Resolved an issue with old versions of apps not being deleted from Update Rings.
Resolved an issue with being unable to connect to Intune after deleting the connection for a linked MSP company.
New service unavailable notification – If one of our regional services is unavailable, you will now see a banner notification informing you of this.
Resolved an issue where enabling email notifications resulted in the first email showing all historical information, not just the relevant notifications.
Resolved an issue with webhook notifications not being received if the payload exceeds 28kb.
Various improvements to the daily update report email.
Resolved an issue with the Install and Update App no assignment type being available incorrectly when deploying a .MSP file.
Resolved an issue with icons not appearing in AppCat after adding an app.
Resolved an issue where the Add Assignment button is unavailable if the Entra group for an existing assignment has been deleted from Entra. We now display an error and force you to remove the assignment in this scenario.
Maximum delay for an Update Ring has been increased to 180 days.
Improved overall language support
Resolved an issue where the email and webhook notifications were not received after creating a deployment with no assignments.
New .MSP Installer Type added to AppCat – We now support the .msp installer type in AppCat.
New “Read-Only Admin” user role – This new role can view all pages in the portal but cannot make any changes. This role is intended for audit purposes.
New “Tenant Recovery” option – If enabled, prevents a PMPC Company from being recovered using the Recover Your Company process. [NOTE: You will need to contact support to get this feature enabled due to the potential consequences of enabling it.]
Deployment method icon shown in Discovery – When you view the Managed tab of Discovery, we show the method used to deploy the app i.e. PMPC Cloud, on-premises Publisher, or both.
Cooldown Timer for Company Recovery – Recovering a company is now limited to three attempts every 12 hours.
Warning when changing from Daily Sync Schedule – We now have a new warning when changing your Sync Schedule from Daily as this can affect how Update Rings work.
Update Rings Deployment Summary warns if you are not using a Daily Sync Schedule – When creating or editing a deployment that uses Update Rings, the Deployment Summary popup includes a warning against using anything but a Daily Sync Schedule with Update Rings.
Update Rings now detects the Sync Schedule – If the Sync Schedule is configured to run on anything but a Daily schedule, Update Rings now forces the delay between Update Rings to align with the Sync Schedule.
Resolved an issue with the user’s first name and last name fields not being automatically populated on sign-up.
Resolved the Unable to deploy. Product data was not found error.
Deployments without assignments – You can now create a deployment without assignments [Note: You need to be using the Update Rings Feature currently in Public Preview to be able to use this functionality].
Update Rings can now be updated at the Ring level – You can now update a ring to any available version that is higher than the current version.
Discovery now shows the icon for an app – Discovery now shows the relevant icon for each app that’s managed/unmanaged.
Daily Updates Email Report includes newly created Deployments – The daily Updates Report now includes the details of any new deployments created in the previous 24 hours [Note: You need to be using the Update Rings Feature currently in Public Preview to receive the report with these improvements].
Discovery now shows Publisher apps – The Managed tab of Discovery now includes apps deployed by our on-premises Publisher.
Recommended default name for the Branding App – We now provide a recommended default name for the branding app, which you can override.
Update Rings [PUBLIC PREVIEW] - The Update Rings feature of Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud allows you to deploy apps and updates in a phased manner across your Intune estate.
Increased number of characters for Additional Arguments - The maximum number of characters you enter in this field has been increased to 500.
Resolved truncating issue with App Cat app names – When opened, apps with long names are no longer truncated but are displayed in full on the app’s properties page.
Resolved “No Files Added” bug – After uploading a new version of the app.
Discovery – The Discovery feature is now available in Public Preview. This feature lets you see which apps in our App Catalog are installed in your environment, including any Binary Free Apps or Custom Apps you may have added.
Note
As this is a preview feature, you must Enable Preview Features for the Discovery node to appear in your portal.
Folder installation log now shown – We now show the path to the installation log in the new Installation Logging section of the Summary tab. We currently do not support changing this.
Sync Schedule – GMT is no longer shown in the UI of the Sync Schedule to avoid confusion.
Note
No public facing changes were made on the 4th September.
Company ID shown during recovery – When you recover a company, we now include the company ID as well as the name of any companies you can recover in the Company to Claim dropdown.
Vendor Verbose Logging enabled – Resolved an issue with vendor verbose logging not being enabled by default for IntuneSync.
On Restart Notifications incorrectly configured – Resolved an issue where if the notifications for a deployment are configured for On Restart, the Show All option is actually selected on the dropdown, and not On Restart.
Recover Your Company – We now provide a facility for you to regain access to your company by using the new Recover Your Company process.
Latest Version added to app properties – Now when you open an app’s properties, we show the latest version number.
Link to vendor download – When you upload the installer, we now provide a link to the official vendor’s website to ensure you download the most recent and official version.
Notifications – Resolved an issue with emails not being sent for some apps after the daily sync job ran.
Users – Resolved an issue where changing a user’s role resulted in several notification emails being sent instead of one.
Naming Conventions – Resolved an issue where any tag added after a string was not recognized.
Link to product documentation added to the support menu.
Users – The portal now displays a confirmation if you try deleting yourself.
Improved App Icon UI – We now show the supported file types in the UI for the App Icon.
Improved language support - English variants are now exposed. Previously, we only exposed English as a language for apps. We now expose all available variants such as English - Canada, English - United Kingdom, English - United States, etc.
Update-only assignments for user-based apps – You can now create update-only assignments/packages with Intune Apps in the same way as you can with our OnPrem Publisher.
Resolved an issue with Silent Install Parameters not being copied over when adding a new version of an app.
Sync Schedule changed to UTC – To help avoid confusion, the Sync Schedule time is now based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Customer Support – Resolved an issue with being unable to edit a timer with less than 4 hours remaining.
Deployments – Resolved an issue with some Custom Apps being stuck with the status of Retrying.
Ability to opt-in to Preview Features – You can now opt-in to automatically gain access to pre-release features we mark as Public Preview.
Customer Support feature re-designed – You can now set a timer to limit the amount of time Patch My Support has access to your environment and the level of access.
Test buttons for Notifications – New buttons to allow you to send test notifications/emails when setting up Notifications to check they are configured correctly.
Allow Available Uninstall – You can now configure a deployment to allow an app installed by the Company Portal to be uninstalled by Intune Apps.
Increased upload limits for pre/post scripts – Previously, the total size of all pre/post scripts for a deployment was limited to 1 MB. This has now been increased to 1 MB per script, with a total size limit of 4 MB.
Deployments – Resolved an issue with the Edit button not being displayed if an app has already been successfully deployed.
Resolved an issue with the MSI Product Code being displayed for a Custom App created with an EXE as the primary installer file.
Improved sorting by column – Columns can be sorted by more headings in various nodes when working in the portal.
Improved user access requests — Users can now enter a message giving more information about why they are requesting access to a company.
Improved access denied flow – Admins can now provide a reason for declining a user's access request.
Revoking Access Management rights warning – Now if you try to revoke Access Management rights for your account, provided at least one other account has this right, you will still be prompted if you are sure you wish to proceed.
Search – General improvements to search.
Sync Schedule – The new Sync Schedule feature allows you to set a different time and frequency for the sync job to run.
Branding – Resolved an issue where uploading a new logo with the same name as the existing one shows the old logo.
Notifications – Resolved an issue with Teams and Slack notifications cutting off CVE data and not containing release notes.
Update reports – Resolved an issue with the formatting of file sizes on the deployment email report.
Users – Now you cannot remove the Access Management right for the last admin user in your company. This prevents you from locking yourself out of the portal. If you are the last user and there is at least one other account with this right, if you try revoking it from your account, you are prompted to confirm because of the consequences.
Users – The Application Deployment Admin user role has been renamed Intune App Admin.
Naming Conventions - You can now use the new Naming Conventions feature to configure custom naming conventions for all deployments created in Intune Apps for Cloud. This allows you to standardize the naming convention across all your Intune deployments.
Deployments – Resolved an issue with two Update-only apps being created in Intune if the first one fails. Now, if an app fails to be created in Intune, we delete it.
Onboarding – Resolved a sign-in issue when a user accepts an invitation.
Resolved an issue with the Naming page not being accessible.
New Intune App Admin user role added.
General – Clicking our logo in the top left-hand corner of the portal returns you to the App Catalog and forces a refresh.
App Catalog – If the name of an app is truncated, hovering over it now shows the full name as a tooltip.
Contact Form – Resolved a memory exception error when sending attachments to us through the Contact Form in the portal. You can now send up to 25 MB of attachments when using this form.
Deployments – Resolved issues :
with Pause Updates being disabled when editing an existing deployment where Pause Updates has been enabled.
when editing a deployment, any required assignments with an availability date set to ASAP are not modified until the next day at 12 AM.
Deployment Filters – When adding a deployment filter to an app deployment, we now only show filters for the Windows 10 and later platform, instead of all filters.
Various improvements to notification messages and tooltips to improve readability.
Resolved an issue with the user being able to add the same conflicting process multiple times when creating a Custom App. We now do validation to prevent this.
Contacting Support – You can now modify the From email address when using the Contact Support form.
Environments node – New Reconnect button added under the Intune connection.
Licensing – If you already have an active license with us and click Start Trial, we detect this and use your existing license to activate your portal.
Notifications node – New tooltips have been added so you know when you will receive notifications.
Primary buttons in the UI re-designed based on user feedback.
Various improvements to notification messages and tooltips to improve readability.
The “Prevent from opening an application while the application is updating” checkbox is no longer checked by default on the Conflicting Processes settings pop-up.
Resolved an issue with the configuration of Conflicting Processes not being honored.
Various other bugs.
