Deploy the Patch My PC Client

Applies to: Patch My PC Client

To deploy the Patch my PC (PMPC) Client:

1. Navigate to Settings | Deploy Client

The Deploy Client screen is shown, which is split into two sections:

• Preview Version Deployment – Shows details of the preview version of our Client and which Entra ID groups it is targeted to (if relevant).

• Production Version Deployment - Shows details of the production version of our Client and which Entra ID groups it is targeted to (if relevant).

1. To deploy the Client (Preview or Production), click the Groups dropdown and select the relevant Entra ID group(s) you want to deploy the Client to.

Important

Please ensure that:

• Any devices you plan to install the PMPC Client on meet the PMPC Client Supported configurations.

• You use one Entra ID group to target the installation of the Preview version of the Client and a separate group to target the installation of the Production version.

• You do not have the same devices in the Entra ID groups being used to target the installation of the Preview and Production versions of the Client.

1. Click Save

The Success - Created notification is shown.

Once the Win32 app for the Client has been created in Intune, the status updates to Success and the Client will be deployed to the targeted devices.

As the Client is installed on the targeted devices, the number of Devices Managed shown in the Dashboard will increase.

Tip

You can also check for the existence of the C:\ProgramData\Patch My PC\Client folder on any target devices and review the following log to monitor the installation of the Client:

C:\Windows\Temp\PatchMyPC_Client_Installer_msi.log

Note

To deploy the Client to other Entra ID groups, select the relevant groups from the Groups dropdown and click Save. The Success – Updated notification will be displayed and the Client will be deployed to the additional groups.

Switching between Deployment Channels

If you want to switch a device between deployment channels (i.e. from using the Preview version of the Client to the Production version, or vice versa), you should:

1. Remove the device(s) from the relevant Entra ID group or remove the relevant Entra ID group from targeting.

2. Uninstall the Client.

3. Once the Client has been uninstalled, add the device(s) to the relevant Entra ID group or add the relevant Entra ID group to target the desired channel.