Override Win32 Application Options
Applies to: Patch My PC Publisher Available at level: Vendor, Product Available on tab: Intune Apps, Intune Updates
Overview
Override Win32 Application Options allows you to override the global Win32 application options for a specific vendor or product. It is used when certain Intune applications or updates require different behavior than what is defined globally.
Global Win32 app options are configured on the Intune Apps and Intune Updates tab by selecting Options. These settings control behaviors such as assignment copying, retention of previous versions, dependency handling, runtime limits, and cleanup of older apps or updates.
In some scenarios, applying the same behavior to every application is not ideal. Override Win32 Application Options lets you customize these behaviors at the vendor or product level without changing your global defaults.
When Overrides Are Useful
Overrides are especially useful for applications that update frequently, such as web browsers.
Products like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox release updates often. Issues introduced by these updates may not be identified immediately. If your global retention setting keeps only a small number of previous versions, the version you want to roll back to may no longer be available when a problem is discovered.
By configuring a product level override, you can retain more versions for specific applications. For example, you might retain five previous versions of Chrome while keeping a global default of two for all other apps. This provides additional time for validation and a safer rollback path for frequently updated software.
Supported Override Options
The available override options differ slightly depending on whether you are working with Intune Apps or Intune Updates.
Applies to Intune Apps and Intune Updates
Copy the assignments from previously created applications or updates
Delete the assignments from previously created applications or updates
Update application dependencies
Copy the requirements from previously created applications or updates
Configure maximum runtime of Win32 applications
Applies to Intune Apps only
Enable Allow available uninstall
Update Enrollment Status Page associations
Delete any previously created applications when an updated application is published
Retain up to a specified number of previously created applications
Applies to Intune Updates only
Delete any previously created updates when a new update is published
Retain up to a specified number of previously created updates
Configuring Overrides
Overrides configured here take precedence over the global options defined on the Intune Apps and Intune Updates tab and are applied only to the selected vendor or product during publishing.
To Configure a Win32 Application Option Override:
Right-click the Vendor or Product you want to customize.
Select Override Win32 Application Options.
Review the available options based on whether you are configuring an app or an update.
Enable or disable the required settings to override the global behavior.
Click OK to save the configuration.
The override is evaluated and applied during the next Publisher synchronization and affects only the selected vendor or product.
Note
For more details about Application and Retention Settings, use the Intune Apps/Updates Global Options page for reference.
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