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Home Updater: Create application templates to export and import selected apps for installation

This feature existed in the older v4 version of Patch My PC Home Updater, and it would be great to bring it back. The idea is to allow users to select a set of apps they always want to install, export that list to a JSON or similar format, and the...
Justin Chalfant 8 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SHIPPED
2 VOTE

Home Updater: Add Support for ARM-Specific Application Installers in Home Updater

The Patch My PC Home Updater itself can now run on ARM-based devices, which is great progress. However, today it does not detect or update ARM-specific installers for applications that provide native ARM builds. This means updates may still instal...
Justin Chalfant 2 months ago in Home Updater Features 2 SHIPPED
2 VOTE

Home Updater: re-scan each app right before download

Oftentimes when there are a bunch of applications to update, at least one of them autoupdates itself while other ones are being updated. In order to minimize downloads, I would find it helpful, if the home updater would re-scan each app it intends...
Michael Ionescu 3 months ago in Home Updater Features 2 SHIPPED
6 VOTE

Home Updater: Disable creation of Patch My PC shortcut on update

The Patch My PC team misinterpreted https://ideas.patchmypc.com/ideas/PATCHMYPC-I-5151 I would like an option to have Patch My PC to not create a shortcut for itself when it itself updates. Currently wen the Patch My PC home updater updates, it pu...
John Walter 8 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SHIPPED
4 VOTE

Home Updater: Retain Installation Path During Upgrade of Home Updater Itself

https://forum.patchmypc.com/index.php?msg=21623 Request to improve the MSI installer for Patch My PC Home Updater to retain the existing installation path during upgrades, rather than resetting or defaulting to the standard install directory (C:\P...
Justin Chalfant 7 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SHIPPED
4 VOTE

Home Updater: Group Applications by Category in Home Updater (App Library Tab)

Summary Add an optional feature in the Home Updater settings that allows users to group applications by category in the App Library tab. Details Current State:Right now, users can filter apps by category, but all apps are still displayed in a sing...
Justin Chalfant 7 months ago in Home Updater Features 4 SHIPPED
1 VOTE

Home Updater: Creation of System Restore point

i am not sure if it creates any system restore points before installation. If yes, then prompt us when done and if not, this should be mandatory.
Guest about 2 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SHIPPED
1 VOTE

Home Updater: download updates in background

I have silent update turned off for most apps. I have to wait for update to download, go through update process with one app, then wait for next app to download before it starts to update. why not have apps downloading in background, so they may b...
astro46 3 months ago in Home Updater Features 2 SHIPPED
1 VOTE

Home Updater: disable silent update universally in settings

have an option to disable 'silent update' universally, in settings. why force people to go through every app to turn it off? It could then be turned on in individual apps when desired. edit: never mind. I see that this is already an option. someon...
astro46 3 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SHIPPED
3 VOTE

Home Updater: Append computer name to end of Logs instead of prefix

Version 4 appends the computer name to the end of the log files. Which keeps all the logs together when viewing files in alphabetical order. But now installed MSI Version 5 puts the computer name at the beginning of the log file name so now logs f...
Guest about 1 year ago in Home Updater Features 2 SHIPPED