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5 VOTE

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 28 days ago in Home Updater Features 1 STARTED
31 VOTE

Home Updater - "Enable Download Only Mode" in version 5

I saw there was a setting for each individual app, but I would like the ability to globally turn off auto install for all apps, like in version 4. I tried going to Settings and disabling "Silently install and update applications". When the m...
Justin Chalfant 6 months ago in Home Updater Features 0 NOTED
7 VOTE

Home Updater: Show Apps Not Installed

You can select to show only those app installed i.e. My Apps, but it would be useful to see a list of those apps that you don't have installed.
David Ratcliffe about 1 month ago in Home Updater Features 0 SUBMITTED
1 VOTE

Customisable and sortable column headers

Please allow customisable and sortable column headers in the Uninstall and Install views. Include key fields like install size, install location, version, and install date. This helps with managing space and identifying large or outdated apps quic...
Guest 8 days ago in Home Updater Features 0 SUBMITTED
3 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 27 days ago in Home Updater Features 0 SUBMITTED
16 VOTE

Home Updater - Import and Export Settings for New Installs

I didn't see this anywhere on the new v5 PMPC, but can we please have an option to export/import our current list of applications? It would help for reinstalls of new systems. My apologies if I did miss it - hopefully someone will post that in...
Justin Chalfant 6 months ago in Home Updater Features 6 STARTED
12 VOTE

Home Updater: No way to see the size of the applications that will be downloaded.

The new Patch My PC application It is a complete mess and full of problems. It does not save the installation file for the programs as specified. There is no way to know the size of the applications that will be downloaded. There is no w...
Ahmad Hesham 5 months ago in Home Updater Features 4 SUBMITTED
1 VOTE

Home Updater: Small version changes

Right now, there are only two version groups, "Outdated" (red) and "Up to date" (green). Would it be possible to distinguish between significant version differences (red) and very minor differences (yellow/orange)? For example: 4.7.1023 vs 5.0.0 o...
Guest 15 days ago in Home Updater Features 0 SUBMITTED
11 VOTE

Home Updater: Sorting apps + Download Size

You have to add a sorting for the applications in the library according to the category, with the addition of the (expand - hide) feature if you want to hide a category for easy searching. also please restore the download size of the applications.
Ahmad Hesham 5 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SUBMITTED
12 VOTE

Home Updater: Add URL to reputable website for apps

Would it be possible to add the legit software's website to the app listing? This could do a couple of things. It would eliminate the chance of someone searching for information about an application and ending up on a less-than-reputable site, whe...
Matt Helton 6 months ago in Home Updater Features 1 SUBMITTED