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Currently, Patch My PC Cloud does not support creating update-only assignments for macOS deployments. This limitation is understood to stem from Microsoft Intune, which does not provide the same requirement rules that Patch My PC leverages for Windows update-only packages.
Current Behavior and Challenge:
When deploying macOS applications, customers can only use the Required assignment type. This approach is suitable when all targeted devices already have the application installed. However, if not every macOS device has the software, customers must manually manage Azure AD security groups containing only users or devices with the relevant software installed.
Because Intune does not currently offer a way to automatically or dynamically maintain these groups based on app inventory, customers bear the responsibility of keeping group membership accurate. This manual process increases administrative overhead and the risk of unintentionally installing applications rather than simply updating them.
Requested Enhancement:
Provide functionality - either within Patch My PC Cloud or through integration enhancements - that enables an "update-only" deployment experience for macOS similar to what exists for Windows. This could include:
A mechanism to target updates only to devices where the application is already installed.
Options to automatically detect installed software and limit deployment scope accordingly.
Value:
This enhancement would streamline macOS update management, reduce administrative effort, and align the macOS experience with existing Windows update behaviors in Patch My PC Cloud.
