Pckgr Blog

  • Zoom Management in Windows Environments: A Pckgr and Intune Approach

    In the remote work culture, Zoom is widely used but varied installations across devices can lead to security risks. The blog suggests using Machine Installs for consistency and security, and leveraging Intune and Pckgr to manage and update Zoom. This approach ensures that communication tools are secure and consistent across all devices.

    Thomas Mahony

  • Removing Shortcuts from Intune Deployed Applications using Pckgr

    Pckgr’s latest blog explores Advanced Application Deployment, focusing on removing desktop shortcuts post-installation, demonstrated with Mozilla Firefox. This feature fulfills user requests to enhance user experience by automating desktop icon cleanup. Through the demo, the process of adding Firefox, enabling the “Remove Shortcut” option, and triggering the cleanup script is highlighted.

    Thomas Mahony

  • Leveraging Windows Sandbox for Winget Application Updates: Enhancing Deployment Reliability to Pckgr

    The new practice of using Windows Sandbox for testing Winget updates has significantly improved the update process. It provides a safe environment for testing, ensuring reliability and efficiency. The workflow involves automated testing, fail-safe deployment, and efficient troubleshooting. Integrating Windows Sandbox has streamlined the deployment process and enhanced the overall reliability of updates.

    Thomas Mahony

  • Ensuring Seamless Application Deployments with Winget Pre-Install

    Hello everyone, Today I wanted to discuss why we have the Winget Pre-Install component in our application deployments and how it resolves a critical issue with Winget. The Winget Pre-Install is a fundamental prerequisite that prevents application issues when installing apps with Pckgr. Let’s dive into the reasons behind its integration and how it serves…

    Thomas Mahony

  • Intune – Using a Requirement Rule to detect Adobe Acrobat Reader

    The blog discusses challenges with updating Adobe Acrobat Reader (64-Bit) via Winget, due to the software’s transition to a unified installation. This results in update failures on devices with Standard or Pro editions. The fix involves leveraging the “SCAPackageLevel” value to verify the installation of Adobe Reader before updating, ensuring a smoother experience.

    Thomas Mahony

  • WinGet – How to Add a New Application

    The post details the process of submitting a new application to WinGet using the CLI tool Komac, using the Azeus Convene application as an example. After demonstrating the installation and usage of Komac, the writer outlines package submission, validation, and approval. The post also covers how to add the approved package to Pckgr for testing…

    Thomas Mahony

  • Requesting a Winget Package – Our Process

    Todays blog will take a look how to request an application in Pckgr from the Winget repository and the behind the scenes process it goes through. Searching Winget for an application We are wanting to see if the Dell Display Manager is available already via Winget. To search for applications, open up PowerShell and use…

    Thomas Mahony

  • Winget – Automating JetBrains updates

    Hello everyone! Today I thought I would write about a process we just spent a night grinding through, automating the update of JetBrains packages in Winget. For those that do not know JetBrains is a software vendor which mostly focuses on building and releasing tools for software developers. They have a large stack of applications,…

    Thomas Mahony

  • Microsoft Winget Bot – Exciting New Updates

    Today we are looking at the new update of Microsoft’s Winget Bot. The Winget Bot now can automatically scan and update Winget packages in the Repo. This has been a long-awaited feature, and we are extremely excited to now see it in action. At the time of writing this, the Winget bot has only been…

    Thomas Mahony

  • Updating Winget to Resolve the Latest CDN Issue with Pckgr

    Updating Winget to Resolve the Latest CDN Issue with PckgrRecent changes to the Winget CDN rendered older versions of Winget unable to update their source and read the manifests from the CDN. The best solution is to update to the latest version of Winget, which at the time of writing this is version 1.6.2771.  This…

    Thomas Mahony