We have some software that is rather larger, like the Adobe Suite, and it would be nice to display a message to the user depending on the program they try and install. Some users might try and install the whole suite when they are in a location with poor wireless coverage. If we could create a notification that said "Adobe Creative Suite is a large installer. Please dock your computer before performing this install."

That would be awesome. Another example is some programs (Adobe Acrobat DC) sometimes report as installed correctly, but really failed because PowerPoint is running. The failure is cryptic and we had to look it up. If we could say "Please close all Office products BEFORE proceeding with this install of Acrobat Pro" That would be amazing.

Thanks!

Software Center Command Line Switch Addition

It is not currently possible to display a specific package in the same way we can display a specific application in Software Center via command line or URL command with softwarecenter:SoftwareID=

Also an option to specify a search term would be a fantastic additional feature. E.G. Launch Software Center and automatically search for all Adobe products.

This addition would make launching Software Center with a specific application, package or search term seamless if clicking a link in an email, an intranet page or customised shortcuts.

This is what a package command line might look like: "C:\WINDOWS\CCM\ClientUX\SCClient.exe" softwarecenter:AdvertisementID="P0121EEC" <-- The "AdvertisementID" is the additional option.

This is what a search command line might look like: "C:\WINDOWS\CCM\ClientUX\SCClient.exe" softwarecenter:Page=InstallationStatus FilterType=0 SortType=6 Search="Adobe" <-- The "Search" switch is the addition.

Sometimes it's useful to allow a user who has been away for some time to defer an installation for the same amount of time (in days) that other users had (e.g. Win10 Feature Updates) rather than defer until a hard deadline. It would be great to specify that an installation or update could be deferred by the user for X amount of time since the first time they were actually notified. Perhaps as a bonus also have the ability to still have a hard deadline furhter in the future.

e.g. Users have 2 weeks to install the feature update from the time they are notified but has a hard deadline of 1 months from now. If a user was on vacation for 3 weeks they only get the remaining 1 week to defer. If a user was on an extended vacation and came back after the month was up they get the update immediately.

Currently, when using a screen reader (like JAWS or NVDA), Software Center is very difficult to use because the fields and controls lack labels. For example, searching for a title in the library, there are two radio buttons for changing views between a list and a grid, but the rest lack indication of their purpose. Example (Using NVDA)

All radio button not checked L - Required radio button checked R -- (Fields should have clear labels or "All" and "required" but currently have underscores in each word. Also, should be contained in a fieldset with a legend of "Type" or similar)
edit - (Should be labeled "search" which exists visually but not attached to the text field for screen readers)
button - (should be labelled "clear" or similar as this is the little X button on the right side of the search field)
combo box All collapsed F - (Should be labelled "Filter")
combo box Microsoft.SoftwareCenter.Client.Common.LocalizedSortProperty collapsed S - (Should be labeled "Sort by")
radio button not checked Switch to list view / radio button checked Switch to tile view - (Fields are labeled but should include a fieldset and legend like "View" or similar)

The results that appear in the search window make sense, so if a user can figure out how to search, they should be in good shape.

Thanks for considering!