Ideas
What features would you like to see?
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Software Center Error - Display Error Code Details
When a deployment fails in Software Center, and you click the "Failed" link, it will then show an error code. Ten, we have to Google (excuse me, I mean Bing) the error code or look in CMTrace to find out what it means. Could Software Center do the same thing that CMTrace does, and look up the error and display what it means there in the Software Center window?
140 votes -
Software Center: Add Ability to Launch the Application
Would like to have the ability for the end user to not just install an available deployment, but also launch it there. The way I envision this happening is once the user has installed an available deployment, the "Install" button would change to a "Launch" button, and the Uninstall button would be perhaps a separate button, etc., or perhaps even the icon of the application could be used to launch it and the Install/Uninstall behavior could remain the same.
The benefit of this would be (1) if you removed the start menu or other entry points to the application and…
126 votes -
Available application which is not applicable must not show up in Software Center
[This is sort of an extension to https://configurationmanager.uservoice.com/forums/300492-ideas/suggestions/13002684-software-center-show-only-available-software-hid?]
Obviously, we can create applications with multiple deployment types in SCCM, each with its own set of requirements. Now say I create a simple MSI-based application with one deployment type, which has a requirement that Primary device must be true. If I make this available to a user collection, then it shows up for each of those users on their primary devices as available in Software Center. All great so far.
However, if one of those users logs in to a non-primary device, the application still shows up as available, and…
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Display all configuration baseline rule in software center under device compliance tab.
Display all configuration baseline rule in software center under device compliance tab.
89 votesNoted ·
AdminMark Silvey - ConfigMgr Product Team
(Engineering Manager, ConfigMgr, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager)
responded
Makes sense! Thanks for the feedback.
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Allow user to select 'automatically restart' when applying all required changes.
When the user received the 'Software changes must be applied to your computer' there are two radio options:
'Apply all required changes now (recommended)'
'Apply all required changes outside my business hours'There is also an checkbox that say 'Restart my computer automatically if needed'. However, this checkbox is disabled when the first radio option is selected. I would ask that it remains enabled for both options. We are trying to train users to take an active role in installing updates according to their own schedule. The reboot process has become a large portion of the update process. So if…
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Add Windows 10 Servicing information to Software Center
Check out the picture of new tab in Software Center >(
76 votesUpdated by bobmn for sangeev/OSD
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Download size in Software Center
As currently as version 1702, the download size for all of the applications and packages in Software Center show "less than 1 MB" and won't show the correct size until after you start the install. This has been happening for a long time.
57 votesNoted ·
AdminAdam Meltzer (ConfigMgr Product Team)
(Software Engineer, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager)
responded
We are aware of this and are looking into ways to improve this experience.
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Allow user messaging
It would be nice to have a ability to show custom messages to inform the user that a software installation is in progress and the computer must not be restarted or disconnect from the network.
Something similar to outlook notifications.
This should be specific for each package/application; and it should be available at least at begin/end of installation (or even in case of error)53 votes -
Software Center showing apps that failed or no longer advertised
Software Center showing apps that failed or no longer advertised, when apps fail still show up as Available Software, could we get another category (Failed Installs) that doesn't keep popping up and reminding users. Put text field somewhere next to "Installed Software"
32 votes -
remove the hide button from computer restart Dialog that user cannot close
When using the client settings - computer Restart - display a dialog box the user cannot close... with a countdown interval , the dialog displayed show a hidden button that didn't work.
If people cannot hide the dialog, then why not 'hide' the hide button ? That button creates expectations that are not met, and thus frustration.29 votes -
Hide software center from some users, availible to others
Provide a security group based method to hide software center from showing in the start menu. For example, domain users would not even see it in the start menu, but administrators would. The /ExcludeFeatures is a step in the right direction, but overkill for some customers who still want admins to have access.
25 votes -
Add notifications to Action Center on Windows 10 for new Software Available Deployments
Add notifications to the Action Center in Windows 10 when new Software is available
24 votes -
Suspend Software Center activities when in PowerPoint presentation mode
Currently, there exists a setting in Software Center to "suspend Software Center activities when my computer is in presentation mode." Users don't have any idea what Windows Presentation Mode is. Ideally, the setting would stop Software Center activities when PowerPoint is running a presentation. That is often when you'd want to stop Software Center from installing something anyway.
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Hide Task Sequence deployments
When deploying an application or program via a task sequence, there is no way to hide it in software center.
19 votes -
Realtime health info of client via Software Center
This will help the 1st line support to gather more client information without having to contact 2nd line specialists, and possibly solve more incidents on their own.
The Software Center, when launched, should be able to read and display client status information and connectivity with server in a simplified UI, understandable to the Service Desk employees/ 1st line support.
This can include Policy evaluation status, connectivity with management point, certificate status, app-evaluation status, etc
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Software Center: Add support for multiple category filtering.
the new Software Center (v1511) should have an option to filter per category (or multiple), like you have on the app catalog website today
18 votes -
Add a Date Modified for each app to be added as a column in Software Center installation status
Users are accustomed to seeing “Last Run Time” in RAP and it was easy to sort by that column to see apps installed by date. The “Date Modified” appears to be the “last run time” in Software Center but we have to click on each app in the Installation Status tab to see the date modified info.
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Ability to customize Application catalog
It would be very nice and useful for many customers to have the ability to customize the application catalog site in terms of custom backgrounds/icons or page layout.
15 votes -
Software Center: Log-File view Button
it would be **** to have a Button in the "new" Software center to open a log-file with a Summary of the last steps that are run on a system, like for a SW installation, in a end-User readable context.
example:
SW Policy received
SW downloaded success
SW install started
SW install success (or return code 3016)
SW has a reboot pending
etc.14 votes -
Catalog / Software Center should be usable by the blind
Screen reading assistants can't parse the app catalog - it just says "Silverlight" over and over. This isn't acceptable - web pages need to be usable by the blind.
11 votes
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