I've long through someone could do well to use Chocolatey as the source of truth for a ConfigMgr metadata stream.Patch My PC is an easy-to-use tool which can quickly check your PC for outdated software. Chocolatey is the closest thing I know of but it's ConfigMgr integration isn't free/great. There's some crowd-sourced community efforts ( CMPackager, RuckZuck, Chocolatey) out there that have been mentioned here but none of them have any kind of critical mass to support 100s of apps. To say nothing of the initial app install which in many cases require some amount of customization/configuration. Further complicating matters is that not every org is going to want apps packaged with the same options. It's populating that stream with app data that is a tireless, never ending, grind that takes a high level of skill to do right. The cold-hard reality is that delivering a stream of 3rd party update metadata isn't that hard. Yea, there's no real 'free' alternative here.

As a general rule, if someone has flair, they almost definitely know what they're talking about. Microsoft employees typically have MSFT Official flair, and MVPs usually have MSFT Enterprise Mobility MVP with a link to their personal site/blog.Please send mod mail if you qualify and would like flair set for your account. Flair is reserved for Microsoft employees and MVPs.System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection.Listing of Local ConfigMgr-related User Groups (largely outdated) URL shorteners cause this almost every time, but so do strings of apparent gibberish like WSUS and PXE sometimes. It might have been caught by the spam filter. Post your SCCM tips and tricks, requests for help, or links others might find useful! Post not showing up?

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