Install Microsoft PC Manager using Intune

If you are looking to install Microsoft PC Manager using Intune for Windows devices, this guide is for you. The Microsoft PC Manager app can be packaged directly from the Microsoft Store, and it can be deployed on Windows devices using Intune.

The PC Manager app for Windows optimizes and accelerates your Windows computers. It cleans the temporary files, performs a health check, and speeds up your PC.

The Microsoft PC Manager app is compatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. When you install this app via Intune, it is installed a UWP app on the end devices. The advantage of UWP apps are they get automatically updated after deployment whenever a new version is released.

Prerequisites

Before you deploy the MS PC manager app with Intune, ensure the following prerequisites are met.

• The Windows 10 and 11 devices must be enrolled in Intune before the app deployment.
• Your devices should be online to receive the policies and deployments from Microsoft Intune.
• The devices must be running the latest version of the company portal app.

Install Microsoft PC Manager using Intune

Here’s how you can deploy Microsoft PC Manager on Windows devices with Intune.

Step 1: Sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin Center. Navigate to Apps > Windows and click on the Add button. In the Select app type pane, select Microsoft Store app (new) under the Store app section.

Step 2: On the App Information tab, select Search the Microsoft Store app (new). In the search bar, type “Microsoft PC Manager,” and from the search results, select the Microsoft PC Manager app.

Step 3: On the App Information tab, configure information about the PC Manager app. Click Next.

Step 4: On the Assignments tab, add your Entra ID groups to target the Microsoft PC Manager app deployment. Click Next.

Step 5: Finally, on the Review+create tab, verify all the app configurations that you have configured so far. To create the PC Manager app in Intune, click Create.

The PC managed app is created and added to Microsoft Intune. You should also see a notification that confirms the PC manager app has been created successfully. The new app appears under the list of apps from Windows devices in the Intune admin center. All you need to do now is wait for the app deployment to begin.

Sync Intune policies

The enrolled Windows devices are synced with Intune at regular intervals for the latest policies, deployments, and configurations. The policy refresh cycle for Windows devices enrolled in Intune is 8 hours. You can wait for 8 hours for the deployment to kick-in, or simply speed up the deployment by manually refreshing the policies. You can initiate the policy sync from the Intune admin center or via the company portal app.

Monitor app deployment in Intune

Once you have deployed the Microsoft PC Manager app with Intune, you can monitor the installation progress in the Intune admin center.

• In the Intune admin center, navigate to Apps > Windows, and in the search box, type “Microsoft PC Manager.”
• Select the Microsoft PC Manager application, and on the Overview blade, you can see the total number of users and devices have successfully installed the app.

Verify Microsoft PC Manager app installation

To confirm if the Microsoft PC Manager app installation is successful via Intune, sign in to one of the Windows devices. Click on Start and type “PC Manager,” and the app appears in the search results. To launch the app, click Open.

Whenever new versions of PC Manager are released, the UWP application is automatically updated in the background, similar to other applications.

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