Patch My PC Partner
We build automated third-party patch management on top of Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager, closing the gap Windows Update leaves around browsers, readers and everyday applications.
Windows Update leaves most of the attack surface untouched.
A well-run organisation patches its operating systems on schedule and assumes the job is largely done. It usually isn't. A typical Windows estate carries dozens of third-party applications — Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Reader, Zoom, 7-Zip, Java runtimes — none of which are patched by Windows Update, and most of which are never touched by native Configuration Manager or Intune update rings without additional tooling.
Attackers know this. Vulnerabilities in widely deployed third-party software are routinely exploited within days of disclosure, precisely because so many organisations patch operating systems reliably and everything else sporadically or not at all. We regularly find law firms and manufacturers running browser versions six months out of date on machines otherwise considered 'fully patched' by their own IT team.
Doing this manually doesn't scale. Someone has to track which applications are installed where, package each update, test it, and push it out — repeated across every title, every month, across every device. In practice this work either doesn't happen consistently or it consumes disproportionate internal IT time that could be spent on higher-value work.
For organisations with cyber insurance or supplier due diligence obligations, patch management is also increasingly checked directly. An insurer or a client audit asking 'how do you patch third-party applications' and getting 'we don't have a formal process' is a real commercial exposure, not just a technical gap.
- Browsers, PDF readers and conferencing tools left unpatched for months
- Manual packaging and testing consuming disproportionate IT time
- No single view of which applications are actually up to date
- Insurance and supplier questionnaires asking for evidence you don't have
We integrate Patch My PC into the Intune or Configuration Manager you already run.
We start by auditing what's actually installed across your estate — the real application inventory, not the assumed one — and cross-reference it against the catalogue of titles Patch My PC can automate. This usually surfaces several applications nobody remembered were still deployed, including some that should be removed rather than patched.
Deployment is built around staged rings rather than a single push to every device. Pilot devices receive updates first, a wider group follows after a short delay, and the full estate receives the update only once nothing has broken. This mirrors how we'd recommend handling operating system updates and keeps a single bad vendor release from disrupting the whole business.
Because Patch My PC sits on top of Microsoft Intune or Configuration Manager rather than replacing it, your existing device management investment stays intact. We configure it to work alongside your current update rings, maintenance windows and change control process rather than introducing a second, separate patching regime to manage.
Once live, we set up reporting so you can see patch compliance by application and by device group, not just a headline percentage. That reporting is what actually gets produced when an insurer, auditor or client asks for evidence, rather than a manual scramble to compile one.
- Full third-party application inventory before anything is automated
- Staged deployment rings to catch problems before full rollout
- Built on top of your existing Intune or Configuration Manager investment
- Compliance reporting by application, ready for audit or insurance evidence
Everything in the engagement, set out up front.
A structured deployment covering inventory, integration, staged rollout and ongoing management.
Application inventory audit
A full review of what's actually installed across the estate, including shadow IT and unused titles worth removing.
Intune / Configuration Manager integration
Patch My PC configured against your existing device management platform, no parallel tooling introduced.
Deployment ring design
Pilot, broad and full-estate rings built around your change tolerance and business-critical application list.
Exclusion and exception handling
Bespoke or business-critical applications identified and handled on manual approval rather than blanket automation.
Compliance reporting
Ongoing visibility of patch status by application and device group, ready to hand to an auditor or insurer.
Managed patch cadence
Ongoing monitoring and tuning as new titles are added to the estate or new vulnerabilities are disclosed.
What you receive.
- Third-party application inventory report
- Patch My PC configuration within Intune or Configuration Manager
- Deployment ring design document
- Exclusion list for business-critical applications
- Patch compliance dashboard by application and device
- Vulnerability window reduction summary
- Change control alignment notes
- Ongoing monitoring and tuning schedule
Built for organisations that need the work done properly.
Organisations already using Intune or Configuration Manager
Businesses with the device management foundation in place but no automated third-party patch coverage sitting on top of it.
Regulated firms facing supplier due diligence
Law firms, financial services businesses and NHS suppliers regularly asked to evidence third-party patch management directly.
Growing IT teams stretched on routine work
Internal teams spending too much time manually packaging updates instead of higher-value project work.
Businesses that have had a recent third-party exploit incident
Organisations wanting a structural fix after discovering the entry point was an unpatched browser or PDF reader, not the operating system.
What changes once the work is done.
What changes once third-party patching is automated rather than manual.
Vulnerability window materially reduced
Common exploited titles patched within days of release rather than sitting unpatched for months.
IT time freed for higher-value work
Manual packaging and testing effort largely removed from the internal team's workload.
Evidence ready for audit or insurance
A compliance report that answers 'how do you patch third-party applications' without a manual data pull.
Fewer disruptive surprises
Staged deployment rings catch problematic updates on a pilot group before they reach the wider estate.
Existing Intune or Configuration Manager investment protected
No parallel patching platform to license, learn and maintain separately.
A defensible answer for supplier due diligence
Direct, evidenced responses to procurement and cyber insurance questionnaires on patch management.
Why we work with Patch My PC rather than build this ourselves.
Building and maintaining packaging for dozens of constantly updated third-party applications is a full-time job in itself. Patch My PC maintains that catalogue centrally, testing packages against Intune and Configuration Manager as vendors release updates, which is work no individual IT team or MSP can realistically replicate at the same pace or scale.
Our role is the integration and governance layer around it: making sure the right applications are covered, the right devices sit in the right deployment rings, business-critical exceptions are handled sensibly, and reporting actually reflects reality rather than an assumed compliance figure. That's where organisations get value beyond simply switching a tool on.
We support organisations across Chesterfield, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, most of whom arrive with Intune or Configuration Manager already deployed but no consistent third-party patching layered on top. The technical work to close that gap is usually straightforward once the application inventory has been properly established.
We describe this as a technology integration, not a certification or a formal partner tier — we don't claim a specific designation on Patch My PC's behalf, only that we deploy and manage their tooling as part of a broader vulnerability management and Microsoft security practice.
Questions we are asked most often.
What does Patch My PC actually patch?
Patch My PC extends the patching capability you already have in Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager to cover third-party applications — browsers, PDF readers, Java, archive tools, conferencing software and hundreds of other common titles that Windows Update itself does not touch. Operating system patching stays with Microsoft's own tooling; this closes the gap around everything else installed on the device.
Do we need Intune or Configuration Manager already in place?
Yes. Patch My PC is a publisher and packaging layer that sits on top of an existing Intune or Configuration Manager deployment rather than replacing it. If you're not yet using either platform to manage devices, we'd normally start by establishing that foundation before layering third-party patch automation on top.
How is this different from just running Windows Update?
Windows Update covers the operating system and Microsoft's own applications. It has no visibility of Chrome, Firefox, Zoom, 7-Zip, Adobe Reader or the dozens of other applications a typical estate accumulates. Attackers target exactly these applications because organisations reliably miss patching them, which is the specific gap this addresses.
Will automated patching break business-critical applications?
Not if it's configured properly. We build staged deployment rings — pilot devices first, then a wider group, then the full estate — with delay windows so a problematic update is caught before it reaches everyone. Business-critical or bespoke applications can be excluded or held on manual approval where that's the sensible choice.
How quickly can this be deployed?
For an estate already managed through Intune or Configuration Manager, initial setup and a first wave of application coverage typically takes one to two weeks. Building out full coverage across the application catalogue and tuning deployment rings to your change tolerance usually runs a further two to four weeks.
Does this replace our vulnerability scanning?
No, and it shouldn't be treated as a substitute. Vulnerability scanning tells you what's exposed; automated patch management is one of the ways you close what scanning finds. We typically run both together — scanning identifies drift or missed titles, patch automation handles the routine remediation.
Microsoft Intune
The device management platform Patch My PC integrates with for automated third-party patching.
Vulnerability management as a service
Ongoing scanning that identifies the gaps automated patching then closes.
Talk to us
Discuss your current Intune or Configuration Manager setup and where third-party patching would help.
Want to see how much of your estate is genuinely patched?
Book a short review and we'll show you which third-party applications are covered today, and which ones aren't, before recommending anything.
Book a patch coverage review