This article shows how to publish a catalog app to Intune, using 7-Zip as an example. The steps are the same for every package in the public catalog.
Before You Start
- Microsoft Intune is connected to Agentic Packr.
- You have a default User Experience template and a default Intune Deployment template.
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Open Catalog and select the Public tab. All packages here are maintained by Splashtop and marked Certified.
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Search for the app or narrow the list with the filters next to the search box, then click the package.
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Review the package page: description, existing deployments, versions, and release notes. A package can be deployed more than once; click New deployment to add another.
Use the .intunewin link to download the exact package sent to Intune, or the PSADT link to download the source for review.
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Click Deploy to Intune.
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Apps: leave the install context on AI-detected. Agentic Packr detects it from the package (e.g., Machine). Choose System or User only if the detection is wrong.
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User experience: your default User Experience template is selected and summarized under This deployment. Click Adjust to change settings for this deployment only.
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Deployment: your default Intune Deployment template is selected. The summary shows the real group names.
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Overview: What gets created lists the install app and the update-only app; All settings shows the assignments and update policy. Targets marked "new" are groups that will be created. If an app with the same name already exists in Intune, a warning appears. Click Deploy.
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Go to Deployment → Intune. A job card shows progress. Publishing takes about 3 minutes; click Refresh to update the status. You can also follow the job in the Tasks tray in the header.
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When publishing finishes, both apps show Assigned with Auto-follow: After 7 days. The update-only app has an Update only badge, and every row has Assign and Details buttons.
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Click Details on the install app. Use Sync (refresh status), Edit assignment, Redeploy, or Remove; each section has its own Edit button. The status tiles and the device install status can take a few minutes to load.
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In the Intune admin center, go to Apps → Windows apps. Both apps are listed with Splashtop Agentic Packr as the developer. The new groups (e.g., 7-Zip-x64-Required) appear in Entra ID and are empty.
Note: Dialog settings are part of the install command, not the package. Changing them updates Intune without re-uploading the package. Devices that already installed the app keep the old behavior until the next install or repair.
What Happens Next
- Nothing installs until you add devices or users to the Required group (e.g., 7-Zip-x64-Required).
- Users can install the app from Company Portal (Available to All users).
- The update-only app (All devices) upgrades existing older copies at the next check-in.
- New versions are published automatically after the wait period (default 7 days).
- To remove the app from a device, add the device to the Uninstall group. To remove the app from Intune entirely, click Remove on the deployment page.