Hi!

Our Campus is currently working with SCCM 2012. We have been getting client feedback on it that I felt should be shared with the community. 

Clients are getting confused when required software updates and available updates are nested together in Software Center. Where they assume all of it is required.

Is there a way to make by default available software not nest with the required software in Software Center for our clients?

I know we have the Application Catalog, but it feels limited in controlling on which machines software is released too and only focuses on Who.

One way that I know:

On required Sfotware, you don't Need to Show them, simply set in the deployment of the required Software the Option, that no Messages are shown to the user. This means, that the Installation and uninstallation is not seen by the user, and alos the Software is not listed in the Software Center.

To my knowledge, that does not affect the visibility of the deployment in the Software Center, just the messages/notifications that pop up.

It does suppress any Messages, also in the Software center. I use this deployment Option for SCEP updates:

Yep, my knowledge was faulty.

This is really close to what I am looking for. Where if I'm understanding it correctly this will hide the required deployments.

I'll talk it over with my co-workers to see if it would be a decent mitigation.

Ideally I'm looking for to see both the required and available software but in different tabs/views (so it is really apparent what is required and what's there for them to use optionally).

I really appreciate all the help!

• Edited by DeltaWave 16 hours 29 minutes ago

Nothing built in for that. You should file a design change request on Connect (connect.microsoft.com)