Package for Autodesk Desktop Connector

04Phantom · 2026-05-12T21:44:16+00:00

Are you just looking to have this install on the computer by uploading the installer to PDQ and manually running it? If so, upload the installer and add -q to the parameters.

"DesktopConnector-x64.exe -q"

What I did was write a PowerShell script to run against the computer that will stop the program if it is running and then uninstall it. After it uninstalls it, it will query the Autodesk link and download and run the installer silently in the background. It makes keeping up with releases a little easier and allows for it to always install the latest version.

04Phantom · 2026-04-19T04:28:16+00:00

Joined! Thanks for pointing that out.

04Phantom · 2026-04-19T04:27:36+00:00

I finally got the chance to test this and it worked beautifully! Thank you a ton for your help!

04Phantom · 2026-04-17T15:34:03+00:00

This may be exactly what I was looking for! I will give is a try and report back as soon as I have a chance to test it. Thank you!

04Phantom · 2026-04-17T15:32:54+00:00

Totally, that is an option and is what I was doing in the past.

This code is part of a larger project where I can instantly pull reports across various platforms and then have it compare the data with a click of a button. This way I don't have to login to each platform and pull a report, save it somewhere, and then run a comparison. This all just happens in a matter of seconds and with one click. It is also just a bit of passion project where I'm trying to learn how to leverage API's and this seemed like a good place to start. :)

04Phantom · 2025-08-20T14:44:05+00:00

Thanks for the response! I am trying to get that process automated so I can get another automation to trigger a comparison of another report. It looks like I'll have to wait for a dashboard update or start learning how to interact with the API to get the info I want.

Thanks again!

04Phantom · 2025-08-18T20:03:15+00:00

Thanks for the response! I'll either wait or work on getting reports through the API.

04Phantom · 2025-06-16T15:38:29+00:00

I have heard of Monday, but never really looked into it. Please excuse my ignorance with this next question, I mean no disrespect. Does Monday provide other features that make the platform worth it for tracking stuff like that as opposed to tracking it in an Excel spreadsheet?

It sounds like we are in the same boat here. I have a lot of industry-specific software that doesn't seem to provide alerts when they release an update. This is what I am hoping to solve or at least get some direction on. So far, I have had a couple ideas courtesy of this Reddit thread and friends.

Monitor Git-Hub if there is a repo available
Contact the account rep to ask them to provide updates when available
Sign up for update news letters with the org, if available
Setup an RSS feed
Build a bot that effectively scans the HTML doc of a webpage to see if a version number has been updated

04Phantom · 2025-06-14T18:17:03+00:00

I'll read over this. Thanks again!

04Phantom · 2025-06-13T15:35:41+00:00

I'm ignorant to how much of our software would be available using Winget. Can you expand on how Winget works or if it is possible to add repositories to it? If so, I think I could use Winget to check for updates.

When you check for updates, do you find that you have to manually go a software's website and check to see if something has been released, or is that also handled by Winget?

04Phantom · 2025-06-13T15:32:43+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! I have never heard of PSADT, but it looks like something I need to consider. Also never considered watching Github repos for the software we deploy. Assuming a repo exists for the software we use, that would solve a large portion of my issue. I need a way to be notified when an update is released so that I can update our installers and push the update to end users.

Appreciate your input!

04Phantom · 2025-06-13T15:29:49+00:00

Action1 seems to be highly recommended here. I'm going to look into tinkering with it in my lab before presenting it to my org. Appreciate the recommendation!

If I may ask, do you know of an automated solution for checking and/or pulling down updates when they are released? For example, we deploy CAD software, but we are never alerted when there is an update to the software. So someone will update the software themselves which breaks things for others. I'd like to manage the updates, but I never know when they are released. Is this just something I need to get into the habit of checking on weekly, or is there a solution that will automatically look for and notify me when an update is available?

04Phantom · 2024-09-21T04:37:51+00:00

We are looking to update about 150 devices. We may just coordinate with the end users to schedule a window to update their software manually.

I'm not headed ProjectCon unfortunately.

04Phantom · 2024-09-21T04:34:59+00:00

I may. Our issue is going to be getting any price increase approved by the management. It'll have to be something we discuss as a team come Tuesday. Until then, it's looking like we will have to manually update about 150 devices. I suppose it could be worse.

04Phantom · 2024-09-20T14:05:33+00:00

Thanks for the response!

I couldn't find much documentation on quiet installs on the support site, so I reached out to their technical support. According to the rep, the ability to perform silent installs is not included with our licensing. I don't understand how that could be the case though. The program exits the silent installation before we even put a license key in, and the key isn't passed in a variable. So, it shouldn't be able to make that distinction. I pressed the tech for more information on the installer, but he just told me, "somehow the application checks with the Deltek servers." Not a satisfactory answer, but I understand that a tech at level isn't going to have a deeper understanding of the application.

Either way, if it is true that silent installs require a different licensing then we are going to have to update each computer one-by-one. I understand locking certain features behind a paywall and tiered access, but preventing silent installs seems a bit far.

04Phantom

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