Deploy AKS desktop to Microsoft Intune
MicrosoftWindowsversion 0.43.0, 30 July 2026
AKS desktop is in the PatchBee catalog as a Windows app from Microsoft, synced from the Windows Package Manager community repository (winget). Pick it in the App Library and PatchBee writes the deployment plan below, builds the package, publishes it to your Intune tenant and assigns it to the Entra groups you choose. New versions then follow through your update rings.
The plan PatchBee writes
AKS desktop as an Intune app
The standard form for a NSIS (x64, per machine). The real plan is generated from the installer when you package, and shown in full before anything is published; every field can be changed.
- Intune app type
- Windows app (Win32), .intunewin
- Install
- "AKSdesktop.exe" /allusers
- Uninstall
- "uninstall.exe" /S
- Detection
- Registry: the NSIS uninstall key. Uninstall key c0837d4a-3830-5b28-851d-d52b0fdbed2e, DisplayVersion 0.43.0 or newer.
- Requirements
- x64 · per user or per machine
Installers in version 0.43.0
| Architecture | Type | Scope | Hash |
|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | NSIS | per user | SHA-256 published |
| x64 | NSIS | per machine | SHA-256 published |
PatchBee downloads the installer from the publisher's own URL and verifies its SHA-256 against the catalog before packaging. "None published" means the source carries no hash for this download, so that check has nothing to compare against; packaging still works.
Silent install switches
Recorded for AKS desktop in its winget manifest. PatchBee uses them as the installer's unattended switches, so the package installs without a click.
- Custom (always added)
- /currentuser
- Upgrade
- --updated
- Custom (always added)
- /allusers
About AKS desktop
Kubernetes workflows often require writing and maintaining YAML, switching between tools (kubectl, dashboards, monitoring), and an understanding of low-level infrastructure concepts.
AKS desktop simplifies this process using Projects, which group everything your application needs into a single, manageable unit, and provides guided workflows for deploying, monitoring, scaling, and troubleshooting applications.
AKS desktop works within your existing environment and tools, including Visual Studio Code, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines. It connects to your existing AKS clusters and supports multi-environment scenarios across dev, test, staging, and production, including Azure hybrid and edge deployments.
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Homepage
- github.com/Azure/aks-desktop
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Source
- winget · Microsoft.AKSdesktop
- Versions in catalog
- 4
Also in the catalog for the other platform: AKS desktop for macOS
How this becomes an app in your tenant
Sign in with your Microsoft work account and connect your Intune tenant once. Find AKS desktop in the App Library, open its plan (the commands, detection rule and requirements above, editable) and publish: PatchBee downloads and verifies the installer, builds the package, creates the Intune app and assigns your groups. When Microsoft ships a new version, PatchBee detects it and rolls it out through your rings, with supersedence and rollback.
Read the step-by-step guideMore Windows apps
Catalog data as of 11 October 2026, from the Windows Package Manager community repository (winget). The product re-reads the source every night and plans against the live catalog, so the version here may already be one behind. Nothing is published to a tenant without an administrator approving the plan.