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Does the automatic update feature also update the Machine Runtime?

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Hi everyone,

we have Power Automate Desktop and the Machine Runtime app installed via MSI on our machines.
We are trying to keep both up to date without requiring users to have admin rights.
We found the automatic update feature introduced in version 2.54, which can be enabled.

The documentation states this applies to the MSI installation of Power Automate Desktop,
but it does not explicitly mention whether the Machine Runtime app is also updated as part of this process.

1. Does enabling `EnableRegularAutoUpdates` also automatically update the Machine Runtime app?
2. If not, is there a separate way to keep the Machine Runtime up to date without admin rights on the end user side?
 
Any experience or official confirmation would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.
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    Hi there!
     
    No machine runtime does not update with regular PAD updates, regardless of the method.  Here's the good news, machine runtime is super stable and you don't need to update it often; some of my VM images are running a previous version from last year.
     

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