Endpoint Services, MECM/Intune, Adobe Creative Cloud

Systems

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)
Microsoft Intune

Affected Customers

University of Illinois IT Pros leveraging Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and/or Intune systems, hosted by Technology Services' Endpoint Services team.

Actions

• General Information
• Acrobat Pro
• EPS Packages
• Previous Version Supersedence and Changing Licensing
• Getting Help

General Information

Endpoint Services packages the yearly Adobe Creative Cloud suite, offering support for the Named User and Shared Device license models.

• The EPS MECM and Intune service offers both Named User and Shared Device versions of Creative Cloud applications.
  
  
  • MECM Adobe applications can be found in "\Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Applications\MANAGED APPLICATIONS\Adobe\Creative Cloud\" in folders separated by year and license type.
  • Intune Adobe applications will simply be the name of the application for the NUL, and the SDL versions will have '- Shared Device License' appended to the app name.

• The MECM service also offers the 'Creative Cloud Desktop NU Self-Service - Latest' application. This allows non-admins to download, install, and update their Adobe Creative Cloud programs via the Creative Cloud Desktop application.
  
  
  • 'Creative Cloud Desktop NU Self-Service - Latest' can be found in the console at "\Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Applications\MANAGED APPLICATIONS\Adobe\Creative Cloud Desktop\Named User Licensing\Self-Service"
    
    
  • Please note that the Self-Service offering IS NOT COMPATIBLE with any other MECM Adobe product deployments (including Acrobat). Deployment of any other Adobe product will overwrite the existing Creative Cloud Desktop settings and disable the self-service functionality.

Notes

• Adobe CC 2025 and later application installers enforce hardware requirements. These are listed in the application's 'Comments' field. 
  
  
• Adobe Lightroom CC is not available under the Shared Device License. Adobe Lightroom Classic continues to support the SDL.
  
  
• Adobe Dreamweaver does not follow the yearly "suite" release, but still receives updates and is offered in MECM. 

This article relates specifically to EPS packages and deployment. For the most current details about Creative Cloud Named User and Shared Device licensing and activation, please read the UofI Webstore's KB article. 

Acrobat Pro DC

Endpoint Services also provides Named User and Shared Device Licenses for Acrobat DC, as well as Acrobat Reader in MECM. Please read this article for more information on the available versions.

• In MECM, Acrobat releases can be found in "\Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Applications\MANAGED APPLICATIONS\Adobe\Acrobat DC\*"

In Intune, only Acrobat DC Named User Unified and Shared Device licenses are available.

EPS Packages

Due to the login requirements, all MECM and Intune-provided Creative Cloud packages include the Creative Cloud Desktop Application. In addition, all MECM and Intune-provided versions have updates disabled.

Previous Version Supersedence and Changing Licensing

Supersedence rules are in place such that new versions can replace old versions of the same application, e.g. 'Photoshop CC NU 2026.27.0' will supersede and replace 'Photoshop CC NU 2025.26.0'. However, please note that this behavior only covers applications installed by EPS utilities (MECM can supersede MECM installs, Intune can supersede Intune installs) but does NOT necessarily apply to any manually-installed applications.

Named User and Shared Device licensing methods cannot be intermingled. If an install exists using one licensing method, it must be completely uninstalled before the other can be installed. For example, if one wanted to move from Photoshop 2025 SDL to 2026 NU, then the 2025 SDL version must be uninstalled before new MECM deployments or Intune assignments can be made.

Getting Help

For MECM or Intune-related questions, contact the EPS team. For questions about the Adobe apps themselves or licensing questions, please email webstore@illinois.edu.

Contact the EPS team