How to Set up Game Update – ENESTECH Software

Contents:

Benefits of Game Update
How to set up updates
Game Update for SENET Boot
Update modes
Permission settings

Overview

⚙️ Technical setup. Complete these steps once to set up SENET for updates, or whenever you need to change these settings.

Game Update is a module that helps you install and update games directly from the SENET admin panel.

Supported platforms: Steam Epic Games

Enable automatic updates or run them at a convenient time. If a game is not yet installed on a PC, installation can be run directly from the admin panel.

Benefits of Game Update

Centralized updates: update games on all PCs from a single panel.
Integrated content module: Game Update works within the Apps & Games section, providing faster updates and easier management.
Automation or manual control: enable auto-updates or run updates at your convenience.
Safety for clients: updates do not affect active sessions.
Flexibility for infrastructure: separate settings for disk-based and diskless PCs (SENET Boot).
Steam and Epic Games Support: update games from these platforms without third-party tools.

Update settings

Step 1: Activate Game Update

You can configure automatic updates or update at any time from the admin panel.

To get started, enable the feature first:

Go to CAP → Apps & Games → Settings.
Toggle the Enable Game Update option.

Step 2: Add game paths

Updates require a one-time configuration of game paths.

Game paths define the drives and folders used for automatic installation and updating games via Steam and Epic Games.

These paths apply by default unless other paths are specified in individual game cards.

Specify the path to the Epic Games folder (without .exe).

For example, C:\ProgramFiles\Epic Games\
To update Steam games through Game Update, make sure you set the path to your Steam games folder as well.

Step 3: Notify technical support

Contact the support team for additional technical settings after completing Steps 1 and 2.
When the support team confirms that everything is ready, proceed to Step 4 and add licenses for updates.

Step 4: Add licenses

To run updates, you need to add and activate at least one license per platform.

To do this, go to Apps & Games → License pool.
Click Add.

Adding a Steam account:

Go to the License pool tab.
Click Add.

Select the Steam platform.

Enter account credentials (login and password).
Save.

Important: Disable two-factor authentication on the Steam account.

Adding an Epic Games account:

Select the Epic Games platform.

Enter account credentials (login and password).
Save.

Activating licenses:

📌 Important: Activate Epic Games keys after adding them. Сlick Activate next to the added license in the License pool tab.

🖇️ More about activating Epic Games licenses

Game Update and SENET Boot

If you are using SENET Boot, games from Steam and Epic Games Store can be updated without enabling Superuser mode. The system automatically applies updates within the image; no manual changes are required.

📌 Important: Do not manually modify the image for games that are managed by Game Update, especially if Superuser mode is enabled. Doing so breaks the system logic and disrupts automatic updates.

After any updates are complete, the PC must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Running and Monitoring Updates

📎 After adding licenses (step 4), choose the update method — the feature is ready to use.

There are two update modes:

Automatic updates
Manual updates (on-demand)

🖇️ Learn more about running updates

To track the status of current updates and completed operations:

Go to the Map section.
Open History of updates.

Permissions

Before updating games, verify access rights. Only CAP users with Superadmin status can update games.

Important! Employees with "superadmin" status have access to all admin panel offices and functionality.

To grant superadmin status:

Go to Users.
Select the desired account.
Enable the "Superadmin" option.
Save changes.

📎 If you have any questions about configuring or using Game Update, contact our technical support team.