Understanding Microsoft Intune: Deploying Applications Using PowerShell

ISBN-13: 9781484288498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 183 str.

Owen Heaume

Opis

Beginner

Learn to deploy simple and complex applications that are beyond the scope of default Intune application deployment scenarios and limitations. This book will help you deploy applications using a PowerShell script.
The book starts with PowerShell Cmdlets to get an understanding of deployment through PowerShell scripts. Next, you will learn how to work with msiexec where you will learn which properties of your MSI can be set and what values can be passed to them, even if you do not know what the properties and values initially are.

Further, you will learn how to install and uninstall a Setup.exe and how to determine the silent switches, along with MSI extraction methods. You will then learn detection rules using PowerShell, including how to detect by registry or application version and build numbers as well as using custom PowerShell detection rules. You will then gain an understanding of the location to run the script. Moving forward, you will go through installing a program by calling MSI or Setup.exe using PowerShell and how to handle spaces in the filenames.

Following this, you will go through how to deploy the various script types in Intune; whether it is a standard script, or if the whole script is a function or contains functions, or if it has an entry point. Deployment Templates and application preparation in Intune are discussed next, along with the process to create the .Intunewin with the Intune Winapp Util. You will then learn how to uninstall previous applications before a new deployment. You'll also be walked through useful snippets and examples of deployment where you will be able to utilize all the aspects of deployment in Intune discussed in prior chapters.

After reading the book, you will be able to manage application deployments and detection rules using PowerShell with Microsoft Intune.

What You Will Learn:

• How to find valid properties and values to use with msiexec
• Using PowerShell for detection rule
• Deploying using a template for reliable and repeatable deployments
• How to create the Windows App (Win32) App 

Who Is This Book For:

I.T Professionals who manage application deployments using Microsoft Intune.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: PowerShell Cmdlets 

The Twelve Cmdlets Write-Host 

Set-Location 

Get-Process 

Stop-Process Start-Process 

New-Item New-Item

Property Get-Item Copy-Item Test-Path

 Try \ Catch block 

Chapter 2: MSIEXEC

Fundamentals View the Help Where Is It? 

Better to use $Env: Parameters 

Installation Silent Install No Restart Uninstall Properties 

Which Properties Can Be Set? 

How to Find Valid Property Values Uninstall GUIDs 32-bit Installations 64-bit Installations 

Chapter 3: Setup.exe 

Discovering the Setup.exe silent Install \ Uninstall parameters 

EXE’s Have Registry Information Too 

In-Built Help 

Internet Search MSI Extraction 

MSI Extraction Method #1 

MSI Extraction Method #2 

Example MSI Extraction 

Chapter 4: Detection Rules 

Why Use PowerShell? 

Detection Fundamentals 

The Microsoft Rules In Practice 

Where Do I put My Detection Rules Anyway? 

Silently Continue Detection Types File \ Folder 

Presence Executable Version 

Hey! Where’s the Build Number? 

Registry Subkey 

Registry Value \ Data Pair Custom Detection 

Why Use Custom Detection? 

Custom File Detection 

Custom Registry Detection 

Final Thoughts on Custom Detection 

Branching By Office Bitness

 If This, Then That This and This 

Chapter 5: Location 

Where Is This Script Running from Anyway? 

How We Used to Do Things A Better Way 

File Placement 

Where to Place Your Files for Deployment 

Referencing Files 

Referencing Files in a Flat Structure 

Referencing Files in Subdirectories 

If You’re Elsewhere… 

Chapter 6: Installing the Program 

Calling the MSI or Setup.exe 

Start Your Engines 

Please Parameters -FilePath 

NoNewWindow 

Wait Dealing with Spaces 

Putting It All Together

 Example 1 - Simple MSI 

Example 2 - MSI with Properties 

Example 3 - Setup.Exe 

Chapter 7: Deploying the Script 

Sys What Now? 

In Practice 

Calling Your Script 

Standard Script (Top to Bottom) 

Script with Entry Point Function 

Function Accepting Parameters 

Example: Deploying a Script Containing Two Functions Remote Server Administration Tools 

Chapter 8: Deployment Template 

How to Use Deploying Based on Office ‘Bitness’ 

Deploying Based on Operating System Architecture 

Pre-Deployment Tasks 

Post-Deployment Tasks 

Logging 

How to call the Template Final Thoughts 

Chapter 9: Application Preparation in Intune

Download the Tool Prep for Prep 

Adding Your Content 

Creating the .Intunewin 

What’s in a Name? 

Chapter 10: Uninstall an Application   

The Function 

How it Works Exactly! 

Test Run 

How to Use 

Chapter 11: Useful Code Snippets   

Detect Office ‘Bitness’ 

Detect Operating System Architecture 

Obtaining the Current Logged in User Name 

Copying Files Register \ Unregister DLL files 

Chapter 12: Example Deployment 

Start to Finish Scenario 

Determine the Command Line Parameters and Values Captain’s Log 

Sanity Check Invoke-Application 

Install Detection 

Script Input and Output 

Create the .IntuneWin File 

Create the Windows App (Win32) App 

Information Program Requirements 

Detection Rules 

Dependencies Assignments Review + create 

Install the Application 

Inspecting the Application 

Installation Log File

O autorze

Owen Heaume is a senior network administrator for a global company based in the UK’s headquarters. He has over 20 years of networking experience across Novell and Microsoft technologies and has acquired a variety of professional technical qualifications. He enjoys writing blogs and information on ConfigMgr and PowerShell scripting. Owen has also published books on ConfigMgr for deploying applications, language and regional settings. 

Blurb

Learn to deploy simple and complex applications that are beyond the scope of default Intune application deployment scenarios and limitations. This book will help you deploy applications using a PowerShell script.

The book starts with PowerShell Cmdlets to get an understanding of deployment through PowerShell scripts. Next, you will learn how to work with msiexec where you will learn which properties of your MSI can be set and what values can be passed to them, even if you do not know what the properties and values initially are. Further, you will run the Setup.exe for installation and un-installation of parameters along with MSI extraction. You will then learn detection rules using PowerShell and gain an understanding of the location to run the script. Moving forward, you will go through installing a program by calling MSI or Setup.exe in Intune. Following this, you will go through a demonstration of deploying a script containing functions. Deployment Templates and application preparation in Intune are discussed next, along with the process to create the .Intunewin with tool prep. You'll also be walked through useful snippets and examples of deployment where you will be able to utilize all the aspects of deployment in Intune discussed in prior chapters.

After reading the book, you will be able to manage application deployments and detection rules using PowerShell with Microsoft Intune.

You will:

• Find valid properties and values to use with msiexec
• Use PowerShell for detection rule
• Deploy using a template for reliable and repeatable deployments
• Create the Windows App (Win32) App