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Infune as software deployment tool
Hello, can I use Intune for software (Windows apps like Firefox or Acrobat PDF Reader) deployment on windows 10 clients? Regards Stefan
The dream was that software installation would happen through the Microsoft Store For Business. However, if you would like to deviate from the Microsoft dream, the Intune team has exposed a few alternatives:
- The Line-of-Business App mechanism could be used to push out single .msi, .appx, .appxbundle, .msix, and .msixbundle packages. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/lob-apps-windows
- Announced at Ignite, there is now a re-packager, just for Intune. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/apps-win32-app-management
- And then, there is the Powershell script support. I have seen scripts to download and install software from the Internet, much like Chocolatey. My problem with this, is that I have yet to see a way to monitor the scripts, beyond a mysterious pass/fail (presumably based on exit code). https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/intune-management-extension
Yes, With Intune you can deploy MSI and EXE, including acrobat reader and Firefox.
Currently, there are two ways to deploy, the first based on Win32 application and the second is based on PowerShell script.
To deploy acrobat reader via PowerShell follow this guide https://www.eshlomo.us/deploy-acrobat-reader-via-intune-based-powershell/
Note: for Firefox you can do the same action with a different script that available on GitHub https://github.com/eshlomo1/Intune/blob/master/DeployFirefox
Eli.