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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
Thanks for all your responses.
But how I can manage updates for the Win32 apps?
Regards
Stefan
Could either push out the new versions.... or rely on the Auto-Update features built in to applications like Firefox and Chrome.
This is why Microsoft would prefer software was pushed through the Store for Business; much the way Google and Apple have done for years.