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Jesse13579
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Jan 10, 2024
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Intune installed desktop shortcut needs to be removed

I created a desktop shortcut via intune windows app (win 32). Here is my script   New-Item -Path "c:" -Name "mem" -ItemType "directory" -Force Copy-Item "S:\Shortcuts\UKG.ico" -Destination "c:\mem...
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  • Harm_Veenstra's avatar
    Harm_Veenstra
    Jan 11, 2024
    The detection is OK if you want the shortcut removed. You must assign a group to Uninstall the program, and it will run the uninstall script. The detection will check again to see if the file is still there. If not, The removal of the shortcut should be complete.

    What does your uninstall command line look like? It should be powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File .\uninstall.ps1
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Jesse13579
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Jan 10, 2024
I’m new with intune. How do I go about running it as a system?
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Harm_Veenstra
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Jan 10, 2024

Jesse13579 When you add an Intunewin app to Intune, you can select the Installation behavior to be System or User.

 

 

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    Jesse13579
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    Jan 10, 2024

    Harm_Veenstra I just checked and I do have the instillation behavior set to System.  I went through and verified a few of the machines and the desktop shortcut is still there even though the app says it ran correctly.  

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      Harm_Veenstra
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      Jan 10, 2024
      $ShortcutFile = "$env:Public\Desktop\UKG.lnk"

      if (Test-Path $ShortcutFile){ Remove-Item $ShortcutFile -Force:True -Confirm:$False}

      else { Write-Output "Shortcut Not Found" }

      Does that work? Test it on your machine first in a powershell prompt
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        Jesse13579
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        Jan 11, 2024

        Harm_Veenstra when I run that script in an elevated powershell or a regular powershell I get

         

         

        PS C:\ukg2> .\uninstall.ps1
        Remove-Item : Cannot convert 'System.String' to the type 'System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter' required by
        parameter 'Force'.
        At C:\ukg2\uninstall.ps1:3 char:64
        + ... st-Path $ShortcutFile){ Remove-Item $ShortcutFile -Force:True -Confir ...
        + ~~~~
        + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], ParameterBindingException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

         

         

        When I run the original script 

         

        $ShortcutFile = "$env:Public\Desktop\UKG.lnk"

        if (Test-Path $ShortcutFile){ Remove-Item $ShortcutFile }

        else { Write-Output "Shortcut Not Found" }

         

         

        I get this error in a standard powershell window.  

         

        Remove-Item : Cannot remove item C:\Users\Public\Desktop\UKG.lnk: Access to the path 'C:\Users\Public\Desktop\UKG.lnk'
        is denied.
        At C:\ukg2\uninstall2.ps1:3 char:31
        + if (Test-Path $ShortcutFile){ Remove-Item $ShortcutFile }
        + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (C:\Users\Public\Desktop\UKG.lnk:FileInfo) [Remove-Item], Unauthorized
        AccessException
        + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RemoveFileSystemItemUnAuthorizedAccess,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

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