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Update an app which was manually installed by the user
We onboarded a few devices to Intune. Users have all sort of apps installed on their devices. Now, I want to update those apps. E.g. user installed notepad++ version 7 two years ago, and I now want t...
- Two things worked out in the end:
1. Manually uninstalling the app on the client, then installing the newer version using a win32 app
2. Deploying a PowerShell script from Devices > Scripts to the machine which uninstalled the app remotely, then waiting for the win32 to be installed on the device.
I think it automatically updates it (npp.8.1.9.2.Installer.x64.exe /S)
- Thanks. Notepad++ was just an example. I am looking for a general approach to handle this scenario. There are many apps which do not update automatically.