Jan 06 2022 03:42 AM
Dear community,
I am cleaning up our Intune Apps for Windows - just for confirmation: when I remove the "Required" assignment, it does not take any action on the client, correct? I don't want to break anything and the inventory is very mixed, sometimes an MSI, sometimes a very old and somehow packaged EXE.
Thank you and kind regards,
Eileen
Jan 06 2022 07:24 AM - edited Jan 06 2022 07:25 AM
SolutionHi,
True normally removing the assignment doesnt trigger an uninstallation, To uninstall you need to assign a group to the uninstall setting
And to quote Microsoft
"Removing a group assignment does not remove the related app. The installed app will remain on the device."
Include and exclude app assignments in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs
Jan 06 2022 07:29 AM
@cHaZzYIf you unassign the app, it will remain on any current machines, you're basically just stopping any deployments. It's only if you populate the uninstall group that it will remove the software
If you need to get the source files for old apps, have a look at this:
How to decode Intune Win32 App Packages – Modern IT – Cloud – Workplace (oliverkieselbach.com)
Jan 06 2022 09:55 AM - edited Jan 06 2022 09:57 AM
Thank you very much for the quick confirmation @andrewstaylor and @Rudy_Ooms_MVP - I am now sure not to break anything!
I only find the right documentation, at the moment I don't need it, kind of a gift :)
Oct 04 2023 07:09 AM
I am deploying Microsoft 365 apps to macOS using intune. I need to uninstall it, but there is no uninstall option. how do I uninstall an app on a macOs device that was deployed as required through Intune?
Dec 18 2023 09:20 PM
Apr 23 2024 11:44 PM
Yes, when I remove the "Required" assignment for an Intune app on Windows, it shouldn't trigger any action on the client devices. Removing the "Required" assignment simply means that the app won't be automatically installed or uninstalled on targeted devices. It's a safe step to take if you want to reorganize or clean up your Intune apps without affecting the client devices. Just make sure to double-check your inventory and ensure that the apps you're modifying won't cause any unexpected issues, especially with the mixed inventory of MSI and EXE packages.
Jan 06 2022 07:24 AM - edited Jan 06 2022 07:25 AM
SolutionHi,
True normally removing the assignment doesnt trigger an uninstallation, To uninstall you need to assign a group to the uninstall setting
And to quote Microsoft
"Removing a group assignment does not remove the related app. The installed app will remain on the device."
Include and exclude app assignments in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs