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deleting a shortcut on desktop via intune
Hi all, How do I delete a shortcut via intune? I have created a shortcut using powershell but I had to update the URL which seems to have broke the shortcut so need to delete it and redeploy...
AB21805 Changed it to handle both situations:
Detection:
$desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") if (Test-Path -Path "$($desktop)\Wifi Connect.lnk") { write-Host Found shortcut exit 1 } Else { Write-Host Shortcut not found exit 0 }Remediation:
$desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") Remove-Item -Path "$($desktop)\Wifi Connect.lnk" -Force:$true
It should be like it is in my post, I think copy/paste destroyed the formatting in the first line
so strange today any code I make in powershell and upload to proactive analytics area in endpoint comes up with those random code ill try using visual studio
- It should clear up the next time, it gives you the status 'with issues' because it detected a condition that you don't want (Shortcut exists) Remediation worked, issue fixed, and it should report 'Without issues' later on
I am now confused aha
Issue fixed on remediation status but with issues on detection status
AB21805 Changed it to handle both situations:
Detection:
$desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") if (Test-Path -Path "$($desktop)\Wifi Connect.lnk") { write-Host Found shortcut exit 1 } Else { Write-Host Shortcut not found exit 0 }Remediation:
$desktop = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") Remove-Item -Path "$($desktop)\Wifi Connect.lnk" -Force:$true- some students have got this set up too.
I would think I need to put both in the script, is that possible - But do you redirect the desktop/my documents/my pictures to OneDrive? Because then the path would be different
- Yes, in case of spaces in file or directory you need to escape that. You can test it on your own machine by creating the wifi connect shortcut on your desktop. You did forget the closing )-sign , it should be like this:
if (Test-Path -Path "$($env:USERPROFILE)\desktop\Wifi Connect.lnk") {
write-Host Found shortcut
exit 1
}
Else {
Write-Host Shortcut not found
exit 0
} - So would that look like:
if (Test-Path -Path "$($env:USERPROFILE)\desktop\Wifi Connect.lnk" {
write-Host Found shortcut
exit 1
}
Else {
Write-Host Shortcut not found
exit 0
} - And also for the detection 😛 (Change the path)
Two things 🙂
1- Use Remove-Item "$($env:USERPROFILE)\desktop\Wifi Connect.lnk" -force:$true because there's space in the filename
2- You're not running it as the logged in user in the Remediation screenshot that your shared
