Deploy File to Intune Enrolled Devices as Win-32 App

[alazarg]

I had a request to Deploy a pdf file to user's desktop and could not find clear documentation, hence here is how I successfully deployed it and decided to share is with this amazing community.

Deploy File to Intune Enrolled Devices

Deploy a file to Intune enrolled device's to "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" through Intune

Step 1: Prepare the files:

1. The File
2. Install-file.ps1
3. Remove-file.ps1
4. Detect-file.ps1

Step 2" Create an Install, Remove & Detect script & save each scripts

A. Install:

#Installation Script: Install-file.ps1

$FileName = "FileToDesktop.pdf"

$ScriptPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)

Copy-Item -Path "$ScriptPath\$FileName" -Destination "$Env:Public\Desktop"

B. Remove:

# Remove Installation: Remove-file.ps1

$FileName = "FileToDesktop.pdf"

Remove-Item -Path "$Env:Public\Desktop\$FileName"

C. Detect:  # save this in a separate folder

#Detect File : Detect-file.ps1

$FileName = "FileToDesktop.pdf"

if (Test-Path -Path "$Env:Public\Desktop\$FileName"){

    Write-Output "0"

}

Step 3: collect Install-file .ps1, Remove-file .ps1 and the required files in one folder as shown above and create an Intune installation Package.

PS C:\Intune\WindowsIntunePrepTool> .\IntuneWinAppUtil.exe

Please specify the source folder: C:\DeployFile\FileToDeploy

Please specify the setup file: FileToDesktop.pdf

Please specify the output folder: C:\DeployFile

Do you want to specify catalog folder (Y/N)?N

Step 4. Deploy Intune installation file with the following commands

• Upload the IntunePackage as " App : Windows app (Win32)

• Install Command: %windir%\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file "Install-file.ps1"
• Uninstall Command: %windir%\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file "Remove-file.ps1"
• Operating system architecture = select both 32/64-bit
• Detection rule: use custom detection script and upload the Detect script created above.

Following the above steps, it is straight forward and easy to deploy a file to Intune Enrolled devices when required.

[#2]

Thank you!

[#3]

Thanks for the help! @alazarg
Is it possible, do use the same method for more than one file? Or do I need to to some shenanigans when its more than one file?

Thanks!
 

[#4]

@Kay_Urban
That is a good question!
To deploy multiple file using one deployment action, you can modify the install, remove and detect scripts. for example to modify "install-file.ps1"
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#Installation Script: Install-file.ps1
$FileName1 = "FileToDesktop1.pdf"
$FileName2 = "FileToDesktop2.pdf"
$FileName3 = "FileToDesktop3.pdf"
$ScriptPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)
Copy-Item -Path "$ScriptPath\$FileName1" -Destination "$Env:Public\Desktop"
Copy-Item -Path "$ScriptPath\$FileName2" -Destination "$Env:Public\Desktop"
Copy-Item -Path "$ScriptPath\$FileName3" -Destination "$Env:Public\Desktop"
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I hope this helps.

[#5]

It does, it worked perfectly. Thanks!

[#6]

@alazarg 

For multiple files in one, how would you save the files to make IntuneWinAppUtil.exe take them in?

[#7]

@alazarg 

Hi Buddy

Great informative post.

How can I get this to work on a standalone EXE file that is in a folder with what looks like lots of dependencies?

I have tried adding my EXE and it's files as well as your 2 files to the Win32 Tool but the install fails.

Any clues?

Info appreciated

[#8]

@StuartK73 

I have an application (Therefore Navigator by App Extender via Cannon) which has several Windows dependencies. It looks like I have to use Orca to modify the installation package and identify the dependencies, and manage their installation. I put a little bit of effort into it but I ran out of clock cycles and had to move on. Orac is 

[#9]

These steps are super easy to follow! I'm trying to perform these steps but with a folder but I seem to have an issue. Is there anything in these steps that needs to be performed differently when attempting to package an entire folder?

[#10]

Hell, I followed your instructions exactly. I have one question: if I just want to remove the file, should I assign a group to the uninstall? If the uninstall runs, will the script you have in the detection rule stop the uninstall from completing and removing the file?

[#11]

Great post @alazarg
I wanted to know would your install script would work for copying a file from my C drive to ProgramData on other peoples computers by changing the destination path to being something such as $env:ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DesiredLocation.

After testing this, I can confirm that this worked a treat! Thank you so much!!