installing visual studio code via intune

[AB21805]

Hi all,

Im struggling to install visual studio code exe via intune! Any suggestions on how I can do this? MSIs are easy but exes Im struggling! 

Thanks in advance

[#2]

What have you tried?

You can either try it as a Line of Business MSI deployment, or WIn32 application...

[#3]

Im not sure on how to do this exe as a win32 app but I do see doing it this way is recommended

[#4]

Here is a good guide on how to take an MSI and deploy it as a Win32 app, including building it.

https://www.blogabout.cloud/2020/11/2113/

[#5]

I guess I have noted down some hints the last time I needed to do this...If its the runtime, why not deploying it with winget or chocolatey?

[#6]

Hi Can you recap please? or can you please send me a link to the last time you noted this. I want to know how to deploy generic exe too so I can do this for future ones 🙂

Oh what are winget or chocolatey?

Thanks in advance your help is always appreciated!!

[#7]

I cant find the msi version and only have the exe one

[#8 · Accepted solution]

Hey AB21805,

package the x64 installer into a .intunewin file with the tool "Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool"
https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool

and use this for the install command:
VSCodeSetup-x64-1.57.1.exe /verysilent /norestart /mergetasks=!runcode /log="%temp%\VSCodeInstall.log"

and this for the uninstall command:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\unins000.exe" /verysilent /norestart

The detection method should check for file exists:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe"

best,
Oliver

[#9]

Hi @Oliver Kieselbach 

I have tried this but cant figure out where im going wrong! 

When creating the intunewin I used the set up file as the install.bat 

Any ideas where im going wrong? 

[#10]

@AB21805 

Here is the link to some information about them... 

Cloudy: With a chance of Winget - Call4Cloud

[#11]

Just like Oliver is advising. ANother possibility would be to create a win32 app..
IN the screenshots you send, the install command is wrong, it should be

VSCodeSetup-ia32-1.57.1.exe /verysilent /norestart /mergetasks=!runcode /log="%temp%\VSCodeInstall.log"

[#12]

Is it the VSCodeSetup-ia32-1.57.1.exe part I have wrong? I have named it VSCodeUserSetup-ia32-1.57.1.exe as the file is called this when I downloaded it?

Do I need to change the name of the MSI and do over again?

[#13]

I downloaded und used the x64 installer not the 32-bit version. If you are using the 32-bit version (it is seen on the name VSCodeUserSetup-ia32-*) then you have to adjust the uninstall and install commands.

install:
VSCodeSetup-ia32-1.57.1.exe /verysilent /norestart /mergetasks=!runcode /log="%temp%\VSCodeInstall.log"
uninstall:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\unins000.exe" /verysilent /norestart

the detection rule should also point to the x86 folder:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe"

best,
Oliver

[#14]

Thank you @Oliver Kieselbach @Rudy_Ooms_MVP  for your help! I was defiantly doing it wrong to start and it was 64 bit one i needed 

[#15]

Hi, just a quick one and maybe quite obvious but how do you know the location of the uninstall/install and the file name of the uninstall? Is this simply because you download it locally first?

[#16]

Correct, I did a quick install in the Windows Sandbox to check out path etc. 👍

[#17]

ill check it out!