VMware workstation deployment

[Hjorthen]

Hi everyone.

I have tried multiple things, and nothing seems to work when trying to deploy VMware workstation 16 pro...
I have tried both as a win32 app, and a self-wrapped MSI, both with parameters from VMwares own documentation, yet no success... 

Has anyone done this successfully - if so, please share 🙂 

[#2]

Hi,

Is it an upgrade or a total new installation of the vmware workstation software?

Maybe chocolatey is the way to go ?

Chocolatey Software | VMware Workstation Pro 16.1.2.17966106

choco install vmwareworkstation

[#3]

Total new installation.
I'm unsure if the fault is that i have selected not to include the cmd parameter for the serial number.

Even so it should be possible to install the program without adding the license right away.

[#4]

Hi,

Maybe trying it with chocolatey like I mentioned above? we are using it for almost all third party software and also keeping it update

[#5]

Chocolatey would be an option yes, but the point is that the software must be available from the company portal.
To my knowledge you cannot publish a script in there? Unless ofcourse you covert the script to an .exe file and make a win32 app from that, but that seems like a bit of a workaround.

So if you have suggestions that is not chocolatey, i'm all ears.

[#6]

Hi,

In my opinion chocolatey is not a work around but a nice feature 🙂

Please take a look at my blog where I am explaining how you couldd use the company portal app to let non-admin users, install software (based on chocolatey scripts)

https://call4cloud.nl/2020/11/the-powershell-win32-app-express/

Another option would be to use the serviceui to interact from the system context with the user session. I am explaining at the end of this blog.

Company App: Unchained - Call4Cloud

[#7]

I managed to get it working with the following parameters with the package being a Win32 APP.

Parameters: VMware-workstation-full-xx.x.x-xxxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn EULAS_AGREED=1 AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE=1"

[#8]

Hello@Hjorthen 

Yes, it's possible. After several attempts I found the right settings. deploying Vmware Workstation Pro 16 with intune is OK and working fine. I'm preparing a tutorial with screenshots.

I followed the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC deployment process and applied it to Vmware

I can post the settings here if the topic is still relevant.

Sorry, my English is as bad as your French 

Sincerely
Malek

[#9]

@Hjorthen 

hello,

I just saw this post, yes, this is it.
you can add uninstall parameters, use this to find uninstall id:

get-wmiobject Win32_Product | Sort-Object -Property Name | Format-Table IdentifyingNumber, Name, LocalPackage -AutoSize

note the Vmware uninstall id (exemple: {AC76DA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AD04E4200}  then use it in  intune commade :

msiexec /x “{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}” /q

you can also chek befor if vmware.exe exists on the PC by adding detection rule: