So you have a Personal ConfigMgr lab, but you want to add some app deployments to better simulate your actual environment. So you add Chrome, Reader, and a couple others (NOT JAVA). Next Month, they are out of date. You probably don’t have time to keep your personal lab app deployments updated, so you keep deploying old versions. How about, you leverage ninite.com’s ability to dynamically install the latest version of the app every time? Now you're asking, "Isn't the command line version that supports silent install cost money?" Yes, yes, it does, to use ninite’s silent install, you need the Pro version. What, you don't want to pay for pro when it’s your personal lab? I hear you. Powershell to the rescue! It doesn’t make it completely silent, but it will allow you to automate it to work with the ConfigMgr App Model during OSD and Post OSD.
Application Deployment
Dell PowerShell Provider Install w/ ConfigMgr
I just created an App for the Dell PowerShell Provider 1.3.0, was able to learn what I needed from Mike’s Blog (THANK YOU). I thought I’d add a cmd file install for 1.3.0 and do a more graphical walk through (I’m a visual guy). To get the download, go HERE (DellCommandPowerShellProvider1.3_259.zip) Download, grab the DellBIOSProvider ... Read more
Manufacturer Global Condition for App Model
Hey, so I recently created apps for Dell’s updated PowerShell Provider & Command Monitor & BIOS updates. I only want Dell Machines to see them in the software center, and if they are x64, so global conditions is the answer. I’m not going to recreate the wheel here, there are several good posts on how ... Read more
AppV for Windows 10 1607–Update Packages / Enable in Windows
I’m going to cover two topics, both updating your old Packages to install without error on 1607, and how to enable AppV in 1607 with Powershell / AppModel Deployment. We have a few AppV Packages that we use, when doing inplace upgrade from 1511 –> 1607, it automatically enables the new AppV that’s built into ... Read more
Deploy Paint.Net with ConfigMgr Application Model
Recently I’ve been working on Paint.Net, I used to install it using the .exe, however found that it would not install under the SYSTEM context. It worked when users would install from the Catalog, but I was unable to push updated versions. Today I was able to resolve the issue by using the /createMsi feature.I ... Read more