Auto-Installed Apps

/ Applications

The servers automatically install several apps onto the workstations.

Add App

  1. Download msi and place in F:\Installs\Global Policy
  2. Create a new GPO
    • Make sure to select Advanced deployment method so “Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management” can be selected before any workstation gets this GPO

Remove App

There are two ways to uninstall the app from the workstations

  1. Remove the GPO from the scope
  2. Right-Click the application in GPO and Remove

Upgrade App

For some apps, a new msi is required to install an updated version. Removing and then adding an app per the instruction above will work but there is another way.

  1. Add the new msi package to the same GPO
    1. Select Advanced deployment method when first given the option
      1. The next setting cannot be changed once it has been fully created
    2. Select “Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management” in the Deployment tab
    3. Add the previous version’s package in the Upgrades tab

Specific App Details

Java

  • A new MSI can be obtained from https://adoptium.net/
    • Press the button to show Other Platforms
    • Select the newest LTS (Long Term Solution)
      • Leave it on the Hot Spot JVM
    • Download the 32 and 64-bit Windows JRE MSI
  • When upgrading, Add a new software deployment to the same GPO
    • Follow the generic Upgrade App instructions above
    • Go to Deployment -> Advanced and select “Ignore Language”

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