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jaymz

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#2718159 4-Jun-2021 10:56

Would something like Ninite (https://ninite.com/) be useful for the apps you wish to deploy?

It sounds like there is some specific settings you need to set (which is going to be a manual process unless you can script it)

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#2718174 4-Jun-2021 11:21

Ninite is of limited use for things such as browsers etc otherwise we use specialized software from 3rd parties.

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jaymz

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#2718209 4-Jun-2021 12:19

xpd:

Ninite is of limited use for things such as browsers etc otherwise we use specialized software from 3rd parties.

Scripting will be your friend in this situation then.

For all the clients I look after, I use Group Policies to deploy all the required software automatically. It sounds like in your case you are unable to use GPO, but you can script all the software to run.

For example, the following script will install VLC player:

ECHO ======================================
ECHO Software: VLC v2.2.6
ECHO ======================================

SET PATHTOINSTALL=%~dp0

IF EXIST %SYSTEMROOT%\vlc_v2.2.6.txt GOTO END

CLS
ECHO ================================
ECHO Installing VLC v2.2.6...
ECHO ================================
START /WAIT %PATHTOINSTALL%\vlc-2.2.6-win32.exe /S

ECHO VLC 2.2.6 Installed >%SYSTEMROOT%\vlc_v2.2.6.txt

:END

K8Toledo

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#2718326 4-Jun-2021 15:04

jaymz:

xpd:

Ninite is of limited use for things such as browsers etc otherwise we use specialized software from 3rd parties.

Scripting will be your friend in this situation then.

For all the clients I look after, I use Group Policies to deploy all the required software automatically. It sounds like in your case you are unable to use GPO, but you can script all the software to run.

For example, the following script will install VLC player:

ECHO ======================================
ECHO Software: VLC v2.2.6
ECHO ======================================

SET PATHTOINSTALL=%~dp0

IF EXIST %SYSTEMROOT%\vlc_v2.2.6.txt GOTO END

CLS
ECHO ================================
ECHO Installing VLC v2.2.6...
ECHO ================================
START /WAIT %PATHTOINSTALL%\vlc-2.2.6-win32.exe /S

ECHO VLC 2.2.6 Installed >%SYSTEMROOT%\vlc_v2.2.6.txt

:END

Do GPO scripts still work on versions missing gpedit e.g. Home/OEM?

jaymz

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#2720661 8-Jun-2021 11:41

K8Toledo:

Do GPO scripts still work on versions missing gpedit e.g. Home/OEM?

The scripts are simply called from within the group policy object. Meaning you can save the script and run it manually on any version of Windows OS.

The script I linked is saved as a .bat file and run manually or called from a GPO

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