Powershell App Deployment Toolkit: Getting Started - Nyhuus

[@arunverma6184]

I am unable to open the appDeployToolkitHelp.ps1, every time I try to open, it pops up red screen and disappears quick. Please help.

[@cNyhuus]

+Arun Verma that is properly because of the execution policy on your system. Try open PowerShell as administrator, then write: set-executionpolicy bypass After the policy has been set, you should be able to open the help file.

[@arunverma6184]

Thank you very much, I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

[@cNyhuus]

+Arun Verma thank you! Im very glad yo hear that. It is funnier to create tutorials when people watch them :)

[@Artwertable]

I worked with AutoIT (Lua Scripting Language) for 2 Years before. I switched to PSADT couple weeks ago and I love it!

[@deilsoncso]

An MSI-type package was used as an example. Would you like to make a video using EXE package? because silent parameters of an MSI is almost universal, while EXE is specific to each package and this would be interesting in how to implement EXE using PSADT.

[@KurtGP]

Thank you for being a Rock Star & sharing you knowledge, best regards, Kurt

[@docteur-windows]

Excellent toturial ! Thanks a lot, it's working very well on my lab test !

[@sergiogonzalez1295]

Thanks. I've been able to edit these in the past but never knew what steps to actually take to package them.

[@madhusunke1102]

This is really useful beginners who are going to use for first time. i am going to test this.

[@chadr8264]

Nice video and walk through. Was informative and clear.

[@cNyhuus]

thank you! :-)

[@nitinsunder]

Nice and crisp video 👍👏

[@cNyhuus]

Thanks! :)

[@HestnetIT]

This toolkit is awesome.

[@cNyhuus]

Indeed, i love it! :)

[@syedalam8540]

Hi, Nyhuss, Thanks a lot for this great video with very simple and clear english. I am learning Application packaging and new in this profession. Can you make step by step videos for Packaging & Re-packaging application using different tools which are in the market right now. It will be so helpful for me and other people who are trying to get into this procession. Thanks again for publishing this great video.

[@cNyhuus]

Hi, thanks for the kind words! I dont really use any other tools then PSADT, so that will be hard to make, sorry

[@brucejefferson1]

Great Video, thank you so much

[@cNyhuus]

Thanks for the nice comment! :)

[@cmrockstar3258]

Good Video. waiting for your new Videos.

[@cNyhuus]

Thanks! :)

[@benedictsimpson6953]

Nice video, how about Transforms? I'm looking through the doco still, maybe its in there somewhere. I want to see if I use a transforms file.

[@benedictsimpson6953]

Ok, it actually is as simple as I thought, wow...

[@cNyhuus]

Yea just add the transform parameter with the filrname, to the execute-msi function, and you are good to go

[@chooky5062]

How do I add additional parameters to that config file? There are many applications that have different install variables so would be good to know how to deploy applications with these in mind.

[@cNyhuus]

In the script, use the -addparametrers parameter to the execute-msi, then you use more then whats in the config

[@GreatExplications]

Can you please do a video demonstrating how to use PSADT to deploy an application using SCCM? I would be very grateful!

[@cNyhuus]

That is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rovdeox9hMuMZ7M :)

[@ShawnA560]

I agree, I need similar video for MDT which is alsmost the same

[@hmhelpdesksa]

great video! thank you for this/ do you know if its possible to add fonts/styling/colors to the text on the menus? is it possible to rename the buttons? Close Programs > Close all programs

[@cNyhuus]

Thanks! I guess it is possible, PSADT is open source. However it is not a default change, so you would need to do it in the main code. The easiest "branding" to change, is the image and the icon. I will make a video about that topic, at some point

[@bobbyplajinko4840]

Great! But what do I do about programs that have serial numbers, intricate install questions like AutoCAD, or Creo?

[@apopompi]

For that you have 3 options: 1. Fastest an easiest is to look for the Admin install guide (googling something like "AutoCad silent install" works most of the time for me). You'll have to read a bit, but the command line options are well documented for most commercial applications. 2. If the collective knowledge fails you, but your main installer is an msi, then you can pop Orca/InstallShield/Wise or whatever msi editing tool of your preference, and try to create a reply transform (*.MST). It's basically a small wizard that lets you answer the install questions as if you were installing the application, but instead of actually installing it, it records your answers as msi properties and saves it into a transform file (a.k.a *.mst file). Then you only need to run your msi with "msiexec /i TRANSFORMS=[FullPathToYourTransformFile] /qn" and the changes will be applied automatically 3. If the transform fails you, then it's time for the big guns, however it's way more complex: Using an msi editing tool (again, like Orca/InstallShield/Wise) you need to check the properties and controls tables. The control table maps each button, radio button and textbox to a property into the msi (so whatever you choose during the installer's GUI gets recorded as a property). Once you know what piece corresponds to what property, then you can either manually change each property value into the Properties table to make it what you want, or you can express the properties as [PropertyName]=[Value] pairs on the msiexec.exe command line. Be warned, all those tables inside the msi work as a relational database, which means that if you accidentally change something and it doesn't match exactly with what the msi expects, you'll break the installer. If you get to work like this, make sure to always back up your original msi, that way if something breaks, you can always start again. Hope it makes sense. If not, maybe I should make a video hahaha

[@thepiecesfit5049]

This assumes there are no prompts. How do you get it to interact with the installer process pick options?

[@cNyhuus]

Yes, you need to know what parameters to use. If the software you are deploying is made by a seriouse company, they have a "Administrators" or "Deployment" guide, that tells you what parameters can be used to silent install with. If it is an MSI, you can see many of then, using ORCA if you know what to look for. If it is a EXE there is different EXE wrappers, eg InstallShield, WISE etc, they do all have different methods for adding answer files / parameters to run silently. And exe can also be created on otherways then the known wrappers, and then it is just to guess, if they even have possibility to be ran silent A good help, in many cases is to just make a google search for the software name and add either silent install or unattented install to the search. Eg "Greenshot silent install" then you will find the parameters to use for Greenshot.

[@inx6491]

Can you share any idea how to install an setup.exe with setup.ini using psappdeploy?

[@cNyhuus]

That can be different from every exe file, unless it has been created with one of the common wrappers, eg installshild, nullsoft, wise, etc. But you can try to run the exe with /?, /help or -help some have the information embedded in the file. Eg setup.exe /? What application is it you need?

[@ZayScott]

This is awesome, but not all MSI take the default reboot options as defined in the config file. Take Adobe Reader DC, the reboot options for that MSI is norestart. How do I edit the config for that? I tried editing the options in the file, but it failed to load. If I add it as a switch in the installation section of the deploy-application.psi, it does not work. Anyone with ideas for this?

[@cNyhuus]

You can use use the -AddParameters "/Norestart" to the Execute-MSI line

[@cmrockstar3258]

My Requirement to change color for pop-up.May i know if this possible if yes then how ?

[@JerryCoates777]

I have a question. Can this be used on a Windows 10 system that requires local administrator rights to install all applications. No local users (outside of the admin account) have admin privileges.

[@cNyhuus]

You would need to start the installation from an administrative context, that could be the system context. If you run i through SCCM, that will work as long as you install in the system context. Does that answer your question?

[@olegproscurchin8200]

Hi guys, can you please advise why the GitHub page is displayed in a weird way and I can't download the tool?

[@cNyhuus]

Here is the direct link for the download on GitHub github.com/PSAppDeployToolkit/PSAppDeployToolkit/releases/download/v3.7.0/PSAppDeployToolkit_v3.7.0.zip

[@alazare619]

please do some more videos

[@cNyhuus]

+Justin Hernandez thank you, for the interest :) i have some more upcomming, i just have been a bit busy lately. Hopefully my nect video will be up at the start of next week

[@cmrockstar3258]

Can we Disable -->[Installation]:: Display balloon tip notification asynchronously with a message [Installation failed.].If yes, what I need to do.

[@cNyhuus]

If you just dont want an message when the install is done, you can simply remove the line from the script

[@JessieS]

I have a question, how would one install multiple msi using PSADT?

[@cNyhuus]

+Jessie S you just add multiple lines of execute-msi in the order you want the MSIs to be installed, does that makes sense?

[@JessieS]

Nyhuus I'll give it a try, thanks for your videos. If you can add this to your next video it would be great as well. I will report back and let you all know how I made out.

[@ChristianNyhuus]

I will add it to the todo list, to create a video where multiple MSIs is used! :)

[@JessieS]

Christian Nyhuus thank you so much!

[@khansvirtualdiary]

shown well #PS

[@arunverma6184]

can I deploy .exe apps?

[@cNyhuus]

+Arun Verma sure, you need to look at the function execute-process and then you need to find the silent parameter(s) for the exe file My next video will show a use of the execute-process function, that video is currently in progress

[@arunverma6184]

Thank you very much!

[@arunverma6184]

Nice, Can't wait.

[@chadr8264]

@@cNyhuus Do you have a time frame of when this video will be completed? I can't wait!

[@barryferguson8149]

Someone needs to replace notepad w/ CMtrace :D makes log reading soooo much easier

[@cNyhuus]

Oh yes! I always build that into the TS, when deploying with SCCM :)

[@durgagajjala9909]

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