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How to deploy a Win32 app with Intune

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How to deploy a Win32 app with Intune

How to deploy a Win32 app with Intune: wrap the installer into an .intunewin, set install and uninstall commands, detection rules, requirements, and assign it.

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Should I deploy an MSI as a line-of-business app or as a Win32 app?

Win32, almost always. The LOB (MSI) app type is simpler but cannot have dependencies, requirements, custom detection, or install in a specific order during the Enrollment Status Page, and mixing LOB and Win32 apps on th…

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Why does Intune say the app installed but the detection failed?

The installer ran and exited 0 but the detection rule did not find what it looks for — usually a wrong registry path (32-bit apps land under WOW6432Node), a version comparison that does not match the installed value, or…

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How do I update an app I already deployed with Intune?

Upload the new .intunewin to the same app (Properties → App information → App package file) and update the detection rule to the new version. Devices where the old version is detected will reinstall on next evaluation b…

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Step 1: Package the installer

Put the installer and any supporting files in a folder by themselves, then:

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Step 2: Create the app

Intune → Apps → Windows → Add → Windows app (Win32). Upload the .intunewin. Fill in Name, Publisher, a Description users will see in Company Portal, and a logo.

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Step 3: Assign

Pilot: Required to INT-Devices-Windows-Pilot (or Available for enrolled devices to a user group so they can install from Company Portal on demand). Production: Required to All devices with a filter, or Available to All…

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Step 4: Sync a pilot device

Devices → the device → Sync. Win32 apps install through the Intune Management Extension, which checks in roughly hourly; a sync from the device (Settings → Accounts → Access work or school → Info → Sync) is faster.

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