ARP Community Notes

Community Notes

Application management works best when we share what actually helped. The folks who fought through packaging issues, deployment quirks, and edge cases are saving you time by posting their notes here.

Repay that by sharing back—even small variations or tips help the next IT pro.

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Install command lines
Silent install flags that actually work
Install 

# MSI
msiexec /i product.msi /qn /norestart ALLUSERS=1

# EXE (common switches)
setup.exe /S /v"/qn /norestart"

# Winget (explicit silent)
winget install --id Vendor.App --exact --silent --source winget
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Uninstall command lines
Clean removals and no prompt surprises
Uninstall 

# MSI by ProductCode
msiexec /x {PRODUCT-CODE-GUID} /qn /norestart

# Winget uninstall (match exact)
winget uninstall --id Vendor.App --exact --silent
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PSADT snippet
Defer if app is running; then install
PSADT 

## AppDeployToolkitMain.ps1 required
[string[]]$proc = @('App.exe','AppHelper.exe')
If (Test-ProcessExists -ProcessName $proc) {
    Show-InstallationPrompt -Message 'App is running. Please close to continue.'
    Exit-Script -ExitCode 1618
}
Show-InstallationProgress -StatusMessage 'Installing App...'
Execute-Process -Path 'setup.exe' -Parameters '/S /v\"/qn /norestart\"'
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Customization – Registry
Disable auto-update and set defaults (system-wide)
Customize

Set these policies during install; apply before first launch:

  • HKLM\Software\Vendor\App\Policy\DisableAutoUpdate=1 (DWORD)
  • HKLM\Software\Vendor\App\Policy\TelemetryLevel=0 (DWORD)
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Customization – Config file
Drop a JSON/INI to enforce settings
Customize

Deploy a policy file to %ProgramData%\Vendor\App\policy.json:

  • DisableAutoUpdate: true
  • DefaultProfile: "Enterprise"
  • TelemetryLevel: 0
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Detection logic
PowerShell version check for deployments
Detect

Use a simple version compare in your detection rule:

[version](Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\Software\Vendor\App').Version -ge [version]'5.3.0'

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What to post

  • Install & uninstall commands you’ve verified in the field.
  • PSADT or PowerShell snippets that solve real deployment problems.
  • Customizations: registry keys, config files, command-line switches.
  • Gotchas and edge cases—and how you worked around them.
  • Short, focused notes—one topic per note keeps it skimmable.
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1 Anbarasan 30.00 2026-01-12 12:28 (3 months ago)
2 nico_k 25.50 2025-09-10 20:32 (7 months ago)
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4 Vigneshwaran 5.25 2025-09-06 16:03 (8 months ago)