Desktop Info software
Summary
This article is going to cover how to deploy the DesktopInfo automatically to devices from intune, including the software configuration file which determines details displayed and other configs.
Requirements
The DesktopInfo software is located in the Service desk shared drive - S:\Infrastructure\BGinfo\DesktopInfo.
- DesktopInfo64.exe - Software
- desktopinfo.ini - default configuration file
- sample-config folder - sample configuration files
- DesktopInfoInstall.intunewin - deployed Win32 App on intune
- Desktop Info Manual.pdf - Software manual
- DesktopInfoInstall.ps1 - Intune deployment PowerShell script
Packaging the DesktopInfo software for Intune
- Create a source folder and copy in DesktopInfo64.exe, desktopinfo.ini and DesktopInfoInstall.ps1 files into it
- Tweak and customize the desktopinfo.ini (file name should not be changed) file to include the changes you want using the manual and also getting more configurations from the sample files in the sample folder.
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Download and run IntuneWinAppUtil.exe from PowerShell to package the DesktopInfoInstall.ps1 as the install file (several guides are available online on how to do this if you're not sure how to).
- Upload the packaged Win32 app file to replace the current one in the Desktop Info windows app on Intune * (screenshots below)
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The deployment PowerShell script creates (if not existing) and copies the files in the source folder to C:\ProgramData\Intune\DesktopInfo folder, creates a shortcut for the DesktopInfo64.exe software, copies this shortcut to each logged in user's startup folder and starts the application.
* If you encounter an error with uploading the new Win32 packaged file or the upload fails, try renaming the file.