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 **Troubleshooting Series**: http://deployhappiness.com/top-10-ways-to-troubleshoot-software-deployment/ **Troubleshooting Series**: http://deployhappiness.com/top-10-ways-to-troubleshoot-software-deployment/
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 +:!: Installation can only happen on a reboot or logon and only if the GPO was downloaded beforehand. In a default environment, it is easiest just to reboot twice.
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 +:!: If you deploy the software to the user side (assigned or published), the GPO must be linked to an OU containing users (or you have to enable loopback).
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 +:!: When creating a GPO to deploy software, **always choose ''Advanced''**.
 +
 +===== Network Share =====
 +
 +  - **Create a network share** called ''Software''
 +  - **Set the permissions** on the share
 +    - **Network**
 +      - ''Administrators'' -> ''Full Control''
 +      - ''Authenticated Users'' -> ''Read''
 +    - **Filesystem**
 +      - ''Administrators'' -> ''Full Control''
 +      - ''Authenticated Users'' -> ''Read & Execute'', ''List'', ''Read''
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 +:!: To install software in a Computer OU, the computer must have access to the share.
 +
 +:!: The ''Authenticated Users'' group includes computers.
  
 ===== Computer Policies ===== ===== Computer Policies =====
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 +Open both Group Policy Management Console ''gpmc.msc'' and ADUC.
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 +**Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Group Policy**
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 +  * ''Specify startup policy processing wait time'' -> ''90''
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 +**Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Software Settings -> Software Installation**
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 +  * **Right-Click -> New -> Package -> <browse via network to .msi> -> Advanced**
 +    * ''Advanced'' will allow editing all options later
 +    * ''Assigned'' installs to Computers
 +    * ''Published'' allows Users to install
 + 
 +===== Troubleshooting =====
  
 In an administrative command prompt: In an administrative command prompt:
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 gpresult /r /z gpresult /r /z
 </file> </file>
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 +:!: Use ''/s'' to specify a remote computer.
networking/windows/active_directory/group_policy_software.1441204306.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/09/02 08:31 by gcooper

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