A follow-up on the last post here is another way to run msiexec through PowerShell.

For example, here is how you can install OCS inventory agent with some parameters. OCS is an open source inventarization system.

Start-Process -FilePath .\OCS-Windows-Agent-Setup-x64.exe -ArgumentList ‘/S /NOSPLASH /NOW /SERVER=https://inventory.ajni.it//ocsinventory /TAG=”a” /SSL=0’

References:

https://www.ajni.it/2024/04/run-msiexec-transforms-with-powershell/

Microsoft Teams NEW can now be installed on Server 2019. Server 2016 is unfortunately not supported.

Firstly, enable these GPOs:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Settings > Windows Components > App Package Deployment:

• Allows development of Windows Store apps
• Allo all trusted apps to install

Download the MSIX Package: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2196106

Install Package:

Dism /Online /Add-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackagePath:”C:\temp\MSTeams-x64.msix“ /SkipLicense

Tip: If you are having issues adding the MSIX Package, try removing the package first:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Name MSTeams | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

Install MS Edge Webview2, which is also needed:

Evergreen Standalone x64: https://developer.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoft-edge/webview2/?form=MA13LH#download

To install Meeting Addin for Outlook check out https://www.ajni.it/2024/03/microsoft-teams-lightweight-teams-meeting-addin-in-outlook-missing/

References:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/new-teams-vdi-requirements-deploy

Microsoft Intune or Endpoint Manager is awesome but also a pain if something does not work as expected. For example, if you create a package that simply imports a reg file, it will import the keys under SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node (WOW or SysWoW means Windows32OnWindows64). This is normal behaviour because Microsoft Intune Extension runs as a 32 Bit process on Windows. Therefore it does not know about the 64 Bit architecture.

So the solution is to run the reg command with this option. This will import the keys directly under SOFTWARE\…

reg import file.reg /reg:64

There are other approaches to this but my solution works and is the fastest in my opinion.

If you are having issues with Microsoft Teams Meeting Addin missing in Outlook, here are a few tips:

1. Make sure Microsoft Teams Meeting Addin is installed and present in the Control Panel
2. Navigate as admin to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MSTeams_23320.3021.2567.4799_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe (Version number might have changed)
3. Copy MicrosoftTeamsMeetingAddinInstaller.msi
4. Run the following command:
   • msiexec.exe /i “MicrosoftTeamsMeetingAddinInstaller.msi” ALLUSERS=1 /qn /norestart TARGETDIR=”C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\TeamsMeetingAddin\1.23.33413\” (Version number might have changed)
5. Also, make sure this key is set on the user side. You could make a GPO or Intune script for that
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\TeamsAddin.FastConnect
   • “Description”=”Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office”
   • “FriendlyName”=”Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office”
   • “LoadBehavior”=dword:00000003

Download button inside WIndows Updates greyed out? This could be because of a GPO which sets the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

SetDisableUXWUAccess 0 (1 greyed out)

If you want to apply the settings without restarting your server/computer, restart Windows Updates service.