Active Directory Administration Cookbook

How it works...

Applications can be distributed to devices and user accounts using Group Policy. However, in medium and large-sized organizations, more advanced solutions are used, such as System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), because of the lack of advanced features, controls, and reporting in Group Policy.

To install an application package, point to the package on a shared folder, which is accessible to the objects you target the GPO to: Default share permissions are Everyone – Full Control, but default folders on Windows Servers are for Users – Read. When you deploy a package to devices, make sure that the UNC path is accessible to domain computers.

Assigned applications will deploy at logon (when this option is selected) or ...