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New post summary designs on greatest hits now, everywhere else eventually. Related 3. Hot Network Questions. Question feed. Server Fault works best with JavaScript enabled. In order to reduce the frequency of these requests, we let you configure the Self Service Portal. As the very name implies, the end users can open the portal and install the software when required. Additionally, users can directly raise software installation requests through the Self Service Portal for licensed software.
It is highly recommended before installing software that administrators run an inventory scan so as to check all the installed software are license compliant.
Endpoint Security Server Management Awards. Software Installation Software installation refers to the large scale distribution of software and application on an organizational level. What is software installation? How to install a software on a user's computer? Add Software Package Add the software package. You can either use the predefined templates, or manually upload the software installation files.
Skip to step 3 if you're installing software using predefined templates. Provide a suitable name for the software package, select the Package Type and the License Type, and locate the software installation files.
Additionally, you can configure the pre- and post-deployment activities to be performed before and after the software installation. Refer this document to learn more. Computer or User configuration If the configuration should be applied to a particular machine and to all the users in that machine, choose Computer Configuration. If the configuration should be applied to one specific user who uses different machines then choose User Configuration. Over time windows gets a little cluttered with junk leftover from dud pieces of software that are installed and un-installed sometime later.
Restoring from a backup restores all that junk. There are a many, many ways to automatically install software on Windows. Configuring them the way you want is a different matter, but doable depending on various factors. There are popular applications like Ninite , AllMyApps , and others, which have a premade list of popular software applications. It will automatically download the latest versions and install them with a few clicks. As far as I know, these software installers will only install the software, not configure them for you.
If you are part of an Active Directory domain, Group Policy can automatically install applications. This does require the installers to be pre-downloaded. There are numerous management apps that will push software as well. They are aimed more for the enterprise. However, many are free of cost. Just do a Google search. Another method, although I have a feeling that it isnt what you are looking for, is disk imaging. Symantec Ghost and Clonezilla along with tools like Sysprep allow you to make an image of an existing machine and then create infinite amount of completely identical and configured machines in almost no time.
Pushing software is the easy part, its the configuration that is the hard part. The problem stems from the fact every application stores configuration settings differently.
Some use registry settings, some use a text file, some may use a database, others may be server based or cloud based internet configurations, and even others may be something else or a combination of the previous methods. Some packages will let you create custom installers or push a config with its installers, other you can manually modify the installer itself, others you might have to write a script Personally, for home use, I just keep a copy of all the installers I download.
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