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21.02.2019 

Software Center: Install and Uninstall Available Software. Software Center is. Search for Software Center or navigate to All Programs -> Microsoft System Center. Software Center Uninstall button Greyed out Hi, I am using SCCM2012 CU3 to deploy an application using the new Application Model in SCCM. I have created 2 Deployment Types.

5 • • • • During the package migration phase to the new application model in ConfigMgr 2012, I came across some quite anoying behaviour. It looks like that uninstallation executables created with NSIS, starts a process called Au_.exe and the uninstaller itself terminates.

Hi I am running the latest CU update for SCCM 2012 R2 --> CU4. And the clients are running the updated hotfix as well.

Let's call them Application A and B. They both have 2 deployment types. Application A: Deployment type A1 and deployment type A2, where A2 have a dependency on A1. Any font free download. Same for application B. Uninstall button of both applications is grey (Purpose is Available).

N easily uninstall A or B (Cause A depends on B doesnt mean B depends on A). Pretty sure you understand, but just to be clear. You cannot uninstall B in your scenario. If A depends on B, B cannot be uninstalled (via CM software center).

On some systems it shows up and the Uninstall button works. I only have one deployment type and running it on Windows 7 x64 systems. Two identical machines Uninstall button is not greyed out on one but it is on the other. Do you know what could be causing this?

You can only configure some alerts for required deployments. IOS: App Configuration Policies When deploying an iOS deployment type, you'll also see the App Configuration Policies page. If you've already created an iOS app configuration policy, click New to associate this deployment with the policy. For more information about this type of policy, see. Create a phased deployment Starting in version 1806, create a phased deployment for an application.

Deploy applications with Configuration Manager • • 15 minutes to read • Contributors • • • • • • In this article Applies to: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) Create or simulate a deployment of an application to a device or user collection in Configuration Manager. This deployment gives instructions to the Configuration Manager client on how and when to install the software.

Installation status and Installed Software are some of the nice options which were there in previous version of SCCM software Center. Installation status shows the details of installation of the software/application.

A bit more info on the functionality. If you configure the uninstall command on your deployment type this button can be used to uninstall and reinstall applications without requiring administrative rights if the application is 'Available'. If the software is 'Required' however you cannot uninstall from Software Center. An admin could still uninstall from Programs and Features however the next App evaluation cycle will reinstall the application if its detected to no longer be installed. Hope this helps. Was wondering the results if an application is installed in an OSD task sequence. I seem to be having an issue with an application that is installed during an OSD TS and an Admin can remove the application from programs and features but it comes right back.

Sccm Software Center Uninstall Greyed Out

I first tested with this batch-script: @echo off START 'VLC' /W 'C: Program Files (x86) VideoLAN VLC uninstall.exe' ping -n 60 127.0.0.1>nul EXIT /B 0 But I didn’t want the Software Center to give me Removal Failed after 60 seconds, if the user forgot about the uninstall for some reason. Principal Consultant and Enterprise Mobility MVP since 2016. Nickolaj has been in the IT industry for the past 10 years specializing in Enterprise Mobility and Security, Windows devices and deployments including automation. Currently working for TrueSec as a Principal Consultant. Awarded as PowerShell Hero in 2015 by the community for his script and tools contributions. Creator of ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool, ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd, ConfigMgr WebService to name a few.

I think I'm going to be asking for something that won't quite work the way I want it to. I'm working on SCCM12R2, and implementing it in our environment. First app I setup was Adobe Reader 11.0.06. Used the AIP method instead of SCUP, setup a Transform for it, etc etc.

New Software Center is available in ConfigMgr/SCCM 1511 vNext TP4. However, by default this is not enabled. When you install SCCM/ConfigMgr client then software center is the same one which you can see in SCCM 2012 version.

Hi I am running the latest CU update for SCCM 2012 R2 --> CU4. And the clients are running the updated hotfix as well. We have created an application and using a custom script. Created a deployment type --> Script Installer. In this source location I have two exe's, one Install.exe and another Uninstall.exe.

You don't use multiple deployment types to install multiple components of one application. The only time you create multiple deployment types for an application is when you have more than one way of installing that application and you only want one to run on any given machine, e.g. When an application has separate 32-bit and 64-bit installers.

If i go to add remove programs and uninstall it starts to uninstall and prompts for admin credentials. I enter this and it removes until next evaluation and it comes right back into add/remove programs as if it never uninstalled.

I think I'm going to be asking for something that won't quite work the way I want it to. I'm working on SCCM12R2, and implementing it in our environment. First app I setup was Adobe Reader 11.0.06. Used the AIP method instead of SCUP, setup a Transform for it, etc etc. I can install the program with zero problems to a collection (of devices, via Software Center), and uninstall works as well. So I pick a different collection, with machines we are using in IS, that have Adobe Reader 11.0.06 on it already. Now Adobe shows up in Software Center under Installation Status showing 'Installed' and under 'Installed Software', uninstall option greyed out in both spots.

Hi I am running the latest CU update for SCCM 2012 R2 --> CU4. And the clients are running the updated hotfix as well.

• Fixed time: Specifies that the notification is scheduled to display again after the selected time. For example, if you select 30 minutes, the notification displays again in 30 minutes. The maximum snooze time is always based on the notification values configured in the client settings at every time along the deployment timeline. For example: • You configure the Deployment deadline greater than 24 hours, remind users every (hours) setting on the Computer Agent page for 10 hours. • The client displays the notification dialog more than 24 hours before the deployment deadline.

Creator of ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool, ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd, ConfigMgr WebService to name a few. Frequent speaker at conferences and user groups. Hi Jesse, This is the first time I run into this question, so forgive me for not having an answer. I believe though that since the clients local policy consists of instances in specific WMI classes, holding information about the CI, that Software Center is designed to show this information. Unless there’s a method on any of the classes to remove such information, I don’t think it’s possible. At least not in any supported way anyhow.

The second way to do this would be to create separate Applications for each MSI, each with its own deployment type, and make one Application dependent on the others. I find the first method is the most reliable. I've attempted to deploy iTunes and QuickTime using the second method, and what ended up happening is that when an update for iTunes came out, it broke my QuickTime deployment because iTunes installed a newer version of Apple Application Support. SCCM saw that the version of AAS that I had made QuickTime dependent on was no longer installed on my clients and tried (and failed) to re-install it. I had to go in and update everything to recognize the new version of AAS. On the other hand, if you just use a script and it tries to install an older version of one of the MSIs over a newer version, it just won't do anything. (In fact, it will fail with the error 'A newer version of this product is already installed', but I think the PSADT treats this error code as a 'success'.) As for updating iTunes, I have never had any problem with just installing the new versions of all the MSIs over top of the old versions, so I wouldn't worry about uninstalling before updating.

So, how to enable the new Software Center in the next version of SCCM/ConfigMgr 1511? Yes, we will cover the details in this post. Let’s see what are the changes in the new SCCM Software Center.

The new Software center is still based on silver light. Following is the existing version of SCCM Software Center. The user based deployment will again go via Application catalog. New Software Center comes with new-modern look. Software Center applications page comes with smart filter, sort, search and more options. How to enable the newest version of Software Center in SCCM 1511? This option is there in the client settings policy “ Administration Overview Client Settings” – default client settings. Click on Computer Agent and change the device settings option to “ use new software center” to YES (as you can see in the following pic).

For more information about maintenance windows and Windows Embedded devices, see. Deployment Alerts On the Alerts page, configure how Configuration Manager generates alerts for this deployment. If you're also using System Center Operations Manager, configure its alerts as well.

It's not set to mandatory. I uninstalled it manually from my computer, and then installed it via Software Center, and it installed, and uninstalled just fine. So I figured maybe I can specify a little more specifically under 'Deployment Types' if it's actually installed, with the thought that when it goes to install, it's pretty good about nuking an old install. So I added an 'AND' for determining it's installed to include the contents of the RegKey under HKLM Soft MS Windows CV Installer UserData DefaultUser Products GUID(?) InstallProperties Updated configmgr client on the machine. Let's me uninstall it and install the Software Center version. So I uninstall it, and reinstall one off the web. Now it's back to not letting me uninstall it.

Inside the deployment type I am using the same location for both uninstall and install of the application. Once I deploy the application and make it available to some systems the Uninstall button is available for a brief moment and then greys out and I cant uninstall it.

For something like iTunes, where you have multiple MSIs that need to be installed, you have two choices. First, you can create a deployment type that runs a script which installs all the required MSIs. The is very helpful with this. The second way to do this would be to create separate Applications for each MSI, each with its own deployment type, and make one Application dependent on the others. I find the first method is the most reliable. I've attempted to deploy iTunes and QuickTime using the second method, and what ended up happening is that when an update for iTunes came out, it broke my QuickTime deployment because iTunes installed a newer version of Apple Application Support.

Software Center Uninstall button Greyed out Hi, I am using SCCM2012 CU3 to deploy an application using the new Application Model in SCCM. I have created 2 Deployment Types. Adobe premiere pro cs6 keygen. The first has a dependancy of the 2nd.

I am wondering if it doesn't like the location of the Uninstall script? I am not seeing anything in the obvious log files.

So on the deployment type I made a change so the revision number changed on the application. On the system I ran machine policy refreshed software center and the uninstall button became available to select.

Am I missing something basic here?

(This definitely isn't the case for all MSIs, but Apple's seem to be solid.) Go ahead and create an uninstall for iTunes.msi itself if you want users to be able to uninstall it through the Software Center, but I'd recommend against uninstalling any of the dependencies due to the potential of breaking something else which depends on them (like QuickTime).

Deployment Scheduling settings On the Scheduling page, set the time when this application is deployed or available to client devices. By default, Configuration Manager makes the deployment policy available to clients right away. If you want to create the deployment, but not make it available to clients until a later date, configure the option to Schedule the application to be available. Then select the date and time, including whether that's based on UTC or the client's local time. If the deployment is Required, also specify the Installation deadline. By default this deadline is as soon as possible. For example, you need to deploy a new line-of-business application.

Let's me uninstall it and install the Software Center version. So I uninstall it, and reinstall one off the web. Now it's back to not letting me uninstall it. Should I be looking to run a rule to force a device in the collection to uninstall the app, and have the device install it from SCCM if it was previously installed? Some sort of remediation?

Because if you DID uninstall it, the other app would be missing its dependency and in theory not work anymore. So by chaining 2 deployment types within the same application object like you have, it cannot uninstall itself because it is a dependent of itself. From what I can tell this is working as intended and is not a bug.

I uninstalled the application and then forced an Application Deployment Evaluation Cycle and the application did NOT come back down (as I would expect to be the case). Thank you everybody for the quick replies. Sorry for the slow reply. My task sequences aren't required either now that you say this. I'm pretty sure I already looked at the device object and user object on the deployment tab and didn't see anything.

Well you can but you won't be able to uninstall. CM will prevent the uninstall of any application which is a dependent of another application that is still installed. Because if you DID uninstall it, the other app would be missing its dependency and in theory not work anymore.

SCCM 1610 with all hotfixes. Windows 10 Enterprise 1607. I have an application that have two dependencies.

Uninstall button of both applications is grey (Purpose is Available). I have no clue how to fix that. Any further ideas? You cannot chain Deployment types within the same application object.

I am wondering if it doesn't like the location of the Uninstall script? I am not seeing anything in the obvious log files.

I only have one deployment type and running it on Windows 7 x64 systems. Two identical machines Uninstall button is not greyed out on one but it is on the other. Do you know what could be causing this? I need to get the uninstall part working on the systems that have the application already installed.

If you don't enable this feature, you see the prior experience. Note To take advantage of new Configuration Manager features, first update clients to the latest version. While new functionality appears in the Configuration Manager console when you update the site and console, the complete scenario isn't functional until the client version is also the latest.

• In Windows XP, Vista, and 7, you can access the Software Center by navigating to Start > All Programs > Microsoft System Center > Configuration Manager. Step-by-step guide. The Applications tab will display list of available applications to install. The Installation Status tab will show the process of installing or uninstalling an application. The Installed Software tab will be a list of applications that have been installed via the Software Center.

Yes under installed software. There are about 20 applications installed, all of them can be uninstalled except of the required ones and the 2 I mentioned. I've heard of that bug, but that's not it. Let's call them Application A and B. They both have 2 deployment types. Application A: Deployment type A1 and deployment type A2, where A2 have a dependency on A1. Same for application B.

If the application object is not deployed but only referenced as a dep of a deployment type you will never see the dependency in the software center only the parent application. FYI I would try to avoid deploying dependent applications on their own, things get really messy and complicated when you do and eventually decide to superseded them.

When an application has separate 32-bit and 64-bit installers. See for more details. For something like iTunes, where you have multiple MSIs that need to be installed, you have two choices.

Something strange going on in my environment.

I think I'm going to be asking for something that won't quite work the way I want it to. I'm working on SCCM12R2, and implementing it in our environment. First app I setup was Adobe Reader 11.0.06. Used the AIP method instead of SCUP, setup a Transform for it, etc etc. I can install the program with zero problems to a collection (of devices, via Software Center), and uninstall works as well. So I pick a different collection, with machines we are using in IS, that have Adobe Reader 11.0.06 on it already. Now Adobe shows up in Software Center under Installation Status showing 'Installed' and under 'Installed Software', uninstall option greyed out in both spots.

A bit more info on the functionality. If you configure the uninstall command on your deployment type this button can be used to uninstall and reinstall applications without requiring administrative rights if the application is 'Available'. If the software is 'Required' however you cannot uninstall from Software Center.