Create a Custom Detection Script for Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App (PowerShell)

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Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM) and Microsoft Intune use Detection Rules to determine the presence of Applications & Win32 Apps. The detection rules ensure that application installations only begin to run if the application is not already installed on the device. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to create an updated custom detection script for each new version of the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App (File Detection Method)

## Check for Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (File Detection Method)
$AdobeCCDesktopExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Creative Cloud.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$AdobeCCDesktopExe.FullName
$AdobeCCDesktopPath = $($AdobeCCDesktopExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($AdobeCCDesktopExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Adobe_Creative_Cloud_Desktop_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$AdobeCCDesktopPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$FileVersion`"){"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example: 

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Creative Cloud.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "5.5.0.617"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App (Registry Detection Method)

## Check for Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application (Registry Detection Method)
$AdobeCCDesktop = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Adobe Creative Cloud' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$AdobeCCDesktop.DisplayVersion
$AdobeCCDesktop.PSChildName

## Create Text File with Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Adobe_Creative_Cloud_Desktop_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($AdobeCCDesktop.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($AdobeCCDesktop.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($AdobeCCDesktop.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example: 

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Creative Cloud','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Creative Cloud' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '5.5.0.617') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.