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 Adobe Digital Editions using PowerShell.
How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions (File Detection Method)
- Install the version of Adobe Digital Editions you want to deploy on a test box or VM
- Check out the following posts for further details
- Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
- Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE
## Check for Adobe Digital Editions (File Detection Method)
$DigitalEditionsExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions*\DigitalEditions.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions*\DigitalEditions.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$DigitalEditionsExe.FullName
$DigitalEditionsPath = $($DigitalEditionsExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($DigitalEditionsExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion
## Create Text File with Adobe Digital Editions File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Adobe_Digital_Editions_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$DigitalEditionsPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$DigitalEditionsPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$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 $FilePath
- Click Run Script (F5)
- A text file will open with the Adobe Digital Editions Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Digital Editions that is installed on the device you are running the script from.
Example:
If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions 4.5\DigitalEditions.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Adobe\Adobe Digital Editions 4.5\DigitalEditions.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "4.5.11.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}
- Copy the Adobe Digital Editions Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
- Microsoft Intune
Adobe Digital Editions (Registry Detection Method)
- Install the version of Adobe Digital Editions you want to deploy on a test box or VM
- Check out the following posts for further details
- Open Windows PowerShell ISE by Right-Clicking on Windows PowerShell ISE and selecting Run as Administrator
- Copy the following code into the Windows PowerShell ISE
## Check for DigitalEditions (Registry Detection Method)
$DigitalEditions = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Adobe Digital Editions' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$DigitalEditions.DisplayVersion
$DigitalEditions.PSChildName
## Create Text File with DigitalEditions Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\DigitalEditions_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($DigitalEditions.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($DigitalEditions.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($DigitalEditions.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$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 Digital Editions Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Adobe Digital Editions 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 Digital Editions 4.5','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Digital Editions 4.5' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '4.5.11') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}
- Copy the Adobe Digital Editions Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
- Microsoft Intune
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.