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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 CutePDF Writer using PowerShell.
How to Create a Custom Detection Script for CutePDF Writer
CutePDF Writer (File Detection Method)
- Install the version of CutePDF Writer 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 CutePDF Writer (File Detection Method) $CutePDFExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\CutePDF Writer\CutePDFWriter.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\CutePDF Writer\CutePDFWriter.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) $CutePDFExe.FullName $CutePDFPath = $($CutePDFExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","") $FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($CutePDFExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion ## Create Text File with CutePDF Writer File Detection Method $FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\CutePDF_Detection_Method.txt" New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$CutePDFPath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$CutePDFPath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$FileVersion`"){" Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`"" Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}" Invoke-Item $FilePath
- Click Run Script (F5)
- A text file will open with the CutePDF Writer Detection Method script required to detect the current version of CutePDF Writer that is installed on the device you are running the script from.
Example:
If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\CutePDF Writer\CutePDFWriter.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\CutePDF Writer\CutePDFWriter.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "4.0.1.2"){ Write-Host "Installed" }
- Copy the CutePDF Writer Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
- Microsoft Intune
CutePDF Writer (Registry Detection Method)
- Install the version of CutePDF Writer 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 CutePDF Writer (Registry Detection Method) $CutePDF = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like 'CutePDF Writer*' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName $CutePDF.DisplayVersion $CutePDF.PSChildName ## Create Text File with CutePDF Writer Registry Detection Method $FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\CutePDF_Detection_Method.txt" New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CutePDF.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($CutePDF.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($CutePDF.DisplayVersion)') {" Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Write-Host `"Installed`"" Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}" Invoke-Item $FilePath
- Click Run Script (F5)
- A text file will open with the CutePDF Writer Detection Method script required to detect the current version of CutePDF Writer that is installed on the device you are running the script from.
Example:
If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CutePDF Writer Installation','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CutePDF Writer Installation' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge ' 4.0') { Write-Host "Installed" }
- Copy the CutePDF Writer 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.