Create a Custom Detection Script for Dell Peripheral Manager (PowerShell)

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 Dell Peripheral Manager using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Dell Peripheral Manager

Dell Peripheral Manager (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of Dell Peripheral Manager you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Dell Peripheral Manager Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Dell Peripheral Manager Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• 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 Dell Peripheral Manager (File Detection Method)
$PeripheralManagerExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Peripheral Manager\DPM.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$PeripheralManagerExe.FullName
$PeripheralManagerPath = $($PeripheralManagerExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($PeripheralManagerExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with Dell Peripheral Manager File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Dell_Peripheral_Manager_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$PeripheralManagerPath`" -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 Dell Peripheral Manager Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Dell Peripheral Manager that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Dell\Dell Peripheral Manager\DPM.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "1.6.3"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Dell Peripheral Manager Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

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Dell Peripheral Manager (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of Dell Peripheral Manager you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Dell Peripheral Manager Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Dell Peripheral Manager Install and Uninstall (PowerShell)
• 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 Dell Peripheral Manager (Registry Detection Method)
$PeripheralManager = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Dell Peripheral Manager' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$PeripheralManager.DisplayVersion
$PeripheralManager.PSChildName

## Create Text File with Dell Peripheral Manager Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Dell_Peripheral_Manager_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($PeripheralManager.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($PeripheralManager.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 Dell Peripheral Manager Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Dell Peripheral Manager that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dell Peripheral Manager' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '1.6.3') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Dell Peripheral Manager Detection Method script content into the Custom Detection Rules (Script)
• Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / SCCM)
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_detect-script
• Microsoft Intune
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add

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.