Create a Custom Detection Script for Google Drive (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 Google Drive using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Google Drive

Google Drive (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of Google Drive you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Google Drive Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Google Drive 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 Google Drive (File Detection Method)
$GoogleDriveExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\*\GoogleDriveFS.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Drive File Stream\*\GoogleDriveFS.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$GoogleDriveExe.FullName
$GoogleDrivePath = $($GoogleDriveExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($GoogleDriveExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

## Create Text File with Google Drive File Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Google_Drive_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([String](Get-Item -Path `"`$Env:ProgramFiles\$GoogleDrivePath`",`"`${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\$GoogleDrivePath`" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge `"$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 Google Drive Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Google Drive that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Google\Drive File Stream\62.0.1.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Drive File Stream\62.0.1.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "62.0.1.0"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Google Drive 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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Google Drive (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of Google Drive you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Google Drive Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Google Drive 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 Google Drive (Registry Detection Method)
$GoogleDrive = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Google Drive' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$GoogleDrive.DisplayVersion
$GoogleDrive.PSChildName

## Create Text File with Google Drive Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Google_Drive_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($GoogleDrive.PSChildName)','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($GoogleDrive.PSChildName)' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '$($GoogleDrive.DisplayVersion)') {"
Add-Content -Path "$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 Google Drive Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Google Drive that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6BBAE539-2232-434A-A4E5-9A33560C6283}','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6BBAE539-2232-434A-A4E5-9A33560C6283}' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '62.0.1.0') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Google Drive 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.