Create a Custom Detection Script for Microsoft Edge (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 Microsoft Edge using PowerShell.

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for the Microsoft Edge Browser

Microsoft Edge (File Detection Method)

• Install the version of Microsoft Edge you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Microsoft Edge Version 105 Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Microsoft Edge 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 Microsoft Edge (File Detection Method)
$MSEdgeExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$MSEdgeExe.FullName
$MSEdgePath = $($MSEdgeExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($MSEdgeExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

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

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "116.0.1938.69"){
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Microsoft Edge 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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Microsoft Edge (Registry Detection Method)

• Install the version of Microsoft Edge you want to deploy on a test box or VM
  • Check out the following posts for further details
    • Microsoft Edge Version 105 Silent Install (How-To Guide)
    • Microsoft Edge 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 Microsoft Edge (Registry Detection Method)
$MSEdge = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall","HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Microsoft Edge' -and $_.DisplayName -notlike 'Microsoft Edge Update' -and $_.DisplayName -notlike 'Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime'} | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$MSEdge.DisplayVersion
$MSEdge.PSChildName

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

Example:

If([Version](Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge','HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge' -Name DisplayVersion -ea SilentlyContinue) -ge '116.0.1938.69') {
Write-Host "Installed"
Exit 0
}
else {
Exit 1
}

• Copy the Microsoft Edge 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.