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

How to Create a Custom Detection Script for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams (Registry Detection Method)

## Check for Microsoft Teams (Registry Detection Method)
$Teams = Get-ChildItem -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" | Get-ItemProperty | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'Microsoft Teams' } | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, DisplayVersion, PSChildName
$Teams.DisplayVersion
$Teams.PSChildName


## Create Text File with Microsoft Teams Registry Detection Method
$FilePath = "C:\Windows\Temp\Microsoft_Teams_Detection_Method.txt"
New-Item -Path "$FilePath" -Force
Set-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Function Get-LoggedOnUserSID {"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## ref https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerShell/comments/7coamf/query_no_user_exists_for/"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## ref https://smsagent.blog/2022/03/03/user-context-detection-rules-for-intune-win32-apps/"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$header=@('SESSIONNAME', 'USERNAME', 'ID', 'STATE', 'TYPE', 'DEVICE')"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$Sessions = query session"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "[array]`$ActiveSessions = `$Sessions | Select -Skip 1 | Where {`$_ -match ""Active""}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If (`$ActiveSessions.Count -ge 1)"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$LoggedOnUsers = @()"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$indexes = `$header | ForEach-Object {(`$Sessions[0]).IndexOf("" `$_"")}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "for(`$row=0; `$row -lt `$ActiveSessions.Count; `$row++)"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$obj=New-Object psobject"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "for(`$i=0; `$i -lt `$header.Count; `$i++)"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$begin=`$indexes[`$i]"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$end=if(`$i -lt `$header.Count-1) {`$indexes[`$i+1]} else {`$ActiveSessions[`$row].length}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$obj | Add-Member NoteProperty `$header[`$i] (`$ActiveSessions[`$row].substring(`$begin, `$end-`$begin)).trim()"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$LoggedOnUsers += `$obj"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$LoggedOnUser = `$LoggedOnUsers[0]"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$LoggedOnUserSID = Get-ItemProperty ""HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData\`$(`$LoggedOnUser.ID)"" -Name LoggedOnUserSID -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Select -ExpandProperty LoggedOnUserSID"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Return `$LoggedOnUserSID"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$LoggedOnUserSID = Get-LoggedOnUserSID"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If (`$null -ne `$LoggedOnUserSID)"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If (`$null -eq (Get-PSDrive -Name HKU -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$null = New-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry -Name HKU -Root HKEY_USERS"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$i = Get-Item ""HKU:\`$LoggedOnUserSID\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($Teams.PSChildName)"" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "if (`$null -eq `$i)"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## Key Does NOT Exist"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value """Key Does NOT Exist"""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "`$r = Get-ItemProperty ""HKU:\`$LoggedOnUserSID\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\$($Teams.PSChildName)"" -Name 'DisplayVersion' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Select -ExpandProperty 'DisplayVersion'"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "If (`$r -ge '$($Teams.DisplayVersion)')"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## Installed"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value """Installed"""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 0"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "else"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## Correct App Version NOT Installed"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value """Correct App Version NOT Installed"""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Else"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "{"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "## No Logged on User Detected"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value """No Logged on User Detected"""
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "Exit 1"
Add-Content -Path "$FilePath" -Value "}"
Invoke-Item $FilePath
  • Click Run Script (F5)
  • A text file will open with the Microsoft Teams Detection Method script required to detect the current version of Microsoft Teams that is installed on the device you are running the script from.

Example:

Function Get-LoggedOnUserSID {
## ref https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerShell/comments/7coamf/query_no_user_exists_for/
## ref https://smsagent.blog/2022/03/03/user-context-detection-rules-for-intune-win32-apps/
$header=@('SESSIONNAME', 'USERNAME', 'ID', 'STATE', 'TYPE', 'DEVICE')
$Sessions = query session
[array]$ActiveSessions = $Sessions | Select -Skip 1 | Where {$_ -match "Active"}
If ($ActiveSessions.Count -ge 1)
{
$LoggedOnUsers = @()
$indexes = $header | ForEach-Object {($Sessions[0]).IndexOf(" $_")}
for($row=0; $row -lt $ActiveSessions.Count; $row++)
{
$obj=New-Object psobject
for($i=0; $i -lt $header.Count; $i++)
{
$begin=$indexes[$i]
$end=if($i -lt $header.Count-1) {$indexes[$i+1]} else {$ActiveSessions[$row].length}
$obj | Add-Member NoteProperty $header[$i] ($ActiveSessions[$row].substring($begin, $end-$begin)).trim()
}
$LoggedOnUsers += $obj
}
$LoggedOnUser = $LoggedOnUsers[0]
$LoggedOnUserSID = Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\SessionData\$($LoggedOnUser.ID)" -Name LoggedOnUserSID -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select -ExpandProperty LoggedOnUserSID
Return $LoggedOnUserSID
}
}
$LoggedOnUserSID = Get-LoggedOnUserSID
If ($null -ne $LoggedOnUserSID)
{
If ($null -eq (Get-PSDrive -Name HKU -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
{
$null = New-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry -Name HKU -Root HKEY_USERS
}
$i = Get-Item "HKU:\$LoggedOnUserSID\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Teams" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($null -eq $i)
{
## Key Does NOT Exist
"Key Does NOT Exist"
Exit 1
}
else
{
$r = Get-ItemProperty "HKU:\$LoggedOnUserSID\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Teams" -Name 'DisplayVersion' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select -ExpandProperty 'DisplayVersion'
If ($r -ge '1.5.00.17656')
{
## Installed
"Installed"
Exit 0
}
else
{
## Correct App Version NOT Installed
"Correct App Version NOT Installed"
Exit 1
}
}
}
Else
{
## No Logged on User Detected
"No Logged on User Detected"
Exit 1
}

Teams Machine-Wide Installer (File Detection Method)

## Check for Teams Machine-Wide Installer (File Detection Method)
$TeamsInstallerExe = (Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files\Teams Installer\Teams.exe","C:\Program Files (x86)\Teams Installer\Teams.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
$TeamsInstallerExe.FullName
$TeamsInstallerPath = $($TeamsInstallerExe.FullName).Replace("C:\Program Files\","").Replace("C:\Program Files (x86)\","")
$FileVersion = (Get-Item -Path "$($TeamsInstallerExe.FullName)" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion

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

Example:

If([String](Get-Item -Path "$Env:ProgramFiles\Teams Installer\Teams.exe","${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Teams Installer\Teams.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).VersionInfo.FileVersion -ge "1.5.00.17656"){
Write-Host "Installed"
}

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.