Automatic Software Installation in AD
Using Group Policy to deploy Softros LAN Messenger in a Windows Server 2019 domain
A Windows Active Directory (AD) domain allows you to automatically install software applications across the network.
To deploy Softros LAN Messenger to all domain computers, follow these steps on the domain controller.
-
Download
the installation file
SoftrosLANMessengerSetup.msi
, and then put it into a network location
all domain users have read access to.
Locating the installation file
-
Click the
Start
button, and then navigate to
Windows Administrative Tools
➜
Group Policy Management
.
Opening
Group Policy Management
-
In the left-hand pane of the
Group Policy Management
window, navigate to your domain, right-click it,
and then click
Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here
.
Context menu of a domain
-
In the
New GPO
dialog box, enter a name for the new Group Policy Object (GPO), and then click
OK
.
Adding a new GPO
The configuration of the new GPO is finished. Once the deployment of the GPO in the domain is complete,
Softros
LAN Messenger
will be automatically installed after each
computer is restarted.
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