How to deploy BGInfo with Microsoft Intune

Welcome to our latest blog post on How to deploy BGInfo with Microsoft Intune. In this article, we’ll explore the best practices for deploying BGInfo, helping you to get the most out of Microsoft Intune. Whether you’re new to Intune or looking to enhance your existing setup, these tips will guide you toward a more secure and efficient management experience.

What are we going to set up?

In this Blog post we will show you, How to deploy BGInfo with Microsoft Intune. We will perform the following steps to deploy BGInfo:

• Step 1: Download BGInfo application
• Step 2: Create BGInfo Configuration file
• Step 3: Create Install and Uninstall Scripts
• Step 4: Create Intune Win32 application
• Step 5: Import and deploy with Microsoft Intune

How to deploy BGInfo with Microsoft Intune

Step 1: Download BGInfo application

The first step is to download the BGInfo application from the official Microsoft documentation website. Once you have downloaded the application, you can proceed to the next step.

• Go to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo
• Click on Download BGInfo

Now you should have the BGInfo application in your Downloads folder.

• Now unzip the file.

Step 2: Create BGInfo Configuration file

In the previous step we downloaded the official application. In this step we will have to create the BGInfo Configuration. I wont explane every detail and every configuraiton of the BGInfo application. If you need some guidences go to the official documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/bginfo. I will just do some basic configurations, just follow the steps.

• Open the application Bginfo.exe / Bginfo64.exe.

Here you can adjust the parameters you want to display. I’m just going to delete a few simple fields here and adjust the size. If you want, you can also make complex adjustments. This is customizable for everyone as much as you want. The adjustments are also displayed directly on your PC. In the end you have something like this, for example.

When you have completed the configuration as you want it, we will export the configuration. Simply follow the following steps.

• In the BGInfo application click on File > Save as
• Save the Configuration in the Same folder where the application is.

Step 3: Create Install and Uninstall Scripts

In addition to the application and configuration, we also have to create two PowerShell scripts (Install and Uninstall). Just follow the steps here.

• Create a new PowerShell Script with the following script below.
• Name it Install.ps1
• Save it in the same folder as the application and configuration from step 2.

# Remove Directory along with Files
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:BgInfo" -Force -Recurse

# Determine Shortcut (symbolic link) path using Windows Script Host (WSH)
$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
$strCommonStartup = $WshShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersStartup")
$strShortcut = $strCommonStartup + "BgInfo.lnk"

# Remove Shortcut using PowerShell's Remove-Item cmdlet
Remove-Item -Path $strShortcut -Force


# Return optional a status code if uninstalling was successfully
# Determine if BgInfo is still installed
$BgInfoIsInstalled = Test-Path -Path "C:BgInfoBginfo64.exe"

if($BgInfoIsInstalled)
 {
    write-output "BgInfo not successfully uninstalled"
    exit 1
 }
   else
 {
    write-output "BgInfo successfully uninstalled"
    exit 0
 }

Now the second script. 

• Create a new PowerShell Script with the following script below.
• Name it Uninstall.ps1
• Save it in the same folder as the application and configuration from step 2.

# Remove Directory along with Files
Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:BgInfo" -Force -Recurse

# Determine Shortcut (symbolic link) path using Windows Script Host (WSH)
$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell
$strCommonStartup = $WshShell.SpecialFolders("AllUsersStartup")
$strShortcut = $strCommonStartup + "BgInfo.lnk"

# Remove Shortcut using PowerShell's Remove-Item cmdlet
Remove-Item -Path $strShortcut -Force


# Return optional a status code if uninstalling was successfully
# Determine if BgInfo is still installed
$BgInfoIsInstalled = Test-Path -Path "C:BgInfoBginfo64.exe"

if($BgInfoIsInstalled)
 {
    write-output "BgInfo not successfully uninstalled"
    exit 1
 }
   else
 {
    write-output "BgInfo successfully uninstalled"
    exit 0
 }

It should look something like this.

Step 4: Create Intune Win32 application

In this step we will prepare the application to roll out with Intune. Before this step, check that you have all files together in one folder. Then you can follow the steps below.

Now you have a new Intunewin file in the Downloads order. We will upload these in the next step.

Step 5: Import and deploy with Microsoft Intune

After we have created the intunewin file of the executable, we can now upload the application to Microsoft Intune and deploy it to our environment. Just follow these steps.

• Go to intune.microsoft.com
• Click on Apps
• Click on Windows
• Click on Add
• Chose App type Windows app (win32)
• Click on Select

• Click on Select app package file
• Upload your IntuneWin file which is located in your Downloads folder
• Click on OK
• Click on Next

• Here you can change the Settings. I leave it as it is. Dont forget to enter a Publisher
• Click on Next

On the Program tab enter the following Commands:

• Install Command: %windir%system32windowspowershellv1.0powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file “Install.ps1”
• Uninstall command: %windir%system32windowspowershellv1.0powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file “Uninstall.ps1”
• Allow available uninstall: Yes
• Install behavior: System
• Click on Next

On the Requirements tab enter:

• Operating system architecture: 32-bit / 64-bit
• Minimum operating system: Windows 10 1607
• Click on Next

On the Detection rules tab enter the following:

• Rules format: Manually configure detection rules
• Click on Add
• Rule type: File
• Path: C:\BgInfo
• File or Folder: Bginfo64.exe
• Detection method: File or folder exists
• Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients: No
• Click on Ok and on Next

• Define your Dependencies if applicable and click on Next
• Define your Supersedence if applicable and click on Next
• On the Assignments tab assign the Policy to a Group or to All User
• Click on Next
• And Review + Create the Policy

Congratulations! You have successfully deployed the application.

Conclusion

You learned How to deploy BGInfo with Microsoft Intune. We first downloaded the BGInfo application and created a personal configuration. After, we created two powershell scripts and created a new Intune Win32 application. In the last step we uploaded the Intunewin application to Microsoft Intune.
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