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Script to download and install Enterprise app (EXE) from its download link

Enterprise apps are apps that are tailored to meet the needs of an organization. Hexnode users can deploy scripts to download and install such apps on Windows 10 devices.

Disclaimer:

The Sample Scripts provided below are adapted from third-party Open-Source sites.

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PowerShell Script

Batch Script

bitsadmin.exe /transfer "Name_of_the_process" download_url path_of_exe_file 
Start path_of_exe_file

1 2	bitsadmin.exe /transfer "Name_of_the_process" download_url path_of_exe_file Start path_of_exe_file

E.g., To install a program ‘application.exe’ in the Desktop of the user Deborah,

bitsadmin.exe /transfer "transfer123" http://download.url/application.exe C:\Users\Deborah\application.exe Start C:\Users\Deborah\application.exe

Notes:

You need not install the program with the same name used in the download URL. You can put a more comprehensive name when you specify the path of the .exe file. Make sure that you call the Start command of the program with the newly assigned name.

PowerShell Script

$file=’desired_name’ 
$url=’downloadable_link’ 
Invoke-WebRequest –Uri $url -OutFile $file 

$arguments = "" 
if($arguments) 
{ 
$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -ArgumentList $arguments -PassThru -Wait) 
} 
else 
{ 
$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -PassThru -Wait) 
} 
 
if (installProcess.ExitCode-ne 0){ 
Write-Host ‘Installation failed’ 
exit installProcess.ExitCode 
} 
else{ 
Write-Host ‘Installation successful’ 
}

$file=’desired_name’

$url=’downloadable_link’

Invoke-WebRequest –Uri $url -OutFile $file

$arguments = ""

if($arguments)

{

$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -ArgumentList $arguments -PassThru -Wait)

}

else

{

$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -PassThru -Wait)

}

if (installProcess.ExitCode-ne 0){

Write-Host ‘Installation failed’

exit installProcess.ExitCode

}

else{

Write-Host ‘Installation successful’

}

Enter suitable values for the $file and $url variables in the above script. Moreover, if the .exe file mandates any arguments for its installation, you can provide them corresponding to the $arguments variable within the double inverted commas. The argument(s) to be passed are specific to the .exe file of the application to be installed.

For example, the following script will install a program ‘application.exe’ that requires a valid site token for its installation:

$file=’application.exe’ 
$url=’http://download.url/application.exe’ 
Invoke-WebRequest –Uri $url -OutFile $file 

$arguments = "/SITE_TOKEN=xxxx" 
if($arguments) 
{ 
$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -ArgumentList $arguments -PassThru -Wait) 
} 
else 
{ 
$installProcess = (Start-Process $file -PassThru -Wait) 
} 
 
if (installProcess.ExitCode-ne 0){ 
Write-Host ‘Installation failed’ 
exit installProcess.ExitCode 
} 
else{ 
Write-Host ‘Installation successful’ 
}

$file=’application.exe’

$url=’http://download.url/application.exe’

Invoke-WebRequest –Uri $url -OutFile $file

$arguments = "/SITE_TOKEN=xxxx"