Why is it important to reduce the amount of applications and application versions in an application inventory?
Reduce support calls as different version may have bugs.
Makes patching easier as all versions will be the same.
Makes app testing smoother before Windows upgrades.
Less security risks and some applications/versions may have vulnerability issues
Less cost as removing applications can remove the need for a license
What is application packaging?
Automating the installation of an application for groups of users silently.
This is done by Intune or GP by running a script on login to install an application by using a command.
What format does the application have to be in order to run the script?
MSI - if the file is an .exe it will be to be repackaged
If an application has been created in house or can not be deployed silently, what two tools can you use to deploy the application?
Microsoft App V - this is being phased out - you can also use MSIX
If you deploy an app on Intune from a Store such as a iOS app, Google play app or a Microsoft Store app, will it update automatically once the app has a new update?
Yes, it is the stores responsibility to update this
If you deploy an Line Of Business App or a Win32 app will the application update automatically once the app receives an update?
No, it is your responsibility to re deploy the application with the new version
When delpoying app on Intune, it states that MAM is not enabled, what does this mean?
That the app is not enlightened
If you select the app is required and select a group,user or device what action will take place
The app will install automatically
What is the difference between a Line of Business App and a win32 app?
LOB app is in the format of msi, msix, android apk, ipa, pfg, msixbundle and you do not have much control over the installation.
Win32 app has to be packed into a .intunewin file with the win32prep tool. - has more settings you can configure when deploying an app
What is a dependency on a win32 app?
This is ensurs another app is installed first before the original app you are deploying installs.
What are detection rules when deploying a win32 app?
Detection rules allow you to specify a reg path, file path, PS Script or MSI Product code to check if the app has already been installed
What is supersedence on win32 apps? And what are the two options?
It allows you to update or replace the app
- Upgrade - new version of the app gets released - you then upload the new version on the supersedence section and it will update the app - keeps the old app installed
- Replace - This uninstalls the old application and installs the new one
What is the setup.exe /download file.xml command used for?
For downloading Office files for ODT but does not install Office - used for network shares
What is the setup.exe /configure file.xml command used for
Used for installing office with the custom instruction edited in the configuration.xml file
What is the setup.exe /customise file.xml command used for
Updating the settings for office - this does not install anything
A company wants to view app crashes for a specific office version and gain the best insight into the data for Office applications. Where is the best place to view the data?
A) Intune App Overview
B) App Health Dashboard on M365 apps admin centre
C) Advanced Analytics
D) Enterprise App Management
What does the Inventory section on M365 Apps Admin provide?
An insight on what devices have Office installed on, the update channels, OS version
An organisation wants to manage the ability to manage the update channels, roll back updates, and perform updates for Office and M365 apps, where would they do this?
Servicing/Updates on M365 Apps Admin Centre
A company wants to customise the Office deployment by selecting the update channel, settings within Office apps and to install silently and then to upload from a network share. How should they do this
Via OCT and then ODT
A company wants to uninstall a older version of Office and to update to the newer version - they are a cloud organisation, how should they do this
Deploy Office from Intune and select remove previous MSI
A company wants to have fine grain granular control over specific save locations and macros. Where would they do this from?
Office policies wither on Intune or configure.office.com
What platforms can you provide M365 App Cloud Policies to?
And what Entra join type do they require?
iOS, Windows, MacOS, Android
All types, Registered, Hybrid Join and Join
