Removing Published Software With Roaming Users


i have published software group policy in active directory to user configuration | software settings | software installation .  published software works expected , user able install software going to control panel | add or remove programs | add new programs , adds appropriate package. problem seeing when time upgrade or remove package select option "immediately remove" , occurs when user installed software logs in. in our enviroment our users roam roaming profiles , user potentially install software on other computers. software not removed/upgraded unless user installed logs in. may never occur on workstation older/unpatched/unwanted/insecure software may left around on workstations because user installed never signs onto workstations again. cannot remove the application either as domain admin msiexec /x command.

basically want remove undesired published software workstations no matter installed it.

thanks in advance, tim

 

hi,

 

i afraid have logon computers again user in order remove application.

 

i enabled appmgmt , userenv debug log trace behavior, , tried windows installer cleanup utility. since application information attached user account installed application, if logon other user account, system not consider managed application applied user. result, application not listed , cannot removed.

 

for example, after remove package in policy, group policy extension on client machine enumerate managed applications applied user in order remove application. however, if not logon user account installed managed application, group policy extension report application not applied user. therefore, removal process not occur.



Windows Server  >  Group Policy



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