![]() I hope this explains why IT-professionals ask for As has pointed out, providing an MSI allows endpoint management to be streamlined and automated with efficiencies for distributing requested software for DevOps teams and the like. With a MSI file we can easy do a silent install, we can repair the software using built in MSI solutions, uninstall silently, version controll, have a log file created and modify settings like disable automatic updates using a Transform file (as it’s something organisations do not want to have enabled as users usually do not have admin access to the local computer and therefor can’t install any updates to the program).Ī MSI-file can also easily be converted to a file format compatible with Intune distribution (Microsoft offeres free software for converting). The best solution is off cause if a MSI-file is offered from the creator. ![]() The main reason a MSI file is asked for is that they are used when distributing software using a deployment solutions in an organisation, most commonly Microsoft SCCM or deploying software using ActiveDirectory.įor example, I repackage software that do not offer a MSI file so that I can distribut them within my organisation by running the installer and a repackage software that analyse what changes the installer makes to the system and then compile those changes to a MSI-file.
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