Troubleshooting Software Deployed with Group Policy
In order to maintain software deployed with Group Policy, you must be able to troubleshoot the software deployment. Troubleshooting a software deployment involves using the Resultant Set Of Policy Wizard, the Gpresult and Gpupdate command-line tools, the Event Viewer, and log files to solve policy-related problems. This lesson shows you how to work with these tools to troubleshoot software deployed with Group Policy.
Note When you originally deploy the software, if you want the application to be removed when a GPO no longer applies, select the Uninstall This Application When It Falls Out Of The Scope Of Management option in the Deployment tab in the Properties dialog box for the package.
To remove applications deployed with Group Policy, complete the following steps:
1.Open the Group Policy Object Editor console. In the Computer Configuration or User Configuration node, open Software Settings.
2.Click the Software Installation node.
3- In the details pane, right-click the package you want to remove, click All Tasks, and then click Remove.
4. In the Remove Software dialog box, shown in Network+ certification, select one of the following:
Immediately Uninstall The Software From Users And Computers. Select this option to specify that the application should be removed the next time a user logs on to or restarts the computer (forced removal).
Allow Users To Continue To Use The Software, But Prevent New Installations. Select this option to specify that users can continue to use the application if they have already installed it (optional removal). If they remove the application or have never installed it, they will not be able to install it.
Note If you select an optional removal, the package is removed from the GPO. If you determine later that you want a forced removal of the software, you must add the package to the GPO again and deploy it again, then select a forced removal. Otherwise, you (or the users) must manually uninstall the application from each client computer.
To maintain a software deployment, it might be necessary to redeploy, upgrade,or remove an application at some point in the software life cycle.
You can redeploy an application previously deployed with Group Policy if there are small changes that need to be made to the original software deployment configuration. You can redeploy an application by using the Software Installation extension.
To upgrade software deployed with Group Policy, you must first create a Windows Installer package that contains the upgrade and then configure the upgrade in the Upgrades tab in the Properties dialog box for the package.
To remove software deployed with Group Policy, you must choose whether to uninstall the software from all users and computers or to merely prevent new installations of the software by using the Network+ certification Software Installation extension.
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