Add an Application to Microsoft Intune as a Win32 app
- ckdrwaghela
- Sep 3, 2023
- 3 min read
This guide will describe how to add a Windows application into Microsoft Intune as a win32 App using the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool
The tool will convert the app install files into the '.intunewin' file format.
You will need at least 'Intune Administrator' level permissions to your Intune Admin Portal to be able to add the application into Intune.
We'll use Google Chrome as an example for this guide.
1. Download the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool
Access the tool from GitHub here
Click on the Code button and select Download ZIP
Download the .ZIP file to your Computer and extract the contents to a folder of your choice.
2. Download the App Install file
Download the App install file(s) from the software vendor's website.
In this example, we're using Google Chrome, which we'll get from here
Specify the below choices for the installer and download the .MSI file to a folder on your Computer.
Channel: Stable
File Type: MSI
Architecture: 64 bit
Note: App installers supplied by vendors can be in different file formats such as .EXE or MSI, and each will have their own specific install options.
3. Convert the Installer to the '.intunewin' file format
Open up the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool (IntuneWinAppUtil.exe) from the folder you extracted it to earlier.
You can drag the folder where your Chrome installer is located, into the Win32 Content Prep Tool to have it populate the folder path, or you can type it in manually and then press the ENTER key.
You then need to specify the path to the setup file, which you can do by dragging the Chrome install file into the Win32 Content Prep Tool or by typing in the path manually, and then press the ENTER key.
Specify the output folder for the new file, which will be the same folder in our case, and press ENTER.
Press N and ENTER when prompted for the 'catalog folder'
The conversion process should then begin, and once completed, the Win32 Content Prep Tool will close.
The newly created .INTUNEWIN file should now be visible in the folder you specified earlier.
4. Add the App into Intune
Log into the Microsoft Intune Admin Center
Go to Apps > Windows, then click on Add
In the App type list, select 'Windows app (Win 32) and click Select at the bottom.
Under App information, click on 'Select app package file' and browse to the .INTUNEWIN file on your computer
Once the file has been selected, click OK.
Add any further details as shown below. If you want the app visible in the Company Portal, set the option to Yes. You can also upload a logo if you wish. Once done, click Next.
The Install and Uninstall commands should auto-populate depending on the application. You can also look up the install \ uninstall commands for a specific application from the vendor's website.
We don't need the Computer to reboot after installing Chrome, so we'll remove the reboot related return codes and set the Device restart behaviour to 'No Specific Action'. Click Next
Specify any requirements for your environment, and click Next
Under Detection Rules, select 'Manually configure detection rules' and click Add
Select MSI under Rule type. The MSI product code should auto populate.
We'll set the product version check to No, as its not required in our case. Click OK and Next.
We don't have any Dependencies or Supersedence for our case, so we'll skip past these by clicking Next.
Under Assignments, deploy it to your required user or device group and click Next.
Under Review + Create, review the App settings and then click Create at the bottom.
The Google Chrome App should now be visible under Apps > Windows > Windows Apps.
