This feature allows administrators to remotely deploy/install an application which is required by all computers/users on a domain or in an organizational unit. The installation is done without user interaction, usually during startup.
Before performing the steps below, make sure that the application is a .MSI file
Here are the steps;
1. Logon to the SERVER/domain controller with administrative credentials.
2. Open the Group Policy Management console by going to the Administrative Tools on Start menu.
3. Right click on the organizational unit/domain (LGA.local) on which the group policy containing the software installation process will apply.
4. From the appeared menu, click on create a GPO on this domain, and Link it here and from the opened box, specify the name for the new Group Policy object.
5. Right click on the newly created GPO and from the menu click Edit.
6. On the opened snap-in expand Policies -> Software settings under Computer configurations category.
7. Right click on Software Installation and from the appeared menu click New.
8. From the appeared submenu click Package and on the opened box in File name text box, specify the path where the software package (.MSI file) to be deployed via group policy.
9. Click on Open button.
10. On deploy software box make sure that Assigned radio button is selected or ticked and click on Ok button to save the changes.
11. Open the command prompt and type gpupdate /force to update the settings and make them persistent.
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