Installing TopTeam App Launcher using MSI installer in Silent Mode (Cloud Deployment)

Overview

TopTeam App Launcher component of the TopTeam Auto Update feature allows you to automatically install and update TopTeam Cloud App on users’ computers. TopTeam Cloud App will be conveniently updated on each user’s computer whenever a newer version of TopTeam Cloud App is published, without any manual steps to be performed by end users.

TopTeam App Launcher can be installed using Silent Mode. This installation enables you to install the app on multiple systems without any user interaction using msiexec.exe. When you install using Silent mode, the user interface (GUI) is not available. You will have to install via Command Prompt using the commands and parameters explained in this article.

This article explains how to install TopTeam App Launcher using Silent Mode.

You can also double-click and run the installer. To learn more, click here.

Who should read this?

  • TopTeam Administrators
  • System Administrators
  • IT Support

Preparations

1. Uninstall TopTeam Cloud App if you had previously installed it.
2. Ensure that the Windows Desktop and Start menu shortcuts are removed from user computers.

The MSI installer file format is: TopTeam_App_Launcher<TopTeam App Launcher Version>_<Release Date>.msi
E.g. TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi

In the example above:

  • <TopTeam App Launcher Version> – 3.0 – is the version number of TopTeam App Launcher
  • <Release Date> – 27Jul16 – is the release date of TopTeam App Launcher

Run Command Prompt as an administrator

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The following image shows the path of the MSI installer

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Following are the commands for installing TopTeam App Launcher

Installing App Per Machine

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Command line: msiexec.exe /i “C:\Program Files\TopTeamAppLauncher\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi” /qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=0

This command line will install TopTeam App Launcher for all users of the computer. If a user is not an administrator, the application will not be installed.

Installing App Per User

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Command line: msiexec.exe /i “C:\Program Files\TopTeamAppLauncher\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi” /qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1

This command line will install TopTeam App Launcher for the mentioned number of administrator users i.e. “2” and for the mentioned number of PERUSER i.e. “1” who may not have administrative rights.

Installing App with low power Windows User Account privileges

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Command line: msiexec.exe /i “C:\Program Files\TopTeamAppLauncher\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi” /qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1

This command line will install TopTeam App Launcher for a low power user i.e for users who do not have administrative rights. For this installation, you do not have to run Command Prompt as an administrator.

Installed App

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Uninstalling App

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Command line: msiexec.exe /x “C:\Silent\TopTeamAppLauncher\TopTeam_App_Launcher_3.0_27Jul16.msi” /qb

This command line will uninstall TopTeam App Launcher from the system(s).

Uninstalled App

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Revised: June 30th, 2020