Hello Everyone !!! Here we come again with another post. Let’s go through the steps for Amazon Workspaces Deployment Using Intune. In this post, we will deploy Amazon WorkSpaces on the client machines using the Microsoft Intune LOB Application.
Amazon WorkSpaces eliminate the need to purchase and deploy hardware or install complex software. As your needs change, you can easily add or remove users. Multiple devices and web browsers are supported for accessing virtual desktops.
In the AWS Marketplace for Desktop Apps, you can purchase or bring your own licenses and applications for Windows desktops. WorkSpaces can be managed using the same tools you use to manage desktops on-premises.
The best method to deploy the Amazon WorkSpaces to Windows 10 or 11 devices is by using the MSI application. The MSI parameters will be automatically used for the deployment using Intune, If the MSI file needs additional command-line options consider using Intune Win32 app management.
Amazon WorkSpaces Deployment Using Intune
Here are the steps you need to follow to upload the MSI file to Intune for deploying Amazon Workspaces. Make sure to keep the Amazon+WorkSpaces.msi setup installation file in the appropriate location prior to beginning the Intune line-of-business app package creation process.
One can easily download the 64-bit application from Amazon WorkSpaces. They have provided different setups for different environments. One can easily differentiate and choose the right setup for the Windows 64-bit architecture.
- Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center https://endpoint.microsoft.com/
- Here you have two options to jump into the Application creation. Select Apps > All apps > Add, or you can navigate to Apps > Windows > Windows Apps.
In the Select app type pane, under the Other app types, select Line-of-business app and click Select.
Now in the Add app pane, click Select app package file. Select the browse button. Then, select the downloaded application MSI file. Once you select the app file, The app details appear with Name, Platform, Size, and context. When you’re finished, select OK on the App package file pane.
Enter the Name of the App (For Example – Amazon Workspaces), and Enter the description of the app. Enter the Publisher name – Amazon and Command-line arguments – Optionally, enter any command-line arguments you want to apply to the .msi file when it runs.
| Name | Publisher | App Install Context | Ignore App Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Workspaces | Amazon | Device | No |
- App install context – Select App install context as Device. This specifies the install context to be associated with this app. For dual-mode apps, select the desired context for this app. For all other apps, this is pre-selected based on the package and cannot be modified.
- Ignore app version – Select Yes for apps that are automatically updated by the app developer (such as Google Chrome, Zoom).
Also, Upload an icon for the app. When users browse the company portal, this icon is displayed with the app. In this section, you can provide additional information about the application and click Next.
Scope tags are filtering options provided in Intune to ease the admin jobs. In the scope tag section, you will get an option to configure scope tags for the application. Click on Next.
Under Assignments, In Included groups, click Add groups and then choose Select groups to include one or more groups to which you want to deploy Amazon Workspaces, Click Next to continue.
During the application creation process, you will see the details you provided. You can add the app to Intune by reviewing your settings and selecting Create.
You will see the status Uploading is in progress – When will it be completed? The speed of the internet connection and the size of the application determine how long it takes.
We recommend waiting a while for the upload process to complete, and you can check the progress by clicking on the Notifications icon. You will receive the status “Upload finished” once the package has been uploaded and finished.
Monitor Amazon Workspaces Deployment from Intune Portal
Where is the folder where Intune downloads the applications before it installs on a Windows device? Intune cache folder location, how to find out cache folder location. Check more details Cache Folder Windows 10 MDM Agent LOB Applications.
During the installation of an application, select the application, then select Monitor, where you can check the device and user check-in status. You can view additional details by clicking on the Device install status or User install status links.
End User Experience – Amazon WorkSpaces Installation using Intune
Now to check whether the application is assigned to the targeted device successfully or not, we need to log in to that machine. After doing so, we need to open the Company Portal and check. As you see below in the image, it’s showing there.
So the above picture clearly depicts that the Amazon Workspaces application creation and assignment using Intune is successful. Also, the Amazon Workspaces is successfully installed on the machine on which we assigned it.
Where is the folder where Intune downloads the applications before it installs on a Windows device? Intune cache folder location, how to find out cache folder location. Check more details Cache Folder Windows 10 MDM Agent LOB Applications.
The cache location only applies to MDM Agent supported installations (Windows LOB apps). This is NOT applicable to the Intune Management extension agent.
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Abhinav Rana is working as an SCCM Admin. He loves to help the community by sharing his knowledge. He is a B.Tech graduate in Information Technology.