Deployment Guide

Add-on creation for Windows Desktop client
packages
Prerequisites
This application installation is supported only from Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC unified image. Before installing the
package, ensure that Write Filter is disabled. If Write Filter is not disabled, it fills the Unified Write Filter Overlay and the updates
made are not persistent across reboot.
NOTE: For more information about Windows Desktop client version, see What's new in the Windows Desktop client at
www.docs.microsoft.com.
Steps
1. Download the Windows Desktop client package. For more information, see Connect with the Windows Desktop client at
www.docs.microsoft.com.
2. Create a folder named C:\Temp\WDC on your thin client.
3. Copy the Windows Desktop client to the C:\Temp\WDC folder.
4. Copy the following text on a notepad and save the file as ExecuteWDC.bat:
@echo
REM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rem Installation of Windows Desktop client
msiexec.exe /i C:\Temp\RemoteDesktop_1.2.1272.0_x64.msi ALLUSERS=1 /qn
REM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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del C:\Temp\RemoteDesktop_1.2.1272.0_x64.msi
For more information about latest updates and examples, see the respective Windows Desktop client release notes.
5. Copy ExecuteWDC.bat to the C:\Temp\WDC folder.
Figure 38. Package Structure
6. Create a self-extractor package using the following steps:
a. Right-click the WDC folder from C:\Temp\ and select Add to archive.
b. In the General tab, click Create SFX archive.
NOTE: You can use WinRAR or any available application to create an SFX archive.
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