Skip to content

Deploy Connect with Microsoft Intune

Deploy the Connect MSI as an Intune app. A Connect Code in the command-line arguments adds each computer to your team. Use it to put Connect on Windows computers you already manage with Intune, without anyone installing it at each computer.

Applies to

  • Windows computers managed by Microsoft Intune.
  • A team administrator gets the Connect Code. An Intune administrator deploys the app.

Before you start

Get a Connect Code from a pre-configured installer:

  1. In the Teams dashboard, open your team and click Add Computers.
  2. Click an existing installer under Pre-configured installers, or click New Installer. Don't use an attributed installer; its code requires someone to sign in. See Add and manage computers.
  3. Copy the Connect Code.

Computers added with the code get the installer's remote access permissions and Connect Configuration.

Steps

  1. Download JumpDesktopConnect.msi.

  2. In the Intune admin center, go to Apps, select platform Windows, and click Add.

    Microsoft Intune admin center navigation with Apps selected

    Windows apps list in the Intune admin center with the Add button

  3. For app type, choose Line-of-business app.

    Select app type list with Line-of-business app selected

  4. Under App package file, upload JumpDesktopConnect.msi and click OK.

    App package file pane with JumpDesktopConnect.msi selected and the OK button

  5. In App information, set:

    • Publisher: required. Any name works, for example JumpDesktop.
    • Ignore app version: Yes
    • Command-line arguments: CONNECTCODE= followed by your Connect Code without spaces, for example CONNECTCODE=123456789.

    Add App information form with Publisher, Ignore app version, and Command-line arguments fields

  6. Click Next, set scope tags and assignments, then click Create.

For the other installer options, see Deploy Connect to many computers.

Result

After Intune installs the app, each computer appears in Computers in the Teams dashboard.

Limitations

  • If the Connect Code can't be applied (for example, it's invalid or the computer is offline), the installation still succeeds. Check Computers to confirm the computers were added.