To force a reinstall, simply delete the associated key and then run gpupdate/force on the target computer. There will be a key for each piece of software that has been assigned. Problem solved.īy the way, the keys that are being modified are located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\AppMgmt.
On the next reboot the machine will re-install the chosen apps automatically. MSI Manager is a tool I have created with AutoIt that will allow you to connect to any machine, get a quick list of the software that has been assigned, and select what you want to have reinstalled. On top of this, if you remove the application from Add/Remove Programs the application does NOT get reinstalled! But what happens when those applications go bad? Microsoft has not provided a way to force re-installation of GPO-Managed software on a SINGLE machine, opting instead to only give you the option to redeploy the application on ALL machines. Software installation via Group Policy is a great feature that can save any administrator HOURS of time over installing apps one by one on all machines within the network.