Windows GPO

If you don't have a Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool, you can use these instructions as an example of replacing Version 1.3.13 of the White Cloud Security Driver with Version 1.4.1 using GPO from a server named "srcdc2016".

Note: See important for setting "Package can upgrade over the existing package" in Step 10 when driver upgrades are needed.

  • First copy the WCS Installer MSI Package file to a shared drive (e.g., the "\srcdc2016\Downloads\WCS" directory on serversrcdc2016).
  • Make sure that the network computers have read access to the share, e.g. "\srcdc2016\Downloads\WCS".
  • On the server, e.g.srcdc2016, right click the Start button, select Run, then type 'gpmc.msc' in the box to launch Group Policy Management.
  • Find and expand the domain you are using, right click on "App Deployment" and click Edit to bring up the Group Policy Management Editor.
  • Expand "Computer Configuration", expand "Policies", expand "Software Settings", then click on "Software installation" (you should see something similar to the image below).
  • Right click on "Software installation", click New, click Package.
  • Select the WCS Installer MSI Package file from \srcdc2016\Downloads\WCS directory.
  • Select Assigned as the Deployment method.
  • Right click the new application and select the Properties, rename it to something like "White Cloud Security 1.3.13" to differentiate it from the 1.4.1 package, click on the Deployment tab, click on "Assigned" and you should then be able to select "Install this application at logon". You should not need to make any other changes.
  • Then right click on the 1.4 version, select Properties. Rename it to something like "White Cloud Security 1.4.1", click on the Deployment tab, click on "Assigned" then select "Install this application at logon". Click on the Upgrades tab, click Add, select "Current Group Policy Object", then select "White Cloud Security 1.3.13". Make sure to select "Package can upgrade over the existing package" to make sure it does an upgrade and not an uninstall and new install. You may need to click the "Browse" button and dig down until you find the 1.3.13 package.

Here’s a tutorial_ on using GPO for MSI Package Deployment.