Per-Machine versus Per-User Installs

Per-Machine versus Per-User Installs

The FastClose desktop client software will install in a per-user mode by default, within the user's AppData\Local folder, but this behaviour can be overridden.

If you are a System Administrator configuring centralized desktop management e.g. with Microsoft Intune, or you are installing on Remote Desktop Services (formerly Terminal Services) you may want to force the software to install per-machine i.e. for all users, within the Program Files folder.

This can be achieved by passing the argument ALLUSERS=1 when installing with msiexec on the command line. This will require the user to have administrator rights as it installs the software to the Program Files folder.

To install the client app per-machine/for all users, use the following command line, substituting the correct MSI filename:

msiexec /i FastClose-ExcelAddIn-3.2.0.41.msi ALLUSERS=1

The /passive or /qn option may be used for automated deployments to suppress the user interface:

msiexec /i FastClose-ExcelAddIn-3.2.0.41.msi /passive ALLUSERS=1

Once installed per-machine, subsequent upgrades will also install per-machine, even if you omit the ALLUSERS=1 switch.

To switch between modes, you will first need to uninstall the client software using the original installer and the original mode.

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