GPO Install packages not showing in list.

Question

Hi,
I have the following problem. I have few GPOs for different software installations (Ex. Firefox, Chrome, Edge, AnyDesk etc.), most of, but not all are user assigned packages, that install at the first log in, but there are some published too. The problem is the following. The packages don't show up the the "Install a program from the network" list on some PCs, and are shown on others. The policy is working (GPRESULT + the software is installed), the software is installed, but it doesn't show up in the list on some PCs. All the PCs have the same rights and are part of the same OU. All of the users have the same member group, and are part of the same OU (more like they aren't in OU, they are in the Users folder of the domain controller. Has anyone had such a problem, and does anyone know a solution? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
Welcome to ask here!

To narrow down the issue, please help confirm the following information:
Since we have few GPOs, we need to focus on one:

1, The issue is that for the same GPO, when users log in to different computers, sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. right?
2, You deploy the software installations through the user configuration, right?

3, Since the users are in the Users OU, did you link the GPO to the domain level?
4, Did you configure the security filter? Such as remove the authenticated users.

Also, we should confirm the differences between software assigned and published.

If you assign the program to a user, it's installed when the user logs on to the computer. When the user first runs the program, the installation is completed.

If you publish a program distribution to users. When the user logs on to the computer, the published program is displayed in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, and it can be installed from there.

Answer 2

Yes. The problem is that on different computers one user sees different programs in the dialog. However, all the GPOs have the same delegation, which is "Authenticated users". The GPOs are all linked to the whole domain node. Also Assigned software is also shown in the Add/remove dialog.

Here's an example. From the 2 programs, nomacs is assigned installation, while AnyDesk is published. With the same delegations, however, there are also Edge, Firefox, Charismatics and few others as assigned and Chrome as published. The GPOs are executed succesfully.