Discover and deploy apps from the catalog

  • 8 minutes

The Enterprise App Catalog in Intune provides prepackaged Win32 apps that are ready for deployment to managed Windows devices. It's part of Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management, which is available as a standalone add-on or through Microsoft Intune Suite. When you add a catalog app, Intune automatically prepopulates key deployment settings such as install and uninstall commands, restart behavior, detection rules, and requirements, which reduces packaging effort and speeds up app onboarding.

In this unit, you'll explore the catalog, select an application, configure its deployment settings, and assign it to users or devices.

Task 1: Explore the Enterprise App Catalog

The Enterprise App Catalog contains a variety of Win32 applications that IT administrators can deploy without needing to manually package them. These apps are pre-packaged and include installation scripts, detection rules, and requirements.

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  2. In the left navigation pane, select Apps > All apps.
  3. Select Create to add a new app.
  4. In the Select app type pane, under Other, select Enterprise App Catalog app.
  5. Select Select to proceed.

You should now see the app creation wizard for Enterprise App Catalog apps. This interface allows you to browse and select from available applications.

Task 2: Discover and select an application

Browse the catalog to find applications that meet your organization's needs. The catalog includes popular productivity tools, security software, and other business applications.

  1. In the App information pane, select Search the Enterprise App Catalog.
  2. In the search panel, browse or search for an application. For example, search for "7-Zip" or another common app.
  3. Review the available applications, noting details like publisher, version, and description.
  4. Select an application from the list.
  5. Select Next to choose the application and select a configuration package in the Configuration pane and select Select.

The app information fields are now populated with details from the selected application. You can edit the name, description, and other metadata if needed.

Task 3: Configure app settings and requirements

Configure the installation behavior, requirements, and detection rules for the selected application. These settings ensure the app installs correctly on target devices.

  1. In the App information step, review and modify the following settings as needed and select Next.
  2. In the Program pane, review the installation command. This command is pre-configured for catalog apps and select Next.
  3. In the Requirements, review the preconfigured operating system architecture and minimum supported operating system, and add any other requirement rules if needed and select Next.
  4. In the Detection rules pane, review the pre-configured detection method. This method determines how Intune verifies if the app is installed and select Next.
  5. In the Supersedence pane, select +Add, choose the app that the current app will update or replace, and then configure whether Uninstall previous version should be enabled. Select Next when you finish the supersedence relationship.
  6. In the Assignment page, assign the app to groups and finish the configuration wizard.