just worked with a vendor that REQUIRED “change user /install” to install their junkware 🙂

i was under the impression that change user /install is still the best practice especially for a session host

haven’t done it in prob 15 years..

pretty sure that most apps don't need it any more.. but I still do it for every install.. (I also work with a client base that has alot of older apps) you know.. junkware.. hahaha I did do the quick google's to make sure i'm not crazy.. but short version it shadows the registry and makes sure that things that get written to hkcu also make it to hklm: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/change-user

Same as you Devin

Afaik this is still best practice, I regularly do this when working on RDSH hosts and install software.

I don't think it hurst to do it, but I haven't done it in ages, either. Saw this thread this morning and thought it was Throwback Thursday!

We even build it into our choco package logic to detect if session host and put it in install mode. Can’t hurt.

fun fact. MSI installers auto-switch to install mode based on a change to the windows installer itself, Microsoft did years ago. exe packages don't (unless the exe is only used to then call an .msi).

i'm too paranoid to trust that the msi is gonna do it.... (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching me) haha

Same boat as @Spencer Sun.

@Jarian Gibson If you’re in the same boat as me, you might want to jump ship…. 🙂

I'm always up creek without a paddle…😅