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Software Deployment Tools for MSPs and IT Teams

Includes the six jobs every software deployment solution handles, Group Policy software installation step by step, printer GPOs after the Point and Print change, Intune Win32 and Store apps, RMM script push across client tenants, PDQ, Configuration Manager, winget and a rollout order in rings.

How to Disable Windows Recall on Company Devices

Where Windows Recall stores its snapshots, why managed devices start with it removed, the Group Policy, Intune and PowerShell switches that keep it off, and the storage, retention and filter policies to set if a client keeps it.

MSI vs EXE Installers: What IT Needs for Silent Deployment

What an MSI file is, how it differs from an EXE installer for silent deployment, the msiexec switches and exit codes that matter, extracting an MSI from an EXE, transforms, and packaging for Intune and RMM.

What Is WSUS? Deprecation, Security and Replacements

Approval control, local downloads and air-gapped networks keep WSUS in service, and Server 2016's January 12, 2027 cutoff sets the first hard deadline. This guide prices each replacement as of November 2026, maps it to clients, servers and disconnected sites, and lays out a four-step move with no patching gap.