Administering App-V by Using PowerShell
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 provides Windows PowerShell cmdlets, which can help administrators perform various App-V 5.0 tasks. The following sections provide more information about using PowerShell with App-V 5.0.
How to administer App-V 5.0 by using PowerShell
Use the following PowerShell procedures to perform various App-V 5.0 tasks.
| Name | Description |
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Describes how to install the PowerShell cmdlets and find cmdlet help and examples. |
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How to Manage App-V 5.0 Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using PowerShell |
Describes how to manage the client package lifecycle on a stand-alone computer using PowerShell. |
How to Manage Connection Groups on a Stand-alone Computer by Using PowerShell |
Describes how to manage connection groups using PowerShell. |
Describes how to modify the client using PowerShell. |
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How to Apply the User Configuration File by Using PowerShell |
Describes how to apply a user configuration file using PowerShell. |
How to Apply the Deployment Configuration File by Using PowerShell |
Describes how to apply a deployment configuration file using PowerShell. |
Describes how to create a new package using PowerShell. |
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Describes how to create a package accelerator using PowerShell. You can use package accelerators automatically sequence large, complex applications. |
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How to Enable Reporting on the App-V 5.0 Client by Using PowerShell |
Describes how to enable the computer running the App-V 5.0 to send reporting information. |
Describes how to take an array of account names and to convert each of them to the corresponding SID in standard and hexadecimal formats. |
PowerShell Error Handling
Use the following table for information about App-V 5.0 PowerShell error handling.
| Event | Action |
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Using the RollbackOnError attribute with embedded scripts |
When you use the RollbackOnError attribute with embedded scripts, the attribute is ignored for the following events:
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Package name contains $ |
If a package name contains the character ( $ ), you must use a single-quote ( ‘ ), for example, Add-AppvClientPackage ‘Contoso$App.appv’ |