

Equally, we could use a Configuration Item for our detection logic (does the icon file exist) and then deploy a Package/Application, that puts the icon on the client, for any client that fails the Configuration Baseline Evaluation. If the file doesn’t exist it would get deployed to the client – nice and easy. We can use an Application to deploy a single icon file and have the Application Detection Method detect the icon file.

With SCCM there are lots of ways to “skin the cat”. There was also a requirement to publish a “Custom” icon for each Desktop Shortcut. Below is a link to a nice article showing you how to do this:.

The shortcut was deployed using Group Policy Preferences (GPP). We had a requirement to deploy Desktop Shortcuts, to the Windows 10 Public Desktop, for a new application. I promised on Twitter that I would write this post if I had 20 peoples interest… Background
