I started using PSADT a year or two ago for my commonly updated applications. Flash, Java, Reader, etc.
One of the first issues I encountered was having a single deployment type. Per PSADT documentation, your deployment type should be deployed with “Allow users to view and interact with the program installation” ticked. Unfortunately, if you set “Logon Requirement” to “Whether or not a user is logged on”, this field greys out, unticked.
So, with this box unticked, PSADT proceeded in Noninteractive mode. Instantly closing Internet Explorer and whatever other apps I had specified. This didn’t make me (or anyone else) happy.
My workaround is quite simple. I have two identical deployment types with different User Experiences. Additionally, I have created a Global Condition to determine whether the workstation is currently in use or not (whether locally or via RDP). This Global Condition is set as a requirement on each Deployment Type.
You can create the Global Condition under Software Library -> Global Conditions. I named mine “Workstation in Use”. The discovery script is incredibly simple:
[code language=”powershell”][bool](query user)[/code]
On your “User Logged On” deployment type, configure as such:
User Experience Tab
Installation Behavior: Install For System
Logon Requirement: Only when a user is logged on
Installation Program visibility: Normal
Tick the Allow users to view and interact box.
Requirements Tab
Add -> Custom -> Condition -> Workstation In Use -> Value -> Equals -> True
On your “User Logged Off” deployment type, configure as such:
User Experience Tab
Installation Behavior: Install For System
Logon Requirement: Only when no user is logged on
Installation Program visibility: Normal
The “Allow Users to View and Interact” will be greyed out automatically.
Requirements Tab
Add -> Custom -> Condition -> Workstation In Use -> Value -> Equals -> False
This setup will allow you to give your users the PSADT experience, but also leverage PSADT (in noninteractive mode) to perform installations while no users are logged into the system(s).
