This is a blog about how to deploy fonts via Intune. These fonts are not default available in Windows. I will show you how to deploy the fonts via a Win32App from Intune.
Prerequisites
Licenses to be able to deploy Windows 10 Autopilot machines. How do so you can follow my guide.
The IntuneWinAppUtility which you can download here.
Furthermore, you will need the font files. For example:
Preparation
For prepartion please create these files:
The “Open Sans Regular.ttf” can be your font ofcourse. Additionally, if you want to add more than 1 font you can add them here.
These files contain the following content:
Firstly, the install.cmd file:
if not exist "C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts" md "C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts" robocopy . *.ttf C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts xcopy Uninstall.ps1 C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts /Y Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy bypass -File InstallFonts.ps1
Secondly, the InstallFonts.ps1 file:
if (!(Test-Path "C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts")) {
New-Item -Path C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts -ItemType Directory
}
Start-Transcript -Path "C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts\Installfonts.log"
$FontstoInstall = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts\ | Where-Object Name -Like "*.ttf"
foreach ($FontFile in $FontstoInstall){
try{
Write-Output "Font file '$($FontFile.Name)' passed as argument"
Write-Output "Copying item to: '$("$env:windir\Fonts\$($FontFile.Name)")'"
Copy-Item -Path "C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts\$($FontFile.Name)" -Destination "$env:windir\Fonts" -Force -PassThru -ErrorAction Stop
Write-Output "Creating item: "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts\$($FontFile.Name)""
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts' -Name $($FontFile.Name) -PropertyType String -Value $($FontFile.Name) -Force
}catch{
Write-Error $_
}
}
Stop-Transcript
Lastly, this is the content of the Uninstall.ps1 file:
$FontstoInstall = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ProgramData\FontsToInstall\ | Where-Object Name -Like "*.ttf"
foreach ($FontFile in $FontstoInstall){
Remove-Item -Path C:\Windows\Fonts\$FontFile -Force
}
Packaging
Open up Powershell and run the IntuneWinAppUtil.
If you haven’t download the IntuneWinAppUtil, you can do so here.
Use the following parameters within the IntuneWinAppUtil:
The file in the red line is the output:
This is the input for the Intune deployment.
Deployment
The Win32App now need to be deployed.
Log on to the Intune Portal
Go to Apps:
After that go to Windows and add an App:
Add a Win32App:
Select app package file and browse to the InstallFonts.intunewin file.
Specify the package information:
Fill in the program information. The uninstall command will be filled for you due to the MSI in the .intunewin file:
Specify requirements:
Configure the detection rules:
At depencies click next.
Assign the application:
And the font is deployed!
I keep getting failed installs with error “the application was not detected after installation completed successfully (0x87d1041c)”.
Any ideas?
I receive error “the application was not detected after installation completed successfully (0x87d1041c)”
Hi Dieter,
Could you please elaborate, send me an e-mail with the details.
Kind Regards,
Niels
Hi, thank you for your guide. I tried it as you described, but I always get this error: App installation failed Error code: 0x80070000
On my Devices I can see, that the fonts have been copied to the Appdata folder. But it seems that the installation afterwards fails.
Do you have any idea why this happens? Your Help would be much appreciated.
Best Regards,
Tan
Hi Tan,
Thanks for trying the installation. What script do you use for installation and what paths do you copy the files too?
Niels
Hi Niels,
Thanks for your reply. I am using the script you posted for installation and did not change the paths. The files are copied successfully into this path: C:\ProgramData\InstallFonts
Thank you for your help đŸ™‚
Best regards,
Tan
Thanks for your reply!
Thanks so much. I read a few articles on this same issue – but this one was the first one that worked for me.
Thank you!
Hi, Why do you require the .cmd file if when create the package you selected InstallFonts.ps1 as setup file?
Hi Ram,
It is not required. I like to deploy it this way because I then can copy the files to a location which I can later review. Furthermore, you can add more fonts and files to this configuration.
Thanks,
Niels
Hello,
I am appreciated to do “Deploy Fonts via Intune”
Can you help me to figure it out ” How to do for MacOS ”
I mean how to create Create same Package for Mac OS
I did not find any suitable solution for that ! I want to create for Mac same thing !
Can u help me out !
Thank you in Advance
Hi Emran,
Thanks for your message. That is an interesting idea. I will take a look at that. đŸ™‚
Have a nice evening.
Niels Kok
The uninstall command file location is different
Hi Rob,
You are right, I forgot something to add to the install.cmd. I will update the blog.
Niels
Seems like the update messed up the other scripts, there’s a bunch of HTML entities now.
Thanks! I have updated the post. That is one of the things I hate about WordPress.