We have switched Dell Command Update installation to the "Windows Universal Application" installer (current version: 5.4.1) some time ago. The package is getting installed via Software distribution. When checking our clients, the application is missing sometimes. Possible issues found:

installation fails with error code 4
uninstall fails with error code 1618
users (non-admins) are able to "just uninstall" Dell Command as it is an Appx package
when uninstalling and re-installing, the user facing app is missing sometimes (it appears that the behavior is influenced by whether the installer is executed in the system context or as current user with admin rights)

All in all, it is tricky the get Dell Command Update installed reliably. Also, users can just uninstall and the configured settings via ADMX will have no affect any more.

I'm wondering, is the Universal installer the way to go? We are thinking about going back to the classic installer (more reliable and users cannot uninstall). But, is it still maintained? Cannot find version 5.4.1...

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