Prepare Win32 app content for upload

Before you can add a Win32 app to Microsoft Intune, you must prepare the app by using the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool.

Prerequisites

To use Win32 app management, be sure you meet the following criteria:Use Windows 10 version 1607 or later (Enterprise, Pro, and Education versions).

Devices must be registered or joined to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and auto-enrolled. The Intune management extension supports devices that are Azure AD registered, Azure AD joined, hybrid domain joined, and group policy enrolled.

Note

For the scenario of group policy enrollment, the user uses the local user account to Azure AD join their Windows 10 device. The user must log on to the device by using their Azure AD user account and enroll in Intune. Intune will install the Intune Management extension on the device if a PowerShell script or a Win32 app is targeted to the user or device.
Windows application size is capped at 8 GB per app.

Convert the Win32 app content

Use the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool to pre-process Windows classic (Win32) apps. The tool converts application installation files into the .intunewin format. The tool also detects some of the attributes that Intune requires to determine the application installation state. After you use this tool on the app installer folder, you'll be able to create a Win32 app in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.

Important

The Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool zips all files and subfolders when it creates the .intunewin file. Be sure to keep the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool separate from the installer files and folders, so that you don't include the tool or other unnecessary files and folders in your .intunewin file.

You can download the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool from GitHub as a .zip file. The zipped file contains a folder named Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool-master. The folder contains the prep tool, the license, a readme, and the release notes.