Disable Apps Using PowerShell

[Brian Ellis1709152899]

I would like to disable all published applications in a folder using PowerShell.  I can use this command to disable a specific application:

 

Disable-XAApplication "applicaiton name"

 

And I can use this command to list all applications in the Applications/Test folder:

 

Get-XAApplication -FolderPath Applications/Test

 

How can I disable all applications in the Applications/Test folder using PowerShell?

 

Thanks in advance.  Brian

 

 

[Shaun Ritchie]

This should do it 

 

 

$apps = Get-XAApplication -FolderPath Applications/Test

foreach ($app in $apps)

{

        Disable-XAApplication -BrowserName $app.browsername

        Set-XAApplication -BrowserName $app.browsername -Enabled $false -HideWhenDisabled $true

}

 

 

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Shaun Ritchie
www.shaunritchie.co.uk
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[Brian Ellis1709152899]

I think it should be something like this:

 

foreach ($BrowserName in Get-XAApplication -FolderPath Applications/Test -Enabled $true)

 

{

Disable-XAApplication

}

 

But the Get-XAApplication command does not grab the -Enabled state for me.

[Shaun Ritchie]

Try this.

 

 

$apps = Get-XAApplication -FolderPath Applications/Test

foreach ($app in $apps)

{

        Disable-XAApplication -BrowserName $app.browsername

}

 

 

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Shaun Ritchie

www.shaunritchie.co.uk

www.twitter.com/shaunritchie_uk

[Brian Ellis1709152899]

Shaun,

 

That is perfect.  One more question.  Is there a way I can hide the application when I disable it?  I usually use this command:

 

Set-XAApplication "test" -Enabled $false -HideWhenDisabled $true

 

Is there a way I can incorporate the "hide" command into your script?

[Brian Ellis1709152899]

Thank you very much Shaun!  That script works great.

[Abraham Cure Jr.]

Hi,

 

I have a similar question, but the applications are mixed in different folders and I don't want some applications in the same folders disabled.

 

What I am trying to do is disable and hide, applications that have not been used in a year.

 

I used Report Center to get a list of applications that have not been used in a year or more.

 

I would like to disable and hide that list of applications, which are in different folders mixed in with applications that I don't want to disable and hide.

 

I can make a txt for csv file with a list of the unused applications, can I use that list to disable and hide with out worrying about the Folder path?  I can also get folder Path in CSV file.

 

Thanks,

AC

[Shaun Ritchie]

Try this

 

$Apps = Get-Content C:\applist.txt

ForEach ($App in $Apps)

{

        Disable-XAApplication -BrowserName $App.browsername

        Set-XAApplication -BrowserName $App.browsername -Enabled $False -HideWhenDisabled $True

}

 

 

Create a file in C:\ called applist.txt and seperate each application name on separate lines.

 

Please test first.

 

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Shaun Ritchie
www.shaunritchie.co.uk
www.twitter.com/shaunritchie_uk

[Abraham Cure Jr.]

Hi Shaun,

 

Thanks for the reply but I am getting errors:

 

Cannot validate argument on parameter 'BrowserName'

 

I don't think it has a way of know with that parameter is by just a app name in a txt file?

 

The previous example which has a Get-XXApplication -FolderPath so it will have the BrowserName Parameter.

 

How can we get that parameter with the script that uses the txt file?

 

Thanks

[Abraham Cure Jr.]

Hi,

 

Replacing BrowserName with $app worked.

 

Thanks

[Shaun Ritchie]

Cool.

 

Forgot to remove that from the copy and paste.

 

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Shaun Ritchie
www.shaunritchie.co.uk
www.twitter.com/shaunritchie_uk

[Mdell150]

A little late, but this is what I use for this:

get-xaapplication -workergroup "target worgergroup" | Where-Object {$_.Folderpath -eq "folder"} | Set-XAApplication -passthru -enabled $false -hidewhendisabled $True 

 

[ThodianPalliyalil Srinivas]

The script works when I loop through it asks for the input arguments on the console