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# Automatic Software Installation in AD Using Group Policy to deploy Softros LAN Messenger in a Windows Server 2019 domain

A Windows Active Directory (AD) domain allows you to automatically install software applications across the network. To deploy Softros LAN Messenger to all domain computers, follow these steps on the domain controller.

1. Download the installation file SoftrosLANMessengerSetup.msi , and then put it into a network location all domain users have read access to.
   Locating the installation file
2. Click the Start button, and then navigate to Windows Administrative Tools ➜ Group Policy Management .
   Opening Group Policy Management
3. In the left-hand pane of the Group Policy Management window, navigate to your domain, right-click it, and then click Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here .
   Context menu of a domain
4. In the New GPO dialog box, enter a name for the new Group Policy Object (GPO), and then click OK .
   Adding a new GPO

The configuration of the new GPO is finished. Once the deployment of the GPO in the domain is complete, Softros LAN Messenger will be automatically installed after each computer is restarted.

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