It also has remote command line so if you need to push commands (or software) to a workstation or server you can. It has so many features I cant list them all. You can access running services, running processes, all drives attached, it lets you remotely restart, send a WOL (if that works in your environment). It has RDP, VNC, and SSH capability built into it. It lets you manage every workstation or server (or even switch) in your environment. Its only $79 a year so totally affordable. However, the free version still can do so much so it is really worth it to use.Īnother software that is COMPLETELY worth the price is Bozteck VENM. My firm wont pay the $500 a year for PDQ so i have to use the free version. Now if the file is an msi you can use the command line switches and uninstall it that way but if it was an exe you will have to do some research on that software to find the best way to silently uninstall it. You cannot uninstall software with a click like you can with the paid for version ($500 per admin).

PDQ uses whatever credentials you put into it, so you can use domain admin credentials if you wanted to make sure that it always has the permissions it needs to install something. This comes in really handy with patch management. Because of the way that ninite works it pulls the latest version of the software everytime it runs, that way you always have the latest version. You can keep a 'repository' of software that you can push without taking up a bunch of file space with the actual software. Using Ninite (free) in conjunction with PDQ (free) is really helpful.

I think the requirement is the software has to have silent install options. I have a test box I push all new software to first to make sure it works.

Not every software will deploy so you have to test first before you push to everyone.

PDQ (free) is awesome! As far as deploying software in a domain environment its the best.

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