How to Determine if the Desktop Menu is Installed
Brief Overview
In some cases, IT will need to determine if the desktop menu is already installed using a script.
This article explains how to find the evidence of the successful installation.
Windows
On Windows environments, the desktop menu has a registry entry that IT can check to indicate if the .exe file is installed.
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REGISTRY LOCATION: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run REGISTRY KEY: Workstation REGISTRY VALUE: "C:\Users\<CURRENT_USER>\AppData\Local\Workstation\update.exe" --processStart "Workstation.exe" |
Learn more about how to check if a registry key is available using CLI, by referring to this Stack Overflow post.
MacOS
On macOS environments, IT teams can check if the desktop menu is installed by typing the below command within the terminal:
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mdfind “kMDItemKind == 'Application'” | grep “Workstation.app” |
The prompt should list the WalkMe Menu .app file path if the application is installed:
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/Applications/Workstation.app |