Remote Desktop Client

For enterprise deployment of the Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Windows MSI, Microsoft documents separate command lines for per-device and per-user installs. Per-device installs use msiexec /i <path to the MSI> /qn ALLUSERS=1; per-user installs use msiexec /i <path to the MSI> /qn ALLUSERS=2 MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1. Microsoft also notes that per-user deployment through Intune or Configuration Manager needs a script rather than a plain MSI assignment.

Use Microsoft’s architecture-specific download links for the client MSI: 64-bit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139369, 32-bit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139456, or ARM64 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139370. Do not mix these with the Microsoft Store Remote Desktop app when building detection and deployment rules.

Update behavior is policy-controlled under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSRDC\Policies with the AutomaticUpdates DWORD. Microsoft describes 0 as disabling notifications and auto-update, with other values selecting notification, on-close, or background update behavior depending on per-user versus per-machine installation.

On non-English Windows images, validate detection against the localized ARP DisplayName. The display name can be translated by OS language, so detection that expects only the English name may fail for app/update logic; prefer stable product/version evidence when possible.

Sources: Remote Desktop client download/install documentation and Remote Desktop client enterprise deployment documentation.