You can silently install Grammarly for Windows on multiple computers at once using Microsoft Intune cloud-based device management tool or Microsoft SCCM.
Minimum requirements:
Deployment methods
Prerequisites:
- Download the installer
- Package the file into a .intunewin format (instructions).
MSI Installer:
Note: Currently, we do not support per-machine installation.
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In Azure, go to Microsoft Endpoint → Apps → Windows Apps and click the Add button:
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Select App type → Windows app (Win32)
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Add the app package file in .intunewin format:
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Fill in App information:
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Specify app installation and uninstallation commands:
- Install command → GrammarlyInstaller.exe /S
- Uninstall command → GrammarlyInstaller.exe /S /uninstall
- In the Install behavior field, select the User option.
- Select Operation system architecture and Minimum operating system:
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Under Detection rules, set the Rules format field to Manually configure detection rules and click Add:
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In the window that appears, fill in the following values:
- Rule type → Registry
- Key path → Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations
- Value name → DisplayVersion
- Detection method → Version comparison
- Operator → Greater than or equal to
- Value → Use current installer version value
- Associated with a 32-bit app on 64-bit clients → Yes
- Add Dependencies and Supersedence(preview) if needed.
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Add Assignments:
- Review and create the app.
- Download the installer
- Copy the GrammarlyInstaller.exe to the folder C:\Sources
- In the ConfigMgr Console, go to \Software Library\Overview\Application Management\Packages
- Create a package:
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Important: Specify that this package contains a source file and choose a path to it:
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Click Next and choose Standard program.
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Fill in the required fields and click Next:
Note: For Command line, please use prefix /S for silent installation. For the removal process, we need to create a package with command line prefix /S /uninstall.
- Specify platform requirements:
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Review the summary and click Next. You should see a successful Completion message:
- Package is ready to deploy so you can go ahead and install it on required computers:
- Download Grammarly for Windows at www.grammarly.com/desktop/windows.
- Follow the instructions from this article by Active Directory Pro: How to Deploy Software Using Group Policy
Note: All the installer parameter names are case-sensitive.
This parameter turns off the “Launch at Startup” setting during the installation process. If the below registry key exists, “Launch at Startup” is enabled.
The value is stored in:
perMachine:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Data:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Desktop.exe
perUser:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Value Data:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Desktop.exe
Set the browser which Grammarly for Windows will use to open web pages. If it is not specified or the value is incorrect, Google Chrome will be used by default.
The value is stored in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Grammarly\PreferredBrowser
The valid values are the following:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- MicrosoftEdge
- InternetExplorer
- WorkStream
Example:
GrammarlyInstaller.exe /preferred-browser MicrosoftEdge
To use the default browser, run the following command:
GrammarlyInstaller.exe /preferred-browser start
Enables Grammarly to run in the managed mode. Adds the GrammarlyEnrollmentToken registry key which enables the managed mode. Learn more about the managed mode →
Example:
GrammarlyInstaller.exe /managed-mode-sso-key “602f1e9e-cc42-4a12-a595-a604”
Note: PerMachine installer only.
Removes GrammarlyEnrollmentToken from the registry during the installation and turns off the managed mode. Learn more about the managed mode →
Alternatively, admins can turn off the managed mode by removing the following value from the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\GrammarlyEnrollmentToken
Note: PerMachine installer only.
After deployment
The Grammarly for Windows update process occurs automatically every two weeks. If you are using a proxy server or antivirus software, please consider safelisting Grammarly for Windows, to avoid it getting blocked during automatic updates. To ensure authenticity, Grammarly for Windows files are digitally signed with a private certificate. The update package is downloaded from Grammarly’s trusted data storage.