Deploying Commercial Vantage with ConfigMgr

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Updated: 12/2021

Previously, Lenovo provided two separate apps (Lenovo Settings and Lenovo Companion) that allowed the user to change hardware settings, run diagnostic scans, and check for software and driver updates.  As of December 2017, all of the features in those two apps (discontinued) were merged into a single app - Commercial Vantage -

This post will walk through deploying Commercial Vantage as a ConfigMgr application.

All required components, as well as the Group Policy Admin Template, and sample registry files are included in the zip available for download on the Vantage landing page.

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Create the App
Download/extract the contents from the zip to a source location.

In the console, navigate to Software Library > Application Management > Applications.  Click Create Application and set the following:
  • General: Manually specify the application information 
    • General Information: Enter Commercial Vantage for the name and any other information you want to fill out. 
    • Software Center:  Fill out what should be displayed to the end user when they view this app in Software Center.   
  • Deployment Types: Add a Script Installer deployment type
    • General Information:  Enter a name for the deployment type.  
    • Content: Point the content location to the directory where the Vantage source files reside.
      • Installation Program:  setup-commercial-vantage.bat
      • Uninstall Program: powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\uninstall_vantage_v8\uninstall_all.ps1
    • Detection Method:  Select Configure rules to detect the presence of this deployment type.  Click Add Clause...
      • Setting Type: File System
      • Type: Folder
      • Path: ProgramFiles\Lenovo 
      • File or folder name: VantageService (Note: This directory is what's created once the System Interface Foundation driver has been installed)
      • Tick the box This file or folder is associated with a 32-bit application on 64-bit systems.
      • Ensure the radio button The file system setting must exist on the target system to indicate presence of this application is selected.
      • Add a second File System clause to check the presence of the .appx package
      • Type: Folder
      • Path: ProgramFiles\WindowsApps
      • File or folder name: E046963F.LenovoSettingsforEnterprise_10.2110.11.0_x64__k1h2ywk1493x8
      • Tick the box This file or folder is associated with a 32-bit application on 64-bit systems.
    • User Experience: 
      • Installation Behavior: Install for system
      • Logon requirement: Whether or not a user is logged on
      • Installation program visibility: Hidden   

Distribute Content
Select the Commercial Vantage application and click Distribute Content from the ribbon bar.  Both apps should be shown in the Content to distribute list.  Click next and add the Distribution Points or Distribution Point Group to send the content to.

 Deploy the Apps
Create a Device Collection to deploy the Commercial Vantage app.  If you have a mixed environment of computer vendors, it's suggested to create a collection targeting only Lenovo Think branded products.
Helpful Links:
Commercial Vantage KB - https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Vantage-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/lvtkb_en

Vantage vs System Update - https://thinkdeploy.blogspot.com/2018/11/lenovo-vantage-vs-system-update.html