Skype for Business Deployment
I hope someone can shed some light on this topic. I've posted in a couple other TechNet forums, but they weren't exactly the correct areas for discussion.

We are in the process of upgrading our users from Lync to Skype for Business. We have 3 variations of Lync in our organization. They are:

- Workstations with Lync Basic 2013
- Workstations with Office 2013, which includes Lync 2013
- Workstations with O365 Pro Plus, which includes Lync 2013

We've approved and deployed updates KB3039779 (which superseded KB2889923), KB2889853 and KB3054791 via SCCM/WSUS, which should apply to the first two variations of Lync. We've also implemented GPO's across our domains that will turn on the automatic updates setting within O365, which should apply to the third variation. And we've also turned on the Skype for Business UI via Powershell for all users. 

After releasing these updates and GPO's, we are hearing from some users that they've received the new S4B update, while others still have not. 

In an attempt to monitor the deployment, I have created different WQL queries in SCCM, in hopes that I will get a somewhat accurate report of how our S4B deployment is progressing. 

For those that have Lync Basic 2013, and have actually received the S4B update, Add/Remove PRograms still displays as "Microsoft Lync Basic 2013", so, I can't run a report looking for "Microsoft Skype for Business" in Add/Remove Programs.

I also can't run a report to look for "skype.exe" because the executable remains as "lync.exe". 

My questions are: 

1. How has everyone else been deploying Skype for Business? 
2. How has everyone been monitoring the deployment of Skype for Business?

With over 6000 computers in the organization, I can't go around and start asking every user if they got the update yet. 
June 23rd, 2015 12:05pm

At the moment, you can only upgrade from Lync 2013 standalone, Office 2013 and Offcie365 with Offcie 2013.

The basic client has to be removed and the full Lync 2013 client should be installed and all updates have to be deployed.

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June 24th, 2015 8:31am

Interesting. 

If I need to uninstall Lync Basic from workstations, where is the full install of Lync standalone? Or is there even a full install of S4B standalone? 

And how about reporting? have you been able to get a good look at your user community to see who has received the update? 

June 24th, 2015 9:23am

Hi,

Base on my test, Lync 2013 basic client can update to Skype to Business UI.

So please check if any Lync update miss, then test again.

Best Regards,
Eason

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June 25th, 2015 10:19am

OK, thank you, Eason, I'll check some of my computers with Lync Basic. 

As for reporting, can ANYONE share with me how they've been confirming that all users have received the S4B GUI update?

June 25th, 2015 10:31am

$regkey="hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90150000-006E-0409-0000-0000000FF1CE}_Office15.LYNC_{79A934C6-670C-4011-9A1F-954ADC7D550F}"
$regkeyi="hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{90150000-002A-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}"
if (test-path $regkey){
write-host 'installed'
}
if (test-path $regkeyi){
write-host 'installed'
}

*regkeyi is for 64bit builds...

Greg

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September 1st, 2015 5:49am

Greg, I have a couple questions. 

1. What do I do with this snippet of code? Can I use it in a WQL query?

2. I just checked my machine and I don't see the key you pasted; I see {90150000-008F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}. Is yours a previous version? 

September 1st, 2015 9:35am

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