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title: "Mass Deploy the Whatfix Extension Using GPMC"
slug: "mass-deploy-the-whatfix-extension-using-gpmc"
updated: 2025-07-30T07:55:23Z
published: 2025-07-30T07:55:23Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/mass-deploy-the-whatfix-extension-using-gpmc"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Mass Deploy the Whatfix Extension Using GPMC

Read this article to learn how you can deploy a Whatfix extension across all domain-joined Windows machines using an MSI file.

#### Overview

The **Group Policy Management Console** (GPMC) is a Microsoft administrative tool used to manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) across Active Directory environments. Using GPMC, administrators can deploy software packages (such as a Whatfix extension), enforce security settings, and configure user or computer-based policies across domain-joined devices.

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> Prerequisites:
> 
> 1. You need to download the MSI file from the Whatfix Guidance dashboard and host it in a shared network folder. To generate a single extension file (.msi), see [Single Installer for Whatfix Extensions](/studio/docs/single-installer-for-whatfix-extensions).
> 2. You must use a shared network folder accessible by all target machines with read permissions.
> 3. You must have access to the **Group Policy Management Console** (GPMC) on a Windows Server or admin machine.

#### Deploy the Whatfix Extension

Use the following steps to deploy the Whatfix extension using GPMC:

1. Add the `.msi` installer file to a shared network folder (for example, `\\YourServer\Share\whatfix-extension.msi`).
2. Open the **GPMC**tool and create or edit an existing **Group Policy Object (GPO)**.
3. Click **Computer Configuration.**
4. Click **Software Settings**, and then click **Software installation**.
5. Right-click **Software Installation** and choose **New**, and then click**Package**… ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/image-QYXLWFGI.png)
6. Go to the shared network path and select the Whatfix `.msi` file.

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> Use the full path to the MSI file (for example, `\\YourServer\Share\whatfix-extension.msi`). Do not use local paths.
7. Choose **Assigned** as the deployment method.

> [!WARNING]
> Note:
> 
> Once you’ve created or edited a Group Policy Object (GPO) in GPMC, you need to apply it to a specific group of computers in your Active Directory. This is called an Organizational Unit (OU).
8. Link the GPO to the appropriate **Organizational Unit (OU)** containing the target machines.

For more information, refer to [Use Group Policy to remotely install software](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/use-group-policy-to-install-software).