impelLaunch

impelLaunch is a tiny and portable tool dedicated to users who want to schedule applications, app installers or scripts to run automatically from a system or configuration management solution (such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE or Microsoft Intune).

They can be manually launched or used in custom scripts too. It's specially designed for business owners who wish to seamlessly deploy software for end users.

Although the program doesn't have to be installed, it's necessary to have .NET Framework on your computer to be able to work with it. After downloading the configuration file, you can bring up its window to write the full path to the executable or script you with to launch.

Supported filetypes include EXE, MSI, VBS, WSF and PS1. Additional command-line parameters can be set to extend functionality. Several preset variables are made available by the developer, such as working folder, ProgramData and all user profiles.

For remote control via UNC, you can also set the username and password. When launching scripts, the engine can be chosen from PowerShell, WScript and CScript. Configurations can be saved to files. Moreover, you can set the tool to automatically extract impelLaunch.exe to the same folder when a configuration file is saved.

The help file of this software application includes several usage examples for those who have trouble figuring out how impelLaunch works. It worked without error in our tests and had low impact on the computer's performance.

Taking into account its intuitive interface and options, impelLaunch should come in handy for business environments looking for simple software solutions to deploy apps, app installers as well as scripts for end users. It's free and portable.