DigiBen Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 I want to put some apps on our Win10 build like PicCollage and others, the issue is that these apps seem to need to be logged into a Microsoft Account to load. Has anyone got around this, or know how to auto-sign in each pupil to their windows account as they log into the laptop? I dont know where to begin to look on this one!
tmoon-mint Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 How did you install Pic Collage? I know there is the Windows Store for Business where you can download and distribute the offline APPX files for sideloading but havent tested this. Offline suggests you wouldn't need an MS account.
DigiBen Posted May 12, 2016 Author Posted May 12, 2016 I got them from the store logged in as an admin 365 account. But I didnt know about offline licencing until you just mentioned it. So I am on the store, I can add the apps to my store but its for online users only. It mentions offline licencing, and a tick box to enable it. But if you go on the store there is no option to buy an offline licence or to make it offline. Has anyone been able to do offline licencing
DigiBen Posted May 12, 2016 Author Posted May 12, 2016 Ah, it appears only certain apps do "offline". Microsoft ones are fine, but Pic Collage doesnt seem to have an offline licence option
tmoon-mint Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 That is rubbish! If memory serves I looked at offline licensing for Fresh Paint and that was the same.
DigiBen Posted May 13, 2016 Author Posted May 13, 2016 Fresh Paint is a Microsoft app tho, so they do the offline. So far Ive got Microsoft Translator, Book Creator, Fresh Paint and Sway as offline apps. Pic Collage though is online only, so is Explain Everything and Showbie. Would I be right in saying the only way to get the kids access to these apps is either by them logging into a microsoft account (Which would have to be automatic some how in a primary school) or to tie it into an Azure AD?
disk Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 I haven't had time to look into it yet, but this might be what you are looking for? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/business-store
DigiBen Posted June 1, 2016 Author Posted June 1, 2016 Yeah thats the one. I didnt have any luck deploying the offline apps via MDT. You can assign apps to users, but it means the user has to go into the microsoft store to get them from their apps list, this means they see every single app that is available in the general store and causes a bit of an issue.
snagrat Posted June 1, 2016 Posted June 1, 2016 Yeah thats the one. I didnt have any luck deploying the offline apps via MDT. You can assign apps to users, but it means the user has to go into the microsoft store to get them from their apps list, this means they see every single app that is available in the general store and causes a bit of an issue. They shouldn't be allowed to install other apps though, only the ones you assign to them
DigiBen Posted June 2, 2016 Author Posted June 2, 2016 If they have a microsoft account, which they need to get on the store for their assigned apps, then they will be able to download any app they see right? We have found if we have InTune, then we can use a OMA-URI that hides the public store, and only displays the company store instead
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