Windows 10: Volume licensing/deploying paid apps in the MS Store to an image

ToniCipriani · Oct 28, 2018

Does anyone have experience volume licensing an app that is sold in the Microsoft Store?

I have a scenario here where I have to pre-install a paid app on an image, and the app needs to be run from a local account. By far I only managed to manually download the PowerPoint Mobile app and provision that app via DISM in Audit Mode, but I'm not sure how to go by with paid apps.

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gpapamih · Oct 28, 2018

Deploying Apps or installing apps when store is disabled

Ok so I am trying to figure this out. We have the store disabled through group policy, but would like to give access or deploy a store app to a certain set of users. Is there a way to do this through group policy or just by doing a few steps? Ive been searching around but I cant find anything. Any help would be great, thanks!

jh8z79u5 · Oct 28, 2018

Volume Licensing / Divestment question

Hello,

We are currently going through an asset sale and have a question regarding transitioning when the third-party takes ownership.

The following are charactistics of our environment:

We are a Microsoft volume licensing enterprise enviroment

Deploy the volume license distribution of Microsoft desktop OS's and servers's OS

Have centralized KMS Server and implement volume MAC keys (for special purposes)

What we know the third-party company is:

Are a lot smaller company

They do not have an Enterprise Agreement, no any volume licensing

No KMS/MAC licenses

They deploy OEM/Product licenses within their enviornment, they enter product keys per device deployment is my understanding

So we need to eventually remove these computers off our domain, and eventually off our network.

some of my concerns are:

Would they need to reimage their Servers/Desktops to a FPP (Full Packaged Product) or OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) distribution copy of the operating system?

The goal is to keep some Servers/Desktops operational, but once removed from our Domain and network the KMS count down begins (I believe 180 days)

Can a volume license install of an OS be converted/or have the ability to accept FPP/OEM product keys?

Thanks, any advice is appreciated.

Brink · Oct 28, 2018

Extend your reach with offline licensing in Windows Store for Business

Windows Store for Business was launched in November 2015 to extend opportunities for developers to offer their apps in volume to business and education organizations running Windows 10. Developers can enable organizations to license and distribute their apps with these two licensing and distribution types (also described on MSDN):

Store-managed (online) is your default option, in which the Store service installs your app and issues entitlements for every user in the organization who installs the app.

Organization-managed (offline) is an optional additional choice, in which the organization can download your app binary with proper entitlements, distribute the apps using their own management tools and keep track of the number of licenses used.

The organization-managed (offline) option broadens the distribution flexibility for organizations, and can extend your opportunity to increase usage of your apps and revenue of your paid apps. This option gives organizations more control over distribution of apps within the organization – including preloading apps to Windows 10 devices, distribution to devices never or rarely connected to the internet or distributing via private intranet networks. Typical organizations asking for organization-managed (offline) apps include multinational manufacturers, city departments and the largest school districts with tens of thousands of devices.

Developers have already enabled many apps for organization-managed (offline) licensing and distribution in Store for Business. Examples include many Microsoft apps like Office Mobile, OneDrive, Mail, Calendar and Fresh Paint—plus apps from other developers such as Twitter, TeamViewer, JT2Go from Siemens, Corinth’s Classroom app collection and many others. Thank you, developers!

Enable offline licensing today

Enabling Organization-managed (offline) licensing today can help more organizations acquire your apps and deploy them to their users.

Log in to your Windows Dev Center dashboard.

Open the app you would like to enable for offline licensing and create a new submission.

In Pricing and availability, go to the Organizational licensing.

Make sure the box for Make my app available to organizations with Store-managed (online) volume licensing is checked.

Also check the box for Allow organization-managed (offline) licensing and distribution for organizations.

Make any other desired changes to your submission, then submit the app to the Store.

Frequently asked questions

Does organization-managed (offline) licensing and distribution mean more work for developers? No—all you have to do is select a checkbox during submission in Dev Center, as shown above.

How do app updates work for organization-managed (offline) apps? Apps distributed with offline licensing will work on a user’s device just like any other Store apps, and will be updated by default when the device is connected to the internet with the latest version of your app. Organizations also may choose to manage app updates with management tools if desired.

Are both free and paid organization-managed (offline) apps supported? Yes, organization-managed (offline) licensing and distribution works for both free and paid apps (in developer markets that support paid apps in Windows Store for Business).

How can organizations purchase organization-managed (offline) apps? Organizations wishing to acquire offline paid apps need to pass additional credit validation by Microsoft. All app binaries (both free and paid) distributed for offline licensing are watermarked with the ID of the organization that acquired your app.

Resources

Organizational licensing (MSDN)

Windows Store for Business page

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Windows 10: Volume licensing/deploying paid apps in the MS Store to an image

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