Assigned Access examples
This article contains examples of XML files to configure a device with Assigned Access. The files can be easily modified to fit your specific needs.
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Kiosk experience with Microsoft Edge
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config" xmlns:v4="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2021/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{EDB3036B-780D-487D-A375-69369D8A8F78}">
<KioskModeApp v4:ClassicAppPath="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" v4:ClassicAppArguments="--kiosk https://www.contoso.com/ --edge-kiosk-type=fullscreen --kiosk-idle-timeout-minutes=2" />
<v4:BreakoutSequence Key="Ctrl+A" />
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<Account>Edge kiosk</Account>
<DefaultProfile Id="{EDB3036B-780D-487D-A375-69369D8A8F78}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
Kiosk experience with Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{EDB3036B-780D-487D-A375-69369D8A8F78}">
<KioskModeApp AppUserModelId="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<Account>Weather app</Account>
<DefaultProfile Id="{EDB3036B-780D-487D-A375-69369D8A8F78}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
File Explorer restrictions
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config" xmlns:v3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2020/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}">
<!-- Add configuration here -->
<rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<rs5:AllowedNamespace Name="Downloads" />
<v3:AllowRemovableDrives />
</rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<!-- Add configuration here -->
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<AutoLogonAccount rs5:DisplayName="MS Learn Example" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
Global Profile
The following configuration demonstrates that only a global profile is used, with no user configured.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:v3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2020/config" xmlns:v5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2022/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}">
<!-- Add configuration here -->
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<v3:GlobalProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}" />
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
User Group
The following configuration demonstrates how to assign profiles to different users and groups, including a user configured to automatically sign in.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config">
<Profiles>
<!-- Add configuration here as needed -->
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<Account>contoso\user</Account>
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<Account>AzureAD\user@contoso.onmicrosoft.com</Account>
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<Account>user</Account>
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<AutoLogonAccount rs5:DisplayName="Hello World" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<UserGroup Type="LocalGroup" Name="groupname" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<UserGroup Type="ActiveDirectoryGroup" Name="contoso\groupname" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
<Config>
<UserGroup Type="AzureActiveDirectoryGroup" Name="Group_GUID" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{GUID}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
Restricted user experience
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:default="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config" xmlns:v3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2020/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}">
<AllAppsList>
<AllowedApps>
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App DesktopAppPath="C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" />
<App DesktopAppPath="%windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Powershell.exe" />
<App DesktopAppPath="%windir%\explorer.exe" />
<App AppUserModelId="windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel" />
<App AppUserModelId="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" />
</AllowedApps>
</AllAppsList>
<rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<rs5:AllowedNamespace Name="Downloads" />
<v3:AllowRemovableDrives />
</rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<StartLayout><![CDATA[
<LayoutModificationTemplate xmlns:defaultlayout="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/FullDefaultLayout" xmlns:start="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/StartLayout" Version="1" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/Start/2014/LayoutModification">
<LayoutOptions StartTileGroupCellWidth="6" />
<DefaultLayoutOverride>
<StartLayoutCollection>
<defaultlayout:StartLayout GroupCellWidth="6">
<start:Group Name="">
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="4" AppUserModelID="windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel" />
<start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="4" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Edge.lnk" />
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="4" Row="2" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\File Explorer.lnk" />
<start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="2" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk" />
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="2" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<start:Tile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="0" AppUserModelID="Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<start:DesktopApplicationTile Size="2x2" Column="0" Row="2" DesktopApplicationLinkPath="%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Command Prompt.lnk" />
</start:Group>
</defaultlayout:StartLayout>
</StartLayoutCollection>
</DefaultLayoutOverride>
</LayoutModificationTemplate>
]]></StartLayout>
<Taskbar ShowTaskbar="true" />
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<AutoLogonAccount rs5:DisplayName="MS Learn Example" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AssignedAccessConfiguration xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:default="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2017/config" xmlns:rs5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/201810/config" xmlns:v3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2020/config" xmlns:v5="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AssignedAccess/2022/config">
<Profiles>
<Profile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}">
<AllAppsList>
<AllowedApps>
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App AppUserModelId="Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App" />
<App DesktopAppPath="C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" />
<App DesktopAppPath="%windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Powershell.exe" />
<App DesktopAppPath="%windir%\explorer.exe" />
<App AppUserModelId="windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel" />
<App AppUserModelId="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" />
</AllowedApps>
</AllAppsList>
<rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<rs5:AllowedNamespace Name="Downloads" />
<v3:AllowRemovableDrives />
</rs5:FileExplorerNamespaceRestrictions>
<v5:StartPins><![CDATA[{
"pinnedList":[
{"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"},
{"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"},
{"packagedAppId":"Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App"},
{"desktopAppLink":"%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\System Tools\\Command Prompt.lnk"},
{"desktopAppLink":"%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Windows PowerShell\\Windows PowerShell.lnk"},
{"desktopAppLink":"%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\File Explorer.lnk"},
{"packagedAppId": "windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel"},
{"desktopAppLink": "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Microsoft Edge.lnk"}
]
}]]></v5:StartPins>
<Taskbar ShowTaskbar="true" />
</Profile>
</Profiles>
<Configs>
<Config>
<AutoLogonAccount rs5:DisplayName="MS Learn Example" />
<DefaultProfile Id="{9A2A490F-10F6-4764-974A-43B19E722C23}" />
</Config>
</Configs>
</AssignedAccessConfiguration>