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Add Microsoft Store apps

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Applies to:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 11 SE

Add and manage Microsoft Store apps in Intune for Education. From the portal, you can browse, deploy, and monitor store apps.

App updates

After you deploy a Microsoft Store app, Intune for Education automatically keeps it updated with the latest version of the app.

Add a new store app

  1. Sign in to Intune for Education.

  2. Go to Apps.

  3. Select New app > New Microsoft Store app (new).

    Screenshot of the Apps page, highlighting the create new app option and the Microsoft Store option.

  4. In the search bar, enter the name of the app you want to add. After you find the app, choose Select.

    Screenshot highlighting the app store search bar, a selected app, and the Select button.

  5. Review all app properties to make sure all information is complete.

    Screenshot highlighting the new app window, available settings to configure, and the Save button.

    Edit properties as needed. Your options:

    • App name: The display name for the app, which appears in the Start menu on student devices.

    • Icon: Optionally, upload a PNG or JPG file to use as the app's icon.

    • Publisher: The name of the developer or company that distributed the app. This information appears in Company Portal.

    • Description: Describe the purpose of the app, or use the default description. The description appears in Company Portal for apps marked as available. For all other apps, the description is only visible to admins in Intune for Education.

    • Installation behavior: Your options:

      • System: Select this option to install the app for all supported users. You must select this option for devices enrolled via Microsoft Entra registration.

      • User: Select this option to install the app for the user that signs in to the device.

      Note

      For dual-purpose MSI apps, changes to this setting prevents app updates from completing, and prevents apps from uninstalling. This behavior will continue until you restore the value that was applied to the device at the time of its original installation.

  6. Select Save. After you save the app, you can view it in your inventory, under the Microsoft Store app (new) app type.

    Screenshot highlighting the new store app in the Apps inventory list.

View Microsoft Store app

Select the app in the list to view the following information:

  • Overview
  • Group assignments
  • Installation status details

Overview

Go to Overview, the default view, for an at-a-glance summary of app properties and installation status.

Screenshot of the Overview page highlighting an app's properties and installation status.

From the overview, you can monitor the installation status on assigned devices. Statuses include:

  • Success
  • Pending
  • Failed

Select the app, and then Edit to modify app properties.

Example screenshot highlighting the Edit button and editing pane for the selected store app.

Group assignments

Go to Group assignments to add, remove, and view groups assigned to the app.

  1. Select Add groups.

  2. Scroll or use the search bar to find the groups you want to manage.

  3. Select Save group assignments. Return to your app inventory to see the group.

Select the group name to manage its assignments, and view the number of devices, users, and apps assigned to the app. You can also edit group members, apps, settings, and admins.

Screenshot of the group assignment page for example group Contoso 5th grade, highlighting the available assignments and the Rename button.

To remove the group from the app, select the group. Then choose Remove.

Screenshot of the app's group inventory, highlighting the selected group and the Remove button.

The group is immediately removed from assignment. A notification confirms the removal.

Screenshot of the app's empty group inventory, with a message confirming that the selected group was removed.

Installation status details

Go to Install status details to view the installation status of the app. This report shows the installation status for users who have signed in to a device.

In the report, you can find the following information:

  • Device name
  • User name
  • Last check-in time
  • Status
  • Status details

View legacy store apps

View the deployed apps you bought from Microsoft Store for Education. From Apps, choose the App type filter, and then select Microsoft Store apps (legacy).

Screenshot of the Apps list, highlighting the Microsoft Store apps (legacy) option in the filter drop-down menu.

These apps are called Microsoft Store apps (legacy) throughout Intune for Education and Microsoft Intune, because they were purchased from Microsoft Store for Education, which is retired. For information about how to manage legacy store apps in the Microsoft Intune admin center, see Add Microsoft Store apps to Intune (legacy).