Settings reference: Microsoft Store for Business and Education
Important
- The retirement of Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education has been postponed. We will update this notice when a new retirement date is announced. You can continue to use the current capabilities of free apps until that time. For more information about this change, see Update to Intune integration with the Microsoft Store on Windows and FAQ: Supporting Microsoft Store experiences on managed devices.
- In April 2023 the Microsoft Store for Business tab was removed from Microsoft Store apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. An interaction with existing MDM and GPO policies may lead to customers seeing errors when accessing the Microsoft Store app. For more information see Microsoft Store for Business tab removed.
The Microsoft Store for Business and Education has a group of settings that admins use to manage the store.
| Setting | Description | Location under Manage |
|---|---|---|
| Billing account information | Manage organization information. For more information, see Manage settings for the Microsoft Store for Business and Education. | Billing accounts |
| Payment options | Manage payment options. For more information, see Manage settings for the Microsoft Store for Business and Education. | Billing & payments - Payment methods |
| Private store | Update the name for your private store. The new name will be displayed on a tab in the Store. For more information, see Manage private store settings. | Settings - Distribute |
| Offline licensing | Configure whether or not to make offline-licensed apps available in the Microsoft Store for Business and Education. For more information, see Distribute offline apps. | Settings - Shop |
| Allow users to shop | Configure whether or not people in your organization or school can see and use the shop function in Store for Business or Store for Education. For more information, see Allow users to shop. | Settings - Shop |
| Make everyone a Basic Purchaser | Allow everyone in your organization to automatically become a Basic Purchaser. This allows them to purchase apps and manage them. For more information, see Make everyone a Basic Purchaser. | Settings - Shop |
| App request | Configure whether or not people in your organization can request apps for admins to purchase. For more information, see Distribute offline apps. | Settings - Shop |
| Management tools | Management tools that are synced with Microsoft Entra ID are listed on this page. You can choose one to use for managing app updates and distribution. For more information, see Configure MDM provider. | Settings - Distribute |
| Device Guard signing | Use the Device Guard signing portal to add unsigned apps to a code integrity policy, or to sign code integrity policies. For more information, see Device Guard signing portal. | Settings - Devices |
| Permissions | Manage permissions for your employees. For more information, see Roles and permissions in the Microsoft Store for Business and Education. | Permissions - Roles, Permissions - Purchasing roles, and Permissions - Blocked basic purchasers |
| Line-of-business (LOB) publishers | Invite devs to become LOB publishers for your organization. Existing LOB publishers are listed on the page, and you can deactivate or invite them again. For more information, see Work with line-of-business apps. | Permissions - Line-of-business apps |