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title: Configure Take a Test
description: Description of Take a Test app for Windows and how to configure it via Intune and provisioning package.
title: Configure Take a Test in kiosk mode
description: Description of how to configure Windows to execute the Take a Test app in kiosk mode, using Intune and provisioning packages.
ms.date: 09/30/2022
ms.prod: windows
ms.technology: windows
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# Configure Take a Test in kiosk mode
Many schools use online testing for formative and summation assessments. It's critical that students use a secure browser that prevents them from using other computer or Internet resources during the test. To help schools with this, Windows provides an application called **Take a Test**. The application is a secure browser that can be configured to only allow access to a specific URL or a list of URLs. The application also provides a number of other features to help with testing, such as preventing printing, preventing screen capture, and preventing text suggestions.
Executing Take a Test in kiosk mode is the recommended option for high stakes assessments. In this mode, Windows will execute Take a Test in a lock-down mode, preventing the execution of any applications other than Take a Test. Students must sign in using a test-taking account.
There are different ways to configure and use Take a Test:
- The simplest approach is to generate a *secure assessment URL* and share it with the students. Students can then use the generated URL to access the assessment through Take a Test. This option is recommended for lower stakes assessments, and its configuration is described in the section: [Create and distribute a secure assessment link](#create-and-distribute-a-secure-assessment-link)
- Another approach is to configure the devices to use a dedicated account for testing. This option is recommended for higher stakes assessments, as students must sign in using the test-taking account.Once signed in with a dedicated account, Windows will execute Take a Test in a lock-down mode, called **kiosk mode**, which prevents the execution of any applications other than Take a Test. Depending if you need to configure a single device or multiple devices, the process is described in the following sections:
Depending if you need to configure a single device or multiple devices, the process is described in the following sections:
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- [Configure Take a Test in kiosk mode on a single device](#configure-take-a-test-in-kiosk-mode-on-a-single-device)
- [Configure Take a Test in kiosk mode on multiple devices](#configure-take-a-test-in-kiosk-mode-on-multiple-devices)
## Create and distribute a secure assessment link
Anything hosted on the web can be presented in a locked down manner using the **Take a Test** app, not just assessments. To lock down online content, embed a URL with a specific prefix and devices will be locked down when users open the link. This approach is recommended for lower stakes assessment, such as a quick quiz in a class.
To create a secure assessment link to the test, there are two options:
- Create a link using a web application
- Create a link using schema activation
### Create a link using a web application
For this option, copy the assessment URL and open the web application <a href="https://aka.ms/create-a-take-a-test-link" target="_blank"><u>Customize your assessment URL</u></a>, where you can:
1. Paste the link to the assessment URL
1. Select the options you want to allow during the test
1. Generate the link by selecting the button Create link
This is an ideal option for teachers who want to create a link to a specific assessment and and share it with students using OneNote, for example.
### Create a link using schema activation
For this option, you embed a URL with a specific prefix and specify parameters depending on what you want to allow during the test.
The URL must be in the following format:
```
ms-edu-secureassessment:<URL>#enforceLockdown
```
To enable printing, screen capture, or both, use the above link and append one of these parameters:
- `&enableTextSuggestions` - Enables text suggestions
- `&requirePrinting` - Enables printing
- `&enableScreenCapture` - Enables screen capture
- `&requirePrinting&enableScreenCapture` - Enables printing and screen capture; you can use a combination of `&enableTextSuggestions`, `&requirePrinting`, and `&enableScreenCapture` if you want to enable more than one capability.
If these parameters are not included, the default behavior is to disable the capabilities.
For tests that utilizes the Windows lockdown API, which checks for running processes before locking down, remove `enforceLockdown`. Removing `enforceLockdown` will result in the app not locking down immediately, which allows you to close apps that are not allowed to run during lockdown. Take a Test will lock down the device once the applications are closed.
To enable permissive mode, do not include `enforceLockdown` in the schema parameters. For more information, see [Permissive mode](take-a-test-app-technical.md#permissive-mode).
### Distribute the link
Once the link is created, you can distribute it through the web, email, OneNote, or any other method of your choosing.
For example, you can create and copy the shortcut to the assessment URL to the students' desktop.
To take the test, have the students open the link.
> [!NOTE]
> If you enabled printing, the printer must be pre-configured for the account before the student takes the test.
:::image type="content" source="./images/takeatest/desktop-shortcuts.png" alt-text="Windows 11 SE desktop showing two shortcuts to assessment URLs." border="true":::
If using `enforceLockdown`, to exit the Take a Test app at any time, press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Delete</kbd>. Students will be prompted to type their password to get back to their desktop.
## Configure Take a Test in kiosk mode on a single device
For higher stakes testing, such as mid-term exams, you can set up a device with a dedicated testing account running the Take a Test app in kiosk mode.