diff --git a/education/windows/edu-take-a-test-kiosk-mode.md b/education/windows/edu-take-a-test-kiosk-mode.md index a7a686ff67..95077bae08 100644 --- a/education/windows/edu-take-a-test-kiosk-mode.md +++ b/education/windows/edu-take-a-test-kiosk-mode.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- -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 @@ -19,70 +19,13 @@ appliesto: # 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: +s - [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 Customize your assessment URL, 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:#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 Ctrl+Alt+Delete. 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.