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title: Obtain and deploy Minecraft Education
title: Get and deploy Minecraft Education
description: Learn how to obtain and distribute Minecraft Education to Windows devices.
ms.topic: how-to
ms.date: 02/15/2023
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# Obtain and deploy Minecraft Education
# Get and deploy Minecraft Education
Minecraft Education is a game-based platform that inspires creative, inclusive learning through play. Designed to engage all learners, Minecraft Education provides lessons and fun challenges across subjects, from math and literacy to digital citizenship and sustainability.\
Watch the following video to learn more about Minecraft Education.
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## Try or purchase Minecraft Education
Users in a Microsoft-verified academic institution account have access to a free trial limited logins for Minecraft Education. This grants faculty accounts 25 free logins, and student accounts 10 free logins before a paid license will be required to continue playing.
Users in a Microsoft-verified academic institution account have access to a free trial for Minecraft Education. This grants faculty accounts 25 free logins, and student accounts 10 free logins before a paid license will be required to continue playing.
Subscriptions can be purchased by qualified educational institutions directly in the [*Microsoft 365 admin center*](https://admin.microsoft.com), via volume licensing agreements, or through partner resellers.
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1. Go to [https://education.minecraft.net/](https://education.minecraft.net/) and select **How to Buy** in the top navigation bar
1. Scroll down and select **Buy Now** under **Direct Purchase**
1. This will route you to the purchase page in the Microsoft Admin center. You will need to log in to your Administrator account
1. The purchase page in the Microsoft Admin center will be opened. Sign in with an account that has administrative privileges in your organization
1. If necessary, fill in any requested organization or payment information
1. Select the quantity of licenses you would like to purchase and select **Place Order**
1. After you've purchased licenses, you'll need to [Assign Minecraft Education licenses](#assign-minecraft-education-licenses) to your users
If you need additional licenses for Minecraft Education, see [Buy or remove subscription licenses](/microsoft-365/commerce/licenses/buy-licenses).
If you need more licenses for Minecraft Education, see [Buy or remove subscription licenses](/microsoft-365/commerce/licenses/buy-licenses).
### Volume licensing
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You can assign and manage Minecraft Education licenses from the Microsoft 365 admin center.\
The Microsoft 365 admin center can be accessed by members of your organization with administrative roles.
Schools that purchased *Microsoft 365 A3* or *Microsoft 365 A5* licenses have an additional option for making Minecraft Education available to their students and teachers:
1. From the left-hand menu in Microsoft Admin Center, select *Users*
1. From the Users list, select the users you want to add or remove for Minecraft Education access
1. Add the relevant A3 or A5 license if it hasn't been assigned already
1. Add the relevant Minecraft Education or A3/A5 license if it hasn't been assigned already
> [!Note]
> If you add a faculty license, the user will be assigned an instructor role in the application and will have elevated permissions.
1. After selecting the appropriate product license, ensure *Minecraft Education* is toggled on or off, depending on if you want to add or remove Minecraft Education from the user (it will be on by default)
1. After selecting the appropriate product license, ensure *Minecraft Education* is toggled on
> [!Note]
> If you turn off this setting after students have been using Minecraft Education, they will have up to 30 more days to use Minecraft Education before they don't have access
:::image type="content" source="images/minecraft/admin-center-minecraft-license.png" alt-text="Microsoft 365 admin center - assignment of a Minecraft Education license to a user" lightbox="images/minecraft/admin-center-minecraft-license.png":::
For more information about license assignment, see [Assign Microsoft licenses to users](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users)
For more information about license assignment, see [Assign Microsoft licenses to users](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users).
## Prerequisites
## Distribute Minecraft Education
- For a complete list of Operating Systems supported by Minecraft Education, see [here](https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/articles/360047556591-System-Requirements).
There are different ways to install Minecraft Education on Windows devices. You can manually install the app on each device, or you can use a deployment tool to install the app on multiple devices at once.
If you're using Microsoft Intune to manage your devices, follow these steps to deploy Minecraft Education:
## Distribute Minecraft
1. Go to the <a href="https://intune.micorsoft.com" target="_blank"><b>Microsoft Intune admin center</b></a>
1. Select **Apps > Windows > Add**
1. Under *App type*, select **Microsoft Store app (new)** and choose **Select**
1. Select *Search the Microsoft Store app (new)* and search for **Minecraft Education**
1. Select the app and choose **Select**
1. On the *App information* screen, select **Next**
1. On the *Assignments* screen, choose how you want to target the installation of Minecraft Education
- *Required* assignments are installed without user interaction
- *Available* assignments enable Minecraft Education to be installed from Company Portal by the targeted users
1. Select **Next**
1. On the *Review + Create* screen, select **Create**
If you're having trouble installing the app, you can get more help on our [Support page](https://aka.ms/minecraftedusupport).
Minecraft Education will be installed by Microsoft Intune at the next device check-in, or be made available in Company Portal for optional installs.
:::image type="content" source="images/minecraft/win11-minecraft-education.png" alt-text="Minecraft Education executing on a Windows 11 device.":::
For additional information how to deploy Minecraft Education, see [Deploy Minecraft Education](https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/articles/13106858087956-Windows-Installation-Guide).
If you're having trouble installing the app, you can get more help on the [Minecraft Education support page](https://aka.ms/minecraftedusupport).

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To configure devices with Microsoft Intune, use a custom policy:
1. Go to the <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431" target="_blank"><b>Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center</b></a>
1. Go to the <a href="https://intune.micorsoft.com" target="_blank"><b>Microsoft Intune admin center</b></a>
2. Select **Devices > Configuration profiles > Create profile**
3. Select **Platform > Windows 10 and later** and **Profile type > Templates > Custom**
4. Select **Create**