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ms.localizationpriority: medium
author: dansimp
ms.author: dansimp
ms.date: 08/15/2019
ms.date: 09/25/2019
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# What's new in Set up School PCs
Learn what’s new with the Set up School PCs app each week. Find out about new app features and functionality, and see updated screenshots. You'll also find information about past releases.
Learn what’s new with the Set up School PCs app each week. Find out about new app features and functionality, see updated screenshots, and find information about past releases.
## Week of September 23, 2019
### Easier way to deploy Office 365 to your classroom devices
Microsoft Office now appears as an option on the **Apps** screen. Select the app to add it to your provisioning package. Devices install Office 365 ProPlus. This version includes the cloud-connected and most current versions of apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams.
## Week of June 24, 2019
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The previously mentioned provisioning problem was resolved, so the Set up School PCs app once again supports Windows 10, version 1903 and later. The Windows 10 settings that were removed are now back in the app.
### Device rename made optional for Azure AD joined devices
When you set up your Azure AD join devices in the Set up School PCs app, you no longer need to rename your devices. Set up School PCs will let you keep existing device names.
When you set up your Azure AD join devices in the app, you no longer need to rename your devices. You can keep existing device names.
## Week of May 23, 2019
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Due to a provisioning problem, Set up School PCs has temporarily stopped support for Windows 10, version 1903 and later. All settings in the app that were for Windows 10, version 1903 and later have been removed. When the problem is resolved, support will resume again.
### Mandatory device rename for Azure AD joined devices
If you configure Azure AD Join, you are now required to rename your devices during setup. Set up School PCs will not let you keep existing device names.
If you configure Azure AD Join, you're now required to rename your devices during setup. You can't keep existing device names.
## Week of April 15, 2019
### Support for Minecraft Education Edition upgrade
Set up School PCs will only add apps to the provisioning package that meet the minimum supported version for Windows 10. For example, Minecraft was the most recent store app to upgrade, and when selected, can only be installed on devices running Windows 10, version 1709 and later. If you select an earlier Windows version, Minecraft won't be added to the provisioning package.
Set up School PCs only adds apps to the provisioning package that meet the minimum supported version for Windows 10. For example, Minecraft is the most recent store app to upgrade; it's only installed on devices running Windows 10, version 1709 and later. If you select an earlier version of Windows, Minecraft won't be included in the provisioning package.
## Week of April 8, 2019
### Apps configured as non-removeable
All apps that are deployed by Set up School PCs are configured on the device as non-removable apps. This feature ensures that students don't unpin or uninstall the apps they need.
Apps that you deploy with Set up School PCs are configured as non-removable apps. This feature prevents students from unpinning or uninstalling the apps they need.
### Domain name automatically added during sign-in
Specify your preferred Azure Active Directory tenant domain name to automatically append it to the username on the sign-in screen. With this setting, students don't need to type out long school domain names. They can sign in by typing only their unique usernames.
Specify your preferred Azure Active Directory tenant domain name to automatically append it to the username on the sign-in screen. With this setting, students don't need to type out long school domain names. To sign in, they type only their unique usernames.
### Set up devices with hidden Wi-Fi network
Set up devices so that they connect to a hidden Wi-Fi network. To configure a hidden network, open Set up School PCs. When you get to **Wireless network**, choose **Add a Wi-Fi network**. Enter in your Wi-Fi information and select **Hidden network**.
Set up devices so that they connect to a hidden Wi-Fi network. To configure a hidden network, open the app. When you get to **Wireless network**, choose **Add a Wi-Fi network**. Enter in your Wi-Fi information and select **Hidden network**.
## Week of December 31, 2018
### Add Microsoft Whiteboard to provisioning package
Microsoft Whiteboard has been added to the list of Microsoft-recommended apps for schools. Whiteboard is a freeform digital canvas where ideas, content, and people come together so students can create and collaborate in real time in the classroom. You can add Whiteboard to your provisioning package in Set up School PCs, on the **Add apps** page. For more information see [Use Set up School PCs app](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#create-the-provisioning-package).
Microsoft Whiteboard is now a Microsoft-recommended app for schools. Whiteboard is a freeform digital canvas where ideas, content, and people come together; students can create and collaborate in real time in the classroom. Add the app to your provisioning package on the **Add apps** page. For more information, see [Use Set up School PCs app](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#create-the-provisioning-package).
## Week of November 5, 2018
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### Three new setup screens added to the app
The following screens and functionality were added to the setup workflow. Select a screen name to view the relevant steps and screenshots in the Set Up School PCs docs.
* [**Package name**](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#package-name): Customize a package name to make it easy to recognize it from your school's other packages. The name is generated by Azure Active Directory and appears as the filename and as the token name in Azure AD in the Azure portal.
* [**Package name**](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#package-name): Customize a package name to make it easy to recognize it from your school's other packages. Azure Active Directory generates the name. It appears as the filename, and as the token name in Azure AD in the Azure portal.
* [**Product key**](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#product-key): Enter a product key to upgrade your current edition of Windows 10, or change the existing product key.
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Packages now expire 180 days from the date you create them.
### Updated apps with more helpful, descriptive text
We've updated the app's **Skip** buttons to clarify the intent of each action. You'll also see an **Exit** button on the last page of the app.
The **Skip** buttons in the app now communicate the intent of each action. An **Exit** button also appears on the last page of the app.
### Option to keep existing device names
The [**Name these devices** screen](use-set-up-school-pcs-app.md#device-names) now gives you the option to keep the original or existing names of your student devices.
### Skype and Messaging apps to be removed from student PCs by default
We've added the Skype and Messaging app to a selection of apps that are, by default, removed from student devices.
The Skype and Messaging apps are part of a selection of apps that are, by default, removed from student devices.
## Next steps
Learn more about setting up devices with the Set up School PCs app.
Learn how to create provisioning packages and set up devices in the app.
* [What's in my provisioning package?](set-up-school-pcs-provisioning-package.md)
* [Shared PC mode for schools](set-up-school-pcs-shared-pc-mode.md)
* [Set up School PCs technical reference](set-up-school-pcs-technical.md)