From b6e9b39ce408c7638c5c91cd60a4e7be45102886 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Trond B. Krokli" <38162891+illfated@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:26:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update distribute-offline-apps.md From issue ticket #8942 (**Broken link - Distribute offline apps**): > Hi all. > > In Distribute offline apps (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store/distribute-offline-apps) the link Manage apps from Microsoft Store for Business with Microsoft Intune that points to [docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/deploy-use/manage-apps-you-purchased-from-the-windows-store-for-business-with-microsoft-intune](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/deploy-use/manage-apps-you-purchased-from-the-windows-store-for-business-with-microsoft-intune) rports error 404. Probably the destination has changed URL. I believe that it should point to the doc How to manage volume purchased apps from the Microsoft Store for Business with Microsoft Intune - [docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business). > > Can you double check this and fix it please? Thanks to @joaonltome for noticing and reporting this broken link and also suggesting a likely solution. Changes proposed: - Replace the broken link /microsoft-store/distribute-offline-apps with the working page link /mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business . - Change the paragraph title "To download an offline-licensed app" from **bold** formatting to a H3 heading, as well as including the HTML anchor in that heading. (This heading level might possibly need to be a H4 heading size to remain the same size as its current **bold**-only format.) Whitespace changes: - Remove 13 redundant blank lines at the end of the document page. - By removing these 13 blank lines, we also remove that redundant empty command copy box (created by indents). - Reduce 12 occurrences of 3 blank spaces after bullet point list indicators to 1 space. - Reduce 6 occurrences of double blank space after numbered list indicators to 1 space. - Add missing colon in **Applies to:** . Closes #8942 --- store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md | 56 +++++++------------ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md index 33b58da4ab..e3dbdb3592 100644 --- a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md +++ b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md @@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ ms.date: 10/17/2017 # Distribute offline apps -**Applies to** +**Applies to:** -- Windows 10 -- Windows 10 Mobile +- Windows 10 +- Windows 10 Mobile Offline licensing is a new licensing option for Windows 10 with Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education. With offline licenses, organizations can download apps and their licenses to deploy within their network, or on devices that are not connected to the Internet. ISVs or devs can opt-in their apps for offline licensing when they submit them to the Windows Dev Center. Only apps that are opted in to offline licensing will show that they are available for offline licensing in Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education. This model allows organizations to deploy apps when users or devices do not have connectivity to the Store. @@ -29,23 +29,23 @@ Offline licensing is a new licensing option for Windows 10 with Microsoft Store Offline-licensed apps offer an alternative to online apps, and provide additional deployment options. Some reasons to use offline-licensed apps: -- **You don't have access to Microsoft Store services** - If your employees don't have access to the internet and Microsoft Store services, downloading offline-licensed apps and deploying them with imaging is an alternative to online-licensed apps. +- **You don't have access to Microsoft Store services** - If your employees don't have access to the internet and Microsoft Store services, downloading offline-licensed apps and deploying them with imaging is an alternative to online-licensed apps. -- **You use imaging to manage devices in your organization** - Offline-licensed apps can be added to images and deployed with Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM), or Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD). +- **You use imaging to manage devices in your organization** - Offline-licensed apps can be added to images and deployed with Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM), or Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD). -- **Your employees do not have Azure Active Directory (AD) accounts** - Azure AD accounts are required for employees that install apps assigned to them from Microsoft Store or that claim apps from a private store. +- **Your employees do not have Azure Active Directory (AD) accounts** - Azure AD accounts are required for employees that install apps assigned to them from Microsoft Store or that claim apps from a private store. ## Distribution options for offline-licensed apps You can't distribute offline-licensed apps directly from Microsoft Store. Once you download the items for the offline-licensed app, you have options for distributing the apps: -- **Deployment Image Servicing and Management**. DISM is a command-line tool that is used to mount and service Microsoft Windows images before deployment. You can also use DISM to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings in a .wim file or VHD using the DISM servicing commands. DISM commands are used on offline images. For more information, see [Deployment Image Servicing and Management](https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/commercialize/manufacture/desktop/dism---deployment-image-servicing-and-management-technical-reference-for-windows). +- **Deployment Image Servicing and Management**. DISM is a command-line tool that is used to mount and service Microsoft Windows images before deployment. You can also use DISM to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and international settings in a .wim file or VHD using the DISM servicing commands. DISM commands are used on offline images. For more information, see [Deployment Image Servicing and Management](https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/commercialize/manufacture/desktop/dism---deployment-image-servicing-and-management-technical-reference-for-windows). -- **Create provisioning package**. You can use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to create a provisioning package for your offline app. Once you have the package, there are options to [apply the provisioning package](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/configuration/provisioning-packages/provisioning-apply-package). For more information, see [Provisioning Packages for Windows 10](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/configuration/provisioning-packages/provisioning-packages). +- **Create provisioning package**. You can use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to create a provisioning package for your offline app. Once you have the package, there are options to [apply the provisioning package](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/configuration/provisioning-packages/provisioning-apply-package). For more information, see [Provisioning Packages for Windows 10](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/configuration/provisioning-packages/provisioning-packages). -- **Mobile device management provider or management server.** You can use a mobile device management (MDM) provider or management server to distribute offline apps. For more information, see these topics: +- **Mobile device management provider or management server.** You can use a mobile device management (MDM) provider or management server to distribute offline apps. For more information, see these topics: - [Manage apps from Microsoft Store for Business with Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/configmgr/apps/deploy-use/manage-apps-from-the-windows-store-for-business) - - [Manage apps from Microsoft Store for Business with Microsoft Intune](https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/deploy-use/manage-apps-you-purchased-from-the-windows-store-for-business-with-microsoft-intune)
+ - [Manage apps from Microsoft Store for Business with Microsoft Intune](https://docs.microsoft.com/mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business)
For third-party MDM providers or management servers, check your product documentation. @@ -53,23 +53,22 @@ For third-party MDM providers or management servers, check your product document There are several items to download or create for offline-licensed apps. The app package and app license are required; app metadata and app frameworks are optional. This section includes more info on each item, and tells you how to download an offline-licensed app. -- **App metadata** - App metadata is optional. The metadata includes app details, links to icons, product id, localized product ids, and other items. Devs who plan to use an app as part of another app or tool, might want the app metadata. +- **App metadata** - App metadata is optional. The metadata includes app details, links to icons, product id, localized product ids, and other items. Devs who plan to use an app as part of another app or tool, might want the app metadata. -- **App package** - App packages are required for distributing offline apps. There are app packages for different combinations of app platform and device architecture. You'll need to know what device architectures you have in your organization to know if there are app packages to support your devices. +- **App package** - App packages are required for distributing offline apps. There are app packages for different combinations of app platform and device architecture. You'll need to know what device architectures you have in your organization to know if there are app packages to support your devices. -- **App license** - App licenses are required for distributing offline apps. Use encoded licenses when you distribute offline-licensed apps using a management tool or ICD. Use unencoded licenses when you distribute offline-licensed apps using DISM. +- **App license** - App licenses are required for distributing offline apps. Use encoded licenses when you distribute offline-licensed apps using a management tool or ICD. Use unencoded licenses when you distribute offline-licensed apps using DISM. -- **App frameworks** - App frameworks are optional. If you already have the required framework, you don't need to download another copy. The Store for Business will select the app framework needed for the app platform and architecture that you selected. +- **App frameworks** - App frameworks are optional. If you already have the required framework, you don't need to download another copy. The Store for Business will select the app framework needed for the app platform and architecture that you selected. - -**To download an offline-licensed app** +### To download an offline-licensed app -1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Store for Business](https://businessstore.microsoft.com/) or [Microsoft Store for Education](https://educationstore.microsoft.com). -2. Click **Manage**. -3. Click **Settings**. -4. Click **Shop**. Search for the **Shopping experience** section, change the License type to **Offline**, and click **Get the app**, which will add the app to your inventory. -5. Click **Manage**. You now have access to download the appx bundle package metadata and license file. -6. Go to **Products & services**, and select **Apps & software**. (The list may be empty, but it will auto-populate after some time.) +1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Store for Business](https://businessstore.microsoft.com/) or [Microsoft Store for Education](https://educationstore.microsoft.com). +2. Click **Manage**. +3. Click **Settings**. +4. Click **Shop**. Search for the **Shopping experience** section, change the License type to **Offline**, and click **Get the app**, which will add the app to your inventory. +5. Click **Manage**. You now have access to download the appx bundle package metadata and license file. +6. Go to **Products & services**, and select **Apps & software**. (The list may be empty, but it will auto-populate after some time.) - **To download app metadata**: Choose the language for the app metadata, and then click **Download**. Save the downloaded app metadata. This is optional. - **To download app package**: Click to expand the package details information, choose the Platform and Architecture combination that you need for your organization, and then click **Download**. Save the downloaded app package. This is required. @@ -78,16 +77,3 @@ There are several items to download or create for offline-licensed apps. The app > [!NOTE] > You need the framework to support your app package, but if you already have a copy, you don't need to download it again. Frameworks are backward compatible. - - - -   - -  - -  - - - - - From 799286b74cfbace1cfb86634890c20b8268d0def Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Trond B. Krokli" <38162891+illfated@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:01:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Revert HTML anchor link heading format - change "To download an offline-licensed app" heading format back to **bold** - remove the line separation (NewLine/Line break) to enable the anchor link again --- store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md index e3dbdb3592..c22a4358d7 100644 --- a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md +++ b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ There are several items to download or create for offline-licensed apps. The app - **App frameworks** - App frameworks are optional. If you already have the required framework, you don't need to download another copy. The Store for Business will select the app framework needed for the app platform and architecture that you selected. -### To download an offline-licensed app +**To download an offline-licensed app** 1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Store for Business](https://businessstore.microsoft.com/) or [Microsoft Store for Education](https://educationstore.microsoft.com). 2. Click **Manage**. From 92c77fa38c443d7c33dd647ba2700ebbc85e1921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Trond B. Krokli" <38162891+illfated@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:33:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] correct casing for "the internet" to 'the Internet' Co-authored-by: JohanFreelancer9 <48568725+JohanFreelancer9@users.noreply.github.com> --- store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md index c22a4358d7..8a5ead4fe6 100644 --- a/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md +++ b/store-for-business/distribute-offline-apps.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Offline licensing is a new licensing option for Windows 10 with Microsoft Store Offline-licensed apps offer an alternative to online apps, and provide additional deployment options. Some reasons to use offline-licensed apps: -- **You don't have access to Microsoft Store services** - If your employees don't have access to the internet and Microsoft Store services, downloading offline-licensed apps and deploying them with imaging is an alternative to online-licensed apps. +- **You don't have access to Microsoft Store services** - If your employees don't have access to the Internet and Microsoft Store services, downloading offline-licensed apps and deploying them with imaging is an alternative to online-licensed apps. - **You use imaging to manage devices in your organization** - Offline-licensed apps can be added to images and deployed with Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM), or Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD).