diff --git a/windows/application-management/add-apps-and-features.md b/windows/application-management/add-apps-and-features.md index 9ee3c86345..a625c4f1c7 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/add-apps-and-features.md +++ b/windows/application-management/add-apps-and-features.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ title: Add or hide optional apps and features on Windows devices | Microsoft Docs description: Learn how to add Windows 10 and Windows 11 optional features using the Apps & features page in the Settings app. Also see the group policy objects (GPO) and MDM policies that show or hide Apps and Windows Features in the Settings app. Use Windows PowerShell to show or hide specific features in Windows Features. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.date: 08/30/2021 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby ms.topic: article ms.collection: highpri --- diff --git a/windows/application-management/apps-in-windows-10.md b/windows/application-management/apps-in-windows-10.md index ba0a92dcf7..0c38b376be 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/apps-in-windows-10.md +++ b/windows/application-management/apps-in-windows-10.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Learn about the different app types in Windows 10/11 | Microsoft Docs -ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby description: Learn more and understand the different types of apps that run on Windows 10 and Windows 11. For example, learn more about UWP, WPF, Win32, and Windows Forms apps, including the best way to install these apps. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz +ms.reviewer: ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.topic: article ms.collection: highpri diff --git a/windows/application-management/enterprise-background-activity-controls.md b/windows/application-management/enterprise-background-activity-controls.md index d85b5ea89f..60cb9c5b79 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/enterprise-background-activity-controls.md +++ b/windows/application-management/enterprise-background-activity-controls.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- -author: aczechowski title: Remove background task resource restrictions description: Allow enterprise background tasks unrestricted access to computer resources. -ms.author: aaroncz +ms.prod: w10 +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 10/03/2017 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby ms.topic: article -ms.prod: w10 --- # Remove background task resource restrictions @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Starting with Windows 10, version 1703, enterprises can control background activ `./Vendor/Microsoft/Policy/Config/Privacy/LetAppsRunInBackground_ForceDenyTheseApps`  `./Vendor/Microsoft/Policy/Config/Privacy/LetAppsRunInBackground_UserInControlOfTheseApps` -These policies control the background activity battery settings for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. They enable apps to not be managed by the Windows system policies and not be restricted when battery saver is active. Applying these policies to a device will disable the user controls for the applications specified in the policies in the **Settings** app. See [Policy CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-configuration-service-provider#privacy-letappsruninbackground) for more information about these policies. +These policies control the background activity battery settings for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. They enable apps to not be managed by the Windows system policies and not be restricted when battery saver is active. Applying these policies to a device will disable the user controls for the applications specified in the policies in the **Settings** app. For more information about these policies, visit [Policy CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-configuration-service-provider#privacy-letappsruninbackground). An app can determine which settings are in place for itself by using [BackgroundExecutionManager.RequestAccessAsync](/uwp/api/Windows.ApplicationModel.Background.BackgroundAccessStatus) before any background activity is attempted, and then examining the returned [BackgroundAccessStatus](/uwp/api/windows.applicationmodel.background.backgroundaccessstatus) enumeration. The values of this enumeration correspond to settings in the **battery usage by App** settings page:     diff --git a/windows/application-management/includes/app-v-end-life-statement.md b/windows/application-management/includes/app-v-end-life-statement.md index 17dace9c69..87c9ec2b04 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/includes/app-v-end-life-statement.md +++ b/windows/application-management/includes/app-v-end-life-statement.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- -author: aczechowski -ms.author: aaroncz +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 09/20/2021 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby ms.prod: w10 ms.topic: include --- diff --git a/windows/application-management/includes/applies-to-windows-client-versions.md b/windows/application-management/includes/applies-to-windows-client-versions.md index 7cb153ddb7..b26f9904a6 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/includes/applies-to-windows-client-versions.md +++ b/windows/application-management/includes/applies-to-windows-client-versions.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- -author: aczechowski -ms.author: aaroncz +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 09/28/2021 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby ms.prod: w10 ms.topic: include --- diff --git a/windows/application-management/index.yml b/windows/application-management/index.yml index 8f6b781ec5..e13b0747f4 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/index.yml +++ b/windows/application-management/index.yml @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ metadata: ms.collection: - windows-10 - highpri - author: aczechowski - ms.author: aaroncz - manager: dougeby + author: nicholasswhite + ms.author: nwhite + manager: aaroncz ms.date: 08/24/2021 #Required; mm/dd/yyyy format. ms.localizationpriority : medium diff --git a/windows/application-management/manage-windows-mixed-reality.md b/windows/application-management/manage-windows-mixed-reality.md index 122ffdd4f1..e0270672bb 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/manage-windows-mixed-reality.md +++ b/windows/application-management/manage-windows-mixed-reality.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ title: Enable or block Windows Mixed Reality apps in the enterprise (Windows 10/11) description: Learn how to enable Windows Mixed Reality apps in WSUS or block the Windows Mixed Reality portal in enterprises. ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.prod: w10 ms.localizationpriority: medium -author: aczechowski -ms.author: aaroncz ms.topic: article --- @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ IT admins can also create [Side by side feature store (shared folder)](/previous You can use the [AppLocker configuration service provider (CSP)](/windows/client-management/mdm/applocker-csp) to block the Mixed Reality software. -In the following example, the **Id** can be any generated GUID and the **Name** can be any name you choose. Note that `BinaryName="*"` allows you to block any app executable in the Mixed Reality Portal package. **Binary/VersionRange**, as shown in the example, will block all versions of the Mixed Reality Portal app. +In the following example, the **Id** can be any generated GUID and the **Name** can be any name you choose. `BinaryName="*"` allows you to block any app executable in the Mixed Reality Portal package. **Binary/VersionRange**, as shown in the example, will block all versions of the Mixed Reality Portal app. ```xml diff --git a/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md b/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md index 4657bd8ea3..7735990889 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md +++ b/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ title: Per-user services in Windows 10 and Windows Server description: Learn about per-user services, how to change the template service Startup Type, and manage per-user services through Group Policy and security templates. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 09/14/2017 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby --- # Per-user services in Windows 10 and Windows Server @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Before you disable any of these services, review the **Description** column in t | 1803 | DevicePickerUserSvc | DevicePicker | Manual | | Device Picker | | 1703 | DevicesFlowUserSvc | DevicesFlow | Manual | | Device Discovery and Connecting | | 1703 | MessagingService | MessagingService | Manual | | Service supporting text messaging and related functionality | -| 1607 | OneSyncSvc | Sync Host | Auto (delayed) | | Synchronizes mail, contacts, calendar, and other user data. Mail and other applications dependent on this service don't work correctly when this service is not running. | +| 1607 | OneSyncSvc | Sync Host | Auto (delayed) | | Synchronizes mail, contacts, calendar, and other user data. Mail and other applications dependent on this service don't work correctly when this service isn't running. | | 1607 | PimIndexMaintenanceSvc | Contact Data | Manual | UnistoreSvc | Indexes contact data for fast contact searching. If you stop or disable this service, search results might not display all contacts. | | 1709 | PrintWorkflowUserSvc | PrintWorkflow | Manual | | Print Workflow | | 1607 | UnistoreSvc | User Data Storage | Manual | | Handles storage of structured user data, including contact info, calendars, and messages. If you stop or disable this service, apps that use this data might not work correctly. | @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ In light of these restrictions, you can use the following methods to manage per- ### Manage template services using a security template -You can manage the CDPUserSvc and OneSyncSvc per-user services with a [security template](/windows/device-security/security-policy-settings/administer-security-policy-settings#bkmk-sectmpl). See [Administer security policy settings](/windows/device-security/security-policy-settings/administer-security-policy-settings) for more information. +You can manage the CDPUserSvc and OneSyncSvc per-user services with a [security template](/windows/device-security/security-policy-settings/administer-security-policy-settings#bkmk-sectmpl). For more information, visit [Administer security policy settings](/windows/device-security/security-policy-settings/administer-security-policy-settings). For example: @@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ Revision=1 ### Manage template services using Group Policy preferences -If a per-user service can't be disabled using a the security template, you can disable it by using Group Policy preferences. +If a per-user service can't be disabled using the security template, you can disable it by using Group Policy preferences. -1. On a Windows Server domain controller or Windows 10 PC that has the [Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=45520) installed, click **Start**, type GPMC.MSC, and then press **Enter** to open the **Group Policy Management Console**. +1. On a Windows Server domain controller or Windows 10 PC that has the [Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=45520) installed, select **Start**, type GPMC.MSC, and then press **Enter** to open the **Group Policy Management Console**. 2. Create a new Group Policy Object (GPO) or use an existing GPO. -3. Right-click the GPO and click **Edit** to launch the Group Policy Object Editor. +3. Right-click the GPO and select **Edit** to launch the Group Policy Object Editor. 4. Depending on how you want to target the Group Policy, under **Computer configuration** or **User configuration** browse to Preferences\Windows Settings\Registry. @@ -101,23 +101,23 @@ If a per-user service can't be disabled using a the security template, you can d ![Group Policy preferences disabling per-user services.](media/gpp-per-user-services.png) -6. Make sure that HKEY_Local_Machine is selected for Hive and then click ... (the ellipses) next to Key Path. +6. Make sure that HKEY_Local_Machine is selected for Hive and then select ... (the ellipses) next to Key Path. ![Choose HKLM.](media/gpp-hklm.png) -7. Browse to **System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PimIndexMaintenanceSvc**. In the list of values, highlight **Start** and click **Select**. +7. Browse to **System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PimIndexMaintenanceSvc**. In the list of values, highlight **Start** and select **Select**. ![Select Start.](media/gpp-svc-start.png) -8. Change **Value data** from **00000003** to **00000004** and click **OK**. Note setting the Value data to **4** = **Disabled**. +8. Change **Value data** from **00000003** to **00000004** and select **OK**. Note setting the Value data to **4** = **Disabled**. ![Startup Type is Disabled.](media/gpp-svc-disabled.png) -9. To add the other services that cannot be managed with a Group Policy templates, edit the policy and repeat steps 5-8. +9. To add the other services that can't be managed with a Group Policy templates, edit the policy and repeat steps 5-8. ### Managing Template Services with reg.exe -If you cannot use Group Policy Preferences to manage the per-user services, you can edit the registry with reg.exe. +If you can't use Group Policy Preferences to manage the per-user services, you can edit the registry with reg.exe. To disable the Template Services, change the Startup Type for each service to 4 (disabled). For example: @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ REG.EXE ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WpnUserService /v Start /t RE ### Managing Template Services with regedit.exe -If you cannot use Group Policy preferences to manage the per-user services, you can edit the registry with regedit.exe. To disable the template services, change the Startup Type for each service to 4 (disabled): +If you can't use Group Policy preferences to manage the per-user services, you can edit the registry with regedit.exe. To disable the template services, change the Startup Type for each service to 4 (disabled): ![Using Regedit to change servive Starup Type.](media/regedit-change-service-startup-type.png) @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Sample script using [sc.exe](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-20 ``` sc.exe configure start= disabled ``` -Note that the space after "=" is intentional. +The space after "=" is intentional. Sample script using the [Set-Service PowerShell cmdlet](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-powershell-1.0/ee176963(v=technet.10)): @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Set-Service -StartupType Disabled ## View per-user services in the Services console (services.msc) -As mentioned you can't view the template services in the Services console, but you can see the user-specific per-user services - they are displayed using the \_LUID format (where LUID is the locally unique identifier). +As mentioned you can't view the template services in the Services console, but you can see the user-specific per-user services - they're displayed using the \_LUID format (where LUID is the locally unique identifier). For example, you might see the following per-user services listed in the Services console: diff --git a/windows/application-management/private-app-repository-mdm-company-portal-windows-11.md b/windows/application-management/private-app-repository-mdm-company-portal-windows-11.md index 45f7dec8fa..b039ab012b 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/private-app-repository-mdm-company-portal-windows-11.md +++ b/windows/application-management/private-app-repository-mdm-company-portal-windows-11.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Use the Company Portal app for your private app repo on Windows 11 devices | Microsoft Docs description: Use the Company Portal app in Windows 11 devices to access the private app repository for your organization or company apps. Add apps to an MDM/MAM provider, and deploy the apps to Windows devices using policies. The Company Portal app replaces Microsoft Store for Business private store on Windows 11 devices. -manager: dougeby -ms.author: aaroncz +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.reviewer: amanh ms.prod: w11 -author: aczechowski ms.date: 09/15/2021 ms.localizationpriority: medium --- diff --git a/windows/application-management/provisioned-apps-windows-client-os.md b/windows/application-management/provisioned-apps-windows-client-os.md index c155a0e790..b61fb4f87e 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/provisioned-apps-windows-client-os.md +++ b/windows/application-management/provisioned-apps-windows-client-os.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Get the provisioned apps on Windows client operating system | Microsoft Docs ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz description: Use the Windows PowerShell Get-AppxProvisionedPackage command to get a list off the provisioned apps installed in Windows OS. See a list of some common provisioned apps installed a Windows Enterprise client computer or device, including Windows 10/11. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.topic: article --- @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ms.topic: article - Windows 10 - Windows 11 -Provisioned apps are included with the OS, and automatically installed when a user signs into a Windows device the first time. They are per-user apps, and typically installed in the `C:\Program Files\WindowsApps` folder. On your Windows devices, you can use Windows PowerShell to see the provisioned apps automatically installed. +Provisioned apps are included with the OS, and automatically installed when a user signs into a Windows device the first time. They're per-user apps, and typically installed in the `C:\Program Files\WindowsApps` folder. On your Windows devices, you can use Windows PowerShell to see the provisioned apps automatically installed. This article lists some of the built-in provisioned apps on the different Windows client OS versions, and lists the Windows PowerShell command to get a list. diff --git a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md index d05b8db3c7..817364d24a 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md +++ b/windows/application-management/remove-provisioned-apps-during-update.md @@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ title: How to keep apps removed from Windows 10 from returning during an update description: How to keep provisioned apps that were removed from your machine from returning during an update. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 05/25/2018 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby --- # How to keep apps removed from Windows 10 from returning during an update > Applies to: Windows 10 (General Availability Channel) -When you update a computer running Windows 10, version 1703 or 1709, you might see provisioned apps that you previously removed return post-update. This can happen if the computer was offline when you removed the apps. This issue was fixed in Windows 10, version 1803. +When you update a computer running Windows 10, version 1703 or 1709, you might see provisioned apps that you previously removed post-update. This can happen if the computer was offline when you removed the apps. Windows 10, version 1803 has fixed this issue. >[!NOTE] >* This issue only occurs after a feature update (from one version to the next), not monthly updates or security-related updates. diff --git a/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10.md b/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10.md index 0e20c16ba3..466370dcd1 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10.md +++ b/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ title: Sideload LOB apps in Windows client OS | Microsoft Docs description: Learn how to sideload line-of-business (LOB) apps in Windows client operating systems, including Windows 10/11. When you sideload an app, you deploy a signed app package to a device. ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby -ms.author: aaroncz +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.prod: w10 -author: aczechowski ms.localizationpriority: medium --- diff --git a/windows/application-management/svchost-service-refactoring.md b/windows/application-management/svchost-service-refactoring.md index 7fe5fa1c05..67476d451f 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/svchost-service-refactoring.md +++ b/windows/application-management/svchost-service-refactoring.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ title: Service Host service refactoring in Windows 10 version 1703 description: Learn about the SvcHost Service Refactoring introduced in Windows 10 version 1703. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz ms.date: 07/20/2017 ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby --- # Changes to Service Host grouping in Windows 10 diff --git a/windows/application-management/system-apps-windows-client-os.md b/windows/application-management/system-apps-windows-client-os.md index 89689b0d06..eef2f72573 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/system-apps-windows-client-os.md +++ b/windows/application-management/system-apps-windows-client-os.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Get the system apps on Windows client operating system | Microsoft Docs ms.reviewer: -manager: dougeby +author: nicholasswhite +ms.author: nwhite +manager: aaroncz description: Use the Windows PowerShell Get-AppxPackage command to get a list off the system apps installed in Windows OS. See a list of some common system apps installed a Windows Enterprise client computer or device, including Windows 10/11. ms.prod: w10 -ms.author: aaroncz -author: aczechowski ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.topic: article ---