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title: For IT administrators get Minecraft Education Edition
description: Learn how IT admins can get and distribute Minecraft in their schools.
keywords: ["school"]
ms.prod: W10
ms.mktglfcycl: plan
ms.sitesec: library
author: jdeckerMS
---

# For IT administrators - get Minecraft: Education Edition

**Applies to:**

-   Windows 10  

When you sign up for a [Minecraft: Education Edition](http://education.minecraft.net) trial, or purchase a [Minecraft: Education Edition](http://education.minecraft.net) subscription. Minecraft will be added to the inventory in your Windows Store for Business, a private version of Windows Store associated with your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. Your Store for Business is only displayed to members of your organization.

> **Note**: If you don't have an Azure AD or Office 365 tenant, you can set up a free Office 365 Education subscription when you request Minecraft: Education Edition. For more information see [Office 365 Education plans and pricing](https://products.office.com/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans). 

## Add Minecraft to your Windows Store for Business 

You can start with the Minecraft: Education Edition trial to get individual copies of the app. For more information, see [Minecraft: Education Edition - direct purchase](#individual-copies). 

If you’ve been approved and are part of the Enrollment for Education Solutions volume license program, you can purchase a volume licenses for Minecraft: Education Edition. For more information, see [Minecraft: Education Edition - volume license](#volume-license). 

### <a href="" id="individual-copies"></a>Minecraft: Education Edition - direct purchase

1. Go to [http://education.minecraft.net/](http://education.minecraft.net/) and select **GET STARTED**.

    <!-- ![Click Get the app](images/it-get-app.png) --> 

2. Enter your email address, and select Educator, Administrator, or Student. </br> If your email address isn't associated to an Azure AD or Office 365 Education tenant, you'll be asked to create one.

    <!-- ![Enter school email address](images/enter-email.png) -->
    
3. Select **Get the app**. This will take you to the Windows Store for Business to download the app. You will also receive an email with instructions and a link to the Store.

    <!-- ![You can get the app now](images/get-the-app.png) -->

4. Sign in to Windows Store for Business with your email address.

5. Read and accept the Windows Store for Business Service Agreement, and then select **Next**.

6. **Minecraft: Education Edition** opens in the Windows Store for Business. Select **Get the app**. This places **Minecraft: Education Edition** in your Store inventory.

    <!-- ![Get Minecraft app in Store](images/minecraft-get-the-app.png) -->

Now that the app is in your Store for Business inventory, you can choose how to distribute Minecraft. For more information on distribution options, see [Distribute Minecraft](#distribute-minecraft).

If you need additional licenses for **Minecraft: Education Edition**, see [Purchase additional licenses](https://technet.microsoft.com/edu/windows/education-scenarios-store-for-business#purchase-additional-licenses).

### <a href="" id="volume-license"></a>Minecraft: Education Edition - volume licensing

Qualified education institutions can purchase Minecraft: Education Edition licenses through their Microsoft channel partner. Schools need to be part of the Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) volume licensing program. Educational institutions should work with their channel partner to determine which Minecraft: Education Edition licensing offer is best for their institution. The process looks like this: 

- Your channel partner will submit and process your volume license order, your licenses will be shown on [Volume Licensing Service Center](https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx), and the licenses will be available in your [Windows Store for Business](https://www.microsoft.com/business-store) inventory. 
- You’ll receive an email with a link to Windows Store for Business. 
- Sign in to [Windows Store for Business](https://www.microsoft.com/business-store) to distribute and manage the Minecraft: Education Edition licenses. For more information on distribution options, see [Distribute Minecraft](#distribute-minecraft)

## Minecraft: Education Edition payment options
You can pay for Minecraft: Education Edition with a debit or credit card, or with an invoice. 


### Debit or credit cards

During the purchase, click **Get started! Add a way to pay.** Provide the info needed for your debit or credit card.

### Invoices

Invoices are now a supported payment method for Minecraft: Education Edition. There are a few requirements:
- Admins only (not supported for Teachers)
- $500 invoice minimum for your initial purchase
- $15,000 invoice maximum (for all invoices within your organization)

**To pay with an invoice**

1. During the purchase, click **Get started! Add a way to pay.**  

    ![Buy page for an app, showing the link for Get started! Add a way to pay.](images/mcee-add-payment-method.png)

2. Select the Invoice option, and provide the info needed for an invoice. The **PO number** item allows you to add a tracking number or info that is meaningful to your organization.

    ![Invoice Details page showing items that need to be completed for an invoice. PO number is highlighted.](images/mcee-invoice-info.png)

### Find your invoice

After you've finished the purchase, you can find your invoice by checking **Minecraft: Education Edition** in your **Inventory**. 

> **Note**: After you complete a purchase, it can take up to twenty-four hours for the app to appear in **Inventory**.

**To view your invoice**
1. In Windows Store for Business, click **Manage** and then click **Inventory**. 
2. Click **Minecraft: Education Edition** in the list of apps. 
3. On **Minecraft: Education Edition**, click **View Bills**.

    ![Minecraft: Education Edition app details page with view bills link highlighted](images/mcee-view-bills.png) 

4. On **Invoice Bills**, click the invoice number to view and download your invoice. It downloads as a .pdf.

  ![Minecraft: Education Edition app details page with view bills link highlighted](images/mcee-invoice-bills.png)

The **Payment Instructions** section on the first page of the invoice has information on invoice amount, due date, and how to pay with electronic funds transfer, or with a check. 


## <a href="" id="distribute-minecraft"></a>Distribute Minecraft

After Minecraft: Education Edition is added to your Windows Store for Business inventory, you have three options:

- You can install the app on your PC.
- You can assign the app to others. 
- You can download the app to distribute.

Admins can also add Minecraft: Education Edition to the private store. This allows people in your organization to install the app from the private store. For more information, see [Distribute apps using your private store](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/distribute-apps-from-your-private-store). 

Here's the page you'll see for Minecraft: Education Edition licenses purchased directly through the Windows Store for Business. 

![App distribution options - individual copies](images/mc-install-for-me-teacher.png)

Here's the page you'll see for Minecraft: Education Edition licenses purchased through volume licensing.

![App distribution options - individual copies](images/wsfb-minecraft-vl.png)

### Install for me
You can install the app on your PC. This gives you a chance to test the app and know how you might help others in your organization use the app.   

1. Sign in to Windows Store for Business. 
2. Click **Manage**, and then click **Install**.

    ![Minecraft Education Edition product page](images/mc-install-for-me-teacher.png)

3. Click **Install**.  

### Assign to others
Enter email addresses for your students, and each student will get an email with a link to install the app. This option is best for older, more tech-savvy students who will always use the same PC at school. You can assign the app to individuals, groups, or add it to your private store, where students and teachers in your organization can download the app. 


**To assign to others**
1. Sign in to Windows Store for Business. 
2. Click **Manage**.

    ![Minecraft Education Edition product page](images/mc-install-for-me-teacher.png)
3. Click **Invite people**.
 
4. Type the name, or email address of the student or group you want to assign the app to, and then click **Assign**. 

    You can only assign the app to students with work or school accounts. If you don't find the student, you might need to add a work or school account for the student.    
   
    ![Assign to people showing student name](images/minecraft-assign-to-people-name.png)

**To finish Minecraft install (for students)**

1. Students will receive an email with a link that will install the app on their PC.</br>

    ![Email with Get the app link](images/minecraft-student-install-email.png)

2. Click **Get the app** to start the app install in Windows Store app. 
3. In Windows Store app, click **Install**. 

    ![Windows Store app with Minecraft page](images/minecraft-in-windows-store-app.png)

    After installing the app, students can find Minecraft: Education Edition in Windows Store app under **My Library**. Windows Store app is preinstalled with Windows 10.

    ![Windows Store app showing access to My Library](images/minecraft-private-store.png) 

    When students click **My Library** they'll find apps assigned to them.

    ![My Library for example student](images/minecraft-my-library.png) 

### Download for others
Download for others allows teachers or IT admins to download an app that they can install on PCs. This will install Minecraft: Education Edition on the PC, and allows anyone with a Windows account to use the app on that PC. This option is best for students, and for shared computers. Choose this option when:
- You have administrative permissions to install apps on the PC. 
- You want to install this app on each of your student's Windows 10 (at least version 1511) PCs. 
- Your students share Windows 10 computers, but sign in with their own Windows account. 

**Requirements**
- Administrative permissions are required on the PC. If you don't have the correct permissions, you won't be able to install the app. 
- Windows 10 (at least version 1511) is required for PCs running Minecraft: Education Edition.

**Check for updates**</br>
Minecraft: Education Edition will not install if there are updates pending for other apps on the PC. Before installing Minecraft, check to see if there are pending updates for Windows Store apps. 

**To check for app updates**
1. Start Windows Store app on the PC (click **Start**, and type **Store**).
2. Click the account button, and then click **Downloads and updates**.

      ![Windows Store app showing access to My Library](images/minecraft-private-store.png)
      
3. Click **Check for updates**, and install all available updates. 

      ![Windows Store app showing access to My Library](images/mc-check-for-updates.png)
      
4. Restart the computer before installing Minecraft: Education Edition.  

**To download for others**</br>
You'll download a .zip file, extract the files, and then use one of the files to install Minecraft: Education Edition on each PC. 

1. **Download Minecraft Education Edition.zip**. From the **Minecraft: Education Edition** page, click **Download for others** tab, and then click **Download**.

    ![Windows Store app showing access to My Library](images/mc-dnld-others-teacher.png)
 
2. **Extract files**. Find the .zip file that you downloaded and extract the files. This is usually your **Downloads** folder, unless you chose to save the .zip file to a different location. Right-click the file and choose **Extract all**.
3. **Save to USB drive**. After you've extracted the files, save the Minecraft: Education Edition folder to a USB drive, or to a network location that you can access from each PC.  
4. **Install app**. Use the USB drive to copy the Minecraft folder to each Windows 10 PC where you want to install Minecraft: Education Edition. Open Minecraft: Education Edition folder, right-click **InstallMinecraftEducationEdition.bat** and click **Run as administrator**. 
5. **Quick check**. The install program checks the PC to make sure it can run Minecraft: Education Edition. If your PC passes this test, the app will automatically install.
6. **Restart**. Once installation is complete, restart each PC. Minecraft: Education Edition app is now ready for any student to use.


<!--- ## Manage Minecraft: Education Edition -->

<!--- ### Access to Windows Store for Business
By default, when a teacher with a work or school account acquires Minecraft: Education Edition, they are automatically signed up for Window Store for Business, and the **Basic Purchaser** role is assigned to them. **Basic Purchaser** role allows teachers to acquire Minecraft: Education Edition and to distribute it to students. 

However, tenant admins can control whether or not teachers automatically sign up for Windows Store for Business, and get the **Basic Purchaser** role. You can configure this with the **Allow educators in my organization to sign up for the Windows Store for Business.** You'll find this on the **Permissions** page. 

To prevent educators from automatically signing up for Windows Store for Business
1.  In Windows Store for Business, click **Settings**, and then click **Permissions**. 

    ![Permission page for Windows Store for Business](images/minecraft-admin-permissions.png)

2. Click **Allow educators in my organization to sign up for the Windows Store for Business.**

-->

<!--- ### Roles and permissions
Minecraft: Education Edition adds a new role for teachers: **Basic Purchaser**. When a teacher has been granted this role, they can:
- View the Minecraft product description page 
- Acquire and manage the app
- Info on Support page (including links to documentation and access to support through customer service)

    ![assign roles to manage Minecraft permissions](images/minecraft-perms.png)

**To assign Basic Purchaser role**

1. Sign in to Store for Business

    **Note**</br>
    You need to be a Global Administrator, or have the Store for Business Admin role to access the Permissions page.

2. Click **Settings**, and then choose **Permissions**.

    ![Permission page for Windows Store for Business](images/minecraft-admin-permissions.png)

3. Click **Add people**, type a name, select the correct person, choose the role you want to assign, and click **Save**.

    ![Permission page for Windows Store for Business](images/minecraft-assign-roles.png)
    
    Windows Store for Business updates the list of people and permissions. 
    
    ![Permission page for Windows Store for Business](images/minecraft-assign-roles-2.png)

-->

<!--- ## <a href="" id="private-store"></a>Private store

When you create you Windows Store for Business account, you'll have a set of apps included for free in your private store. Apps in your private store are available for all people in your organization to install and use. 

These apps will automatically be in your private store:
- Word mobile
- Excel mobile
- PowerPoint mobile
- OneNote
- Sway
- Fresh Paint
- Minecraft: Education Edition

As an admin, you can remove any of these apps from the private store if you'd prefer to control how apps are distributed. --> 

<!--- ## Need more copies of Minecraft: Education Edition?
You can purchase more licenses by working with your channel partner. Licenses are available at a lower rate than the price for individual copies that are available through Windows Store for Business. Individual copies are also available through Windows Store for Business. 

If you’ve purchased a volume license, be sure to let other basic purchasers in your organization know about the volume license. That should help prevent unnecessary purchases of individual copies. -->

## Learn more
[Working with Windows Store for Business – education scenarios](education-scenarios-store-for-business.md) </br>
Learn about overall Windows Store for Business management: manage settings, shop for apps, distribute apps, manage inventory, and manage order history.  

[Roles and permissions in Windows Store for Business](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/roles-and-permissions-windows-store-for-business)

[Troubleshoot Windows Store for Business](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/troubleshoot-windows-store-for-business)

## Related topics

[Get Minecraft: Education Edition](get-minecraft-for-education.md)

[For teachers get Minecraft: Education Edition](teacher-get-minecraft.md)