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Install apps on your Microsoft Surface Hub	Admins can install apps can from either the Windows Store or the Windows Store for Business.	3885CB45-D496-4424-8533-C9E3D0EDFD94	install apps, Windows Store, Windows Store for Business	w10	deploy	library	surfacehub, store	jdeckerMS	medium

Install apps on your Microsoft Surface Hub

You can install additional apps on your Surface Hub to fit your team or organization's needs. There are different methods for installing apps depending on whether you are developing and testing an app, or deploying a released app. This topic describes methods for installing apps for either scenario.

A few things to know about apps on Surface Hub:

• Surface Hub only runs Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. See a list of apps that work with Surface Hub.
• Apps must be targeted for the Universal device family.
• By default, apps must be Store-signed to be installed. During testing and development, you can also choose to run developer-signed UWP apps by placing the device in developer mode.- When submitting an app to the Windows Store, developers need to set Device family availability and Organizational licensing options to make sure an app will be available to run on Surface Hub.
• You need admin credentials to install apps on your Surface Hub. Since the device is designed to be used in communal spaces like meeting rooms, people can't access the Windows Store to download and install apps.

Develop and test apps

While you're developing your own app, there are a few options for testing apps on Surface Hub.

Developer Mode

By default, Surface Hub only runs UWP apps that have been published to and signed by the Windows Store. Apps submitted to the Windows Store go through security and compliance tests as part of the app certification process, so this helps safeguard your Surface Hub against malicious apps.

By enabling developer mode, you can also install developer-signed UWP apps.

Important

After developer mode has been enabled, you will need to reset the Surface Hub to disable it. Resetting the device removes all local user files and configurations and then reinstalls Windows.

To turn on developer mode

1. From your Surface Hub, start Settings.
2. Type the device admin credentials when prompted.
3. Navigate to Update & security > For developers.
4. Select Developer mode and accept the warning prompt.

Visual Studio

During development, the easiest way to test your app on a Surface Hub is using Visual Studio. Visual Studio's remote debugging feature helps you discover issues in your app before deploying it broadly. For more information, see Test Surface Hub apps using Visual Studio.

Provisioning package

Use Visual Studio to create an app package for your UWP app, signed using a test certificate. Then use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to create a provisioning package containing the app package. For more information, see Create provisioning packages.

Submit apps to the Windows Store

Once an app is ready for release, developers need to submit and publish it to the Windows Store. For more information, see Publish Windows apps.

During app submission, developers need to set Device family availability and Organizational licensing options to make sure the app will be available to run on Surface Hub.

To set device family availability

1. On the Windows Dev Center, navigate to your app submission page.
2. Select Packages.
3. Under Device family availability, select these options:
   • Windows 10 Desktop (other device families are optional)
   • Let Microsoft decide whether to make the app available to any future device families

For more information, see Device family availability.

To set organizational licensing

1. On the Windows Dev Center, navigate to your app submission page.
2. Select Pricing and availability.
3. Under Organizational licensing, select Allow disconnected (offline) licensing for organizations.

Note

Make my app available to organizations with Store-managed (online) licensing and distribution is selected by default.

Note

Developers can also publish line-of-business apps directly to enterprises without making them broadly available in the Store. For more information, see Distribute LOB apps to enterprises.

For more information, see Organizational licensing options.

Deploy released apps

There are several options for installing apps that have been released to the Windows Store, depending on whether you want to evaluate them on a few devices, or deploy them broadly to your organization.

To install released apps:

• Download the app using the Windows Store app, or
• Download the app package from the Windows Store for Business, and distribute it using a provisioning package or a supported MDM provider.

Windows Store app

To evaluate apps released on the Windows Store, use the Windows Store app on the Surface Hub to browse and download apps.

Note

Using the Windows Store app is not the recommended method of deploying apps at scale to your organization:

• To download apps, you must sign in to the Windows Store app with a Microsoft account or organizational account. However, you can only connect an account to a maximum of 10 devices at once. If you have more than 10 Surface Hubs, you will need to create multiple accounts or remove devices from your account between app installations.
• To install apps, you will need to manually sign in to the Windows Store app on each Surface Hub you own.

To browse the Windows Store on Surface Hub

1. From your Surface Hub, start Settings.
2. Type the device admin credentials when prompted.
3. Navigate to This device > Apps & features.
4. Select Open Store.

Download app packages from Windows Store for Business

To download the app package you need to install apps on your Surface Hub, visit the Windows Store for Business. The Store for Business is where you can find, acquire, and manage apps for the Windows 10 devices in your organization, including Surface Hub.

Note

Currently, Surface Hub only supports offline-licensed apps available through the Store for Business. App developers set offline-license availability when they submit apps.

Find and acquire the app you want, then download:

• The offline-licensed app package (either an .appx or an .appxbundle)
• The unencoded license file (if you're using provisioning packages to install the app)
• The encoded license file (if you're using MDM to distribute the app)
• Any necessary dependency files

For more information, see Download an offline-licensed app.

Provisioning package

You can manually install the offline-licensed apps that you downloaded from the Store for Business on a few Surface Hubs using provisioning packages. Use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to create a provisioning package containing the app package and unencoded license file that you downloaded from the Store for Business. For more information, see Create provisioning packages.

Supported MDM provider

To deploy apps to a large number of Surface Hubs in your organization, use a supported MDM provider. The table below shows which MDM providers support deploying offline-licensed app packages.

MDM provider	Supports offline-licensed app packages
On-premises MDM with System Center Configuration Manager (beginning in version 1602)	Yes
Hybrid MDM with System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune	Yes
Microsoft Intune standalone	No
Third-party MDM provider	Check to make sure your MDM provider supports deploying offline-licensed app packages.

To deploy apps remotely using System Center Configuration Manager (either on-prem MDM or hybrid MDM)

Note

These instructions are based on the current branch of System Center Configuration Manager.

1. Enroll your Surface Hubs to System Center Configuration Manager. For more information, see Enroll a Surface Hub into MDM.
2. Download the offline-licensed app package, the encoded license file, and any necessary dependency files from the Store for Business. For more information, see Download an offline-licensed app. Place the downloaded files in the same folder on a network share.
3. In the Software Library workspace of the Configuration Manager console, click Overview > Application Management > Applications.
4. On the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Application.
5. On the General page of the Create Application Wizard, select the Automatically detect information about this application from installation files check box.
6. In the Type drop-down list, select Windows app package (*.appx, *.appxbundle).
7. In the Location field, specify the UNC path in the form \server\share\filename for the offline-licensed app package that you downloaded from the Store for Business. Alternatively, click Browse to browse to the app package.
8. On the Import Information page, review the information that was imported, and then click Next. If necessary, you can click Previous to go back and correct any errors.
9. On the General Information page, complete additional details about the app. Some of this information might already be populated if it was automatically obtained from the app package.
10. Click Next, review the application information on the Summary page, and then complete the Create Application Wizard.
11. Create a deployment type for the application. For more information, see Create deployment types for the application.
12. Deploy the application to your Surface Hubs. For more information, see Deploy applications with System Center Configuration Manager.
13. As needed, update the app by downloading a new package from the Store for Business, and publishing an application revision in Configuration Manager. For more information, see Update and retire applications with System Center Configuration Manager.

Note

If you are using System Center Configuration Manager (current branch), you can bypass the above steps by connecting the Store for Business to System Center Configuration Manager. By doing so, you can synchronize the list of apps you've purchased with System Center Configuration Manager, view these in the Configuration Manager console, and deploy them like you would any other app. For more information, see Manage apps from the Windows Store for Business with System Center Configuration Manager.

Summary

There are a few different ways to install apps on your Surface Hub depending on whether you are developing apps, evaluating apps on a small number of devices, or deploying apps broadly to your oganization. This table summarizes the supported methods:

Install method	Developing apps	Evaluating apps on a few devices	Deploying apps broadly to your organization
Visual Studio	X
Provisioning package	X	X
Windows Store app		X
Supported MDM provider			X

Related topics

Manage Microsoft Surface Hub

Microsoft Surface Hub administrator's guide