Jul 28, 2016

Microsoft has made it easier for IT administrators to buy apps for all Windows 10 devices. Using Windows Store for Business, administrators can distribute application through the company. Organisations can easily buy multiple copies of an application provided developers have enabled organisational licensing during the creation of such apps.

In order to use the store you need to use a compatible browser. Supported browsers include, Internet Explorer 11 or above, Microsoft Edge or latest version of chrome or Firefox. For Windows Store to be functional, you will also require an Azure AD tenant. Users accessing the apps through windows store must have valid Azure AD accounts.

The Windows Store for Business supports a new type of app, known as universal apps. Universal apps are designed to run on both Windows 10 and Windows 10 mobile devices. When a user click on the tile of the app, a filed named works on displays the types of devices on which this app will run.

You can purchase apps from Windows Store by clicking on the shop link. Once you have added the app, you can then decide on how to distribute the app. You can add the app to a private store so that people in your organisation can find and install the apps or you can distribute the apps later. You can also assign apps directly to user or groups.

You can also register windows devices in Azure AD and enrol them for mobile device management. In order to do this, follow these steps.

1. Sign in to Azure portal as a global administrator an then choose your AD DS
2. Find your applications and add it to your directory
3. Then sign in to windows store for business
4. Click management tool under settings
5. Choose the tool that you wish to synchronise with windows store for business and finally click activate