ITMS Integration with Universal Windows Platform
Article ID: 213613
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Products
Software Management Solution
Client Management Suite
IT Management Suite
Issue/Introduction
As Microsoft will distribute its applications through its Universal Windows Platform, is there any plan to integrate it with IT Management Suite (ITMS) or how it will handle this to supervise and or install Microsoft Store products?
This information also pertains to Windows or Microsoft Store apps.
Environment
ITMS 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8
Resolution
ITMS has had inventory support for such Windows apps since ITMS 8.5. You can Provision and register MS Store apps with PowerShell and Dism. Normally you would need a License file to install MS Store apps outside of MS Store but you can skip the SkipLicense when installing on Enterprise or Server OS if the software doesn’t require a license.
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Ability to gather inventory data for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) virtual applications and Microsoft Windows store applications. |
You can now gather information about the following software:
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Regarding Methods for Gathering Software Inventory on Windows computers, you have been able gather information about the following applications:
- The applications in the Add or Remove Programs list of managed computers (MSI cache).
- Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) virtual applications
- Microsoft Windows store applications
Beginning in ITMS 8.8 you can now import a software packaged directly from the Microsoft Store as documented in the ITMS documentation at Importing a Package to Create a Software Resource.
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