Assigned Access - Apps Missing?

Question

_{Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30 PM | 1 vote}

When I enable Assigned Access, I am able to choose the user I want to have for Assigned Access, but when I click on Choose an app, I am given only two application (OneNote and Skype Video). The app that I want to use (that is installed and runs fine) isn't listed. How can I enable a different app? My app happens to be a sideloaded app. But other apps that are installed via the store don't show in the list either.

All replies (9)

_{Monday, November 23, 2015 10:21 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

You can use powershell cmdlets to configure the user and app for Assigned access. Please search for "Set up assigned access using Windows PowerShell" and the first search result explains how to configure Assigned access using various options. Please let us know if it works. Thanks

_{Tuesday, November 24, 2015 2:25 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Here's a link to the resource that describes how to use Assigned Access for the application scenario you described: Configure assigned access by using Windows PowerShell

Thanks for your feedback! Please let us know about your experience, and if you're successful in configuring Assigned Access for your application.

_{Wednesday, November 18, 2015 3:23 AM | 1 vote}

Hi Tim,

There App list would list all app that installed on the assigned access account before they can be selected as the assigned access app.

Thus please sign in the user account that you want to restrict to check if that app have already installed on that user account.

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_{Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:20 AM | 1 vote}

Yes, I've done that. The app is installed for the Assigned Access user and it runs just fine when started from the start menu when logged in with that user.

_{Thursday, November 19, 2015 5:53 PM | 1 vote}

Thank you for asking. We are facing this problem recently, we wish to turn our solution into kiosk mode but found that our app (metro) downloaded from store does not appear in the list of assignable app.

_{Wednesday, December 2, 2015 12:41 PM | 1 vote}

Hi Tim,

did someone already report this incident directly to Microsoft? In addition we found that loading of availble apps during Assigned Access is too slow and hope it can be improved also. 

We encountered exeactly the same problem as you described and yes the option how to fix this is to use powershell with these commands, but GUI bug is still there:

Set-AssignedAccess -AppName CustomApp -UserName <username>

Anyways here is the link for the small video demonstrates this behaviour:  http://screencast.com/t/RuS7dg2fQ

David

_{Wednesday, December 9, 2015 7:11 AM | 2 votes}

Tim,

Documentation is available to help guide you along in configuring your device for Assigned Access to a particular set of applications.  For details about best practices developing kiosk applications in Windows 10 with Assigned Access, please refer to the following resource: Best Practices: Kiosk Apps for Assigned Access in Windows 10.

In Windows 10, the Assigned Access app list in Settings shows only Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications that contain the windows.abovelockscreen UAP extension.  Applications can still be configured for Assigned Access if they are not designed to work above the lockscreen, and the article linked above provide guidance on how to do that.

_{Wednesday, December 9, 2015 3:42 PM}

Adding the windows.abovelockscreen UAP extension fixed this issue for me thanks. Now my app shows in the list.

_{Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:39 PM}

Can you provide a screen shot example of Adding the windows.abovelockscreen UAP extension.  Having trouble follow the "Best Practices: Kiosk Apps for Assigned Access in windows 10" article.

If that's not to much to ask of course.