What is Set up School PCs?
The Set up School PCs app helps you configure new Windows 10 PCs for school use. The app, which is available for Windows 10 version 1703 and later, configures and saves school-optimized settings, apps, and policies into a single provisioning package. You can then save the package to a USB drive and distribute it to your school PCs.
If your school uses Microsoft Entra ID or Microsoft 365, the Set up School PCs app will create a setup file. This file joins the PC to your Microsoft Entra tenant. The app also helps set up PCs for use with or without Internet connectivity.
Join devices to Microsoft Entra ID
If your school uses Microsoft Entra ID or Microsoft 365, the Set up School PCs app creates a setup file that joins your PC to your Microsoft Entra ID tenant.
The app also helps set up PCs for use with or without Internet connectivity.
List of Set up School PCs features
The following table describes the Set up School PCs app features and lists each type of Intune subscription. An X indicates that the feature is available with the specific subscription.
| Feature | No Internet | Microsoft Entra ID | Office 365 | Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast sign-in | X | X | X | X |
| Students sign in and start using the computer in under a minute, even on initial sign-in. | ||||
| Custom Start experience | X | X | X | X |
| Necessary classroom apps are pinned to Start and unnecessary apps are removed. | ||||
| Guest account, no sign-in required | X | X | X | X |
| Set up computers for use by anyone with or without an account. | ||||
| School policies | X | X | X | X |
| Settings create a relevant, useful learning environment and optimal computer performance. | ||||
| Microsoft Entra join | X | X | X | |
| Computers join with your existing Microsoft Entra ID or Office 365 subscription for centralized management. | ||||
| Single sign-on to Office 365 | X | X | ||
| Students sign in with their IDs to access all Office 365 web apps or installed Office apps. | ||||
| Take a Test app | X | |||
| Administer quizzes and assessments through test providers such as Smarter Balanced. | ||||
| Settings roaming via Microsoft Entra ID | X | |||
| Synchronize student and application data across devices for a personalized experience. |
Note
You can only use the Set up School PCs app to set up PCs that are connected to Microsoft Entra ID.
When you're ready to create and apply your provisioning package, see Use Set up School PCs app.