The following deployment types are available in Application Manager:
- Required - Application installation will be forced
- Available - Users can choose to install the application from Software Center
- Available with forced upgrade - Users can choose to install the application from Software Center. If, however, a superceded version of the application is found, the system will force the upgrade.
The following user notification settings are available in Application Manager:
- Show all as toast notifications - Display in Software Center and show all notifications using toast notifications
- Show all - Display in Software Center and show all notifications using dialog window
- Show only when restart required - Display in Software Center, and only show notifications for computer restarts using dialog window
- None - Hide in Software Center and do not show any notifications
Choose among the following application availability settings in Application Manager:
Allowed Weekdays - Select from the drop-down. The default is Any working day.
Timing - Select from drop-down
- As soon as possible
- Specified UTC Time
- Specified Client Local Time
For Specified UTC Time & Client Local Time, click the Clock icon to set a time.
Choose from the following application deadline settings in Application Manager:
Allowed Weekdays - Select from the drop-down. The default is Any working day.
Timing - Select from the drop-down
- As soon as possible
- Specified UTC Time
- Specified Client Local Time
For Specified UTC Time & Client Local Time, click the Clock icon to set a time.
These advanced settings related to the deployment are the same options available in the Configuration Manager console when creating a new deployment. By default, all these options are set to No.
- Allow end users to attempt to repair this application
- Pre-deploy software to the user's primary device
- Send wake-up packets
- Allow metered connections
- Automatically close executables
- Require Admin approval
Application Manager offers an option to control the installation behavior on Windows Embedded devices, Commit changes at a deadline. By default, this option is set to No.
- When set to Yes, changes are committed at the installation deadline. A restart is required and the changes persist on the device.
- When set to No, changes are committed during a maintenance window. The application installs to the temporary overlay, and is committed at a later time.
Application Manager offers the following maintenance window settings. By default, both options are set to No.
- Allow installation outside maintenance window
- Allow restart outside maintenance window
Application Manager offers a deployment scheduling setting to Allow delays. By default, this option is set to No.
- When set to Yes, allows for a delay before enforcing the deployment. The delay may be up to the grace period defined in client settings.
- When set to No, a delay cannot be set.