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Use the Take a Test app on Windows devices in Microsoft Intune

Education profiles in Intune are designed for students to take a test or exam on devices. This feature includes the Take a Test app.

The Take a Test app lets you securely administer online tests on your classroom's Windows devices. To set up the Take a Test app, you create a device configuration profile in Intune and configure the secure assessment settings.

After you configure the profile, assign and deploy it to your students.

When the student signs in, the Take a Test app automatically opens with the test you entered. No other apps can run on the device while the test is in progress. Take tests in Windows provides more details on the Take a Test app.

This article lists the steps to create a device configuration profile in Microsoft Intune. It also lists and describes the available settings for your Windows devices.

Prerequisites

Device platform requirements

This feature supports the following platforms:

  • Windows

Roles requirements

To configure this policy and start collecting inventory data from devices, use an account with at least one of the following roles:

Create a device profile

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.

  2. Select Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Create > New policy.

  3. Enter the following properties:

    • Platform: Select Windows 10 and later.
    • Profile type: Select Templates > Secure assessment (Education).

  4. Select Create.

  5. In Basics, enter the following properties:

    • Name: Enter a descriptive name for the new profile.
    • Description: Enter a description for the profile. This setting is optional, but recommended.

  6. Select Next.

  7. In Configuration settings, enter the settings you want to configure:

    • Account type: Choose how users sign in to the test. Your options:
      • Azure AD account (Microsoft Entra account)
      • Domain account
      • Local account
      • Local guest account
    • Account user name: Enter the user name of the account used with the Take a Test app. You can enter accounts in the following format:
      • user@contoso.com
      • domain\username
      • user@contoso.com
      • computerName\username
    • Account name: To set up a local guest account type, enter the name of the account used with the Take a Test app. The account name will appear as a tile on the sign-in screen. Students click the tile to launch the test.​
    • Assessment URL: Enter the URL of the test you want users to take. For more information on getting the URL, see the Take a Test documentation.
    • Printer connection: Require only allows access to the Take a Test app from devices that are connected to a printer. This setting also makes the app's print button available to test-takers. When set to Not configured (default), Intune doesn't change or update this setting. By default, the OS may allow students to access the app from devices that aren't connected to a printer.​
    • Screen monitoring: Allow monitors the screen activity while users are taking a test. When set to Not configured (default), Intune doesn't change or update this setting. By default, the OS may prevent you from monitoring the screen during the test.
    • Text suggestions: Choose Allow so test takers can see text suggestions. When set to Not configured (default), Intune doesn't change or update this setting. By default, the OS may block text suggestions while users are taking a test.

  8. Select Next.

  9. In Scope tags (optional), assign a tag to filter the profile to specific IT groups, such as US-NC IT Team or JohnGlenn_ITDepartment. For more information about scope tags, see Use RBAC and scope tags for distributed IT.

    Select Next.

  10. In Assignments, select the users or user group that will receive your profile. For more information on assigning profiles, see Assign user and device profiles.

    Select Next.

  11. In Review + create, review your settings. When you select Create, your changes are saved, and the profile is assigned. The policy is also shown in the profiles list.

The next time each device checks in, the policy is applied.

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After the profile is assigned, monitor its status.

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