Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 Deployment Guide

Deploying applications using WMS

To deploy a single application or multiple applications to different subgroups, use the Advanced App Policy feature in WMS. This functionality is available only in the Pro edition of WMS. To deploy a single application to a group, use the Standard App Policy feature in WMS. This functionality is available in the Standard edition of WMS.

Prerequisites

The application and any required pre-install or post-install scripts are uploaded to the App Inventory. To upload the files, see How to add an application package to the WMS repository?.
From the WMS version 5.4 release, you must accept the EULAs embedded within the WMS. For more information, see Accepting the EULAs.

NOTE:You cannot add or edit policies on Windows IoT Enterprise devices until the EULAs are accepted. From the UI, go to the EULAs section to accept them. Only Global Admins can accept or reject EULAs.

Steps

Go to Apps & Data > App Policies > Thin Client.
Click Add Advanced Policy.
The Add Advanced App Policy page is displayed.
Enter the Policy Name.
From the Group drop-down list, select one or more groups to which you want to deploy the application.
Select the Include All Subgroups checkbox to apply the policy to subgroups.
From the Task drop-down list, select Install Application.
From the OS Type drop-down list, select Windows IoT Enterprise.
NOTE:For WMS version 5.2 and earlier, the OS Type drop-down list displays the option as WinIoT.
NOTE:If the OS Type dropdown does not display Windows IoT Enterprise, it indicates that the EULA(s) have not been accepted. Follow the steps in the Prerequisites section to complete the EULA(s) acceptance process.
Select the Filter files based on extensions checkbox to filter the applications. If you select this option, only the applications that are associated with the selected operating system type are displayed.
From the Filter Devices drop-down list, select any of the following options:
- Select Apply On All Devices for applying the policy to all devices.
- Select Filter already updated devices for stopping redeployment of applications deployed through WMS.
- Select Filter devices with policy already applied for excluding devices with the policy.

Click Add app.

From the Apps (applied in the order shown.) drop-down list, select an application. Optionally, add Pre-Install, Post-Install scripts, and enter the Install Parameters.

The following table lists the Dell Technologies-supported third-party applications which are available as individual add-on packages at Dell | Support and their respective silent installation parameters:

Table 1. Dell value-added applications and Dell Technologies-supported third-party applicationsDell value-added applications and Dell Technologies-supported third-party applications
Application name	Silent installation parameters
Dell Application Store	--silent
Wyse Device Agent	--silent
Omnissa Horizon Client	--silent
Citrix Workspace app	--silent
Amazon WorkSpaces	--silent
Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Client	/qn
Cisco Webex App VDI Plugin (Bundled Webex Meetings VDI plugin)	/qn
Zoom VDI Universal plugin	/quiet /norestart
TightVNC	/quiet
Dell Imaging Manager	--silent
Remote Desktop client	/qn /norestart

NOTE:

Dell Application Store, Wyse Device Agent, Omnissa Horizon Client, Citrix Workspace app, and Amazon WorkSpaces support silent installation (no installation parameter is required) from WMS on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 devices.
You must install Dell Application Store 2508 on the device before you deploy the Omnissa Horizon Client (2503). Dell Application Store 2508 enables remote client configuration using WMS and integration with Dell value-added applications like Wyse Easy Setup and Hotkey Filter.

Set an Install Timeout (default: 60 minutes).
Select Reboot if the device should restart after installation.
NOTE:It is mandatory to select Reboot option for all the supported third-party applications, such as Omnissa Horizon Client, Citrix Workspace app, Amazon WorkSpaces, Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Client, Cisco Webex App VDI Plugin (Bundled WebexMeetings VDI plugin), TightVNC and Zoom VDI Universal plugin.
Click Add app again to include multiple applications.
Select Enable app dependency to stop the application policy when an application fails.
Select OS and platform filters: From the OS Subtype Filter, select WIE11 (Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024).
- OS Subtype Filter: Select WIE11 (Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024).
- Platform Filter: Choose the device model for deployment.
From the Platform Filter, select the device model to which you want to deploy the application.
In the Timeout field, enter the number of minutes the message dialog box should be displayed on the device, which gives you time to save your work before the installation begins.
To enable delay in the implementation of the policy for the user, select the Allow delay of policy execution checkbox. If this option is selected, the following drop-down menus are enabled:
- From the Max Hours per Delay drop-down list, select the maximum hours (1–24 hours) which you can delay running the policy.
- From the Max delays drop-down list, select the number of times (1–3) you can delay running the policy.
From the Apply Policy Automatically drop-down list, select any of the following options:
- Do not apply automatically—This option does not apply a policy automatically to the devices.
- Apply the policy to new devices—This option automatically applies the policy to a registered device which belongs to a selected group or to the device that is moved to a selected group. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the new devices that are registered to the group. To run the job on the existing devices present in the group, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group. The job status of the newly added device count that is registered is not displayed.
- Apply the policy to devices on check in—This option is automatically applied to the device at check-in. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the devices present in the group. To run the job on existing devices present in the group immediately or at a scheduled time before the device check-in, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group.
Select the Skip write filter check checkbox if you want to skip the write filter cycles.
The option is applied only if the policy is applied using a job.
Click Save to create a policy.
A message is displayed to enable the administrator to schedule this policy on devices based on group.
Select Yes to schedule a job on the same page or select Later to schedule the job later, see Schedule an application policy.
If you selected Yes in step 22, then an App Policy Job window is displayed.
In the App Policy Job window, select the Policy.
Enter the description for the job.
From the Run drop-down list, select any of the following options:
- Immediately
- On selected time zone and date/time
- On selected date/time (of device time zone)
Select the Exclude Offline Devices if you want to exclude the offline devices while creating the job.
You can view the list of excluded offline devices on the Jobs page. You can later restart the job for the offline devices from the jobs list.
Select the time zone if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time in Step 26.
Enter or select the following details if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time or On selected date/time (of device time zone) in Step 26:
- Effective—Enter the starting and ending date.
- Start between—Enter the starting and ending time.
- On day(s)—Select the days of the week.
Click the Preview option to view the details of the scheduled job.
On the next page, click the Schedule option to initiate the job.

Results

You can check the status of the job by going to the Jobs page.

Next steps

On the device, Wyse Device Agent : Software Update Alert window is displayed.

You can postpone the execution of the policy that is based on the configurations in step 18. The following details are displayed:

Time to select—The time before which you must select an option on the screen.
Update notification—Displays the number of times that you can defer the update.
Postpone and remind me in—Select the time in hours that you want to postpone the update and an alert window to be displayed again on the device.

You can also select any of the following options:

Update Now—Click this option to apply the update immediately.
Apply Later—Click this option to apply the update later.
Apply on Reboot—Click this option to apply the update when you reboot the device.