MC527921 – Plan for Change: Ending support for Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps (archived)

Admin impact, Microsoft Intune, Plan For Change, Retirement, User impact

*For this entry exists the more relevant or more recent entry MC553242

check before: 2023-03-29

Product:

Intune, Microsoft 365 admin center, Windows

Platform:

Education, Online, World tenant

Status:

Change type:

User impact, Admin impact, Retirement

Links:

MC553242

Details:

With the recent release of Windows Autopilot provisioning support and upcoming support of system context for the Microsoft Store app in Intune, in April 2023 we will begin ending support for the Microsoft Store for Business experience in Intune. This will occur in several stages:
On April 30, 2023, Intune will disconnect Microsoft Store for Business services. Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps will no longer be able to sync with Intune and the connector page will be removed from the Intune admin center.
On June 15, 2023, Intune will stop enforcing online and offline Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps on devices.
On September 15, 2023, Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps will be removed from the Intune admin center.
Note: The retirement of Microsoft Store for Business and Education was announced in 2021. When the Microsoft Store for Business and Education portals are retired, admins will no longer be able to manage the list of Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps that are synced or download offline content from the Microsoft Store for Business and Education portals.

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Created:
2023-03-15

updated:
2023-03-15

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