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App settings (Windows)

This page describes the settings available on the Edit Windows app page in Sophos Mobile.

General settings

Setting Description
Name The name of the app.
Version

The app version.

For app links, Sophos Mobile uses the version from the Microsoft Store.

App category A category name, for example Productivity.
Description A description of the app.
Setting Description
ProductCode GUID

The ProductCode GUID of the MSI file.

If you enter a wrong GUID value, the app can’t be uninstalled.

Link The URL of the MSI file.
SHA-256 file hash

The SHA-256 hash value of the MSI file.

If you enter a wrong hash value, the app can’t be installed.

Installation options

The command-line options for the msiexec.exe installer executable.

The default option /quiet installs the app without user interaction.

For details, see Get Windows app properties.

Setting Description
Store ID

The Store ID of the app in Microsoft Store.

After you enter the Link field, you can click Get Store ID to fill in the Store ID automatically.

SKU ID

The app’s SKU ID (stock-keeping unit ID) in the Microsoft Store catalog.

Apps might have different SKU IDs for full and trial versions, or for different market regions.

If you don’t know the SKU ID for an app, use the default value 0010.

Package Family Name

The Package Family Name (PFN) of the app.

For information on how to find the PFN of an app, see Package Family Name.

Link

The URL of the app in Microsoft Store.

To determine the URL, click Go to Microsoft Store to open Microsoft Store in a new browser tab and navigate to the app page. Then copy the URL from the tab's address bar and paste it into the Link field.