Managing applications on Student machines

Not only can you identify what applications are running on Student machines, you can also change, close and launch applications at Students.

Change the current application running on a Student machine

This method allows you to change the current application running on a Student machine to another application that the Student has open.

Switch to details layout by clicking the Details view icon on the status bar.

Or

Right-click in the List view Displays the currently connected Students or groups. You can switch the display mode between large icons and details view from the View tab in the ribbon. and select Details.
Right-click on an application icon listed in the Running Applications column.
Select Activate.
The newly activated application now replaces the current application running on the Student machine.

Note: You can minimise all applications at Student machines. Select the Class tab in the ribbon, click the Student Desktop icon and choose Show Desktop.

Close current/running applications on a Student machine

There are two options when closing an application on a Student machine:

Close Application: Close down an application but respect any applications requests at the Student, e.g. to save file before closing.

Kill Process: Force the application to close, without any application prompts.

To close an application running on a Student machine

Switch to details layout by clicking the Details view icon on the status bar.

Or

Right-click in the List view and select Details.
Right-click on an application icon listed in the Current Application or Running Application column.
Select Close Application or Kill Process.
The application will be closed at the Student machine and the icon will disappear from the List view.

Note: You can close an application at all connected Students by clicking the Close at Students

icon above the Approved or Restricted Applications pane or right-clicking in the pane and choosing Close at Students.

To close all applications at the Student

All running applications at the Student will be forced to close.

Note: This feature is not supported for Windows Store applications. Only standard Windows desktop applications will be closed.

Select the Students you wish to close applications at.
Select the Class tab in the ribbon, click the Student Desktop icon and click Clear Desktop.

Or

Right-click on an application icon listed in the Current Application or Running Application column and select Close All Applications.

Note: You can switch Windows 8 Students to either the desktop or Start screen by selecting the Class tab in the ribbon, clicking the Student Desktop icon and choosing Switch to Desktop or Switch to Start screen.

Launch an application on all connected Students

Select an application in the Approved Applications list.
Click the Send to Students icon above the list.

Or

Right-click on an application icon in the Approved or Restricted Applications list and choose Send to Students.
The application will be launched on all connected Student machines.
In the List view, the launched application icon will appear in the Current Application column or on the Student icon.

Highlight an application in the Approved or Restricted Applications list.
Drag and drop the highlighted application into the List view.
The application will be launched on all connected Student machines.
In the List view, the launched application icon will appear in the Current Application column or on the Student icon.