
If you can't find Software Center in the Start menu, contact your IT administrator. In earlier versions, the folder name is Microsoft System Center. The above Start menu path is for versions from November 2019 (version 1910) or later. To navigate the Start menu, look under the Microsoft Endpoint Manager group for the Software Center icon. You may not need to type the entire string for Windows to find the best match. For the simplest method to start Software Center, go to Start and type Software Center. Software Center is installed automatically on Windows devices that your IT organization manages. Your IT admin may change the color of Software Center, and add your organization's logo. The Users tab of Windows Task Manager shows all users and their session IDs. Meanwhile the user with the lowest session ID will see all deployed Applications, Packages, and Task Sequences.

For example, the users with higher session IDs may see deployed Applications, but not deployed Packages or Task Sequences. Users with higher session IDs may not see some of the deployments in Software Center. For example, multiple users on a remote desktop environment. If multiple users are using a device at the same time, the user with the lowest session ID will be the only one to see all available deployments in Software Center. Your IT admin may disable some aspects of Software Center. For more information, contact your IT admin. If your organization is using an older but still supported version of Software Center, not all features are available.

This article describes the latest features of Software Center. General notes about Software Center functionality: To get started, see How to open Software Center. This user guide explains the functionality of Software Center for users of the computer. Your organization's IT admin uses Software Center to install applications, software updates, and upgrade Windows. Applies to: Configuration Manager (current branch)
