Windows (Take a Test)

Setting up Microsoft's Take a Test app for Windows 10

These procedures set up Microsoft's Take a Test app on machines running Windows 10.

The Take a Test app enforces a locked-down, secure testing environment identical to CAI’s Secure Browser. Users of the Take a Test app do not need to install the CAI Secure Browser on the testing machine. For more information about configuring the Take a Test app, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/take-tests-in-windows-10. (OELPA does not support the Take a Test app. If you are administering OELPA tests, you must install the CAI Secure Browser on testing machines.)

Creating a Dedicated Test Account for Non-permissive Mode Users

Non-permissive mode users should create a dedicated test account for the Take a Test app. Permissive mode features will not available when using this method. To access permissive mode features, please see Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Permissive Mode Users.

If you plan to use the Take a Test app on a dedicated test account on a Windows 10 device, do not disable fast user switching, as it causes the machine to enter an infinite loop when rebooted.

Note: Assessments administered through the Take a Test app will detect some forbidden apps are running in the background even if users don’t start these apps, which causes the Take a Test app to log a user out of their account. (For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4338725/k-12-assessment-unexpected-reports-apps-running-background-windows-10) Because of this, CAI has disabled the forbidden app check when using the Take a Test app through a dedicated test account.

To create a dedicated test account:

1. Sign into the device with an administrator account.
2. Go to Settings > Accounts > Access work or school > Set up an account for taking tests.
3. Select an existing account to use as the dedicated testing account.
• Note: If you don't have an account on the device, you can create a new account. To do this, go to Settings > Accounts > Family & Other Users > Add someone else to this PC > I don’t have this person’s sign-in information > Add a user without a Microsoft account.
4. In the Enter the test's web address field, enter https://oh.tds.cambiumast.com/student/
5. Click Save.

The student can now sign in to the dedicated account to take the specified test.

Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Permissive Mode Users

Permissive mode users should create a desktop shortcut for the Take a Test app.

To create a desktop shortcut for Take a Test:

1. Log in to Windows as the user taking a test.
2. Right-click on the desktop and select New > Shortcut. The Create Shortcut dialog box appears.
3. In the Type the location of the item field, enter ms-edu-secureassessment:https://oh.tds.cambiumast.com/student/
4. Click Next.
5. In the next dialog box, type a name for the shortcut.
6. Click Finish.

The shortcut appears on the desktop. To run the Take a Test app, double-click the shortcut. To exit the Take a Test app, press Ctrl+Alt+Del.