# Custom Apps (Windows)

Custom apps are apps that are not part of the pre-defined apps included in Deep Freeze Cloud.

## Create Custom Apps

To create custom apps, click the _Custom App_ button then select _Create Custom App_. Complete the following steps:

1. Package Name – Assign a package name.&#x20;
2.  Enter URL – Start with http://, https://, sftp:// (zipped file) or \\\UNC.

    If using SFTP, you will need to provide the SFTP User Name and Password, and have the option to extract the compressed file and run the executable file if preferred. Specify the installer executable file name if you choose to extract the compressed file.
3. Architecture – Select the architecture type (for 32-bit, 64-bit, or for 32- and 64-bit).
4. Install Command Lines – Specify the _Install Command Line_. (Exclude /i and /qn for MSI installers.)
5. Uninstall Command Lines – Specify the _Uninstall Command Line_.
6. Restart – Specify your _Restart_ options.
7. Install Timeout – Specify your _Install Timeout_ options, up to a maximum of 180 minutes.
8. Run As – Select whether to run the custom app as _System Account_ or _Specified User Account_. When you select to run the custom app as a _Specified User Account_, provide the _Login ID_, _Password_, and _Domain_ associated with the account.
9. Select Computer to Install – Select the computer for which to install the custom app. Click _Next_.
10. First time install – Click _Install_ to install the custom app on the selected computer.

Custom apps can only be installed for the first time on one computer. After a successful first-time installation, you will be able to install the custom app on other computers.

To view details of Custom Apps, refer to [Action Toolbar for Apps](computers-windows/action-toolbar/action-toolbar-for-apps).

## View Custom Apps

To view custom apps, click the _Custom App_ button then select _View Custom Apps_.

This page displays the list of custom apps that have been created as well as the configurations for each custom app.

Custom apps that have been edited will need to be verified and display the <img src="https://1885814621-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FqufWvwpLBoUtcWQgWZLQ%2Fuploads%2Fkt9wO8wiTUCzwd31BOZd%2FOutdated.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=c5f31edc-a8d9-409a-98a2-7b021680ee51" alt="" data-size="line"> icon. Hover your mouse on the icon and click on the link to verify the custom app by installing the app on selected computers.

To search for custom apps, enter a parameter in the Search field.

To create a new custom app, click _Add_.

To edit a custom app, select the app then click _Edit_.

To delete custom apps, select the app(s) then click _Delete_. You can delete multiple apps at a time. Alternatively, in Control Grid view, click on the custom app to call up the _Action Toolbar_, and then click _Delete_.

To copy a custom app, select the app. Click _Copy_ then select to _Duplicate_ a custom app or _Copy to Sites_.

* Duplicate – Selecting _Duplicate_ will create an exact copy of the custom app. You can only duplicate one app at a time.
* Copy to Sites – Selecting _Copy to Sites_ will copy the app to your preferred Site. You can copy a single or multiple apps to a single Site or to multiple Sites at a time.
