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Skype Room System app on Windows Store
The platform has changed significantly since this thread was started. Old workarounds possible on early versions of the software do not apply now. The software is only distributed and supported with a certified solution hardware from the various Microsoft partners. It's not possible to advance the setup wizard otherwise, as the application specifically looks for the hardware IDs of the supported products.
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- That's disappointing. I have a number of conference rooms that could benefit from this. We've been searching for a long time for a kiosk mode version of Skype for Business and have hacked together a solution, but this seems to somewhat fit that bill.
I think that is what all of us has been trying the last 10 years, trying to do the DIY Skype Room Systems with various hardware (me myself with Intel NUC's) for wireless keyboards, webcams, mic, speakers etc. Problem is, they never worked very well, there was always something not working properly or not user-friendly.
If you ask Microsoft, that is probably what they are trying to address with Skype Room Systems, making sure it just works and for that I think you need to standardise the hardware. That is probably why the app makes sure you have the proper hardware installed att startup. I also think they're trying to take it a step further with monitoring built into OMS so you can get alerts if for example the SRS loose connectivity with the camera etc. That is probably hard without a common hardware platform.
Sure, it comes with a price tag...
- It doesn't work even on the SmartDock because they break something new with every other automatic update.... would NOT recommend at this juncture.
We managed to hack a way to make it work, but it's not worth it and not adviseable.
The power is in the dock + software, not just one or the other.
- Hi Loryan,
can you please tell me how you hack to get it working without Dock ? we want a Meeting PC under the Tabel and get it working on a TouchTV or with the Rally.
But the Wizard stuck on connect the doch on my NUC :-(The platform has changed significantly since this thread was started. Old workarounds possible on early versions of the software do not apply now. The software is only distributed and supported with a certified solution hardware from the various Microsoft partners. It's not possible to advance the setup wizard otherwise, as the application specifically looks for the hardware IDs of the supported products.
struggling with a Surface Pro and MS dock - how did you manage the hack?
thanks
John
- Hello,
does someone found how to bypass the dock presence verification ?
Thanks
- Hi, would you mind sharing the hack? Thank you
No, afaik there is no possibility to get it work without a Dock from Logitech, Polycom or Crestron. You can install it, but you can't finish the install wizard.
