{"id":1405,"date":"2021-01-27T09:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T17:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/01\/27\/empowering-remote-exam-proctoring-with-proctorio-microsoft-edge-and-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T10:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:53:43","slug":"empowering-remote-exam-proctoring-with-proctorio-microsoft-edge-and-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/01\/empowering-remote-exam-proctoring-with-proctorio-microsoft-edge-and-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Remote Exam Proctoring with Proctorio, Microsoft Edge and Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello Education IT admins! Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability release of the Proctorio browser extension for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 PCs<\/a>. Powered by Microsoft Edge, Windows 10 and Microsoft Azure, Proctorio offers a scalable, online proctoring solution for exam administrators and instructors while keeping the privacy of the test takers (i.e. students) in mind. Trusted by millions of test takers globally each month, the Proctorio Learning Integrity Platform includes ID verification, browser lock-down, automated proctoring, recording and verification settings, faculty controls, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are super excited with the partnership between the Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 engineering teams. Since we share the same philosophies on system security and end-user privacy regarding the Windows 10 operating system and the Microsoft Edge browser, we have decided to make Edge the recommended browser choice for Proctorio<\/u>.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Olsen, Founder and CEO of Proctorio.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOW IT WORKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proctorio is a cloud-based service that offers a variety of customizable Lock Down, Recording, and Verification settings that allow instructors to lock browsers or record the test taker\u2019s video, audio and screen during an exam attempt. To ensure test-taking integrity, virtual machines and proxy connections will not work with the Proctorio platform. After submission of an exam, Proctorio will alert exam administrators of any potential activities that may have violated exam integrity within the Proctorio Gradebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Configuring Remote Exams<\/u> \u2013 Exam administrators dictate the combinations of settings needed for their exams. Proctorio offers three set of options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n