ISVs or devs can opt-in their apps for offline licensing when they submit them to the Windows Dev Center. With offline licenses, organizations can download apps and their licenses to deploy within their network, or on devices that are not connected to the Internet.
Offline licensing is a new licensing option for Windows 10 with Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education. For more information about this change, see Evolving the Microsoft Store for Business and Education. You can continue to use the current capabilities of free apps until that time. Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Store for Education will be retired in the first quarter of 2023.
