Transcript Windows 8.1 Deployment What`s New

Michael Niehaus
[email protected]
OS Deployment
App Deployment
Infrastructure
Deployment
Operating
system
deployment
Hardware requirements are unchanged
Windows 8.1
Compatibility
Desktop app compatibility is excellent
Windows Store apps are compatible
Internet Explorer 11 compatibility is excellent
One update
engine, two
user
experiences
ENTERPRISE
8.1 UPDATE
One update
engine, two
user
experiences
CONFIG
MGR
new
CONSUMER
8.1 UPDATE
/AUTO
new
STORE
UX
CLIENT
UX
Windows Pro
Windows
.WIM
.ESD
improvements
UPDATE ENGINE
Update vs.
Refresh:
Your choice from
Windows 8
Capture
data and
settings
Remove
existing
OS
Capture
data
settings,
and apps
Install
new OS
image
Remove
existing
OS
Install
new OS
image
Install
apps
Restore
data and
settings
Restore
data,
settings,
and apps
What about the
deployment tools?
Assessment and Deployment Kit
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013
Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Available without delays
What’s new in the
ADK?
Windows PE 5.0
User State Migration Tool 6.3
Deployment Image Servicing and
Management
Key changes carried Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
Improves start-up performance and pre-boot security
forward from
Requires changes to the deployment process, needs Windows 8
logo-certified hardware with UEFI 2.3.1 for full benefits
Windows 8
UEFI does not support x86 Oses on x64 computers
Tablets
New deployment challenges due to device characteristics (e.g. no
wired networking, no keyboard, no mouse)
InstantGo (connected standby) is a key feature, but requires careful
attention to drivers used
Windows To Go
Great solution for many scenarios, enabling existing computers to
run Windows 8.1 from a USB key
Improved in Windows 8.1 in regards to the Windows Store
App
deployment
Windows Store apps
Installation
Provisioning
Application
updates
Automatic installation
Installation when the Windows Store is
disabled
Works behind proxy servers
Infrastructure
deployment
Complete functionality via new releases
Management tools
Manageable with earlier releases
MDOP 2013 R2 will be released at Windows 8.1
GA
New Group Policy settings available
Windows Server
Infrastructure
Windows Server 2012 R2 offers new “better
together” features
Volume activation updates are required
Schema updates are not required, but should be
considered
Proxy issues have been fixed
Network
Infrastructure
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