Transcript Deploying Windows 8 with System Center Configuration

Deploying Windows 8 with
System Center Configuration Manager 2012
HO WA R D A . CA R T E R I I I
SENI O R CO NSU LTANT
HCA R T E R @ MICR OS OF T. CO M
DMVMUG User Conference 2013 – Reston, VA
Agenda
• Configuration Manager 2012
• Configuration Manager 2012 OS Deployment Overview
• Components Necessary to deploy a Windows image
• Build and Deploy a Win8 Task Sequence (Demo)
• Windows 8 Deployments
• Windows 8 Challenges
• Things to consider about hardware
• The Microsoft Store
• Start Menu Management (Demo)
Configuration Manager 2012
O S DE PLOYME NT
ConfigMgr OSD vs. MDT OSD
• MDT = LiteTouch Deployment
• ConfigMgr = Zero-Touch Deployment
• Some from of interaction required to
start deployment
• No interaction required to start
deployment
• Deployment options are based on the
Installer’s decisions
• Deployment options are based on
“traits” of the system
• Name
• Name
• Domain
• Collection membership
• Deployment time app installs
• Database Record
• Designed to be lightweight and easy
to implement
• Designed to be robust and centrally
managed with no interaction required
• No scheduling or central monitoring
capabilities
• The exception: User Driven Installs
Necessary Components
• Infrastructure
• ConfigMgr Hierarchy –
Management Point & Deployment
Point
• Active Directory
• ConfigMgr Client OR Boot Media
• Windows ADK
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit –
integrated with ConfigMgr
• OS Deployment Components
• Boot Image
• Custom Image or Windows Installer
files (OEM media)
• User State Migration
• MDT Package
• OS Settings Package
• ConfigMgr Client Package
A Word on Library Management
• You need a secure place to store source files
• “Where” its located: not so important
• “How” its organized: extremely important
 ~Content
 Applications
 <Directory for each app>
 OS Deployments
 Boot Images
 <Directory for each BootImage>
 MDTPackages
 Media
 Bootable Media
 StandAlone Media
 OEM Operating Systems
 <Directory for each OS>
 Custom Images
 <Directory for each Image
 OS Settings
demo
Deploying Windows 8
Deploying Windows 8 is
Not That Much Different From
Windows 7
Windows 8 Challenges
• The road to Windows 8 goes through Windows 7
• 98% of all apps that work on Win7, will work on Win8
• Don’t stop your Win7 Migrations
• XP goes End-of-Life April 8, 2014
• The “User-Centric” model
• Target the User NOT the system
• Difficult for Enterprise Admins to grasp
• Must learn to relinquish control of some things – i.e. Start Menu
• Hardware – still catching up
• Not from a performance perspective…
• From a capabilities perspective
Hardware – the new AppCompat
• Remember Windows Vista?
• Underpowered hardware
• Apps that wouldn’t run
• User Access Control
• Are you Sure?
• Are you Really Sure?
• Are you Absolutely Sure?
• Hardware is the new “AppCompat”
• Form Factor
• Size
• Ruggedness
• Firmware/Drivers
• Sideswipe
• Old peripherals
• Battery Life
• ARM
• Atom
• Intel i3
• Security
• TPM
• Smart Cards
• 10 Point Touch
• May not need it today…
• but what about tomorrow?
The Microsoft Store
• First Ask – Do I really need the store?
• MS Store access requires a Microsoft
Account (Hotmail, Outlook.com, Live)
• Apps are Licensed to the User – up to 5
devices
• Do Government Regulations allow me to
put my app in the store? (HIPPA, PII, etc.)
• Read and understand the EULA for the
MS Store
1. Use Unattend.xml
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StartTiles settings
Requires the AppID
Up to 12 Apps
See WSIM help file for details
2. Manually Customize then CopyProfile
• Stop the task sequence 
• LTISuspend.wsf
Customizing the
Start Screen
Three Approaches
• Make changes
• Restart the Task Sequence
• Copy Profile is used during the deployment task sequence
3. Manually Customize – copy layout file to default user
• Copy - C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft
\Windows\AppsFolderLayout.bin to
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft
\Windows\AppsFolderLayout.bin
demo
• To change the color scheme then then use the
SystemDefaultBackgroundColor setting in the
unattend.xml
• Only Windows 8 Enterprise or domain-joined
Windows 8 Pro can customize the Start Screen
More Tips For
Start Screen
Customization
• Links to websites will be maintained during the
copy process; however icons for these links will
not be retained.
• Non-default Windows Store Apps cannot be
added to the image; doing so will cause
Sysprep to fail. Side loading applications is
permitted
Questions
Please don’t forget your evaluations …
Speaker Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/hcarter
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