Deploying Windows Desktops and Enterprise Applications

Using MAP to Determine Infrastructure Readiness

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the enterprise desktop life cycle.

Assess hardware and infrastructure readiness for a desktop deployment.

Use MAP to assess deployment readiness.

This module explains how to identify the most appropriate operating system deployment strategy based upon organizational requirements. It describes tools and deployment strategies, different types of operating system deployments, and alternative deployment strategies for desktop computers.

Understanding the Tools and Strategies That Are Available for an Effective Operating System Deployment

Operating System Deployment by Using High-Touch with Retail Media

Operating System Deployment by Using High-Touch with Standard Image

Operating System Deployment by Using Lite-Touch

Operating System Deployment by Using a Zero-Touch Strategy

Alternative Deployment Strategies for Windows Desktops

Identifying Operating System Deployment Strategies for a Small Network

Identifying Operating System Deployment Strategies for a Medium-Sized Network

Identifying Operating System Deployment Strategies for an Enterprise Network

Installing the Windows ADK

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Determine an operating system deployment strategy.

Describe a media-based, high-touch deployment.

Describe an image-based, high-touch deployment.

Describe a lite-touch deployment.

Describe a zero-touch deployment.

Describe an alternate deployment strategy for Windows desktop computers.

This module explains how to assess application compatibility issues and identify mitigation solutions to ensure that applications function successfully after an operating system deployment. It also describes how to use Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to address application compatibility issues.

Diagnosing Application Compatibility Issues

Mitigating Application Compatibility Issues

Using ACT to Address Application Compatibility Issues

Analyzing Applications for Potential Compatibility Issues

Mitigating Application Compatibility Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how to diagnose application compatibility issues.

Explain the solutions available for mitigating application compatibility issues.

Resolve application compatibility issues with the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT).

This module describes user state migration strategies, and explains how to configure these strategies during operating system deployments.

Overview of User State Migration

Overview of USMT 5.0

Planning User State Migration

Migrating User State by Using USMT

Planning for User State Migration

Creating and Customizing USMT XML Files

Capturing and Restoring a User State by Using the USMT

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe user state migration.

Identify the features of USMT 5.0.

Plan user state migration.

Migrate user state by using USMT.

This module describes the Windows image file format, and provides an overview of image management. It also explains how to determine the most appropriate image management strategy to support operating system and application deployments.

Overview of the Windows Image File Format

Overview of Image Management

Assessing Business Requirements to Support an Image Management Strategy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose and benefits of the Windows image file format.

Describe image management.

This module describes the tools provided in Windows ADK, and explains how to use them to prepare for and support automated deployment strategies.

Overview of the Windows Setup and Installation Process

Preparing Boot Images Using Windows PE

Using Windows SIM and Sysprep to Automate and Prepare an Image Installation

Capturing and Servicing a Reference Image

Configuring a Custom Windows PE Environment

Building Custom Answer Files by Using Windows SIM

Installing a Reference Computer by Using a Custom Answer File

Customizing Your Image in Audit Mode, and Preserving the Profile Changes by Using Sysprep

Capturing a Reference System Image

Servicing a Reference Image

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Windows installation process.

Describe how to use and customize Windows PE.

Use Windows SIM and Sysprep to automate and prepare images.

Capture and service a reference image.

This module explains how to identify solutions to support PXE-initiated and multicast solutions when performing operating system deployment tasks. It also describes the process of installing and configuring the Windows Deployment Services environment.

Overview of PXE-Initiated and Multicast Operating System Deployments

Installing and Configuring the Windows Deployment Services Environment

Planning the Windows Deployment Services Environment

Installing and Configuring the Windows Deployment Services Server Role

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe PXE-initiated and multicast operating system deployments.

Explain the process for installing and configuring the Windows Deployment Services environment.

This module explains how to configure an operating system deployment strategy by using the MDT. It describes how to plan for the MDT environment, implement MDT 2013, and integrate Windows Deployment Services with MDT.

Planning for the MDT Environment

Implementing MDT 2013

Integrating Windows Deployment Services with MDT

Planning for the MDT Environment

Installing MDT 2013, and Addressing MDT Prerequisites

Creating and Configuring the MDT 2013 Deployment Share

Deploying and Capturing a Reference Operating System Image

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the MDT components and the process for a lite-touch deployment strategy.

Install and configure the MDT environment.

Describe how they can configure Windows Deployment Services to integrate with MDT 2013.

This module describes operating system deployment, and the process of preparing the site for operating system deployment. It also explains how to configure an operating system deployment strategy by using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.

An Overview of Deploying Operating Systems

Preparing a Site for Operating System Deployment

Deploying an Operating System

Managing the Site System Roles that Support Operating System Deployment

Managing Packages to Support Operating System Deployment

Prepare the Operating System Image

Creating a Task Sequence to Deploy an Image

Deploying an Image

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe operating system deployment.

Prepare the site for operating system deployment.

Deploy an operating system image.

This module explains how to integrate MDT with Configuration Manager to support operating system deployment procedures. It also reviews the features that are provided by the integration of MDT and Configuration Manager.

Integrating Deployment Tools with Configuration Manager

Features Provided by Integrating MDT and Configuration Manager

Integrating MDT and Configuration Manager

Creating an MDT Boot Image

Creating and Deploying an MDT Task Sequence by Using Configuration Manager

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the integration of deployment tools with Configuration Manager.

Describe the features that the integration of MDT and Configuration Manager provides.

This module explains how to implement volume license activation and determine configuration settings for client computers. It also describes the different volume license activation solutions.

Solutions for Volume-License Activation

Determining Additional Configuration Client Settings

Planning for Windows 8.1 customization

Creating a Common Windows Start Screen and Custom Power Plan

Create a Client Preferences GPO

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the solutions for volume-license activation.

Determine additional settings for the configuration client.

This module explains how to customize and deploy Microsoft Office 2013 to an enterprise network environment. It describes the methods for deploying Office 2013, customizing Office deployments, and deploying Office 2013 from Office 365.

Methods for Deploying Microsoft Office 2013 Editions

Customizing Office Deployments

Deploy Office 2013 by Using Office 365

Considerations for Deploying Office 2013 by Using App-V

Managing Office Settings

Use OCT to customize an Office 2013 deployment

Deploying a Customized Version of Office 2013

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the methods for deploying Microsoft Office 2013 editions.

Customize Office deployments.

Deploy Office 2013 by using Office 365.

Explain the considerations for deploying Office 2013 by using App-V.

Manage Office 2013 settings.