Deploying Windows 10: What’s New

Michael Niehaus

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Windows

Microsoft

THE END OF WIPE AND RELOAD!

Tools for compatibility; reduced validation/deployment cost

Managed in-place upgrade

Runtime configuration – customize without imaging

ENABLING WINDOWS ADOPTION

Don’t break things Know the customer Ensure readiness Make it simple and flexible

Apps, web pages, and

drivers should just work

Collect data, target what

they have and what they

need

Previews and TAPs early

and often enable

feedback

Provide options, eliminate

complexity and cost

THE ENTERPRISE

DEPLOYMENT PERSPECTIVE

APP & DEVICE COMPAT

Demo

Assessing readiness via WMI

GEEKY STUFF

NEW INVENTORY INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN WMI • Available today in Windows 10 Technical Preview builds

• Will be made available for earlier Windows versions too

• Collect via System Center Configuration Manager or other inventory tools

for readiness reporting

• Classes:

• Win32_InstalledProgram +Usage +File +Framework

• Win32_DeviceContainer, Win32_InstalledDevice +HardwareID

• Still a work in progress

DEPLOYMENT CHOICES

Traditional process

• Capture data and settings

• Deploy (custom) OS image

• Inject drivers

• Install apps

• Restore data and settings

Still an option for all

scenarios

Wipe-and-Load In-Place Provisioning

Let Windows do the work

• Preserve all data, settings,

apps, drivers

• Install (standard) OS image

• Restore everything

Recommended for existing

devices (Windows 7/8/8.1)

Configure new devices

• Transform into an

Enterprise device

• Remove extra items, add

organizational apps and

config

New capability for new

devices

MOVING IN-PLACE

Preferred option for enterprises

• Supported with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows

8.1

• Consumers use Windows Update, but enterprises

want more control

• Use System Center Configuration Manager or MDT for

managing the process

• Uses the standard Windows 10 image

• Automatically preserves existing apps, settings,

and drivers

• Fast and reliable, with automatic roll-back if issues

are encountered

Simplified process, builds on prior experience

• Popular for Windows 8 to Windows 8.1

• Piloted process with a customer to upgrade from

Windows 7 to Windows 8.1, as a learning process

• Feedback integrated into Windows 10 to provide

additional capabilities for automation, drivers, logging,

etc.

• Working with ISVs for disk encryption

Demo

In-Place Upgrade (MDT, ConfigMgr, Windows Update)

GEEKY STUFF

NEW COMMAND LINE OPTIONS FOR SETUP.EXE • Regain control after success or failure using /postoobe and /postrollback switches

• Control driver migration operations using /migratealldrivers and /installdrivers

• Copy log files to a location of your choosing using /copylogs

• Inspect return codes from SETUP.EXE for a quick indication of what happened

ENABLING UPGRADE FROM WINDOWS 7 VIA WINDOWS UPDATE • WindowsTechnicalPreview.exe (a.k.a. KB2990214) enables installation via Windows Update

on Windows 7

• Removing KB2990214 will remove the option

PROVISIONING, NOT REIMAGING

TAKE OFF-THE-SHELF

HARDWARE

APPLY A PROVISIONING

PACKAGE

DEVICE IS READY FOR

PRODUCTIVE USE

PROVISIONING, NOT REIMAGING

TRANSFORM A DEVICE • Install apps and enterprise configuration

• Enroll the device to be managed via MDM

FLEXIBLE METHODS • Automatically trigged from the cloud or connection

to a corporate network

• Using media, USB tethering, or even e-mail

for manual distribution

• Leverage NFC or QR codes

Demo

Provisioning a device

GEEKY STUFF

NEW TOOLS FOR PROVISIONING • Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD), delivered via the ADK, for provisioning

package creation

• Command-line tool (ProvTool), part of Windows 10, for installing

• Configure running devices, or deploy an image (and configuration) to a new one

PROVISIONING CAPABILITIES • Installation of language packs, updates, apps, certs

• Configuration of wi-fi, VPN, e-mail, IE, WSUS, etc.

• Enrollment in mobile device management

TRADITIONAL DEPLOYMENT

Enhancements to existing tools Minimal changes to existing deployment processes

• New Assessment and Deployment Kit includes

support for Windows 10, while continuing to

support down to Windows 7

• Updates to System Center 2012 and System

Center 2012 R2 to add deployment and

management support

• New Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 update

to add Windows 10 support

• Will feel “natural” to IT Pros used to deploying

Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

• Drop in a Windows 10 image, use it to create

your new master image

• Capture a Windows 10 image, use it for wipe-

and-load deployments

ADK FOR WINDOWS 10

NEW TOOLS • Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD)

UPDATED TOOLS • User State Migration Tool (USMT)

• Supports Windows Vista and above as a source OS, Windows 7 and above as a target OS

• Windows PE

PREVIEW VERSION AVAILABLE NOW • Not yet supported by MDT or ConfigMgr

• MDT 2013 preview due this quarter

• ConfigMgr support delivered later

WINDOWS 10 WORKS WITH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

PRODUCT SUPPORTS WINDOWS 10 MANAGEMENT

SUPPORTS WINDOWS 10 DEPLOYMENT

System Center 2012 R2

Configuration Manager

System Center 2012

Configuration Manager

System Center

Configuration Manager 2007

Windows Server 2012 R2

Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013

Updates will be required. New OS features may require newer versions for full support.

WINDOWS 10 ACTIVATION

SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS RELEASES • Updates for existing KMS computers to support new products and keys

• New KMS and MAK keys for Windows 10 (closer to RTM)

• No significant changes in behavior, capabilities, or processes

ENTERPRISE INVESTMENTS FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 11

HELP WITH COMPATIBILITY ISSUES • Enterprise Mode, offering improved Internet Explorer 8

compatibility and document type overrides

• Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit, to better understand how

users are browsing

• All capabilities will be carried forward to Windows 10

A NATURAL STEPPING STONE

TO WINDOWS 10 • Migrate to Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 (before 2016)

to prepare

• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2014/08/07/stay-up-to-

date-with-internet-explorer.aspx

Legacy Web Apps

ENTERPRISE PREVIEW PROCESS

PREVIEW BUILDS AVAILABLE

TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS • For evaluation and feedback, not for broad deployment

PERIODICALLY UPDATED THROUGH “FLIGHTING” • Enabling new features as they become available

• Fixing and refining existing features and functions

• Actively soliciting feedback

ROLLED OUT IN PHASES • Enabling new features as they become available

• Fixing and refining existing features and functions

• Actively soliciting feedback

WINDOWS INSIDERS

(slow)

WINDOWS INSIDERS

(fast)

INTERNAL (MICROSOFT)

PROVIDING FEEDBACK

Through the web Through Windows 10 itself

• Enterprise forums through TechNet

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-

US/home?category=WinPreview2014

• Community discussions through Answers

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-

us/windows/forum/windows_tp

• Windows Feature Suggestions

https://windows.uservoice.com

• Windows Feedback app

(“user initiated feedback”)

• System notifications for surveys

(“system initiated feedback”)

• Using Windows 10 preview builds

Demo

Feedback options

NEXT STEPS

BECOME A WINDOWS INSIDER

• Register at http://insider.windows.com

• Download media for Pro or Enterprise

(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise)

• Upgrade by running SETUP.EXE, or boot from the ISOs for new PCs

• Try out the Windows 7 upgrade process

• Install new flights as they come out

• Submit feedback!

http://aka.ms/WCP392

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