Configuring Windows Devices, Part 2 of 8: Deployment

A number of new features have been added to or enhanced with Windows 10. This course explains both Standard and Enterprise Deployment. Virtualization is the name of the game so it then talks about Hyper-V, how to create and manage Virtual machines and manage storage and snapshots. This course is part of the 70-697 exam preparation. This course contains the following lessons:

Lesson 1:

• Deploy the Operating System
• Prepare for Deployment
• Demo: Windows 10 Versions
• 32- and 64-Bit Versions
• Installation Requirements
• Compatibility
• Compatibility Center
• Application Compatibility Toolkit
• Demo: Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
• Installation Options
• Installation Types.

Lesson 2:

• Installation Options
• Overview of Image Based Deployment
• Windows to Go
• Boot to Native VHD
• Demo: Manual Installation
• Upgrading
• Upgrade Process
• Demo: In-Place Upgrade
• Migrating
• Migration Process
• Migration Tools
• Upgrade Failure
• Demo: Revert an Upgrade.

Lesson 3:

• Enterprise Deployment Strategies
• Image Based Deployment Process
• Overview of Image-Based Deployment Continued
• Automating Installations
• Answer Files
• Reference Systems
• SYSPREP
• Demo: SYSPREP.

Lesson 4:

• Windows PE
• Automating Installations
• DISM
• Demo: DISM
• Windows Activation
• Volume Activation Technologies
• KMS Activation
• Active Directory Based Activation.

Lesson 5:

• Virtual Windows 10 Desktops
• Introduction to Client Hyper-V
• Demo: Client Hyper-V.

Lesson 6:

• Creating Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Components
• Import and Export Virtual Machines
• Demo: Create a Virtual Machine
• Demo: Virtual Machine Settings.

Lesson 7:

• Virtual Machine Storage
• VHD and VHDX
• Checkpoints
• Demo: Managing VHDs and Snapshots
• Summary.