- Published 2/16/2016
- 1st Edition
Get a head start evaluating Windows 10--with technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin deployment planning now.
This edition was written after the release of Windows 10 version 1511 in November 2015 and includes all of its enterprise-focused features.
The goal of this book is to help you sort out what’s new in Windows 10, with a special emphasis on features that are different from the Windows versions you and your organization are using today, starting with an overview of the operating system, describing the many changes to the user experience, and diving deep into deployment and management tools where it’s necessary.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1: An overview of Windows 10 1
What is Windows 10? 2
A new approach to updates and upgrades 2
The evolution of the Windows user experience 4
User accounts and synchronization 6
Windows apps 7
A new default browser 9
What’s new for IT pros? 10
Greater control over updates and upgrades 11
Security enhancements 12
Deployment and manageability 15
Virtualization 15
Chapter 2: The Windows 10 user experience 19
An overview of the new Windows user experience 20
The Settings app 21
Notifications and action buttons 24
Cortana 25
Universal apps in resizable windows 27
Navigation 29
Tablet Mode 30
File Explorer 31
Cloud connections 33
Chapter 3: Installation and activation 35
Compatibility and preparation 35
System requirements 36
Supported upgrade paths 36
Creating and using installation media 36
New rules for activation 39
Windows 10 installation options 41
Creating and managing user accounts 43
Which account type should you use? 44
Chapter 4: Deploying Windows 10 in the Enterprise 49
Deployment scenarios 50
Enterprise deployment tools: An overview 52
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 52
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit 53
Chapter 5: Security and privacy in Windows 10 57
The evolution of the threat landscape 57
Securing hardware 58
Securing the boot process 59
Locking down enterprise PCs with Device Guard 62
Securing data on local storage devices 63
Device encryption 64
BitLocker Drive Encryption 64
Remote business data removal 65
Securing identities 65
Blocking malware 69
Windows Defender 69
SmartScreen and phishing protection 70
Managing privacy 71
Chapter 6: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 77
A brief history of Internet Explorer 77
Browsing options in Windows 10 78
Microsoft Edge 81
Configuring Enterprise Mode in Windows 10 86
Chapter 7: Windows 10 networking 91
Wireless networking enhancements 91
Making secure connections to corporate networks 96
Managing network connections 98
Support for IPv6 101
Chapter 8: Hyper-V and desktop virtualization options 103
Client Hyper-V 103
Desktop virtualization options 108
Application virtualization 110
User Experience Virtualization 112
Chapter 9: Recovery and troubleshooting tools 113
Using Windows Recovery Environment 113
Windows 10 and push-button reset options 116
The Keep My Files option 119
The Remove Everything option 120
Troubleshooting tools 121
Sysinternals tools 123
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 123
Chapter 10: Integrating Azure Active Directory 125
Getting started with Azure AD 125
Joining a Windows 10 PC to Azure AD 130
Adding work accounts to Windows 10 134
Chapter 11: Universal apps and the new Windows Store 137
The Universal Windows Platform 137
Introducing the new Windows Store 138
How Universal Windows Platform apps work 141
Using the Windows Store for Business 145
Chapter 12: Storage 147
Storage Tools 147
Disk Management 148
DiskPart 148
Storage Sense 149
File History 151
Advanced Storage Options 153
Chapter 13: Managing mobile devices and enterprise data 159
Mobile device management strategies 159
System Center Configuration Manager 160
Microsoft Intune 162
Work Folders 163
Chapter 14: Windows 10 on phones and small tablets 167
The evolution of Windows on mobile devices 167
Installing Windows 10 Mobile 169
What’s inside Windows 10 Mobile 171
Windows 10 Mobile and apps 172
Continuum 175
Windows 10 Mobile in the enterprise 176
Chapter 15: What’s new in Group Policy in Windows 10 177
Windows Update for Business 177
Device Guard 178
Microsoft Passport for Work 180
Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 181
Controlling access to preview builds and telemetry data 182
Managing Windows Update Delivery Optimization 183
Security policies 184