- Published 5/8/2015
- 1st Edition
Get a head start evaluating Windows 10--with early 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 book is a preview, a work in progress about a work in progress. It offers a snapshot of the Windows 10 Technical Preview as of April 2015, on the eve of the BUILD Developers’ Conference in San Francisco.
Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Chapter 1: An overview of the Windows 10 Technical Preview 1
What is Windows 10? 1
A new approach to updates and upgrades 2
The evolution of the Windows user experience 3
User accounts and synchronization 4
Windows apps 6
A new default browser 8
What’s new for IT pros? 9
Security enhancements 9
Deployment and manageability 12
Virtualization 13
Chapter 2: The Windows 10 user experience 15
An overview of the new Windows user experience 15
The Settings app 17
Notifications Center and action buttons 18
Cortana 19
Modern apps in resizable windows 21
Navigation 22
Tablet Mode 23
File Explorer 24
Cloud connections 26
Chapter 3: Installing and deploying the Windows 10 Technical Preview 29
Compatibility and preparation 30
Enterprise deployment tools: A roadmap 31
Windows 10 installation options 32
Upgrade or clean install? 32
Choosing an account type 34
Which account type should you use? 39
Chapter 4: Security in Windows 10 41
The evolution of the threat landscape 41
Securing hardware 42
Securing the boot process 43
Locking down enterprise PCs 45
Securing data on local storage devices 45
Device encryption 46
BitLocker Drive Encryption 46
Remote business data removal 47
Securing identities 47
Blocking malware 51
Windows Defender 51
SmartScreen and phishing protection 51
Chapter 5: Deploying and managing Windows Store apps 53
Introducing the new Windows Store 53
How universal apps work 55
Distributing line-of-business apps 58
Chapter 6: Web browsing and Windows 10 59
A brief history of Internet Explorer 59
Browsing options in Windows 10 60
Project Spartan 62
Configuring Enterprise Mode in Windows 10 67
Chapter 7: Windows 10 networking 71
Wireless networking enhancements 71
Connecting to remote corporate networks 72
Managing network connections 74
Support for IPv6 76
Chapter 8: Virtualization and remote access 77
Client Hyper-V 77
Desktop virtualization options 81
Application virtualization 84
User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 86
Chapter 9: Backup and recovery options in Windows 10 87
Using Windows Recovery Environment 87
Windows 10 and push-button reset options 90
Refresh Your PC Without Affecting Your Files option 92
Remove Everything And Reinstall Windows option 93
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 95
Chapter 10: Windows 10 on phones and small tablets 97
The evolution of Windows 10 Mobile 97
Installing the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones 98
What’s inside Windows 10 Mobile 99