Overview/Description Managing and maintaining client machines within an enterprise can be challenging given the variety of operating systems and devices available to end users. The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, or MDOP, is a suite of tools designed to ease the administration overhead for IT departments. This course examines some of these tools. The course is one of a series which cover the objectives for Microsoft Exam 70-688: Supporting Windows 8.1. This exam is a requirement for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows 8 certification. Target Audience IT...

Overview/Description The latest update to Microsoft's desktop operating system, Windows 8.1 carries over, and improves on, the new user interface from Windows 8. It also adds new features, including enterprise-oriented ones, such as Workplace Join, and more consumer-oriented features like Miracast Display. This course discusses VPNs and the different technologies supported in Windows 8.1. It also covers Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance. Finally, it covers mobility, configuring mobile devices and how to secure them with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go drive encryption. The course is one of...

Overview/Description Before applications can be deployed on Windows devices, the currently installed ones along with the network need to be assessed for any issues. Mitigation solution also needs to be identified to ensure applications function correctly once deployed. A strategy for how to migrate user state migration also needs to be identified to ensure users do not lose any data. This course will demonstrate how to assess application compatibility issues and identify mitigation solutions. It will also cover user state migration strategies and how to implement them using USMT. This course...

Overview/Description Microsoft provides many different deployment strategies for deploying Windows devices and applications. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit provides faster deployment times using standardized desktop and server images to client machines within a network. MDT provides task sequences to capture, build, and deploy images throughout a network by performing lite-touch installations. LTI provides consistent settings across network computers, easier deployment by handling driver, application, and update installations, and streamlines maintenance tasks. This course demonstrates how...