Preface

Microsoft’s launch of Windows 10 is a step toward satisfying Enterprise administrator needs for management and user experience customization. This book provides Enterprise administrators with the knowledge required to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 10 Enterprise. This practical guide shows Windows 10 from an administrator's point of view.

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Installation and Upgrading, covers Enterprise deployment and in-place upgrade techniques. Deployment tools will be covered, along with tips and tricks to smooth in-place upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and migrating user state information and settings.

Chapter 2, Configuration and Customization, dives into Enterprise image customization and configuration techniques. We will specifically cover Windows 10 customization techniques as they diverge from the Windows 7 and lower models.

Chapter 3, User Account Administration, covers the concepts and technologies that enable the secure and productive use of the Windows 10 operating system as well as the advanced options available to secure the user account credentials and prevent unauthorized system configuration changes and software installation.

Chapter 4, Remote Administration Tools, covers how to install and configure RSAT, perform administrative tasks using the RSAT tool, configure the Enterprise for secure PowerShell remoting, and perform remote administration using PowerShell.

Chapter 5, Device Management, covers the different form factors of machines and how management can be customized based on the chassis. Considerations for laptops, desktops, tablets, mobiles, and hybrid devices will be covered. Microsoft InTune and SCCM will be discussed in some depth.

Chapter 6, Protecting Enterprise Data in BYOD Scenarios, explores the risks and the impact of personally owned or unmanaged devices on information security and the practical steps you can take to ensure that the appropriate protection is applied. Key considerations for device choice, ownership, and management will be discussed.

Chapter 7, Windows 10 Security, covers the new security options available with Windows 10 and how they can be combined with the existing security to enhance protection. You will explore their benefits and their hardware and software requirements and look at some caveats when implementing some of them.

Chapter 8, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection, provides information about a new service that defends against modern threats that have a high impact if they get into the Enterprise. We discuss how to activate and configure it and then maintain and use it for operations.

Chapter 9, Advanced Configurations, discusses the configuration of Windows 10 for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, kiosk mode, and methods for providing a clean and locked-down configuration for various purposes. Troubleshooting and the configuration of these scenarios will be covered.

Chapter 10, RedStone 3 Changes, describes the new features in RedStone 3, also known as Fall Creators Update, including changes to power management, user interface, file security, eye tracking, and many more minor and major updates.

What you need for this book

We recommend that you install and activate a copy of Windows 10 Enterprise in a test environment. An Active Directory domain will be required in order to test new Group Policy options. An Azure subscription will be required to test the following features covered in this book:

• Azure Active Directory domain join
• Microsoft Intune for device management
• Security center for Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

You may also want an Office 365 subscription to see the complete integration between Windows Defender ATP and Office 365 ATP.

Who this book is for

If you are a system administrator who has been given the responsibility of administering and managing Windows 10 RedStone 3, then this book is for you. If you have deployed and managed previous versions of Windows, that would be an added advantage.

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if ($predefined) {
        $predefined.Enabled = 1;
        $predefined.Put() | Out-Null;
        Write-Host Enabled $Id
    }

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

export-startlayout -path c:\temp\customstartscreenlayout.xml –verbose

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes, appear in the text like this: "Users can manage their own sign in preferences by going to Start | Settings | Accounts | Sign-in options and selecting the options you prefer."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.

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