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Published inOct 2023

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ISBN-139781804618592

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Authors (5):

Manuel Singer

Jeff Stokes

Steve Miles

Thomas Lee

Richard Diver

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Chapter 1, Windows 11 – Installation and Upgrading, covers concepts and best practices for installing the new Windows 11 to prepare you for the move to Windows 11 in the most feasible way. It covers the new hardware requirements for Windows 11 and discusses different installation options. The chapter shows under which conditions an in-place upgrade is possible. It will also explain the new Lifecycle Policy of Windows 11.

Chapter 2, Introducing PowerShell, provides an introduction to PowerShell/PowerShell 7. The chapter explains the key concepts and shows how you can learn more about PowerShell.

Chapter 3, Configuration and Customization, discusses configuring Windows 11 to your needs, supported customization options, and how to configure Windows 11 for end users.

Chapter 4, User Account Administration, covers the administration of user accounts in Windows 11, including Azure AD, local accounts, and domain accounts usage.

Chapter 5, Tools to Manage Windows 11, discusses two sets of tools that you can use to manage Windows 11 and your Windows Server environment. Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) are produced by Microsoft and are available to download and use. The chapter also discusses the Sysinternals tools from Microsoft. Both tool sets are invaluable – and are both free and easy to obtain.

Chapter 6, Device Management, describes the new mobile device management (MDM) capabilities of Windows 10 and 11, discusses caveats of the Windows 10/11 GPO processing, and has a deeper look at patching and servicing, including the deployment solutions of the needed quality and feature updates such as Windows Update for Business, WSUS, MECM (aka SCCM), and third-party solutions.

Chapter 7, Accessing Enterprise Data in BYOD and CYOD Scenarios, covers an understanding of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) models. You will see and understand how to handle the scenario of user access to corporate data on personally owned Windows 11 devices.

Chapter 8, Windows 11 Security, covers all aspects of Windows 11 security. While you have covered some aspects of security in some of the other chapters in this book, you will look at them collectively and in more detail in this security-focused chapter. If you are a security professional, then this chapter is dedicated to your role and responsibilities in securing Windows 11 in a company.

Chapter 9, Advanced Configurations, goes over a variety of different configurations used in enterprise environments, including VDI, kiosk mode, Autopilot, configuration for schools, Unbranded Boot, and WSL2.

Chapter 10, Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 Changes (versus Windows 10), gives an overview of all the new features and the numerous changes of the first two Windows 11 versions compared to the previous Windows 10 versions. This chapter is intended to give an overview of all the new features you should take a look at. It is a good start to familiarize yourself with the new features.

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Published in: Oct 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804618592

Authors (5)

Manuel Singer

Manuel Singer works as a Senior Premier Field Engineer for Windows Client at Microsoft and is based in Germany. He has more than 10 years of experience in system management and deployment using Microsoft technologies. He specializes in client enterprise design, deployment, performance, reliability, and Microsoft devices. Manuel works with local and international top customers from the private and public sector to provide professional technical and technological support.
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Jeff Stokes

Jeff Stokes is a Windows / Microsoft Engineer currently employed at Microsoft. He specializes in Operating System Health, Reliability, and Performance. He is skilled in Windows Deployment with MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and has exceptional skills in VDI (Virtual Desktop) and performance analysis. He is an active writer and blogger and loves technology.
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Steve Miles

Steve Miles is a Microsoft security and Azure/hybrid MVP and MCT with over 20 years of experience in security, networking, storage, end user computing, and cloud solutions. His current focus is on securing, protecting, and managing identities, Windows clients, and Windows server workloads in hybrid and multi-cloud platform environments. His first Microsoft certification was on Windows NT and he is an MCP, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE for Windows and many other Microsoft products. He also holds multiple Microsoft Fundamentals, Associate, Expert, and Specialty certifications in Azure security, identity, network, M365, and D365. He also holds multiple security, networking vendor, and other public cloud provider certifications.
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Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee is a consultant/trainer/writer based in the UK and has been in the IT business since the late 1960s. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Thomas joined ComShare where he was a systems programmer building the Commander II time-sharing operating system, a forerunner of today's cloud computing paradigm. In the mid-1970s, he moved to ICL to work on the VME/K operating system. After a sabbatical in 1980/81, he joined Accenture, leaving in 1988 to run his own consulting and training business, which is still active today. Thomas holds numerous Microsoft certifications, including MCSE (one of the first in the world) and later versions, MCT (25 years), and was awarded Microsoft's MVP award 17 times.
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Richard Diver

Richard Diver is a senior technical business strategy manager for the Microsoft Security Solutions group, focused on developing security partners. Based in Chicago, Richard works with advanced security and compliance partners to help them build solutions across the entire Microsoft platform, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft 365 security solutions, and many more. Prior to Microsoft, Richard worked in multiple industries and for several Microsoft partners to architect and implement cloud security solutions for a wide variety of customers around the world. Any spare time he gets is usually spent with his family.
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