Windows 8.1 for IT-pros - presentation from Campus days 2013

W8 & Deploy

Craig Forster

Windows 8.1 for the IT Pro

Senior Premier Field EngineerMicrosoft Danmark

Windows 8.1 is FREE

to upgrade from Windows 8

Support ends atthe same time as

Windows 8Standard support ends in Jan 2018Extended support ends in Jan 2023

VL/TechNet/MSDN ISOs out 17 Sept

Agenda

Windows 8.1 for IT Pros

• Start Menu and Search• Connectivity changes and

features• Security features

Where to next?

• Windows To Go• Management and

Sideloading• Remote Desktop Services

Start Menu and Search

The start button is back

You can chooseto boot to the desktop

Start menu and Search

• Make “All Apps” view the default…and set Windows Store apps to:• appear first,• or appear last

• Control Start menu layout

• Assigned Access• Windows key + X• Bing integrated Search• Controlled by GPOs

Demo1. Customising the start screen2. Enforced Start screen layout3. Assigned Access4. Windows + X

Enforcing the Start Layout

Connectivity changesand features

Connectivity changes and features

• Native 3G/4G supportwith tethering

• 3rd party VPN support in-box

• Windows Store apps can auto-start VPN connections

• Workplace Join• Web Application Proxy

• Work Folders• Selective Wipe over EAS or

EAS+OMA-DM

Native 3rd partyVPN clients

Windows Store Apps can launch VPNs

Add-VpnConnectionTriggerApplication -ConnectionName “Contoso VPN Connection“ -ApplicationID

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe","Microsoft.RemoteDesktop_Contoso0987"

Non-domain-joined machines only

Workplace Join&

Web Application Proxy

Registering and Enrolling Devices

Work Folders

Security features

Security features

• Native biometrics

• Virtual Smart Cards

• TPM Key Attestation

• Can sign-in with fingerprint, natively

• Touch, not swipe devices

• Part of "Convenience Logon" settings within EAS

• Modern apps use fingerprint:• Confirming purchase, profile change, in-app

experiences• Helps control and personalize device

experience• Highly desired as a means to control high-

value transactions, e.g. purchases

• Can benefit “cloaking” apps, access to an app, release credentials…

Virtual Smart Cards

TPMnon-

exportabilityisolated cryptoanti-hammering

• 2FA for local and remote access• Client authentication/mutual

auth SSL• VSC redirection for remote

connections• S/MIME email encryption• BitLocker keys for data volumes

• Removable drives can only be used on the original machine

VSC at MSIT

• 10,000 people are enrolled on Surfaces, 81K on x86 machines

• VSC on Surfaces enables VPN and Remote Apps access

• MS Policy requires users to: • request Manager Approval or• use Physical Smart Card to

provide the same level of assurance as Physical Smart Card

TPM Key Attestation

Windows To Go

Windows To Go

• Built for high random read / write speeds • Support thousands of random access I/O

per second• Provide wear-leveling features improving

drive longevity• 2-year minimum warranty• Tuned to ensure they boot and run on

hardware certified for use with either Windows 7 or Windows 8

Windows To Go

• Windows Store is enabled by default• Enterprise sideloading of Windows Store

apps continues to work• Can boot on both UEFI and Legacy BIOS • Both sets of boot components are placed on a

system partition

Users can self-provision WTG drives

Guided by a UI in the Application Catalog

Managementand Sideloading

Management and Sideloading

Management

• Windows Embedded• Auto-updating of Modern Apps• User Experience Virtualisation

(UE-V 2)

Sideloading

• SCCM Application Catalog• Company Portal• Windows InTune• Mobile Device Management

(MDM)

Thin ClientDigital

Signage

POS

Manufacturing

Medical Devices

Kiosk

ATM Industry Tablet

Windows Embedded

Auto-Updating of Windows Store Apps

User Experience Virtualisation v2

1) Added support for Windows Store

Apps2) Added periodic background refresh and refresh during loss-of-focus

3) Removed requirement for Offline

Files

Sideloading

Windows Modern AppsEnterprise

Sideloading requirements

• Windows 8 Enterprise, domain joined or with a separate Sideloading product key.

• Windows 8 Pro or Windows RT, with a separate Sideloading product key.

Sideloading Requirements

Register Apps for the user

Always in per-user context

Does not require administrative rights

Sideloading or from the Windows StoreInstallation

Register application on the computer

Installs automatically for each user

Requires administrative rights

Only Sideloading, no Windows StoreProvisioning

Delivering Windows 8 Apps

Management Infrastructure CloudSelf-Service

Portal (SSP)

Sideloading from Your Infrastructure

Windows RT Devices

Windows 8 (x86)

Download from Windows Store

Public Apps Custom LOB Apps

SCCM Application Catalog

Company Portal

Windows InTune

SCCM

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Remote Desktop Services

Remote Desktop Services

• Pluggable Authentication (2FA) in Gateway

• Shadowing is BACK, adds:• VDI• Multi-mon and RemoteApp

sessions• Mstsc.exe integration• Server Manager integration

• SOFS Deduplication for VDI

• Storage Tiering in CSVs

Quick Reconne

ct

Improved RemoteAp

p behaviour

Dynamically Add/Remove

monitors

DX11.1 support and H.264

performance

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