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Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals Preview Edition Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals Introducing Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals Get a head start evaluating Windows 8.1—with early technical Note insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed This title is also available as a free Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing eBook from Microsoft at: a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin http://aka.ms/mspressfree deployment planning now. About the Author Preview new features and enhanced capabilities, Ed Bott is an award-winning journalist including: known to millions of readers through two decades of writing for leading • The Windows 8.1 user experience industry publications and more than 25 • Deployment tools and technologies books on Microsoft Office and Windows, • Security features including Windows 7 Inside Out and • Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition. • Delivering Windows Store apps • Recovery options • Networking and remote access • Virtualization Introducing • Windows RT 8.1 • Managing mobile devices Also see Windows 10 for Windows 8.1 Administration Microsoft Office Pocket Consultant Inside Out IT Professionals Essentials & Configuration 2013 Edition ISBN: 9780735682658 ISBN: 9780735669062 Storage, Security, & Networking ISBN: 9780735682610 Preview Edition U.S.A. $9.99 Canada $10.99 [Recommended] Operating Systems/Windows Celebrating 30 years! ED BOTT Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals, Preview Edition Ed Bott PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 Copyright 2015 © Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-0-7356-9696-9 Printed and bound in the United States of America. First Printing Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. If you need support related to this book, email Microsoft Press Support at [email protected]. Please tell us what you think of this book at http://aka.ms/tellpress. This book is provided “as-is” and expresses the author’s views and opinions. The views, opinions and information expressed in this book, including URL and other Internet website references, may change without notice. 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Acquisitions Editor: Rosemary Caperton Project Editor: Christian Holdener; S4Carlisle Publishing Services Editorial Production: S4Carlisle Publishing Services Copyeditor: Roger LeBlanc 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 iii 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 .......................................................................................................................
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