Powerful tools that accelerate Diagnostics and desktop repair Recovery Toolset For Software Assurance Customers

Many IT departments take a proactive approach to backing up network data, but tend to be reactive in planning for desktop system failures. They typically reimage problem machines, but that can result in loss of user settings, personalization, and data. “The cost of not having an effective diagnostics and recovery plan in Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) helps IT shift desktop repair place was devastating. All of this planning from reactive to proactive, saving time and reducing the challenges has been resolved and we reduced associated with troubleshooting and repairing system failures. It makes PCs safer overall costs by 10 percent by using to use, keeps employees productive, and enables Windows-based desktops a unified tool suite.” that are easier and less expensive to manage. Administrators can easily recover PCs that have become unusable, rapidly diagnose probable causes of issues, RAM REDDY P. and quickly repair unbootable or locked-out systems, all without leaving their MANAGER OF IT, AUROBINDO PHARMA desks—and much faster than the average time it takes to reimage the machine.

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset: Advantages

Cost savings through reduced downtime • Use scripts to enable image creation. Take advantage of Windows • Work more quickly and simplify helpdesk support, reducing your overall PowerShell cmdlets to automate end-to-end image creation and speed support costs and lost productivity caused by downtime. deployments. Save the process for easy future use. • Remote recovery features mean IT teams can access all of the functionality, • Key tools that help IT professionals quickly respond to and resolve user even for users at remote locations. issues include: » DaRT Recovery Image: Boots unresponsive systems into a familiar Rapid recovery for greater user productivity Windows-like repair environment. • Fourteen administrative, system, and network tools in the toolset provide » Crash Analyzer: Helps determine the most likely cause of a crash. many options for recovery, even when Windows Safe Mode or normal boot will not function. » Disk Wipe: Lets IT staff purge sensitive data from the machine, and meets United States Department of Defense standards. • Recover deleted files or partitions with File Restore, or reset lost or forgotten local passwords, even the administrator, with Locksmith. • Comprehensive on-demand anti-malware scanning capabilities remove malicious software that tries to avoid detection by utilizing rootkits. By scanning the infected while it is offline, the DaRT Defender tool ensures malware is not loaded into the computer’s memory and cannot remain hidden.

Accelerated IT responsiveness and streamlined PC manageability • Go from download to deployment in no time. You can quickly deploy via bootable media such as CD, DVD, or USB. You can also choose to deploy locally to end user machines or—for greater efficiencies—use PXE to boot through the network and remotely diagnose and recover employee computers from your own desk. Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset combines with other tools to make the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance, a dynamic desktop solution that helps virtualize the user experience, applications, and Windows, manage features within Windows, and restore user productivity after a system issue.

• Microsoft Application Virtualization: Helps businesses provide their end-users with access to virtually any application, anywhere without installing applications directly on their computers.

• Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization: Virtualizes Windows removing the barriers to Windows upgrades by resolving application incompatibility with Windows 7.

• Microsoft Advanced Management: Enhances governance and control over Group Policy through change management, versioning, and role-based administration.

• Microsoft User Experience Virtualization: Provides an enterprise scalable user state virtualization solution that delivers a personal Windows experience, is easy for IT to deploy, and integrates into existing infrastructure.

• Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring: Makes it easier to secure sensitive information by simplifying the BitLocker provisioning process, monitoring and enforcing encryption compliance, and reducing costs.

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