This course is intended for IT Professionals who are interested in specializing in desktop and application deployments and managing desktop environments for large organizations. People attending this training could be support technicians or currently in deployment roles and are looking at taking the next step in their career or enhancing their skills in the areas of planning and deploying desktops.

After completing this Windows 7 training course, students will be able to:
• Plan and perform effective preparation tasks for deploying Windows 7.
• Describe and compare various deployment methods to determine the best deployment method for your scenario.
• Assess and resolve application compatibility issues.
• Assess and evaluate business needs and requirements to design a standard image.
• Configure system, security and Internet Explorer settings to define the client environment.
• Describe the tools and methods to perform automated installation in Windows 7.
• Deploy images using WAIK.
• Deploy images using WDS.
• Deploy images using Lite Touch installation
• Use MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7 using Zero Touch installation technologies
• Migrate user state using USMT 4.0.
• Create and implement a strategy to deploy applications and updates
• Perform an end-to-end Windows 7 Deployment

Preparing to Deploy Windows 7 Business Desktops

• Overview of the Client Lifecycle

o Describe the benefits of a client lifecycle (include “what is client lifecycle”).
o Describe hardware lifecycle.
o Describe the desktop deployment life cycle.
• Windows 7 Deployment and the Client Lifecycle
o Describe the challenges of deploying a new business desktop.
o Describe the deployment Process (Process)
o Apply guidelines for an effective business desktop deployment.
o Describe the Infrastructure Optimization Model.
o Describe how automation provides cost savings.
o Identify characteristics within your network environment to determine your organization’s level of optimization.
o Describe the business case for Windows 7
o Describe the minimum requirements for installing Windows 7
o Assessing the current environment
o Describe Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
o Detail feature overview: Hardware inventory, compatibility analysis, readiness reporting
o Understand System Requirements
o Describe SCCM Inventory Service capability
o Describe MDOP Asset Intelligence functionality
o Create Performance Benchmarks and Baselines of existing workstation
• Tools and Technologies Used in the Desktop Deployment Lifecycle
o Describe tools used to support the planning phase.
o Describe tools used for the building phase.
o Describe tools used for the deploying phase.
• Lab: Assessing the Network Environment Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
• Designing Licensing and Activation
o Describe activation options for current Windows operating system products
o Describe volume activation models
o Describe how to implement MAK activation
o Describe how to implement KMS activation
o Troubleshoot common volume activation issues
o Recommend Volume activation methods based upon specific scenarios
• Lab: Configuring the License Activation Environment
Evaluating Desktop Deployment Methods
• Evaluating In-Place Deployment
o Describe In-place deployment
o Describe the advantages / disadvantage of In-place deployment
o Advantages – Simplest, no extra hardware required
o Disadvantages – Data at risk, greatest down time, no fail-back positions
o Describe the considerations for using In-place deployment
o Infrastructure requirements
o Clean install “Wipe and Load” vs. Upgrade
o Options for Windows XP desktops
o Options for Windows Vista desktops
o Amount of Interaction
o State of user data
• Evaluating Side-by-Side Deployment
o Describe Side-by-Side deployment
o Describe the advantages / disadvantage of Side-by-Side deployment
o Advantages – less risk
o Disadvantages – more complexity, requires more time to setup, requires more hardware
o Describe the considerations for using Side-by-Side deployment
o Infrastructure and Tools requirements – USMT, WDS (optional)
o Amount of Interaction
o State of user data – what gets copied
• Evaluating Lite-Touch Deployment
o Describe Lite-Touch deployment
o Describe the advantages / disadvantage of Lite Touch deployment
o Describe the considerations for using Lite Touch deployment
o Infrastructure requirements – WDS, MDT 2010
o Amount of Interaction
o State of user data
• Evaluating Zero-Touch Deployment
o Describe Zero-Touch deployment
o Describe the advantages / disadvantage of Zero-Touch deployment
o Describe the considerations for using Zero-Touch deployment
o Infrastructure requirements –SCCM 2007, WDS, MDT
o Amount of Interaction
o State of user data
• Lab: Determining the Deployment Method
Assessing Application Compatibility
• Overview of Application Compatibility
o Describe common applications that must be tested during the planning phase of an operating system deployment project.
o Apply guidelines for testing commercial and custom applications.
o Describe common application compatibility problems experienced when upgrading to Windows 7.
o UAC / non-administrator access
o Windows Resource Protection
o Internet Explorer Protected Mode
o Deprecations, GINA, and Session 0
o 64-bit
o Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)
o Describe the process for resolving application compatibility issues.
o Describe common methods that can be used to mitigate application compatibility issues.
o Apply guidelines for resolving application compatibility issues.
• Resolving Application Compatibility Issues Using ACT 5.5
o Describe the Application Compatibility Toolkit
o Describe the system requirements for ACT 5.5
o Describe the features of ACT 5.5
o Describe the architecture of ACT 5.5
o Explain how ACT 5.5 evaluates Windows 7 compatibility
o Configure ACT 5.5 to inventory, organize, and analyze application compatibility issues.
o Install Application Inventory and Compatibility Data
o Phase 1 Collecting Compatibility Data
o Phase 2: Analyzing Your Compatibility Data
o Prioritizing Your Data
o Categorizing Your Data
o Selecting Your Assessment Rating
o Adding and Resolving Issues and Solutions
o Phase 3: Testing and Mitigating Your Compatibility Issues
o Sharing your data with others
o Describe how the Standard User Analyzer detects potential compatibility issues with User Account Control
o Describe how the Compatibility Administrator tool is used to provide fixes to resolve incompatibility issues with Windows 7.
• Lab : Evaluating Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
• Lab : Creating Application Compatibility Fixes Using the Compatibility Administrator Tool (15 Minutes)
Designing a Standard Image
• Planning the Client Environment
o Describe the factors that you need to consider when planning the client environment.
o Functionally vs. Geographically decisions regarding your images
o Least Privilege vs. Least Complexity principles in deciding what to put into your image
o Describe the considerations for using the Virtualization options
o Develop VHD strategy / Dual Boot Options
o Determine tradeoffs or decision points between physical and / or virtual solution
o Describe the various methods (Group Policy / Login scripts / Group Policy Preferences) for implementing the client environment
o Describe the capabilities and advantages and disadvantages of each method
• Determining the Image Strategy
o Describe the imaging process (overview)
o Describe the Planning phase
o Describe the considerations for selecting an image strategy
o Describe Thick vs. Thin Images vs hybrid images
o Describe the Image Concepts – WIM Format, Single Instancing
• Overview of Creating Images
o Describe the development phase
o Add operating system to the image
o Add device drivers to the image
o Add updates to the image
o Add language packs
o Add applications
o Configure deployment points
o Configure Windows PE
o Capture an Image
• Testing Images
o Describe the Stabilizing phase of the imaging process
o Perform lab tests
o Creating benchmarks (performance optimization)
• Determining the Image Strategy
Configuring and Managing the Client Environment
• Configuring standard system settings
o Determine the configuration for desktops based on the business requirements.
o Identify the local policies that control the configuration.
o Configure standard settings using local policies.
o Best practices for configuring standard system settings.
• Configuring Internet Explorer Settings
o Describe the reasons for which you need to customize and manage IE settings.
o Privacy
o Security (malware)
o Compatibility
o Describe the Privacy features in IE 8.0.
o Describe the Security features in IE 8.0.
o Describe Security Zone settings and their default allowances
• Local Intranet
o Trusted Sites
o Internet Zone
o Restricted Zone
o Local Machine Zone
• Security Zone Templates
o Describe Certificates and their usage
o Detail how to verify local certificate stores
o trusted root CAs
o machine certificates
o personal certificate
o Export and Import Certificates into Local Certificate Stores
o Client AutoEnrollment Troubleshooting
o Describe the SmartScreen technology in IE 8.0
o Describe the Compatibility features in IE 8.0.
o Describe the purpose of accelerators.
o Configuring IE settings using local policies.
o Compatibility
o InPrivate
o Search Providers
o Accelerators
o Additional settings in IE 8.0
o Configure Group Policies to restrict which add-ons may be installed or run.
o Prevent Bypassing SmartScreen Filter Warnings
o Do not allow users to enable or disable add-ons
o Configure Group Policies to help ensure that users are not spoofed by fraudulent certificates:
o Check for server certificate revocation
o Turn on warn about certificate address
o Identifying migration and browser compatibility issues
o Perform enterprise website testing with IE 8 – Internet Explorer Compatibility Test Tool (IECTT), -- part of ACT 5.5 toolkit
o Configure Administrative Template to set Browser Compatibility mode
o Verify mitigation strategy
• Lesson 3: Configuring Security
o Describe the need for Application Control Policies
o Describe the differences between Software Restriction and Application Control PoliciesDefineConfigure Bitlocker
o Policies
o Overview of Bitlocker updates
o Bitlocker partitions and workstation
o TPM
o PIN management
o Bitlocker To Go Policies
o Configure UAC policies
 Understand different UAC prompt levels
 Understand UAC
o Configure Firewall rules
o Configure Windows Defender
• Managing System Settings Using Group Policy
o Describe Group Policies and how they work.
o Describe the difference between Symmetric vs. asymmetric Policy Processing
o Describe Loopback Processing and its usage
o Describe Group Policy inheritance (LSDOU) / blocking / enforcement / Filtering
o Configure a system setting using Group Policy
o Best Practices
o Editing Group Policies on the PDC Emulator
o Offline Group Policy Editing
o GPO Testing in Test or Pilot Environments
o GPO Backup and Archiving before Editing
o Importing Test GPO to Production domains
o GPO Accelerators
o Overview GPO Accelerators
o In-depth look at GPO Accelerator Settings to enhance client security
o Capabilities of Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) – MDOP
o Offline GPO Editing and GPO Check-in
o Automatic Group Policy Backup and Versioning
o Workflow and authorization
o GPO Documentation and Comparison
o GPO Templates
• Lab: Configuring the Client Environment
• Troubleshooting Client Configurations
o Explain under which circumstances intended Group Policy might not apply:
o Filtering – Group, WMI
o Enforcement or Block Inheritance
o Slow Network Connection
o Security Permissions (Deny Statements) to Group Policy Objects
o SYSVOL and Active Directory Replication
o Identify and apply quick fixes for Group Policy application failures
o Desire immediate application – gpupdate /force
o Policies not effective on slow WAN or dialup links – check GP slow link detection
o Account policies not applied for domain users – only applied if assigned at domain level
o Identify Group Policy Tools:
o RSoP in Group Policy Management Console
o GPResult.exe
o GPOTool to check serial number across domain controller
o Client Event Viewer
o ADDiag.exe – Software Installation Diagnostic Tool
o GPInventory – Run RSoP on multiple computers within domain
o Identify the steps for resolving Group Policy application failures
o Enable verbose debug logging
o Verify domain connectivity, correct time, and appropriate DNS and AD record resolution
o Verify that Group Policy should be applied to the client – RSoP
 filtering (security, WMI, group)
 Blocking
 Enforcement
o Run GPResult to check for the order of GPO application
o Run GPOTool to determine if inconsistency exists between domain controller on relevant GPO
o View the Userenv.log file and event viewer – check for processing of GPO and Distinguish Name of GPO
o Check for loopback processing
• Lab : Troubleshooting GPO issues.
Overview of the Automated Installation Methods in Windows 7
• Overview of Windows 7 Installation Architecture
o Describe the components used for automated installation of Windows 7
o Explain the concept of Windows Imaging File Format
o Benefits of WIM – offline servicing, API
o Compression, Single Instancing
o hardware agnostic
o Describe how Windows 7 uses Modularization
o Describe the components of the Windows 7 Imaging and Deployment Platform
o Describe the Windows Setup Configuration Passes and their usage
o AuditSystem – used to add additional device drivers and assign a name to the system specific for audit mode
o AuditUser – to execute RunSynchronous or RunAsynchronous commands. These commands are used to run scripts, applications, or other executables during audit mode
o Generalize – enables you to automate the behavior for all deployments of this reference image
o Offline Servicing – to apply unattended Setup settings to an offline Windows image
o OOBE – configures settings that are applied during the first-boot experience for end users
• Overview of WAIK 2.0
o Describe Windows AIK 2.0 and its new features
o Describe the phases of WAIK.
o Planning
o Building Deployment Environment
o Preparing and Customizing your Images
o Deploying Your Windows Image
o Managing and Serving Your Windows Image
o Describe WAIK scenarios.
o Deploy from Media
o Deploy from a Network
o Deploy from a Server
• Overview of WAIK 2.0 Tools
o Describe Window PE and its functionality
o Describe Windows PE 3.0
o Describe the utilities included with Windows PE 3.0
o Describe the process for customizing a Windows PE boot disk
o Describe the ImageX tool and its functionality
o Describe the SysPrep tool and how it is used
o Describe the Windows System Image Manager and how it is used
o Describe Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) and its functionality
o Identify the Command-Line Tools
• Lab : Preparing the Automated Installation Environment (10 Minutes)
• Overview of Windows Deployment Services:
o Describe how Windows Deployment Services (WDS) can help automate a Windows Vista deployment
o Describe the prerequisites and optional components for deploying via WDS
o Configure Active Directory Settings
o Create a Localized Setup Experience
o Configuring DHCP / PXE
o Windows PE environment
o Manage Network Boot Programs
o Manage the Boot Menu
o Prestage Client Computers
Deploying Images Using WAIK
• Deploying from Media
o Identify the requirements for deployment
o Create a Windows Catalog
o Create a distribution share
o Create an answer file
o Add applications and drivers
o Create a configuration set
o Install Windows with the configuration set
• Deploying from a Network Share
o Identify the requirements for deployment
o Create a bootable Windows PE media
o Build a configuration set
o Deploy an image from a network share
• Lesson 3: Deploying from a Server
o Identify the requirements for deployment
o Create bootable Windows PE media
o Build an image
o Configure the server
• Deploying Images Using WAIK
Deploying Images Using WDS
• Configuring WDS Deployment Environment
o Install WDS
o Install Server components
o Install Default Images
o Configure WDS (boot menu, boot images) – WDSUtil
o Create and capture custom install images
o Prepare Windows Pre-Boot Execution environment
o Describe the WDS Server functionality modes.
o Configure permissions and deployments (pre-authorized)
o Describe the best practices for using WDS
o Troubleshooting WDS deployment problems
o Performance problems
o PXE boot problems
o Deployment Logs
 Location – %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log
 Specifying Verbose
o Multicast issues – too slow
• Lab : Configuring WDS
• Preparing and Customizing Images
o Describe the types of images supported by WDS
o Install Image – OS deployment images
o Boot Image
o Capture Image
o Discover Image
o Capture images
o ImageCapture Wizard
o ImageX
o Describe the purpose of the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
o Usage
o Replaces Windows Vista Package Manager (PkgMgr.exe) and other tool
o Faster customization of images by not requiring a recapture of image
o Can service an image by inserting objects, applications, or files into WIM format
o Reasons or Scenarios for customization
o Hardware changes
o Software updates released
o Install new application
o Perform image servicing
o Describe offline Image Servicing
o Describe online Image Servicing
o Add, remove, and enumerate packages and drivers
o Enable or disable Windows features.
o Apply changes based on the offline servicing section of an unattend.xml answer file.
o Configure international settings.
o Upgrade a Windows image to a different edition.
o Store and replicate images using DFS
• Lab : Building and Customizing Images
• Managing Images
o Describe the general tasks in managing images.
o Manage boot images
o Manage Install images
o Manage image groups
Deploying Images Using Lite Touch Installation
• Designing Lite Touch Deployment
o Understand the benefits and prerequisites of Lite Touch Deployments
o Understand and Design Lite Touch Process
o Best Practices and Network Considerations with LTI
• Implementing MDT 2010
o Install and Configure MDT infrastructure
o Configure Deployment Workbench
o Create and Configure Distribution Share
o Add OS source files
o Add desired applications
o Configure Office deployment with OCT
o Configure OS Packages – hot-fixes
o Customize with added drivers
o Create Task Sequences
o Create Deployment Point
o Decide what type of deployment should have
o Configure USMT tasks
o Create Windows PE environment
o Update WDS with Win PE Boot Image
• Lab: Deploying Images Using Lite Touch Installation
Deploying Images Using Zero Touch Installation
• Planning the Deployment Environment for Zero Touch
o Understand Infrastructure requirements to support ZTI
o Understand Network requirements to support ZTI
• Deploying Windows 7 via Zero Touch using MDT 2010, SCCM 2007
o Describe the Zero Touch setup process
o Describe tasks required to prepare the deployment environment
o Describe packages and images required by the ConfigMgr Task Sequence process
o Describe how to advertise a Task Sequence using ConfigMgr 2007
• Lab: Deploying Images Using Zero Touch Installation
Migrating User State
• Overview of the User State Migration Task
o Define the concepts and features of user state migration
o Identify which tool to use to perform user state migration
o Identify user state components that cannot be migrated
o Plan for a User State Migration task
o Consider the requirements for performing a user state migration.
o Describe the process of configuring Windows Easy Transfer to migrate user settings
• Lab : Migrate User Settings Using Windows Easy Transfer
• Planning a Migration
o Describe the considerations for planning a migration.
o Identify the appropriate Migration Store Type
o Capacity Planning
o Compressed
o Uncompressed
o Hard Link
o Identify the appropriate location for the migration store
o Design USMT Configuration
o Best practices
o Security Considerations
o EFS
o Virus Scan
o Password Security
o Describe the various usage scenarios for USMT 4.0.
o Describe how USMT functions in a replace migration scenario
o Describe how USMT functions in a refresh migration scenario
• Migrating User Accounts
o Describe how to use ScanState to capture user state information
o Describe how to use LoadState to migrate user state information
o Identify and Troubleshoot Common issues during migration
o Using logs to troubleshoot migration issues
o Create a progress log to monitor the migration
o Use the /v:13 option to create a detailed log file
o Avoid USMT failures by using the continue on error switch o /c
o AV program interfering with migration
o Admin access to the box, user not logged in previously to box
o User application not installed prior to user state migration and overwrites settings
• Lab : Migrating User State Using the User State Migration Tool (30 Minutes)
Deploying Applications and Updates
• Determining the Application Delivery Method
o Describe the considerations for distributing applications using SCCM
o Understand SCCM Capabilities
o Discuss Software Distribution Features
o Prerequisites
o Describe the considerations for distributing applications using GPO
o Capabilities
o Limitations
o Best Practices
o Describe the considerations for using virtualization and Server-Based Computing.
o App-V Streaming
o Capabilities of App-V
o Deployment Options
o Limitations
o TS Remote App
o Capabilities of TS RemoteApp
o Deployment or Presentation Options
o Limitations
o Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
o Discuss type of application package formats
o MSI – preferred installer package
o MSP – patches
o MST – transformation files
o ZAP – alternate packaging technology
• Lab A: Deploying Applications
• Overview of Office 2007 Deployment
o Describe the tools and methods that can be used for deploying Office 2007.
o Tools – Office Customization Tool
o Understand the different methods of desktop Office installation
o Precache
o Network Installation Point
o GPO
o SCCM
o Describe the phases of Office 2007 Deployment
o Planning Phase
o Determine Office application business requirements
o Plan Data migration or supported file format plan
o Design deployment plan and deployment infrastructure
o Developing Phase
o Describe Office Customization options- (Office Customization Tool – OCT)
o Configure PRF Outlook Profiles File
o Explain Integration of Office within OS Deployment and MDT2010
o Create Installation point
o Stabilizing Phase
o Test existing macros, databases, and addins used in production with Office 2007
o Create and finalize user training
o Monitoring Phase
o Monitor deployments
o Monitor data conversion to new file formats
o Troubleshooting Office Deployments
o Activation issues – Office fails to activate its licensing
o Multilanguage issues – support for multiple language versions, fixing when a language does not appear
o Upgrade / Setup issues – fails to remove old versions or upgrades fails
• Configuring Desktop Updates
o Describe WSUS
o Describe the considerations for planning and designing a WSUS environment
o simple, chained,
o management style – distributed (delegated), centralized)
o Network, Capacity and Scalability Considerations
o Configure WSUS server.
o Manage updates
o Monitor updates
o Describe the best for deploying updates
• Lab : Deploying WSUS
Deploying Windows 7 – Challenge Scenario
• Windows 7 Deployment Challenge Scenario Overview
o Describe the Challenge scenario.
o Describe the tasks that are performed in the challenge scenario.
o The Windows 7 Deployment Challenge Scenario (Fact)
o Describe the Contoso scenario and describe the requirement to use lite touch to deploy Windows 7.
o Windows 7 Deployment Challenge Tasks (Fact)
o Network Assessment
o Configure MDT Lite Touch
• Lab : Deploying Windows 7 via Lite-Touch

This course is intended for people want to specialize in desktop configuration and management. In this course, students will learn how to plan and implement desktop deployments.