Deploy Windows 8.1 the “Right Way”

Do you want to learn how to deploy Windows 8.1 the right way? We’ve got just what you need to get started with your deployment, the Windows 8.1 Deployment Jump Start.

This Jump Start from the Microsoft Virtual Academy is presented by MVP’s and deployment gurus Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nystrom along with Michael Niehaus and Ben Hunter (myself) from the Windows Team.

This event is a real-life guide to deploying Windows 8.1, showing practical approaches to deployment learned by working with early adopters of Windows 8.1, that will save you time and effort.

This is recorded session, featuring live Q&A with the presenters, they start with the basics and then dive deep to teach you how to plan, configure, and manage client deployment to Windows-based computers in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and the MDT. Why learn the hard way? Learn from the best, and jumpstart your deployments now!

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Windows 8.1 Deployment Jump Start

Date: March 12, 2014
Time: 9:00am–1:00pm
Where: Online virtual classroom (recorded, with live Q&A)
Cost: Free!

Register: Windows 8.1 Deployment Jump Start

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Thanks. I am registered for this event.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
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    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
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    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Patrik, would you mind to report how this is going. Looks a bit academic to me.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
For those interested, but who missed the live event last week, this has now been made available as a Microsoft Virtual Academy course:
Windows 8.1 Deployment Jump Start

I haven't tried it myself yet (and it's only an interest to me rather than something I need to do as part of my job or whatever).
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
Not gonna happen where I work. The IT people don't want the headaches that would surely come their way.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 7 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18xR2
    CPU
    i7 3820qm
    Motherboard
    Alienware / Dell
    Memory
    16gb Corsair ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual GTX 675m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 120gb SSD
    1tb storage drive
    Internet Speed
    Not nearly fast enough
Thanks Shawn, just got though reading some of this in the latest MS TechNet Flash Letter. Like WHS it is just too much for my stroke infested brain. . .interesting reading though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
It was pretty intense. The first three hours were good, but the last hour was jam packed. Unless you had some prior experience working with these products (like MDT, ADK and SCCM), you probably would have been lost.

For me personally, I work in a small office and it's harder to actually maintain systems like this than it is to maintain a standalone image of a particular piece of hardware. But if I had hundreds or thousands of machines to roll out, these types of software packages would be priceless (and in the case of MDT and ADK are free).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built in July 2009
    CPU
    Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Acer x233H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
    Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX modular
    Case
    Antec P182
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    ABS M1 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    15/2 cable modem
    Other Info
    Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Thanks Patrik for the feedback. Does not sound like something for a retiree.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
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