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Windows 11 for Enterprise Administrators - Second Edition

By : Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes, Steve Miles, Thomas Lee, Richard Diver
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Windows 11 for Enterprise Administrators - Second Edition

By: Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes, Steve Miles, Thomas Lee, Richard Diver

Overview of this book

Windows 11 comes with a plethora of new security measures, customizability, and accessibility features that can help your organization run more smoothly. But, without a proper introduction to this new version of Windows, it’s easy to miss the most important improvements, along with configuration options that will make migrating to Windows 11 frictionless. Windows 11 for Enterprise Administrators helps you understand the installation process, configuration methods, deployment scenarios, and management strategies. You’ll delve into configuring Remote Server Administration Tools for remote Windows Server and Azure Active Directory management. This edition emphasizes PowerShell's role in automating administrative tasks, and its importance in Windows 11 and Windows Server management. It also provides comprehensive insights into Windows 11 updates, including Version 21H2 and 22H2, contrasting them with Windows 10, ensuring your knowledge stays current with the latest enhancements in the Windows ecosystem. By the end of this book, you'll be well-equipped with Windows 11's vital technologies and potentials, enabling you to adeptly oversee and implement these attributes within your company.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Chapter 9: Advanced Configurations

MDM

When discussing MDM, we need to look back in time to understand its origin and some of its limitations. Back in June 2002, the non-profit organization Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) was formed. OMA was merged with the Internet Protocol Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance and rebranded to OMA SpecWorks (for more information, visithttps://packt.link/LPlLG). The OMA Device Management (OMA DM) specification was originally designed for the management of mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). It was intended to provision and configure devices and enable software updates and fault management. There is a fixed set of OMA-DM protocol commands all vendors support. Currently, Windows 11 22H2 and higher supports MDM protocol version 14.0 (for more information, visit https://packt.link/raIgs).

MDM configuration objects are stored in a so-called OMA Uniform Resource Identifier (OMA URI) (for more information, visit https://packt.link/4VuZ4). You will...