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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By : Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes
Book Image

Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By: Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes

Overview of this book

Microsoft's launch of Windows 10 is a step toward satisfying enterprise administrators' needs for management and user experience customization. This book provides enterprise administrators with the knowledge needed to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 10 Enterprise. This practical guide shows Windows 10 from an administrator's point of view. You'll focus on areas such as installation and configuration techniques based on your enterprise requirements, various deployment scenarios and management strategies, and setting up and managing admin and other user accounts. You'll see how to configure Remote Server Administration Tools to remotely manage Windows Server and Azure Active Directory. Lastly, you will learn modern mobile device management for effective BYOD and how to enable enhanced data protection, system hardening, and enterprise-level security with the new Windows 10 in order to prevent data breaches and to impede attacks. By the end of this book, you will know the key technologies and capabilities in Windows 10 and will confidently be able to manage and deploy these features in your organization.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Microsoft Windows Store for Business, also known as Private Store

The Microsoft Windows Store for Business, also known as Private Store, is a new feature in build 1607 that allows enterprise administrators the ability to publish for use only certain approved applications. Furthermore, the general Windows Store can be disabled via policy, so only Windows Store for Business is allowed to install UWP apps. Conceptually, the Windows Store for Business offering is akin to SCCM's application library offering.

There are some prerequisites to enable this functionality for the enterprise. The IT administrator needs Azure AD and Windows 10 to do the initial signup, administration, distribution of apps, and license management. For the full experience though, the employees themselves need Azure AD accounts as well. The requirements are listed and explained here: https://technet.microsoft...