Common Windows 8/Server 2012 Deployment Questions and Resources

Here is an article I stole from my friend "Scott McArthur" at Microsoft. Contained some good links, especially on activation:

Deployment

• Installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8:  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh506443.aspx
• How to Customize the Start Screen:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134269.aspx
• Removing Built-in Applications from Windows 8:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2012/10/26/removing-built-in-applications-from-windows-8.aspx
• Windows 8 Start Screen Customization with MDT:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2012/10/26/start-screen-customization-with-mdt.aspx
• Removing or Updating Windows 8 built-in Windows Store apps causes Sysprep to fail: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2769827
• Install, Deploy, and Migrate to Windows 8:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832022
• Deploy Windows To Go in Your Organization:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721578.aspx

Activation

• Introduction to VAMT 3.0:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825141
• Active Directory-Based Activation Overview:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852637.aspx
• KMS Client Setup Keys:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx
• How to setup Active Directory-Based Activation Host for Microsoft Office 2013:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2012/11/07/how-to-setup-active-directory-based-activation-host-for-microsoft-office-2013.aspx
• How to install the Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2012/10/29/how-to-install-the-office-2010-kms-host-license-pack-on-windows-8-or-windows-server-2012.aspx
• Office Deployment Support Team Blog:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/
• Ask the Core Team Blog:  http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/

Downloads

• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1:  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25175
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8:  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652
• Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation download:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx?ocid=wc-tn-wctc

Apps/Store

• Deploying Metro style apps to businesses:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/04/25/deploying-metro-style-apps-to-businesses.aspx
• How to Add and Remove Apps:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852635.aspxWindows Intune Company Portal:  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windowsintune/explore/byod.aspx
• Deploying Windows 8 apps using Windows Intune (new DevRadio Episode):  http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsintune/archive/2012/10/31/deploying-windows-8-apps-using-windows-intune.aspx
• Planning to Deploy Windows 8 Apps in Configuration Manager(2012 SP1):  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822984.aspx

(If I get enough Votes "up" I'll make the post sticky :^)).

Keith Garner - keithga.wordpress.com