From db6b38de7f8ae5ff47040fba5aea6fef38c25144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jdeckerMS Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:04:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] ps correction --- .../hybrid-deployment-surface-hub-device-accounts.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/devices/surface-hub/hybrid-deployment-surface-hub-device-accounts.md b/devices/surface-hub/hybrid-deployment-surface-hub-device-accounts.md index ceb0a4bc73..f7ae7893c5 100644 --- a/devices/surface-hub/hybrid-deployment-surface-hub-device-accounts.md +++ b/devices/surface-hub/hybrid-deployment-surface-hub-device-accounts.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Use this procedure if you use Exchange on-prem. ```ps1 Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted $cred=Get-Credential -Message "Please use your Office 365 admin credentials" - $sess= New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri 'https://outlook.office365.com/ps1-liveid/' -Credential $cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection + $sess= New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri 'https://ps.outlook.com/powershell' -Credential $cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $sess ``` From 07236f6b935ee9351386ec1a19208ddf4ea9a2d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jdeckerMS Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:28:10 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Squashed commit of the following: commit 56ff8d363e5ea3910234748513a21f2e5775a806 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Fri Dec 2 10:09:43 2016 -0800 change to Dec commit 6a62b1eea5b4398cb06cda27d294f7d31bf52395 Merge: 2dbc37f db6b38d Author: jdeckerMS Date: Fri Dec 2 10:07:41 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit 2dbc37f6e06f7a026232028323b59aaf8c371c89 Merge: a58d803 00309f9 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Wed Nov 30 13:03:55 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit a58d80301355b4fa13e6d68d94c03d87c5d73a5d Merge: b8bef24 944e6ba Author: jdeckerMS Date: Tue Nov 29 07:09:23 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit b8bef24f96185da3f3402bb5afa8d40bcf8e7c92 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Mon Nov 28 10:25:11 2016 -0800 fix link commit c75d6156023d9197a63d1e4dce3d26be40765bf8 Merge: 2429802 22fc1f5 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Mon Nov 28 10:24:20 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit 2429802eebcfa883c214bb53a2b0e6b8dde7003e Author: jdeckerMS Date: Mon Nov 28 10:16:06 2016 -0800 format commit 8fbbfa0ba9603deb7b39a4ea37da531bc990010e Author: jdeckerMS Date: Mon Nov 28 08:58:44 2016 -0800 add new topic commit b7b228764dd7756f6fcecf9e297a129c7679a158 Merge: 16210de bec858b Author: jdeckerMS Date: Mon Nov 28 08:42:37 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit 16210dec9bd564f32ecb911d7405539e04c2a1fe Merge: 862c7d4 a2b26d9 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Tue Nov 22 09:03:58 2016 -0800 Merge remote-tracking branch 'refs/remotes/origin/master' into jdwaas2 commit 862c7d497f325a52fa769902436e94c8cf660236 Author: jdeckerMS Date: Tue Nov 22 08:51:02 2016 -0800 tweak --- windows/manage/TOC.md | 1 + ...istory-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md | 6 ++ windows/manage/waas-quick-start.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++ ...s-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md | 4 +- windows/manage/waas-update-windows-10.md | 1 + 5 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 windows/manage/waas-quick-start.md diff --git a/windows/manage/TOC.md b/windows/manage/TOC.md index 54af0df920..0da55403a3 100644 --- a/windows/manage/TOC.md +++ b/windows/manage/TOC.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ## [Administrative Tools in Windows 10](administrative-tools-in-windows-10.md) ## [Cortana integration in your business or enterprise](manage-cortana-in-enterprise.md) ## [Update Windows 10 in the enterprise](waas-update-windows-10.md) +### [Quick guide to Windows as a service](waas-quick-start.md) ### [Overview of Windows as a service](waas-overview.md) ### [Prepare servicing strategy for Windows 10 updates](waas-servicing-strategy-windows-10-updates.md) ### [Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates](waas-deployment-rings-windows-10-updates.md) diff --git a/windows/manage/change-history-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md b/windows/manage/change-history-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md index 50f89c5dea..efbb525dff 100644 --- a/windows/manage/change-history-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md +++ b/windows/manage/change-history-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ author: jdeckerMS This topic lists new and updated topics in the [Manage and update Windows 10](index.md) documentation for [Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile](../index.md). +## December 2016 + +| New or changed topic | Description | +| --- | --- | +| [Quick guide to Windows as a service](waas-quick-start.md) | New | + ## November 2016 | New or changed topic | Description | diff --git a/windows/manage/waas-quick-start.md b/windows/manage/waas-quick-start.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5c19c64019 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/manage/waas-quick-start.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +title: Quick guide to Windows as a service (Windows 10) +description: In Windows 10, Microsoft has streamlined servicing to make operating system updates simpler to test, manage, and deploy. +ms.prod: w10 +ms.mktglfcycl: manage +ms.sitesec: library +author: jdeckerMS +localizationpriority: high +--- + +# Quick guide to Windows as a service + + +**Applies to** + +- Windows 10 +- Windows 10 Mobile +- Windows 10 IoT Mobile + +Windows as a service is a new concept, introduced with the release of Windows 10. While [an extensive set of documentation](waas-update-windows-10.md) is available explaining all the specifics and nuances, here is a quick guide to the most important concepts. + +## Definitions + +Some new terms have been introduced as part of Windows as a service, so you should know what these terms mean. +- **Feature updates** will be released two to three times per year. As the name suggests, these will add new features to Windows 10, delivered in bite-sized chunks compared to the previous practice of Windows releases every 3-5 years. +- **Quality updates** are released monthly, delivering both security and non-security fixes. These are cumulative, so installing the latest quality update is sufficient to get all the available fixes for a specific Windows 10 feature update. +- **Insider Preview** builds are made available during the development of the features that will be shipped in the next feature update, enabling organizations to validate new features as well as compatibility with existing apps and infrastructure, providing feedback to Microsoft on any issues encountered. +- **Servicing branches** allow organizations to choose when to deploy new features. Current Branch (CB) deploys the fastest, soon after a feature update is released. Current Branch for Business (CBB) defers the installation of the same feature update by about four months, until that feature update is considered ready for broad deployment. Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) is different, used only for specialized devices (which typically don’t run Office) such as those that control medical equipment or ATM machines that need to be kept stable and secure. +- **Deployment rings** are groups of devices used to initially pilot, and then to broadly deploy, each feature update in an organization. + +See [Overview of Windows as a service](waas-overview.md) for more information. + +## Key Concepts + +New feature update releases are initially considered **Current Branch (CB) releases**; organizations will use these for pilot deployments to ensure compatibility with existing apps and infrastructure. After about four months, the feature update will be declared as **Current Branch for Business (CBB)**, indicating that it is ready for broad deployment. + +Each Windows 10 feature update (which initially begins as CB and then is declared as CBB) will be serviced with quality updates for a minimum of 18 months after it is released. The total length of time can be longer, as there will be two CBB releases serviced at all times. There will be a minimum of 60 days advanced notice (a grace period) after a CBB declaration occurs before an older feature update is no longer serviced. + +Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB is a separate **Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)** version. Each release is supported for a total of 10 years (five years standard support, five years extended support). New releases are expected about every three years. + +See [Assign devices to servicing branches for Windows 10 updates](waas-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md) for more information. + +## Staying up to date + +The process for keeping Windows 10 up to date involves deploying a feature update, at an appropriate time after its release. A variety of tools management and patching tools such as Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, Windows Server Update Services, System Center Configuration Manager, and third-party products) can be used to help with this process. [Windows Upgrade Analytics](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/upgrade-analytics), a free tool to streamline Windows upgrade projects, is another important tool to help. + +Because app compatibility, both for desktop apps and web apps, is outstanding with Windows 10, extensive advanced testing isn’t required. Instead, only business-critical apps need to be tested, with the remaining apps validated through a series of pilot deployment rings. Once these pilot deployments have validated most apps and CBB has been declared, broad deployment can begin. + +This process repeats with each new feature update, two to three times per year. These are small deployment projects, compared to the big projects that were necessary with the old three-to-five-year Windows release cycles. + +Additional technologies such as BranchCache and Delivery Optimization, both peer-to-peer distribution tools, can help with the distribution of the feature update installation files. + +See [Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates](waas-deployment-rings-windows-10-updates.md) and [Optimize update delivery for Windows 10 updates](waas-optimize-windows-10-updates.md) for more information. + + + + +## Related topics + +- [Update Windows 10 in the enterprise](waas-update-windows-10.md) +- [Manage updates for Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise and Windows 10 IoT Mobile](waas-mobile-updates.md) +- [Configure Delivery Optimization for Windows 10 updates](waas-delivery-optimization.md) +- [Configure BranchCache for Windows 10 updates](waas-branchcache.md) +- [Configure Windows Update for Business](waas-configure-wufb.md) +- [Integrate Windows Update for Business with management solutions](waas-integrate-wufb.md) +- [Walkthrough: use Group Policy to configure Windows Update for Business](waas-wufb-group-policy.md) +- [Walkthrough: use Intune to configure Windows Update for Business](waas-wufb-intune.md) +- [Manage device restarts after updates](waas-restart.md) + + + + + + + + diff --git a/windows/manage/waas-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md b/windows/manage/waas-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md index 9738d0631a..2986743565 100644 --- a/windows/manage/waas-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md +++ b/windows/manage/waas-servicing-branches-windows-10-updates.md @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ During the life of a device, it may be necessary or desirable to switch between Current Branch for Business -Not directly possible, because Windows Insider Program machines are automatically upgraded to the Current Branch release at the end of the development cycle. +Not directly possible, because Windows Insider Program devices are automatically upgraded to the Current Branch release at the end of the development cycle. Long-Term Servicing Branch @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ During the life of a device, it may be necessary or desirable to switch between Current Branch -Disable the Defer upgrade setting, or move the PC to a target group or flight that will receive the latest Current Branch release. +Disable the Defer upgrade setting, or move the device to a target group or flight that will receive the latest Current Branch release. Long-Term Servicing Branch diff --git a/windows/manage/waas-update-windows-10.md b/windows/manage/waas-update-windows-10.md index d96483f0f2..8fc28b33a7 100644 --- a/windows/manage/waas-update-windows-10.md +++ b/windows/manage/waas-update-windows-10.md @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Windows as a service provides a new way to think about building, deploying, and | Topic | Description| | --- | --- | +| [Quick guide to Windows as a service](waas-quick-start.md) | Provides a brief summary of the key points for the new servicing model for Windows 10. | | [Overview of Windows as a service](waas-overview.md) | Explains the differences in building, deploying, and servicing Windows 10; introduces feature updates, quality updates, and the different servicing branches; compares servicing tools. | | [Prepare servicing strategy for Windows 10 updates](waas-servicing-strategy-windows-10-updates.md) | Explains the decisions you need to make in your servicing strategy. | | [Build deployment rings for Windows 10 updates](waas-deployment-rings-windows-10-updates.md) | Explains how to make use of servicing branches and update deferrals to manage Windows 10 updates. | From d21fbd2dc57fbac0e089baf1876cff200d400465 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jdeckerMS Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 11:38:18 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] add link --- windows/manage/waas-overview.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/windows/manage/waas-overview.md b/windows/manage/waas-overview.md index 18197f834a..7a9f044465 100644 --- a/windows/manage/waas-overview.md +++ b/windows/manage/waas-overview.md @@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ or [Manage Windows 10 updates using System Center Configuration Manager](waas-ma ## Related topics - [Update Windows 10 in the enterprise](waas-update-windows-10.md) +- [Quick guide to Windows as a service](waas-quick-start.md) - [Manage updates for Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise and Windows 10 IoT Mobile](waas-mobile-updates.md) - [Configure Delivery Optimization for Windows 10 updates](waas-delivery-optimization.md) - [Configure BranchCache for Windows 10 updates](waas-branchcache.md) From 36599c554d9b470e1ec30ce8bb36dbe3814c2bc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Lich Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 11:58:36 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] updated network tools sentence --- ...indows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md b/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md index 08bc3dd3db..c7c8415926 100644 --- a/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md +++ b/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services.md @@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ In Windows 10, version 1507 and Windows 10, version 1511, when you enable the ** - For **Remote port**, choose **All ports**. -If your organization tests network traffic, you should not use Fiddler to test Windows Firewall settings. Fiddler is a network proxy and Windows Firewall does not block proxy traffic. You should use a network traffic analyzer, such as WireShark or Message Analyzer. + +If your organization tests network traffic, do not use a network proxy as Windows Firewall does not block proxy traffic. Instead, use a network traffic analyzer. Based on your needs, there are many network traffic analyzers available at no cost. ### 2.2 Cortana and Search MDM policies From bc878ac80cb54402aabc6a16969243c7854b13d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Celeste de Guzman Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 13:20:11 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update take-a-test-single-pc.md Corrected the first two bulleted items in the overview --- education/windows/take-a-test-single-pc.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/education/windows/take-a-test-single-pc.md b/education/windows/take-a-test-single-pc.md index 92667b4abd..c5a5997a0c 100644 --- a/education/windows/take-a-test-single-pc.md +++ b/education/windows/take-a-test-single-pc.md @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ author: jdeckerMS The **Take a Test** app in Windows 10, Version 1607, creates the right environment for taking a test: -- A Microsoft Edge browser window opens, showing just the test and nothing else. -- The clipboard is cleared. +- Take a Test shows just the test and nothing else. +- Take a Test clears the clipboard. - Students aren’t able to go to other websites. - Students can’t open or access other apps. - Students can't share, print, or record their screens. From ebb3b4eb7dbdcd7dc967f638a3d0b3cd7d5c46d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Celeste de Guzman Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 13:21:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md Corrected the first two bulleted items in the overview --- education/windows/take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/education/windows/take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md b/education/windows/take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md index 7d5f5d6c0e..2eb0b2849a 100644 --- a/education/windows/take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md +++ b/education/windows/take-a-test-multiple-pcs.md @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ author: jdeckerMS Many schools use online testing for formative and summative assessments. It's critical that students use a secure browser that prevents them from using other computer or Internet resources during the test. The **Take a Test** app in Windows 10, Version 1607, creates the right environment for taking a test: -- A Microsoft Edge browser window opens, showing just the test and nothing else. -- The clipboard is cleared. +- Take a Test shows just the test and nothing else. +- Take a Test clears the clipboard. - Students aren’t able to go to other websites. - Students can’t open or access other apps. - Students can't share, print, or record their screens.