diff --git a/windows/deploy/TOC.md b/windows/deploy/TOC.md index a6d2e9d108..e102933918 100644 --- a/windows/deploy/TOC.md +++ b/windows/deploy/TOC.md @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ # [Deploy Windows 10](index.md) +## [Manage Windows upgrades with Upgrade Analytics](manage-windows-upgrades-with-upgrade-analytics.md) +### [Upgrade Analytics architecture](upgrade-analytics-architecture.md) +### [Upgrade Analytics requirements](upgrade-analytics-requirements.md) +### [Upgrade Analytics release notes](upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md) +### [Get started with Upgrade Analytics](upgrade-analytics-get-started.md) +### [Use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades](use-upgrade-analytics-to-manage-windows-upgrades.md) +#### [Prepare your environment](upgrade-analytics-prepare-your-environment.md) +#### [Resolve application and driver issues](upgrade-analytics-resolve-issues.md) +#### [Deploy Windows](upgrade-analytics-deploy-windows.md) +### [Troubleshoot Upgrade Analytics](troubleshoot-upgrade-analytics.md) ## [Windows 10 deployment scenarios](windows-10-deployment-scenarios.md) ## [Deploy Windows 10 with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit](deploy-windows-10-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md) ### [Get started with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)](get-started-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit.md) diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-known-issues.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-known-issues.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ec99ac92cf Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-known-issues.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-no-known-issues.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-no-known-issues.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9fb09ffd65 Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-apps-no-known-issues.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-architecture.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-architecture.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..93d3acba0b Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-architecture.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-deploy-eligible.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-deploy-eligible.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8da91cebc4 Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-deploy-eligible.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-drivers-known.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-drivers-known.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..35d61f87c7 Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-drivers-known.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-overview.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-overview.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ba02ee0a8c Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-overview.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-pilot.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-pilot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1c1de328ea Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-pilot.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-prioritize.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-prioritize.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d6227694c1 Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-prioritize.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-telemetry.png b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-telemetry.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bf60935616 Binary files /dev/null and b/windows/deploy/images/upgrade-analytics-telemetry.png differ diff --git a/windows/deploy/manage-windows-upgrades-with-upgrade-analytics.md b/windows/deploy/manage-windows-upgrades-with-upgrade-analytics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d2688e82f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/manage-windows-upgrades-with-upgrade-analytics.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +title: Manage Windows upgrades with Upgrade Analytics (Windows 10) +description: Provides an overview of the process of managing Windows upgrades with Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Manage Windows upgrades with Upgrade Analytics + +Upgrading to new operating systems has traditionally been a challenging, complex, and slow process for many enterprises. Discovering applications and drivers and then testing them for potential compatibility issues have been among the biggest pain points. + +With the release of Upgrade Analytics, enterprises now have the tools to plan and manage the upgrade process end to end, allowing them to adopt new Windows releases more quickly. With new Windows versions being released multiple times a year, ensuring application and driver compatibility on an ongoing basis is key to adopting new Windows versions as they are released. + +Microsoft developed Upgrade Analytics in response to demand from enterprise customers looking for additional direction and details about upgrading to Windows 10. Upgrade Analytics was built taking into account multiple channels of customer feedback, testing, and Microsoft’s experience upgrading millions of devices to Windows 10. + +With Windows telemetry enabled, Upgrade Analytics collects system, application, and driver data for analysis. We then identify compatibility issues that can block an upgrade and suggest fixes when they are known to Microsoft. + +Use Upgrade Analytics to get: + +- A visual workflow that guides you from pilot to production + +- Detailed computer and application inventory + +- Powerful computer level search and drill-downs + +- Guidance and insights into application and driver compatibility issues, with suggested fixes + +- Data driven application rationalization tools + +- Application usage information, allowing targeted validation; workflow to track validation progress and decisions + +- Data export to commonly used software deployment tools, including System Center Configuration Manager + +The Upgrade Analytics workflow steps you through the discovery and rationalization process until you have a list of computers that are ready to be upgraded. + +**Important** For system, application, and driver data to be shared with Microsoft, you must configure user computers to send data. For information about what telemetry data Microsoft collects and how that data is used and protected by Microsoft, see: + +- [Configure Windows telemetry in your organization](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization) + +- [Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services) + +- [Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 appraiser telemetry events and fields](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822965) + +##**Related topics** + +[Upgrade Analytics architecture](upgrade-analytics-architecture.md) + +[Upgrade Analytics requirements](upgrade-analytics-requirements.md) + +[Upgrade Analytics release notes](upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md) + +[Get started with Upgrade Analytics](upgrade-analytics-get-started.md) + +[Use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades](use-upgrade-analytics-to-manage-windows-upgrades.md) + +[Troubleshoot Upgrade Analytics](troubleshoot-upgrade-analytics.md) + diff --git a/windows/deploy/troubleshoot-upgrade-analytics.md b/windows/deploy/troubleshoot-upgrade-analytics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b6c6f5d87b --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/troubleshoot-upgrade-analytics.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Troubleshoot Upgrade Analytics (Windows 10) +description: Provides troubleshooting information for Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Troubleshoot Upgrade Analytics + +If you’re having issues seeing data in Upgrade Analytics after running the Upgrade Analytics Deployment script, make sure it completes successfully without any errors. Check the output of the script in the command window and/or log UA_dateTime_machineName.txt to ensure all steps were completed successfully. In addition, we recommend that you wait at least 48 hours before checking OMS for data after the script first completes without reporting any error. + +If you still don’t see data in Upgrade Analytics, follow these steps: + +1. Download and extract UpgradeAnalytics.zip. Ensure the “Diagnostics” folder is included. + +2. Edit the script as described in [Run the Upgrade Analytics deployment script](upgrade-analytics-get-started.md#run-the-upgrade-analytics-deployment-script). + +3. Check that isVerboseLogging is set to $true. + +4. Run the script again. Log files will be saved to the directory specified in the script. + +5. Open a support case with Microsoft Support through your regular channel and provide this information. + +## Disable Upgrade Analytics + +If you want to stop using Upgrade Analytics and stop sending telemetry data to Microsoft, follow these steps: + +1. Unsubscribe from the Upgrade Analytics solution in the OMS portal. + +2. Disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program on computers running Windows 7 SP1 or 8.1. On computers running Windows 10, set the telemetry level to Security. + +3. Delete the CommercialDataOptin key in *HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\DataCollection* + diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-architecture.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-architecture.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bdd9d88b62 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-architecture.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics architecture (Windows 10) +description: Describes Upgrade Analytics architecture. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics architecture + +Microsoft analyzes system, application, and driver telemetry data to help you determine when computers are upgrade-ready, allowing you to simplify and accelerate Windows upgrades in your organization. The diagram below illustrates how Upgrade Analytics components work together in a typical installation. + + + +![Upgrade Analytics architecture](images/upgrade-analytics-architecture.png) + +After you enable Windows telemetry on user computers and install the compatibility update KB (1), user computers send computer, application and driver telemetry data to a secure Microsoft data center through the Microsoft Data Management Service (2). After you configure Upgrade Analytics, telemetry data is analyzed by the Upgrade Analytics Service (3) and pushed to your OMS workspace (4). You can then use the Upgrade Analytics solution (5) to plan and manage Windows upgrades. + +For more information about what telemetry data Microsoft collects and how that data is used and protected by Microsoft, see: + +[Configure Windows telemetry in your organization](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization) + +[Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services) + +[Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 appraiser telemetry events and fields](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822965) + +##**Related topics** + +[Upgrade Analytics requirements](upgrade-analytics-requirements.md) + +[Upgrade Analytics release notes](upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md) + +[Get started with Upgrade Analytics](upgrade-analytics-get-started.md) diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-deploy-windows.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-deploy-windows.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..18ee3ac68d --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-deploy-windows.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics - Get a list of computers that are upgrade-ready (Windows 10) +description: Describes how to get a list of computers that are ready to be upgraded in Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics - Get a list of computers that are upgrade ready + +All of your work up to now involved reviewing and resolving application and driver issues. Along the way, as you’ve resolved issues and decided which applications and drivers are ready to upgrade, you’ve been building a list of computers that are upgrade ready. + +The blades in the **Deploy** section are: + +## Deploy eligible computers + +Computers grouped by deployment decision are listed. + + + +![Deploy eligible computers](images/upgrade-analytics-deploy-eligible.png) + +Select **Export computers** for more details, including computer name, manufacturer and model, and Windows edition currently running on the computer. Sort or further query the data and then select **Export** to generate and save a comma-separated value (csv) list of upgrade-ready computers. + +>**Important**
When viewing inventory items in table view, the maximum number of rows that can be viewed and exported is limited to 5,000. If you need to view or export more than 5,000 items, reduce the scope of the query so you can export fewer items at a time. diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-get-started.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-get-started.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cb5931f6ba --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-get-started.md @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +--- +title: Get started with Upgrade Analytics (Windows 10) +description: Explains how to get started with Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Get started with Upgrade Analytics + +Use Upgrade Analytics to plan and manage your upgrade project end to end. After you’ve established communications between user computers and Microsoft, Upgrade Analytics collects computer, application, and driver data for analysis. We use this data to identify compatibility issues that can block your upgrade and suggest fixes that are known to Microsoft. + +For system, application, and driver data to be shared with Microsoft, you must configure user computers to send data. For information about what telemetry data Microsoft collects and how that data is used and protected by Microsoft, see: + +- [Configure Windows telemetry in your organization](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization) + +- [Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services) + +- [Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 appraiser telemetry events and fields](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822965) + + +This topic explains how to obtain and set up Upgrade Analytics components. If you haven’t done so already, see [Upgrade Analytics requirements](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-requirements) for information about requirements for using Upgrade Analytics. + +To configure Upgrade Analytics, you’ll need to: + +- Add the Upgrade Analytics solution to a workspace in the Operations Management Suite portal + +- Establish communications and enable data sharing between your organization and Microsoft + +Each task is explained in detail in the following sections. + + +## Add Upgrade Analytics to Operations Management Suite + +Upgrade Analytics is offered as a solution in the Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS), a collection of cloud based services for managing your on-premise and cloud environments. For more information about OMS, see [Operations Management Suite overview](http://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/operations-management-suite-overview/). + +If you are already using OMS, you’ll find Upgrade Analytics in the Solutions Gallery. Select the **Upgrade Analytics** tile in the gallery and then click **Add** on the solution's details page. Upgrade Analytics is now visible in your workspace. + +If you are not using OMS: + +1. Go to the [Upgrade Analytics website](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799190&clcid=0x409) and click **Sign up** to kick off the onboarding process. + +2. Sign in to Operations Management Suite (OMS). You can use either a Microsoft Account or a Work or School account to create a workspace. If your company is already using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), use a Work or School account when you sign in to OMS. Using a Work or School account allows you to use identities from your Azure AD to manage permissions in OMS. + +3. Create a new OMS workspace. Enter a name for the workspace, select the workspace region, and provide the email address that you want associated with this workspace. Select **Create**. + +4. If your organization already has an Azure subscription, you can link it to your workspace. Note that you may need to request access from your organization’s Azure administrator. + + > If your organization does not have an Azure subscription, create a new one or select the default OMS Azure subscription from the list. Your workspace opens. + +1. To add the Upgrade Analytics solution to your workspace, go to the **Solutions Gallery**. Select the **Upgrade Analytics** tile in the gallery and then select **Add** on the solution’s details page. The solution is now visible on your workspace. Note that you may need to scroll to find Upgrade Analytics. + +2. Click the **Upgrade Analytics** tile to configure the solution. The **Settings Dashboard** opens. + +## Enable data sharing between your organization and Upgrade Analytics + +After you’ve signed in to Operations Management Suite and added the Upgrade Analytics solution to your workspace, complete the following tasks to establish communication and enable data sharing between user computers, Microsoft secure data centers, and Upgrade Analytics. + +## Generate your commercial ID key + +Microsoft uses a unique commercial ID to map information from user computers to your OMS workspace. Generate your commercial ID key in OMS and then deploy it to user computers. + +1. On the Settings Dashboard, navigate to the **Windows telemetry** panel. + + ![upgrade-analytics-telemetry](images/upgrade-analytics-telemetry.png) + +2. On the Windows telemetry panel, copy and save your commercial ID key. You’ll need to insert this key into the Upgrade Analytics deployment script later so it can be deployed to user computers. + + >**Important**
Regenerate a commercial ID key only if your original ID key can no longer be used. Regenerating a commercial ID key resets the data in your workspace for all solutions that use the ID. Additionally, you’ll need to deploy the new commercial ID key to user computers again. + +## Subscribe to Upgrade Analytics + +For Upgrade Analytics to receive and display upgrade readiness data from Microsoft, subscribe your OMS workspace to Upgrade Analytics. + +1. On the **Windows telemetry** panel, click **Subscribe**. The button changes to **Unsubscribe**. Unsubscribe from the Upgrade Analytics solution if you no longer want to receive upgrade-readiness information from Microsoft. Note that user computer data will continue to be shared with Microsoft for as long as the opt-in keys are set on user computers and the proxy allows the traffic. + +1. Click **Overview** on the Settings Dashboard to return to your OMS workspace portal. The Upgrade Analytics tile now displays summary data. Click the tile to open Upgrade Analytics. + +## Whitelist select endpoints + +To enable data sharing, whitelist the following endpoints. Note that you may need to get approval from your security group to do this. + +Note: The compatibility update KB runs under the computer’s system account and does not support user authenticated proxies. + +| **Endpoint** | **Function** | +|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------| +| `https://v10.vortex-win.data.microsoft.com/collect/v1` | Connected User Experience and Telemetry component endpoint. User computers send data to Microsoft through this endpoint. | +| `https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings` | Enables the compatibility update KB to send data to Microsoft. | +| `http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=544713`
`https://compatexchange1.trafficmanager.net/CompatibilityExchangeService.svc/extended` | This service provides driver information about whether there will be a driver available post-upgrade for the hardware on the system. | +| `https://vortex.data.microsoft.com/health/keepalive`
`https://settings.data.microsoft.com/qos`
`https://compatexchange1.trafficmanager.net/CompatibilityExchangeService.svc` | These endpoints are used to validate that user computers are sharing data with Microsoft. | + +## Deploy the compatibility update and related KBs + +The compatibility update KB scans your computers and enables application usage tracking. If you don’t already have these KBs installed, you can download the applicable version from the Microsoft Update Catalog or deploy it using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or your software distribution solution, such as System Center Configuration Manager. + +| **Operating System** | **KBs** | +|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Windows 8.1 | [KB 2976978](http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB2976978)
Performs diagnostics on the Windows 8.1 systems that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program. These diagnostics help determine whether compatibility issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed.
For more information about this KB, see
[KB 3150513](https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3150513)
Provides updated configuration and definitions for compatibility diagnostics performed on the system.
For more information about this KB, see
NOTE: KB2976978 must be installed before you can download and install KB3150513. | +| Windows 7 SP1 | [KB2952664](http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB2952664)
Performs diagnostics on the Windows 7 SP1 systems that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program. These diagnostics help determine whether compatibility issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed.
For more information about this KB, see
[KB 3150513](https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3150513)
Provides updated configuration and definitions for compatibility diagnostics performed on the system.
For more information about this KB, see
NOTE: KB2976978 must be installed before you can download and install KB3150513. | + +IMPORTANT: Restart user computers after you install the compatibility update KBs for the first time. + +### Automate data collection + +To ensure that user computers are receiving the most up to date data from Microsoft, we recommend that you establish the following data sharing and analysis processes. + +- Enable automatic updates for the compatibility update and related KBs. These KBs are updated frequently to include the latest application and driver issue information as we discover it during testing. + +- Schedule the Upgrade Analytics deployment script to automatically run so that you don’t have to manually initiate an inventory scan each time the compatibility update KBs are updated. Computers are re-scanned only when the compatibility KBs are updated, so if your inventory changes significantly between KB releases you won’t see the changes in Upgrade Analytics until you run the script again. + +- Schedule monthly user computer scans to view monthly active computer and usage information. + +## Run the Upgrade Analytics deployment script + +To automate many of the steps outlined above and to troubleshoot data sharing issues, you can run the Upgrade Analytics deployment script, developed by Microsoft. + +The Upgrade Analytics deployment script does the following: + +1. Sets commercial ID key + CommercialDataOptIn + RequestAllAppraiserVersions keys. + +2. Verifies that user computers can send data to Microsoft. + +3. Checks whether the computer has a pending restart.   + +4. Verifies that the latest version of KB package 10.0.x is installed (requires 10.0.14348 or subsequent releases). + +5. If enabled, turns on verbose mode for troubleshooting. + +6. Initiates the collection of the telemetry data that Microsoft needs to assess your organization’s upgrade readiness. + +7. If enabled, displays the script’s progress in a cmd window, providing you immediate visibility into issues (success or fail for each step) and/or writes to log file. + +To run the Upgrade Analytics deployment script: + +1. Download the [Upgrade Analytics deployment script](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=822966&clcid=0x409) and extract UpgradeAnalytics.zip. The files in the Diagnostics folder are necessary only if you plan to run the script in troubleshooting mode. + +2. Edit the following parameters in RunConfig.bat: + + 1. Provide a storage location for log information. Example: %SystemDrive%\\UADiagnostics + + 2. You can store log information on a remote file share or a local directory. If the script is blocked from creating the log file for the given path, it creates the log files in the drive with the Windows directory. + + 3. Input your commercial ID key. + + 4. By default, the script sends log information to both the console and the log file. To change the default behavior, use one of the following options: + + > *logMode = 0 log to console only* +> + > *logMode = 1 log to file and console* +> + > *logMode = 2 log to file only* + +3. For troubleshooting, set isVerboseLogging to $true to generate log information that can help with diagnosing issues. By default, isVerboseLogging is set to $false. Ensure the Diagnostics folder is installed in the same directory as the script to use this mode. + +4. Notify users if they need to restart their computers. By default, this is set to off. + +5. After you finish editing the parameters in RunConfig.bat, run the script as an administrator. + +## Seeing data from computers in Upgrade Analytics + +After data is sent from computers to Microsoft, it generally takes 48 hours for the data to populate in Upgrade Analytics. The compatibility update KB takes several minutes to run. If the KB does not get a chance to finish running or if the computers are inaccessible (turned off or sleeping for example), data will take longer to populate in Upgrade Analytics. For this reason, you can expect most your computers to be populated in OMS in about 1-2 weeks after deploying the KB and configuration to user computers. + diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-prepare-your-environment.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-prepare-your-environment.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a73829de5b --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-prepare-your-environment.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics - Prepare your environment (Windows 10) +description: Describes how to prepare your environment so that you can use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics - Prepare your environment + +This section of the Upgrade Analytics workflow reports your computer and application inventory and lists computers that you can use in a pilot with no known issues or with fixable driver issues. Additionally, you can determine the priority level of applications to indicate which applications the team should focus on to get them upgrade ready. + +The blades in the **Prepare your environment** section are: + +## Upgrade overview + +Displays the total count of computers sharing data with Microsoft and the count of computers upgraded. As you successfully upgrade computers, the count of computers upgraded increases. + +Check this blade for data refresh status, including the date and time of the most recent data update and whether user changes are reflected. If a user change is pending when changing the upgrade assessment or importance level of an application or driver, **Data refresh pending** is displayed in orange. User changes are processed once every 24 hours and read **Up to date** in green when there are no pending changes. + + + +![Upgrade overview](images/upgrade-analytics-overview.png) + +Select **Total computers** for a list of computers and details about them, including: + +- Computer ID and computer name + +- Computer manufacturer + +- Computer model + +- Operating system version and build + +- Count of system requirement, application, and driver issues per computer + +- Upgrade assessment based on analysis of computer telemetry data + +- Upgrade decision status + +Select **Total applications** for a list of applications discovered on user computers and details about them, including: + +- Application vendor + +- Application version + +- Count of computers the application is installed on + +- Count of computers that opened the application at least once in the past 30 days + +- Percentage of computers in your total computer inventory that opened the application in the past 30 days + +- Issues detected, if any + +- Upgrade assessment based on analysis of application data + +- Roll up level + +## Run a pilot + +Computers with no known issues and computers with fixable driver issues are listed, grouped by upgrade assessment. We recommend that you use these computers to test the impact of upgrading. + + + +![Run a pilot](images/upgrade-analytics-pilot.png) + +Before you start your pilot project, be sure to review upgrade assessment and guidance details, explained in more detail in the table below. + +| Upgrade assessment | Action required before or after upgrade pilot? | Issue | What it means | Guidance | +|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------|---------------| +| No known issues | No | None | Computers will upgrade seamlessly.
| OK to use as-is in pilot. | +| OK to pilot, fixed during upgrade | No, for awareness only | Application or driver will not migrate to new OS | The currently installed version of an application or driver won’t migrate to the new operating system; however, a compatible version is installed with the new operating system. | OK to use as-is in pilot. | +| OK to pilot with new driver from Windows Update | Yes | Driver will not migrate to new OS | The currently installed version of a driver won’t migrate to the new operating system; however, a newer, compatible version is available from Windows Update. | Although a compatible version of the driver is installed during upgrade, a newer version is available from Windows Update.

If the computer automatically receives updates from Windows Update, no action is required. Otherwise, replace the new in-box driver with the Windows Update version after upgrading.

| + +Select **Export computers** to view pilot-ready computers organized by operating system. After you select the computers you want to use in a pilot, click Export to generate and save a comma-separated value (csv) file. + +>**Important**> When viewing inventory items in table view, the maximum number of rows that can be viewed and exported is limited to 5,000. If you need to view or export more than 5,000 items, reduce the scope of the query so you can export fewer items at a time. + +See [Plan for Windows 10 deployment](http://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/plan/index) for more information about ways to deploy Windows in your organization. Read about [how Microsoft IT deployed Windows as an in-place upgrade](https://www.microsoft.com/itshowcase/Article/Content/668/Deploying-Windows-10-at-Microsoft-as-an-inplace-upgrade) for best practices using the in-place upgrade method. + +## Prioritize applications + +Applications are listed, grouped by importance level. Prioritizing your applications allows you to identify the ones that you will focus on preparing for upgrade. + + + +![Prioritize applications](images/upgrade-analytics-prioritize.png) + +Select **Assign importance** to change an application’s importance level. By default, applications are marked **Not reviewed** or **Low install count** until you assign a different importance level to them. + +To change an application’s importance level: + +1. Select **Not reviewed** or **Low install count** on the **Prioritize applications** blade to view the list of applications with that importance level. Select **Table** to view the list in a table. + +2. Select **User changes** to enable user input. + +3. Select the applications you want to change to a specific importance level and then select the appropriate option from the **Select importance level** list. + +4. Click **Save** when finished. + +Importance levels include: + +| Importance level | When to use it | Recommendation | +|--------------------|------------------|------------------| +| Low install count | We give you a head start by identifying applications that are installed on 2% or less of your total computer inventory. \[Number of computers application is installed on/total number of computers in your inventory.\]

Low install count applications are automatically marked as **Ready to upgrade** in the **UpgradeDecision** column unless they have issues that need attention.
| Be sure to review low install count applications for any business critical or important applications that are not yet upgrade-ready, despite their low installation rates.

| +| Not reviewed | Applications that are installed on more than 2% of your total computer inventory are marked not reviewed until you change the importance level.

These applications are also marked as **Not reviewed** in the **UpgradeDecision** column.
| Once you’ve started to investigate an application to determine its importance level and upgrade readiness, change its status to **Review in progress** in both the **Importance** and **UpgradeDecision** columns. | +| Business critical | By default, no applications are marked as business critical because only you can make that determination. If you know that an application is critical to your organization’s functioning, mark it **Business critical**.

| You may also want to change the application’s status to **Review in progress** in the **UpgradeDecision** column to let other team members know that you’re working on getting this business critical application upgrade-ready. Once you’ve fixed any issues and validated that the application will migrate successfully, change the upgrade decision to **Ready to upgrade**.
| +| Important | By default, no applications are marked as important because only you can make that determination. If the application is important but not critical to your organization’s functioning, mark it **Important**. | You may also want to change the application’s status to **Review in progress** in the **UpgradeDecision** column to let other team members know that you’re working on getting this important application upgrade-ready. Once you’ve fixed any issues and validated that the application will migrate successfully, change the upgrade decision to **Ready to upgrade**.
| +| Ignore | By default, no applications are marked as ignore because only you can make that determination. If the application is not important to your organization’s functioning, such as user-installed applications and games, you may not want to spend time and money validating that these applications will migrate successfully. Mark these applications **Ignore**.
| Set the application’s importance level to **Ignore** to let other team members know that it can be left as-is with no further investigation or testing.

You may also want to change the application’s status to **Not reviewed** or **Ready to upgrade** in the **UpgradeDecision** column.
| +| Review in progress | Once you’ve started to investigate an application to determine its importance level and upgrade readiness, change its status to **Review in progress** in both the **Importance** and **UpgradeDecision** columns.
| As you learn more about the application’s importance to your organization’s functioning, change the importance level to **Business critical**, **Important**, or **Ignore**.

Until you’ve determined that priority applications will migrate successfully, leave the upgrade decision status as **Review in progress**.
| + diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..45ead2b529 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-release-notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics release notes (Windows 10) +description: Provides release notes for Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics release notes + +## Supported versions of Windows + +The compatibility update KB that sends telemetry data from user computers to Upgrade Analytics works only with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Upgrade Analytics cannot evaluate Windows XP or Windows Vista for upgrade eligibility. + + + +## User authenticated proxies not supported in this release + +User computers communicate with Upgrade Analytics through Windows telemetry. The Windows telemetry client runs in System context and requires a connection to various Microsoft telemetry endpoints. User authenticated proxies are not supported at this time. Work with your Network Administrator to ensure that user computers can communicate with telemetry endpoints. + +## Upgrade Analytics does not support on-premise Windows deployments + +Upgrade Analytics is built as a cloud service, which allows Upgrade Analytics to provide you with insights based on the data from user computers and other Microsoft compatibility services. Cloud services are easy to get up and running and are cost-effective because there is no requirement to physically implement and maintain services on-premise. + +## In-region data storage requirements + +Windows telemetry data from user computers is encrypted, sent to, and processed at Microsoft-managed secure data centers located in the US. Our analysis of the upgrade readiness-related data is then provided to you through the Upgrade Analytics solution in the Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) portal. At the time this topic is being published, only OMS workspaces created in the East US and West Europe are supported. We’ll be frequently adding support for additional regions and we’ll update this information when new international regions are supported. + +## Known issues + +- When viewing inventory items in table view, the maximum number of rows that can be viewed and exported is limited to 5,000. If you need to view or export more than 5,000 items, reduce the scope of the query so you can export a list with fewer items. + +- Sorting data by clicking a column heading may not sort your complete list of items. For information about how to sort data in OMS, see [Sorting DocumentDB data using Order By](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/articles/documentdb-orderby). + diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-requirements.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-requirements.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6cb93e90c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-requirements.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics requirements (Windows 10) +description: Provides requirements for Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics requirements + +This article introduces concepts and steps needed to get up and running with Upgrade Analytics. We recommend that you review this list of requirements before getting started as you may need to collect information, such as account credentials, and get approval from internal IT groups, such as your network security group, before you can start using Upgrade Analytics. + +## Supported upgrade paths + +To perform an in-place upgrade, user computers must be running the latest version of either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1. After you enable Windows telemetry, Upgrade Analytics performs a full inventory of computers so that you can see which version of Windows is installed on each computer. + +If you need to update user computers to Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1, use Windows Update or download and deploy the applicable package from the Microsoft Download Center. + +Note: Upgrade Analytics is designed to best support in-place upgrades. In-place upgrades do not support migrations from BIOS to UEFI or from 32-bit to 64-bit architecture. If you need to migrate computers in these scenarios, use the wipe-and-reload method. Upgrade Analytics insights are still valuable in this scenario, however, you can ignore in-place upgrade specific guidance. + +See [Windows 10 Specifications](http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications) for additional information about computer system requirements. + +## Operations Management Suite + +Upgrade Analytics is offered as a solution in the Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS), a collection of cloud based services for managing on premise and cloud computing environments. For more information about OMS, see [Operations Management Suite overview](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/operations-management-suite-overview/). + +If you’re already using OMS, you’ll find Upgrade Analytics in the Solutions Gallery. Click the Upgrade Analytics tile in the gallery and then click Add on the solution’s details page. Upgrade Analytics is now visible in your workspace. + +If you are not using OMS, go to \[link to new Upgrade Analytics Web page on Microsoft.com\] and select **Upgrade Analytics Service** to kick off the OMS onboarding process. During the onboarding process, you’ll create an OMS workspace and add the Upgrade Analytics solution to it. + +Important: You can use either a Microsoft Account or a Work or School account to create a workspace. If your company is already using Azure Active Directory, use a Work or School account when you sign in to OMS. Using a Work or School account allows you to use identities from your Azure AD to manage permissions in OMS. + +## Telemetry and data sharing + +After you’ve signed in to Operations Management Suite and added the Upgrade Analytics solution to your workspace, you’ll need to complete the following tasks to allow user computer data to be shared with and assessed by Upgrade Analytics. + +See \[link to Steve May’s PDF doc when it’s published\] for more information about what user computer data Upgrade Analytics collects and assesses. See [Configure Windows telemetry in your organization](https://technet.microsoft.com/itpro/windows/manage/configure-windows-telemetry-in-your-organization) for more information about how Microsoft uses Windows telemetry data. + +**Whitelist telemetry endpoints.** To enable telemetry data to be sent to Microsoft, you’ll need to whitelist the following Microsoft telemetry endpoints on your proxy server or firewall. You may need to get approval from your security group to do this. + +`https://v10.vortex-win.data.microsoft.com/collect/v1` + +`https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings` + +`https://vortex.data.microsoft.com/health/keepalive` + +`https://settings.data.microsoft.com/qos` + +`http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=544713` + +`https://compatexchange1.trafficmanager.net/CompatibilityExchangeService.svc/extended` + +NOTE: The compatibility update KB runs under the computer’s system account and does not support user authentication in this release. + +**Generate your commercial ID key.** Microsoft uses a unique commercial ID GUID to map data from your computers to your OMS workspace. You’ll need to generate your commercial ID key in OMS. We recommend that you save your commercial ID key as you’ll need it later. + +**Subscribe your OMS workspace to Upgrade Analytics.** For Upgrade Analytics to receive and display upgrade readiness data from Microsoft, you’ll need to subscribe your OMS workspace to Upgrade Analytics. + +**Enable telemetry and connect data sources.** To allow Upgrade Analytics to collect system, application, and driver data and assess your organization’s upgrade readiness, communication must be established between Upgrade Analytics and user computers. You’ll need to connect Upgrade Analytics to your data sources and enable telemetry to establish communication. + +**Deploy compatibility update and related KBs.** The compatibility update KB scans your systems and enables application usage tracking. If you don’t already have this KB installed, you can download the applicable version from the Microsoft Update Catalog or deploy it using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or your software distribution solution, such as System Center Configuration Manager. + +>**Important**
The compatibility update and related KBs are frequently updated to include new compatibility issues as they become known to Microsoft. We recommend that you use a deployment system that allows for automatic updates of these KBs. The compatibility update KB collects inventory information from computers only when it is updated. + +**Configure and deploy Upgrade Analytics deployment script.** Configure and deploy the Upgrade Analytics deployment script to user computers to finish setting up. + +See [Get started with Upgrade Analytics](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-get-started +) for detailed, step-by-step instructions for configuring Upgrade Analytics and getting started on your Windows upgrade project. diff --git a/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-resolve-issues.md b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-resolve-issues.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..31bd19b03a --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/upgrade-analytics-resolve-issues.md @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +--- +title: Upgrade Analytics - Resolve application and driver issues (Windows 10) +description: Describes how to resolve application and driver issues that can occur during an upgrade with Upgrade Analytics. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Upgrade Analytics - Resolve application and driver issues + +This section of the Upgrade Analytics workflow reports application and driver inventory and shows you which applications have known issues, which applications have no known issues, and which drivers have issues. We identify applications and drivers that need attention and suggest fixes when we know about them. + +You can change an application’s upgrade decision and a driver’s upgrade decision from the blades in this section. To change an application’s or a driver’s importance level, select **User changes**. Select the item you want to change and then select the appropriate option from the **Select upgrade decision** list. + +Upgrade decisions include: + +| Upgrade decision | When to use it | Guidance | +|--------------------|-------------------|-------------| +| Not reviewed | When you start to investigate an application or a driver to determine upgrade readiness, change their upgrade decision to **Review in progress.**


| Some applications are automatically assigned upgrade decisions based on information known to Microsoft.

All drivers are marked not reviewed by default.

| +| Review in progress | When you start to investigate an application or a driver to determine upgrade readiness, change their upgrade decision to **Review in progress**.

Until you’ve determined that applications and drivers will migrate successfully or you’ve resolved blocking issues, leave the upgrade decision status as **Review in progress**.

| Once you’ve fixed any issues and validated that the application or driver will migrate successfully, change the upgrade decision to **Ready to upgrade**.
| +| Ready to upgrade | Mark applications and drivers **Ready to upgrade** once you’ve resolved all blocking issues and you’re confident that they will upgrade successfully, or if you’ve decided to upgrade them as-is. | Applications with no known issues or with low installation rates are marked **Ready to upgrade** by default.

Be sure to review low install count applications for any business critical or important applications that are not yet upgrade-ready, despite their low installation rates.

All drivers are marked **Not reviewed** by default.
| +| Won’t upgrade | By default, no applications or drivers are marked **Won’t upgrade** because only you can make that determination.

Use **Won’t upgrade** for computers you don’t want to upgrade.
| If, during your investigation into an application or driver, you determine that they should not be upgraded, mark them **Won’t upgrade**.

| + +The blades in the **Resolve issues** section are: + +## Review applications with known issues + +Applications with issues known to Microsoft are listed, grouped by upgrade assessment into **Attention needed** or **Fix available**. + + + +![Review applications with known issues](images/upgrade-analytics-apps-known-issues.png) + +To change an application's upgrade decision: + +1. Select **Decide upgrade readiness** to view applications with issues. + +2. In the table view, sort on **UpgradeAssessment** to group applications into **Attention needed** and **Fix available**. + +3. Select **User changes** to change the upgrade decision for each application. + +4. Select the applications you want to change to a specific upgrade decision and then then select the appropriate option from the **Select upgrade decision** list. + +5. Click **Save** when finished. + +IMORTANT: Ensure that you have the most recent versions of the compatibility update and related KBs installed to get the most up-to-date compatibility information. + +For applications assessed as **Attention needed**, review the table below for details about known issues and for guidance about how to resolve them, when possible. + +| Upgrade Assessment | Action required prior to upgrade? | Issue | What it means | Guidance | +|--------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------| +| Attention needed | No | Application is removed during upgrade | Compatibility issues were detected and the application will not migrate to the new operating system.
| No action is required for the upgrade to proceed. | +| Attention needed | Yes | Blocking upgrade | Blocking issues were detected and Upgrade Analytics is not able to remove the application during upgrade.

The application may work on the new operating system.
| Remove the application before upgrading, and reinstall and test on new operating system. | +| Attention needed | No | Evaluate application on new OS | The application will migrate, but issues were detected that may impact its performance on the new operating system. | No action is required for the upgrade to proceed, but be sure to test the application on the new operating system.
| +| Attention needed | No | Does not work with new OS, but won’t block upgrade | The application is not compatible with the new operating system, but won’t block the upgrade. | No action is required for the upgrade to proceed, however, you’ll have to install a compatible version of the application on the new operating system.
| +| Attention needed | Yes | Does not work with new OS, and will block upgrade | The application is not compatible with the new operating system and will block the upgrade. | Remove the application before upgrading.

A compatible version of the application may be available.
| +| Attention needed | Yes | May block upgrade, test application | Issues were detected that may interfere with the upgrade, but need to be investigated further.
| Test the application’s behavior during upgrade. If it blocks the upgrade, remove it before upgrading and reinstall and test it on the new operating system.
| +| Attention needed | Maybe | Multiple | Multiple issues are affecting the application. See detailed view for more information.| When you see Multiple in the query detailed view, click **Query** to see details about what issues were detected with the different versions of the application. | + +For applications assessed as **Fix available**, review the table below for details about known issues and ways to fix them that are known to Microsoft. + +| Upgrade Assessment | Action required prior to upgrade? | Issue | What it means | Guidance | +|--------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|-----------------|-------------| +| Fix available | Yes | Blocking upgrade, update application to newest version | The existing version of the application is not compatible with the new operating system and won’t migrate. A compatible version of the application is available. | Update the application before upgrading. | +| Fix available | No | Reinstall application after upgrading | The application is compatible with the new operating system, but must be reinstalled after upgrading. The application is removed during the upgrade process.
| No action is required for the upgrade to proceed. Reinstall application on the new operating system. | +| Fix available | Yes | Blocking upgrade, but can be reinstalled after upgrading | The application is compatible with the new operating system, but won’t migrate. | Remove the application before upgrading and reinstall on the new operating system.
| +| Fix available | Yes | Disk encryption blocking upgrade | The application’s encryption features are blocking the upgrade. | Disable the encryption feature before upgrading and enable it again after upgrading.
| + +## Review applications with no known issues + +Applications with no issues known to Microsoft are listed, grouped by upgrade decision. + + + +![Review applications with no known issues](images/upgrade-analytics-apps-no-known-issues.png) + +Applications with no known issues that are installed on 2% or less of your total computer inventory \[number of computers application is installed on/total number of computers in your inventory\] are automatically marked **Ready to upgrade** and included in the applications reviewed count. Applications with no known issues that are installed on more than 2% of your total computer inventory are automatically marked **Not reviewed**. + +Be sure to review low install count applications for any business critical or important applications that may not yet be upgrade-ready, despite their low installation rates. + +To change an application's upgrade decision: + +1. Select **Decide upgrade readiness** to view applications with issues. Select **Table** to view the list in a table. + +2. Select **User changes** to change the upgrade decision for each application. + +3. Select the applications you want to change to a specific upgrade decision and then then select the appropriate option from the **Select upgrade decision** list. + +4. Click **Save** when finished. + +## Review drivers with known issues + +Drivers that won’t migrate to the new operating system are listed, grouped by availability. + + + +![Review drivers with known issues](images/upgrade-analytics-drivers-known.png) + +Availability categories are explained in the table below. + +| Driver availability | Action required before or after upgrade? | What it means | Guidance | +|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------| +| Available in-box | No, for awareness only | The currently installed version of an application or driver won’t migrate to the new operating system; however, a compatible version is installed with the new operating system.
| No action is required for the upgrade to proceed. | +| Import from Windows Update | Yes | The currently installed version of a driver won’t migrate to the new operating system; however, a compatible version is available from Windows Update.
| If the computer automatically receives updates from Windows Update, no action is required. Otherwise, import a new driver from Windows Update after upgrading.
| +| Available in-box and from Windows Update | Yes | The currently installed version of a driver won’t migrate to the new operating system.

Although a new driver is installed during upgrade, a newer version is available from Windows Update.
| If the computer automatically receives updates from Windows Update, no action is required. Otherwise, import a new driver from Windows Update after upgrading.
| +| Check with vendor | Yes | The driver won’t migrate to the new operating system and we are unable to locate a compatible version.
| Check with the independent hardware vendor (IHV) who manufactures the driver for a solution. | + +To change a driver’s upgrade decision: + +1. Select **Decide upgrade readiness** and then select the group of drivers you want to review. Select **Table** to view the list in a table. + +2. Select **User changes** to enable user input. + +3. Select the drivers you want to change to a specific upgrade decision and then select the appropriate option from the **Select upgrade decision** list. + +4. Click **Save** when finished. + diff --git a/windows/deploy/use-upgrade-analytics-to-manage-windows-upgrades.md b/windows/deploy/use-upgrade-analytics-to-manage-windows-upgrades.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0f14199f76 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/deploy/use-upgrade-analytics-to-manage-windows-upgrades.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +title: Use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades (Windows 10) +description: Describes how to use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades. +ms.prod: w10 +author: MaggiePucciEvans +--- + +# Use Upgrade Analytics to manage Windows upgrades + +This topic explains how to use the Upgrade Analytics solution to plan, manage, and deploy Windows upgrades. + +Based on telemetry data from user computers, Upgrade Analytics identifies application and driver compatibility issues that may block Windows upgrades, allowing you to make data-driven decisions about your organization’s upgrade readiness. + +You and your IT team can use the Upgrade Analytics workflow to prioritize and work through application and driver issues, assign and track issue resolution status, and identify computers that are ready to upgrade. You can then export the list of upgrade-ready computers and start deploying Windows with confidence, knowing that you’ve addressed potential blocking issues. + +Information is refreshed daily so you can monitor upgrade progress. Any changes your team makes, such as assigning application importance and marking applications as ready to upgrade, are reflected 24 hours after you make them. + +The Upgrade Analytics workflow gives you compatibility and usage information about computers, applications, and drivers and walks you through these high-level tasks. Each task is described in more detail in the topics that follow. + +1. [Preparing your environment](upgrade-analytics-prepare-your-environment.md) + +2. [Resolving application and driver issues](upgrade-analytics-resolve-issues.md) + +3. [Identifying computers that are upgrade ready](upgrade-analytics-deploy-windows.md) + + diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/microsoft-accounts.md b/windows/keep-secure/microsoft-accounts.md index 910e6fac1f..6bea7ac9aa 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/microsoft-accounts.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/microsoft-accounts.md @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Although the Microsoft account was designed to serve consumers, you might find s - **Integrated social media services**: - Contact information and status for your users’ friends and associates automatically stay up-to-date from sites such as Hotmail, Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Users can also access and share photos, documents, and other files from sites such as SkyDrive, Facebook, and Flickr. + Contact information and status for your users’ friends and associates automatically stay up-to-date from sites such as Hotmail, Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Users can also access and share photos, documents, and other files from sites such as OneDrive, Facebook, and Flickr. ### Managing the Microsoft account in the domain diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/troubleshoot-onboarding-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md b/windows/keep-secure/troubleshoot-onboarding-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md index b9baeb947e..6cbed263b3 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/troubleshoot-onboarding-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/troubleshoot-onboarding-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Event ID | Error Type | Resolution steps 10 | Onboarding data couldn't be written to registry | Check the permissions on the registry, specifically ```HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat```. Verify that the script was ran as an administrator. 15 | Failed to start SENSE service |Check the service status (```sc query sense``` command). Make sure it's not in an intermediate state (*'Pending_Stopped'*, *'Pending_Running'*) and try to run the script again (with administrator rights). 30 | The script failed to wait for the service to start running | The service could have taken more time to start or has encountered errors while trying to start. For more information on events and errors related to SENSE, see [Review events and errors on endpoints with Event viewer](event-error-codes-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md). -35 | The script failed to find needed onboarding status registry value | When the SENSE service starts for the first time, it writes onboarding status to the registry location ```HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat Protection\Status```. The script failed to find it after several seconds. You can manually test it and check if it's there. For more information on events and errors related to SENSE, see [Review events and errors on endpoints with Event viewer].(event-error-codes-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md). +35 | The script failed to find needed onboarding status registry value | When the SENSE service starts for the first time, it writes onboarding status to the registry location ```HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Advanced Threat Protection\Status```. The script failed to find it after several seconds. You can manually test it and check if it's there. For more information on events and errors related to SENSE, see [Review events and errors on endpoints with Event viewer](event-error-codes-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md). 40 | SENSE service onboarding status is not set to **1** | The SENSE service has failed to onboard properly. For more information on events and errors related to SENSE, see [Review events and errors on endpoints with Event viewer](event-error-codes-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md).
diff --git a/windows/keep-secure/windows-10-security-guide.md b/windows/keep-secure/windows-10-security-guide.md index bb757267bb..17ed75ffc7 100644 --- a/windows/keep-secure/windows-10-security-guide.md +++ b/windows/keep-secure/windows-10-security-guide.md @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ With Protected Processes, Windows 10 prevents untrusted processes from interact ## Secure the Windows desktop -Windows 10 includes critical improvements to the Windows core and the desktop environment, where attacks and malware most frequently enter. The desktop environment is now more resistant to malware thanks to significant improvements to Windows Defender and SmartScreen Filters. Internet browsing is a safer experience because of Microsoft Edge, a completely new browser. The Windows Store reduces the likelihood that malware will infect devices by ensuring that all applications that enter the Windows Store ecosystem have been thoroughly reviewed before being made available. Universal Windows applications are inherently more secure than typical applications because they are sandboxed. Sandboxing restricts the application’s risk of being compromised or tampered with in a way that would put the system, data, and other applications at risk. +Windows 10 includes critical improvements to the Windows core and the desktop environment, where attacks and malware most frequently enter. The desktop environment is now more resistant to malware thanks to significant improvements to Windows Defender and SmartScreen Filters. Internet browsing is a safer experience because of Microsoft Edge, a completely new browser. The Windows Store reduces the likelihood that malware will infect devices by ensuring that all applications that enter the Windows Store ecosystem have been thoroughly reviewed before being made available. Universal Windows apps are inherently more secure than typical applications because they are sandboxed. Sandboxing restricts the application’s risk of being compromised or tampered with in a way that would put the system, data, and other applications at risk. The sections that follow describe Windows 10 improvements to application security in more detail. **Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11**