items: - name: Deploy and update Windows href: index.yml items: - name: Get started items: - name: Windows deployment scenarios href: windows-deployment-scenarios.md - name: Quick guide to Windows as a service href: update/waas-quick-start.md - name: Windows as a service overview href: update/waas-overview.md - name: Update release cycle href: update/release-cycle.md - name: Basics of Windows updates, channels, and tools href: update/get-started-updates-channels-tools.md - name: Defining Windows update-managed devices href: update/update-managed-unmanaged-devices.md - name: Prepare servicing strategy for Windows updates href: update/waas-servicing-strategy-windows-10-updates.md - name: Plan items: - name: Plan for Windows 11 href: /windows/whats-new/windows-11-plan?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Create a deployment plan href: update/create-deployment-plan.md - name: Define readiness criteria href: update/plan-define-readiness.md - name: Evaluate infrastructure and tools href: update/eval-infra-tools.md - name: Define your servicing strategy href: update/plan-define-strategy.md - name: Windows Update security href: update/windows-update-security.md - name: Windows upgrade and migration considerations href: upgrade/windows-upgrade-and-migration-considerations.md - name: Delivery Optimization for Windows updates href: do/waas-delivery-optimization.md?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Windows compatibility cookbook href: /windows/compatibility/ - name: Prepare items: - name: Prepare for Windows 11 href: /windows/whats-new/windows-11-prepare?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Prepare to deploy Windows updates href: update/prepare-deploy-windows.md - name: Evaluate and update infrastructure href: update/update-policies.md - name: Update baseline href: update/update-baseline.md - name: Set up Delivery Optimization for Windows updates href: do/delivery-optimization-configure.md?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Configure BranchCache for Windows updates href: update/waas-branchcache.md - name: Prepare for deployment with Configuration Manager href: /previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/deployment/deploy-windows-cm/prepare-for-zero-touch-installation-of-windows-10-with-configuration-manager - name: Check release health href: update/check-release-health.md - name: Deploy items: - name: Deploy Windows items: - name: Deploy Windows with Autopilot href: /autopilot/ - name: Windows deployment scenarios and tools href: windows-deployment-scenarios-and-tools.md - name: Deploy Windows updates items: - name: Assign devices to servicing channels href: update/waas-servicing-channels-windows-10-updates.md - name: Deploy updates with WSUS href: update/waas-manage-updates-wsus.md - name: Update Windows media with dynamic update href: update/media-dynamic-update.md - name: Migrating and acquiring optional Windows content href: update/optional-content.md - name: Deploy feature updates for user-initiated installations href: update/feature-update-user-install.md - name: Safeguard holds items: - name: Safeguard holds href: update/safeguard-holds.md - name: Opt out of safeguard holds href: update/safeguard-opt-out.md - name: Manage the Windows client update experience items: - name: Manage device restarts after updates href: update/waas-restart.md - name: Manage additional Windows Update settings href: update/waas-wu-settings.md - name: Use Windows Update for Business items: - name: What is Windows Update for Business? href: update/waas-manage-updates-wufb.md - name: Configure Windows Update for Business href: update/waas-configure-wufb.md - name: Use Windows Update for Business and WSUS href: update/wufb-wsus.md - name: Enforcing compliance deadlines for updates href: update/wufb-compliancedeadlines.md - name: Integrate Windows Update for Business with management solutions href: update/waas-integrate-wufb.md - name: Use group policy to configure Windows Update for Business href: update/waas-wufb-group-policy.md - name: Deploy updates using CSPs and MDM href: update/waas-wufb-csp-mdm.md - name: Windows Update for Business deployment service items: - name: Windows Update for Business deployment service overview href: update/deployment-service-overview.md - name: Prerequisites for Windows Update for Business deployment service href: update/deployment-service-prerequisites.md - name: Deploy updates with the deployment service items: - name: Deploy feature updates using Graph Explorer href: update/deployment-service-feature-updates.md - name: Deploy expedited updates using Graph Explorer href: update/deployment-service-expedited-updates.md - name: Deploy driver and firmware updates using Graph Explorer href: update/deployment-service-drivers.md - name: Troubleshoot Windows Update for Business deployment service href: update/deployment-service-troubleshoot.md - name: Activate items: - name: Windows subscription activation href: windows-subscription-activation.md - name: Windows Enterprise E3 in CSP href: windows-enterprise-e3-overview.md - name: Configure VDA for subscription activation href: vda-subscription-activation.md - name: Deploy Windows Enterprise licenses href: deploy-enterprise-licenses.md - name: Volume Activation items: - name: Overview href: volume-activation/volume-activation-windows.md - name: Plan for volume activation href: volume-activation/plan-for-volume-activation-client.md - name: Activate using Key Management Service href: volume-activation/activate-using-key-management-service-vamt.md - name: Activate using Active Directory-based activation href: volume-activation/activate-using-active-directory-based-activation-client.md - name: Activate clients running Windows href: volume-activation/activate-windows-clients-vamt.md - name: Monitor activation href: volume-activation/monitor-activation-client.md - name: Use the Volume Activation Management Tool href: volume-activation/use-the-volume-activation-management-tool-client.md - name: Information sent to Microsoft during activation href: volume-activation/appendix-information-sent-to-microsoft-during-activation-client.md - name: Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) items: - name: VAMT technical reference href: volume-activation/volume-activation-management-tool.md - name: Introduction to VAMT href: volume-activation/introduction-vamt.md - name: Active Directory-Based activation overview href: volume-activation/active-directory-based-activation-overview.md - name: Install and configure VAMT items: - name: VAMT requirements href: volume-activation/vamt-requirements.md - name: Install VAMT href: volume-activation/install-vamt.md - name: Configure client computers href: volume-activation/configure-client-computers-vamt.md - name: Add and manage products items: - name: Add and remove computers href: volume-activation/add-remove-computers-vamt.md - name: Update product status href: volume-activation/update-product-status-vamt.md - name: Remove products href: volume-activation/remove-products-vamt.md - name: Manage product keys items: - name: Add and remove a product key href: volume-activation/add-remove-product-key-vamt.md - name: Install a product key href: volume-activation/install-product-key-vamt.md - name: Install a KMS client key href: volume-activation/install-kms-client-key-vamt.md - name: Manage activations items: - name: Run online activation href: volume-activation/online-activation-vamt.md - name: Run proxy activation href: volume-activation/proxy-activation-vamt.md - name: Run KMS activation href: volume-activation/kms-activation-vamt.md - name: Run local reactivation href: volume-activation/local-reactivation-vamt.md - name: Activate an Active Directory forest online href: volume-activation/activate-forest-vamt.md - name: Activate by proxy an Active Directory forest href: volume-activation/activate-forest-by-proxy-vamt.md - name: Manage VAMT data items: - name: Import and export VAMT data href: volume-activation/import-export-vamt-data.md - name: Use VAMT in Windows PowerShell href: volume-activation/use-vamt-in-windows-powershell.md - name: VAMT step-by-step scenarios items: - name: "Scenario 1: online activation" href: volume-activation/scenario-online-activation-vamt.md - name: "Scenario 2: proxy activation" href: volume-activation/scenario-proxy-activation-vamt.md - name: "Scenario 3: KMS client activation" href: volume-activation/scenario-kms-activation-vamt.md - name: VAMT known issues href: volume-activation/vamt-known-issues.md - name: Monitor items: - name: Windows Update for Business reports overview href: update/wufb-reports-overview.md - name: Enable Windows Update for Business reports items: - name: Windows Update for Business reports prerequisites href: update/wufb-reports-prerequisites.md - name: Enable Windows Update for Business reports href: update/wufb-reports-enable.md - name: Configure clients with a script href: update/wufb-reports-configuration-script.md - name: Configure clients manually href: update/wufb-reports-configuration-manual.md - name: Configure clients with Microsoft Intune href: update/wufb-reports-configuration-intune.md - name: Use Windows Update for Business reports items: - name: Windows Update for Business reports workbook href: update/wufb-reports-workbook.md - name: Delivery Optimization data in reports href: update/wufb-reports-do.md - name: Software updates in the Microsoft 365 admin center href: update/wufb-reports-admin-center.md - name: Use Windows Update for Business reports data href: update/wufb-reports-use.md - name: FAQ for Windows Update for Business reports href: update/wufb-reports-faq.yml - name: Feedback and support href: update/wufb-reports-help.md - name: Windows Update for Business reports schema reference items: - name: Windows Update for Business reports schema reference href: update/wufb-reports-schema.md - name: UCClient href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucclient.md - name: UCClientReadinessStatus href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucclientreadinessstatus.md - name: UCClientUpdateStatus href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucclientupdatestatus.md - name: UCDeviceAlert href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucdevicealert.md - name: UCDOAggregatedStatus href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucdoaggregatedstatus.md - name: UCDOStatus href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucdostatus.md - name: UCServiceUpdateStatus href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucserviceupdatestatus.md - name: UCUpdateAlert href: update/wufb-reports-schema-ucupdatealert.md - name: Enumerated types href: update/wufb-reports-schema-enumerated-types.md - name: Troubleshoot items: - name: Resolve upgrade errors items: - name: Resolve Windows upgrade errors href: upgrade/resolve-windows-upgrade-errors.md - name: Quick fixes href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-10-upgrade-quick-fixes?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: SetupDiag href: upgrade/setupdiag.md - name: Troubleshooting upgrade errors href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-10-upgrade-issues-troubleshooting?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Windows error reporting href: upgrade/windows-error-reporting.md - name: Upgrade error codes href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-10-upgrade-error-codes?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Upgrade log files href: upgrade/log-files.md - name: Resolution procedures href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-10-upgrade-resolution-procedures?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Submit Windows upgrade errors href: upgrade/submit-errors.md - name: Troubleshoot Windows Update items: - name: How to troubleshoot Windows Update href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-update-issues-troubleshooting?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Common Windows Update errors href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/common-windows-update-errors?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Windows Update error code reference href: update/windows-update-error-reference.md - name: Reference items: - name: How does Windows Update work? href: update/how-windows-update-works.md - name: Windows client upgrade paths href: upgrade/windows-upgrade-paths.md - name: Windows client edition upgrade href: upgrade/windows-edition-upgrades.md - name: Deploy Windows 10 with Microsoft 365 href: deploy-m365.md - name: Understand the Unified Update Platform href: update/windows-update-overview.md - name: Windows Update log files href: update/windows-update-logs.md - name: Servicing stack updates href: update/servicing-stack-updates.md - name: Update CSP policies href: /windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-update?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Update other Microsoft products href: update/update-other-microsoft-products.md - name: Delivery Optimization reference href: do/waas-delivery-optimization-reference.md?context=/windows/deployment/context/context - name: Features on Demand and language packs href: update/fod-and-lang-packs.md - name: Add fonts in Windows href: windows-missing-fonts.md - name: Windows Updates using forward and reverse differentials href: update/forward-reverse-differentials.md - name: Deployment tools items: - name: Customize Windows PE boot images href: customize-boot-image.md - name: Convert MBR partition to GPT href: mbr-to-gpt.md - name: Configure a PXE server to load Windows PE href: configure-a-pxe-server-to-load-windows-pe.md - name: Windows Deployment Services (WDS) boot.wim support href: wds-boot-support.md - name: Windows ADK for Windows 10 scenarios for IT Pros href: windows-adk-scenarios-for-it-pros.md - name: User State Migration Tool (USMT) technical reference items: - name: USMT overview articles items: - name: USMT overview href: usmt/usmt-overview.md - name: Getting started with the USMT href: usmt/getting-started-with-the-user-state-migration-tool.md - name: USMT How-to articles items: - name: Exclude Files and Settings href: usmt/usmt-exclude-files-and-settings.md - name: Extract Files from a Compressed USMT Migration Store href: usmt/usmt-extract-files-from-a-compressed-migration-store.md - name: Include Files and Settings href: usmt/usmt-include-files-and-settings.md - name: Migrate Application Settings href: usmt/migrate-application-settings.md - name: Migrate EFS Files and Certificates href: usmt/usmt-migrate-efs-files-and-certificates.md - name: Migrate User Accounts href: usmt/usmt-migrate-user-accounts.md - name: Reroute Files and Settings href: usmt/usmt-reroute-files-and-settings.md - name: Verify the Condition of a Compressed Migration Store href: usmt/verify-the-condition-of-a-compressed-migration-store.md - name: USMT Reference items: - name: USMT Requirements href: usmt/usmt-requirements.md - name: USMT Best Practices href: usmt/usmt-best-practices.md - name: How USMT Works href: usmt/usmt-how-it-works.md - name: Plan Your Migration href: usmt/usmt-plan-your-migration.md - name: Common Migration Scenarios href: usmt/usmt-common-migration-scenarios.md - name: What Does USMT Migrate? href: usmt/usmt-what-does-usmt-migrate.md - name: Choose a Migration Store Type href: usmt/usmt-choose-migration-store-type.md - name: Migration Store Types Overview href: usmt/migration-store-types-overview.md - name: Estimate Migration Store Size href: usmt/usmt-estimate-migration-store-size.md - name: Hard-Link Migration Store href: usmt/usmt-hard-link-migration-store.md - name: Migration Store Encryption href: usmt/usmt-migration-store-encryption.md - name: Determine What to Migrate href: usmt/usmt-determine-what-to-migrate.md - name: Identify users href: usmt/usmt-identify-users.md - name: Identify Applications Settings href: usmt/usmt-identify-application-settings.md - name: Identify Operating System Settings href: usmt/usmt-identify-operating-system-settings.md - name: Identify File Types, Files, and Folders href: usmt/usmt-identify-file-types-files-and-folders.md - name: Test Your Migration href: usmt/usmt-test-your-migration.md - name: USMT Command-line Syntax href: usmt/usmt-command-line-syntax.md - name: ScanState Syntax href: usmt/usmt-scanstate-syntax.md - name: LoadState Syntax href: usmt/usmt-loadstate-syntax.md - name: UsmtUtils Syntax href: usmt/usmt-utilities.md - name: USMT XML Reference href: usmt/usmt-xml-reference.md - name: Understanding Migration XML Files href: usmt/understanding-migration-xml-files.md - name: Config.xml File href: usmt/usmt-configxml-file.md - name: Customize USMT XML Files href: usmt/usmt-customize-xml-files.md - name: Custom XML Examples href: usmt/usmt-custom-xml-examples.md - name: Conflicts and Precedence href: usmt/usmt-conflicts-and-precedence.md - name: General Conventions href: usmt/usmt-general-conventions.md - name: XML File Requirements href: usmt/xml-file-requirements.md - name: Recognized Environment Variables href: usmt/usmt-recognized-environment-variables.md - name: XML Elements Library href: usmt/usmt-xml-elements-library.md - name: Offline Migration Reference href: usmt/offline-migration-reference.md - name: Troubleshoot USMT items: - name: USMT Troubleshooting href: usmt/usmt-troubleshooting.md - name: USMT Common Issues href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/usmt-common-issues - name: USMT Frequently Asked Questions href: usmt/usmt-faq.yml - name: USMT Log Files href: usmt/usmt-log-files.md - name: USMT Return Codes href: /troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/usmt-return-codes - name: USMT Resources href: usmt/usmt-resources.md