### YamlMime:Landing

title: Windows deployment documentation # < 60 chars; shows at top of hub page
summary: Learn about deploying and updating Windows devices in your organization. # < 160 chars

metadata:
  title: Windows deployment documentation # Required; browser tab title displayed in search results. Include the brand. < 60 chars.
  description: Learn about deploying and updating Windows devices in your organization. # Required; article description that is displayed in search results. < 160 chars.
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.service: windows-client
  ms.subservice: itpro-deploy
  ms.collection:
    - highpri
    - tier1
  author: aczechowski
  ms.author: aaroncz
  manager: aaroncz
  ms.date: 11/05/2024
  ms.localizationpriority: medium

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:

- title: Plan
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: concept
    links:
    - text: Plan for Windows 11
      url: /windows/whats-new/windows-11-plan?context=/windows/deployment/context/context
    - text: Create a deployment plan
      url: update/create-deployment-plan.md
    - text: Plan for volume activation
      url: volume-activation/plan-for-volume-activation-client.md
    - text: Windows compatibility cookbook
      url: /windows/compatibility/
    - text: Cloud-native Windows
      url: /mem/solutions/cloud-native-endpoints/cloud-native-endpoints-overview

- title: Prepare
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: get-started
    links:
    - text: Prepare for Windows 11
      url: /windows/whats-new/windows-11-prepare?context=/windows/deployment/context/context
    - text: Prepare to deploy Windows updates
      url: update/prepare-deploy-windows.md
    - text: Prepare for Windows Update client policies
      url: update/waas-manage-updates-wufb.md
    - text: Evaluate and update infrastructure
      url: update/update-policies.md

- title: Deploy
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: deploy
    links:
    - text: Compare Windows Autopilot solutions
      url: /autopilot/device-preparation/compare
    - text: Deploy updates with Intune
      url: update/deploy-updates-intune.md
    - text: Deploy Windows updates with Configuration Manager
      url: update/deploy-updates-configmgr.md
    - text: Optimize and cache content
      url: do/index.yml

- title: Use Windows Autopilot
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: overview
    links:
      - text: Windows Autopilot device preparation overview
        url: /autopilot/device-preparation/overview
      - text: Windows Autopilot overview
        url: /autopilot/overview
  - linkListType: tutorial
    links:
      - text: Windows Autopilot scenarios
        url: /autopilot/tutorial/autopilot-scenarios
      - text: Windows Autopilot device preparation scenarios
        url: /autopilot/device-preparation/tutorial/scenarios

- title: Use Windows Autopatch
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: overview
    links:
      - text: What is Windows Autopatch?
        url: windows-autopatch/overview/windows-autopatch-overview.md
      - text: Prerequisites
        url: windows-autopatch/prepare/windows-autopatch-prerequisites.md
      - text: Deployment guide
        url: windows-autopatch/overview/windows-autopatch-deployment-guide.md
      - text: See more >
        url: windows-autopatch/index.yml

- title: Use Windows Update client policies
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: how-to-guide
    links:
      - text: What are Windows Update client policies?
        url: update/waas-manage-updates-wufb.md
      - text: Configure Windows Update client policies
        url: update/waas-configure-wufb.md
      - text: Windows Update for Business reports overview
        url: update/wufb-reports-overview.md

- title: Use tools for upgrade and imaging
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: reference
    links:
      - text: Customize Windows PE boot images
        url: customize-boot-image.md
      - text: Convert a disk from MBR to GPT
        url: mbr-to-gpt.md
      - text: Configure a PXE server to load Windows PE
        url: configure-a-pxe-server-to-load-windows-pe.md
      - text: Resolve Windows upgrade errors
        url: upgrade/resolve-windows-upgrade-errors.md

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

- title: More resources
  linkLists:
  - linkListType: download
    # Windows hardware
    links:
      - text: Download and install the Windows ADK
        url: /windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install
      - text: Deployment tools
        url: /windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/boot-and-install-windows
  - linkListType: whats-new
    # Community
    links:
      - text: Windows IT pro blog
        url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/bg-p/Windows-ITPro-blog
      - text: Windows office hours
        url: https://aka.ms/windows/officehours