--- title: Manage and update Windows 10 (Windows 10) description: Learn about managing and updating Windows 10. ms.assetid: E5716355-02AB-4B75-A962-14B1A7F7BDA0 keywords: Windows 10, MDM, WSUS, Windows update ms.prod: w10 ms.mktglfcycl: manage ms.sitesec: library ms.pagetype: security author: jdeckerMS localizationpriority: high --- # Manage and update Windows 10 Learn about managing and updating Windows 10. ## In this section
Topic Description

[Administrative Tools in Windows 10](administrative-tools-in-windows-10.md)

Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users.

[Cortana integration in your business or enterprise](manage-cortana-in-enterprise.md)

The world’s first personal digital assistant helps users get things done, even at work. Cortana includes powerful configuration options specifically to optimize for unique small to medium-sized business and enterprise environments.

[Manage corporate devices](manage-corporate-devices.md)

You can use the same management tools to manage all device types running Windows 10 : desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones. And your current management tools, such as Group Policy, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), PowerShell scripts, Orchestrator runbooks, System Center tools, and so on, will continue to work for Windows 10 on desktop editions.

[Windows Spotlight on the lock screen](windows-spotlight.md)

Windows Spotlight is an option for the lock screen background that displays different background images and occasionally offers suggestions on the lock screen.

[Manage Windows 10 Start layout options](windows-10-start-layout-options-and-policies.md)

Organizations might want to deploy a customized Start screen and menu to devices running Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 10 Education. A standard Start layout can be useful on devices that are common to multiple users and devices that are locked down for specialized purposes.

[Lock down Windows 10](lock-down-windows-10.md)

Enterprises often need to manage how people use corporate devices. Windows 10 provides a number of features and methods to help you lock down specific parts of a Windows 10 device.

[Join Windows 10 Mobile to Azure Active Directory](join-windows-10-mobile-to-azure-active-directory.md)

Devices running Windows 10 Mobile can join Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) when the device is configured during the out-of-box experience (OOBE).

[Configure devices without MDM](configure-devices-without-mdm.md)

Create a runtime provisioning package to apply settings, profiles, and file assets to a device running Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Mobile, or Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise.

[Windows 10 servicing options](introduction-to-windows-10-servicing.md)

This article describes the new servicing options available in Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, and Windows 10 IoT Core (IoT Core) and how they enable enterprises to keep their devices current with the latest feature upgrades. It also covers related topics, such as how enterprises can make better use of Windows Update, and what the new servicing options mean for support lifecycles.

[Application development for Windows as a service](application-development-for-windows-as-a-service.md)

In today’s environment, where user expectations frequently are set by device-centric experiences, complete product cycles need to be measured in months, not years. Additionally, new releases must be made available on a continual basis, and must be deployable with minimal impact on users. Microsoft designed Windows 10 to meet these requirements by implementing a new approach to innovation, development, and delivery called [Windows as a service (WaaS)](introduction-to-windows-10-servicing.md). The key to enabling significantly shorter product cycles while maintaining high quality levels is an innovative community-centric approach to testing that Microsoft has implemented for Windows 10. The community, known as Windows Insiders, is comprised of millions of users around the world. When Windows Insiders opt in to the community, they test many builds over the course of a product cycle and provide feedback to Microsoft through an iterative methodology called flighting.

[Application Virtualization for Windows (App-V)](appv-for-windows.md)

When you deploy Application Virtualization (App-V) in your orgnazation, you can deliver Win32 applications to users as virtual applications. Virtual applications are installed on centrally managed servers and delivered to users as a service – in real time and on as as-needed basis. Users launch virtual applications from familiar access points, including the Windows Store, and interact with them as if they were installed locally.

[User Experience Virtualization for Windows (UE-V)](uev-for-windows.md)

When you deploy User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) in your organization, you can synchronize users' personalized application and operating system settings across all the devices they work from. UE-V allows you to capture user-customized application and Windows settings and store them on a centrally managed network file share. When users log on, their personalized settings are applied to their work session, regardless of which device or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) sessions they log on to.

[Windows Store for Business](windows-store-for-business.md)

Welcome to the Windows Store for Business! You can use the Store for Business, to find, acquire, distribute, and manage apps for your organization.

[Change history for Manage and update Windows 10](change-history-for-manage-and-update-windows-10.md)

This topic lists new and updated topics in the Manage and update Windows 10 documentation for [Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile](../index.md).
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