windows-itpro-docs/mdop/index.md

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title: MDOP Information Experience
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# MDOP Information Experience


The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a portfolio of technologies available as a subscription for Software Assurance customers. MDOP helps to improve compatibility and management, reduce support costs, improve asset management, and improve policy control.

The MDOP Information Experience provides product documentation, videos, blogs, and other resources to help users implement and optimize their experience with the MDOP technologies. You can learn about updates and events by following us on [Facebook](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=242445) or [Twitter](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=242447).

## MDOP Documentation Links


The following table provides links to the product documentation for the MDOP products by version.

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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management</strong> (AGPM) extends the capabilities of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to provide change control and improved management.</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 4.0 SP3</strong> – Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 4.0 SP2</strong> - Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 4.0 SP1</strong> - Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 4.0</strong> - Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 3.0</strong>- Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008</p>
<p><strong>AGPM 2.5</strong> - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Overview of Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232980)(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232980)</p>
<p>[AGPM 4.0 SP3](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt346468.aspx) (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt346468.aspx)</p>
<p>[AGPM 4.0 SP2](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=325035) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=325035)</p>
<p>[AGPM 4.0 SP1](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286715) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286715)</p>
<p>[AGPM 4.0](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232964) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232964)</p>
<p>[AGPM 3.0](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232967) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232967)</p>
<p>[AGPM 2.5](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232969) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232969)</p>
<p>[AGPM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232275) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232275)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft Application Virtualization</strong> (App-V) lets you make applications available to end user computers without installing the applications directly on those computers.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.1 Administrator's Guide](appv-v5/microsoft-application-virtualization-51-administrators-guide.md)</p>
<p>[About App-V 5.0 SP3](appv-v5/about-app-v-50-sp3.md)</p>
<p>[About App-V 5.0 SP2](appv-v5/about-app-v-50-sp2.md)</p>
<p>[About App-V 5.0 SP1](appv-v5/about-app-v-50-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Administrator's Guide](appv-v5/microsoft-application-virtualization-50-administrators-guide.md)</p>
<p>[About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP3](appv-v4/about-microsoft-application-virtualization-46-sp3.md)</p>
<p>[About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP2](appv-v4/about-microsoft-application-virtualization-46-sp2.md)</p>
<p>[About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP1](appv-v4/about-microsoft-application-virtualization-46-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6](appv-v4/about-microsoft-application-virtualization-46.md)</p>
<p>[About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5](appv-v4/about-microsoft-application-virtualization-45.md)</p>
<p>[SoftGrid](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232981) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232981)</p>
<p>[App-V Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231902) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231902)</p>
<p>[App-V 5.0 eBooks](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309570) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309570)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring</strong> (MBAM) provides an administrative interface to enterprise-wide BitLocker drive encryption.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5](mbam-v25/index.md)</p>
<p>[MBAM 2.5 Video Demonstration: Deploying MBAM 2.5](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518206) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518206)</p>
<p>[About MBAM 2.5 SP1](mbam-v25/about-mbam-25-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[About MBAM 2.0 SP1](mbam-v2/about-mbam-20-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2 Administrator's Guide](mbam-v2/index.md)</p>
<p>[Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1 Administrator's Guide](mbam-v1/index.md)</p>
<p>[MBAM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231905) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231905)</p>
<p>[MBAM 1.0 eBooks](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309571) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309571)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset</strong> (DaRT) helps troubleshoot and repair Windows-based computers.</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 10</strong> - Windows 10</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 8.1</strong> - Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 8.0 SP1</strong> - Windows 8, Windows Server 2012</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 8.0</strong> - Windows 8, Windows Server 2012</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 7.0</strong> - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 6.5</strong> - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 6.0</strong> - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008</p>
<p><strong>DaRT 5.0</strong> - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 10](dart-v10/index.md)</p>
<p>[About DaRT 8.1](dart-v8/about-dart-81.md)</p>
<p>[About DaRT 8.0 SP1](dart-v8/about-dart-80-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8 Administrator's Guide](dart-v8/index.md)</p>
<p>[Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7 Administrator's Guide](dart-v7/index.md)</p>
<p>[DaRT 6.5](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232983) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232983)</p>
<p>[DaRT Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232274) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232274)</p>
<p>[DaRT 8.0 eBook](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309573) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309573)</p>
<p>[DaRT 7.0 eBook](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309572) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309572)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft Desktop Enterprise Monitoring</strong> (DEM) monitors and reports enterprise-wide desktop application and system failures.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[DEM 3.5](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232985) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232985)</p>
<p>[DEM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232276) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232276)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization</strong> (MED-V) uses Microsoft Virtual PC to provide an enterprise solution for desktop virtualization.</p>
<p><strong>MED-V 2.0</strong> - Windows 7</p>
<p><strong>MED-V 1.0 SP1</strong> - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP</p>
<p><strong>MED-V 1.0</strong> - Windows Vista, Windows XP</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 2.0](medv-v2/index.md)</p>
<p>[About MED-V 1.0 SP1](medv-v1/about-med-v-10-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0](medv-v1/index.md)</p>
<p>[MED-V Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231903) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231903)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>Microsoft User Experience Virtualization</strong> (UE-V) captures settings to apply to computers accessed by the user including desktop computers, laptop computers, and VDI sessions.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.x](uev-v2/index.md)</p>
<p>[What's New in UE-V 2.1 SP1](uev-v2/whats-new-in-ue-v-21-sp1uevv21-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[What's New in UE-V 2.1](uev-v2/whats-new-in-ue-v-21-new-uevv2.md)</p>
<p>[What's New in UE-V 2.0](uev-v2/whats-new-in-ue-v-20-new-uevv2.md)</p>
<p>[About User Experience Virtualization 1.0 SP1](uev-v1/about-user-experience-virtualization-10-sp1.md)</p>
<p>[Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0](uev-v1/index.md)</p>
<p>[UE-V 1.0 eBooks](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309574) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309574)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[MDOP Solutions and Scenarios](solutions/index.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2013 for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0](solutions/virtualizing-microsoft-office-2013-for-application-virtualization--app-v--50-solutions.md)</p>
<p>[Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2010 for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0](solutions/virtualizing-microsoft-office-2010-for-application-virtualization--app-v--50-solutions.md)</p>
<p>[Creating App-V 4.5 Databases Using SQL Scripting](solutions/creating-app-v-45-databases-using-sql-scripting.md)</p>
<p>[Application Publishing and Client Interaction for App-V 5](solutions/application-publishing-and-client-interaction-for-app-v-5-solutions.md)</p>
<p>[How to Download and Deploy MDOP Group Policy (.admx) Templates](solutions/how-to-download-and-deploy-mdop-group-policy--admx--templates.md)</p></td>
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## Supplemental MDOP Product Guidance


In addition to the product documentation available online, supplemental product guidance such as informational videos and virtual labs are available for most MDOP products.

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<td align="left"><p><strong>MDOP Videos</strong></p></td>
<td align="left"><p>For a list of available MDOP videos, go to [Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Technologies Videos](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234275) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234275).</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>MDOP Virtual Labs</strong></p></td>
<td align="left"><p>For a list of available MDOP virtual labs, go to [Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) Virtual Labs](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234276) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234276).</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>MDOP TechCenter</strong></p></td>
<td align="left"><p>For technical whitepapers, evaluation materials, blogs, and additional MDOP resources, go to [MDOP TechCenter](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=225286) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=225286)</p>
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<td align="left"><p><strong>MDOP Forums</strong></p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Join in the MDOP community where you can ask and answer questions at the [MDOP TechNet Forum](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286973) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286973).</p></td>
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## <a href="" id="bkmk-getmdop"></a>How to Get MDOP


MDOP is a suite of products that can help streamline desktop deployment, management, and support across the enterprise. MDOP is available as an additional subscription for Software Assurance customers.

<a href="" id="evaluate-mdop"></a>**Evaluate MDOP**  
MDOP is also available for test and evaluation to [MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx?PV=42:178) and [TechNet](http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx?PV=42:178) subscribers in accordance with MDSN and TechNet agreements.

<a href="" id="download-mdop"></a>**Download MDOP**  
MDOP subscribers can download the software at the [Microsoft Volume Licensing website (MVLS)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=166331).

<a href="" id="purchase-mdop"></a>**Purchase MDOP**  
Visit the enterprise [Purchase Windows Enterprise Licensing](http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/how-to-buy.aspx) website to find out how to purchase MDOP for your business.