Windows 8 Roundtable -- June 2012
Outline
• Windows 8 Versions & Editions
• Pricing & Licensing
• New Features
• More New Features
• And more new features…
• Demo
Versions & Editions
• Simplified Edition List
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Windows 8
Windows 8 Professional
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 RT (RunTime)
• Basic, Home, Home Premium, Business, and
Ultimate are gone!
Versions & Editions
• So what does that mean?
Windows 8 is for home users
Windows 8 Professional is for business users
Windows 8 Enterprise is for SA users
Windows 8 RT is for ARM devices
Version Differences
• Windows 8 Pro Includes:
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Everything in Windows 8
Bitlocker & Bitlocker To Go
Boot from VHD
Client Hyper-V
Domain Joining
Group Policy
Remote Desktop Host
Version Differences
• Windows 8 Enterprise includes:
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Everything in Windows 8 Professional
Windows to go
VDI improvements
BranchCache improvements
AppLocker
• Only available through SA
Version Differences
• Windows 8 RT:
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Cannot Join a domain
Cannot be managed by Group Policy
Cannot run any x86 software
Software must be written in Windows RunTime
Control through SSP for management
Of course this is all subject to change…
Pricing
• Microsoft has been quiet thus far
• Plenty of speculation
• Same pricing tiers at Win7
• Lower price due to app store revenue
Windows 8 New Features
• Big Changes First
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Metro – everyone is talking about it
Client Hyper-V
BitLocker upgrades (to pro!)
Secure Boot controversy
Microsoft Sign-In
Metro UI
Desktop is still there (minus start menu)
Desktop Charms
Client Hyper-V
Bitlocker Upgrades
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Ability to only encrypt used space
Full Disk Encryption *
Pre-Deployment Encryption
Network Unlock *
Secure Boot Controversy
• Secure boot is a UEFI-based feature to "prevent
unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI
drivers from running at boot time".
• Hardware makers who choose the optional Microsoft
Certification will be required to implement UEFI.
• The bottom line is that it will require bios changes to
install a 3rd party OS like Linux on any PC that has
windows 8 pre-installed with the Microsoft certification.
Microsoft Sign-In
• Lots of features
• Ability to Sync:
• Desktop Background / Lockscreen image
• Browser favorites / history
• User tiles /mouse settings/explorer settings
• Ability to do single sign in for MS services
• Link to Active Directory (or block with GPO)
• Reset password via the web
PowerShell Upgrades
• Upgraded to version 3.0
• Added many more commandlets
• Added networking commandlets
• Get-netIPInterface
• Disk subsystem commandlets
• New virtual disks
• Get physical disk info
Group Policy
• New offline files settings
• New wireless settings
• Remote group policy update
• Schedule Gpupdate /force from server
• Windows Live ID linking settings
Other Changes
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Windows defender replacing security essentials
New task manager
Xbox live integration
Upgrades to boot from VHD
Windows Media Center removed
Windows media player no DVD playing
Previous versions renamed ‘File History’
Live Demo
There are some laptops on the table, feel
free to click around.
Are you upgrading
We are, as soon as it hits RTM
Questions?
Thank you for coming!
Links / References
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Download it:
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview
Links:
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/explore-windows-8.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/04/16/announcing-the-windows-8editions.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GuideToInstallingAndBootingWindows8DeveloperPreviewOffAVHDVirtualHa
rdDisk.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_8
blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows-live-id.aspx