Windows 8

TS: Configuring Windows 8 (70-687)

6 months ago

by Ronni Pedersen

I’m trying to get all my exams upgraded to Windows 8/Windows Server 2012, and today I passed the “Configuring Windows 8″ test (70-687).

Last month I passed the MCSA: Windows Server 2012 test, and my goal is to get the “70-413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure” before Christmas…

Status

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate – Windows Server 2012

Exam 70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 (passed)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate – Windows 8

Exam 70-687: Configuring Windows 8 (passed)
Exam 70-688: Managing and Maintaining Windows 8 (not More >

MCSA: Windows Server 2012

7 months ago

by Ronni Pedersen

Last Friday I passed the “Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012″ test (exam number 70-417). This test was a 3 part test, that covers the following 3 exams:

Exam 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
Exam 70-411: Administering Windows Server 2012
Exam 70-412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

My score was 866.

So what’s next?

In the next 3-5 months I plan to complete the following 3 “tracks”:

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate – Windows 8

Exam 70-687: Configuring Windows 8
Exam 70-688: Managing and Maintaining Windows 8

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 released

9 months ago

by Ronni Pedersen

Microsoft has released MDT 2012 Update 1, and supports now deployment of both Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.

Some of the key changes in MDT 2012 Update 1 are:

Added support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CTP: Added support in MDT for deploying Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CTP, while supporting all new Configuration Manager functionality (offline BitLocker, UEFI, and Assessment and Deployment Kit).
Support for DaRT 8 Beta: Updated MDT to support DaRT 8 for Windows 8 deployments, More >

Windows 8 Enterprise: Product Activation

9 months ago

by Ronni Pedersen

Windows 8 is finally released and many customers has started to test the latest release of Windows in their labs and production environments.

One of the first thing you’ll need to do, is to activate Windows 8. When you’re ready for mass deployment of Windows 8, you should always you KMS to activate Windows clients, but in the testing phase you might prefer to enter the product manually (use the MAK Key).

In this release you can’t use the standard GUI to enter the product key. You need to use the command line tool.

To activate Windows 8 Enterprise start the Command Prompt (run as More >

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 Now Available!

10 months ago

by Ronni Pedersen

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 Beta 1 is now available for download! This release expands the deployment capabilities with support for the latest software releases, including Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate, and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Community Technology Preview.

New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever with new features, such as: