Windows 7 - Getting Started Tutorials

Managing the Desktop Environment

This tutorial describes the new features of Group Policy in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems and how they build on the earlier Group Policy enhancements introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Read more...

Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

This tutorial describes how to use MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7. It assumes that you've already created a deployment share in a lab and populated it with applications, device drivers, and packages. Read more...

Using Volume Activation

This tutorial describes Volume Activation for Windows 7. Read more...

Configuring Windows Deployment Services

This tutorial describes the architecture of Windows Deployment Services and the requirements for using it. Read more...

Preparing Windows PE

This tutorial describes the most common ways to customize Windows PE, as well as how to start it in various scenarios. Read more...

Deploying Applications

Deploying applications is an important aspect of desktop deployment. Choosing the applications you want to deploy, and deciding how to deploy them, affects the choices that you make when deploying the operating system. Read more...

Migrating User State Data

This tutorial helps you decide which user state migration tools best suit your environment. It then explores the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0. Read more...

Developing Disk Images

Beginning with Windows Vista and continuing with the Windows 7 operating system, the Windows operating system natively supports image-based deployment. In fact, with Windows Vista and later versions. Read more...

Testing Application Compatibility

Application compatibility is often a deployment-blocking issue. It's also the issue that most deployment projects focus on the least-until things begin to fall apart. Read more...

Planning Deployment

This tutorial helps you plan the deployment of the Windows 7 operating system in your organization. Read more...