Windows Evaluations

The Windows and Office Deployment Lab Kit is designed to help you plan, test, and validate modern desktops running Windows 10 Enterprise and Office 365 ProPlus, managed by Enterprise Mobility + Security.

The lab kit is free to download and uses evaluation software.

A complete lab environment

The lab provides you with an automatically provisioned virtual lab environment, including domain-joined desktop clients, domain controller, Internet gateway, and a fully configured ConfigMgr instance. The lab contains evaluation versions of the following products:

• Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1809 (Windows 10 October 2018 Update)
• Office 365 ProPlus Version 1901
• System Center Configuration Manager, version 1802
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 10, version 1809
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5 SP1
• Windows Server 2016
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014

Step-by-step lab guides

The labs cover steps and tools outlined in the Desktop Deployment wheel, spanning System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Analytics, Office Customization Tool, OneDrive, Windows Autopilot, and more.

Device and App Readiness

• Windows Analytics
• Browser Compatibility

Directory and Network Readiness

• Basic setup for Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365
• Optimize Windows 10 update delivery
• Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) and Cloud Distribution Point (CDP)
• ConfigMgr and Microsoft Intune Co-Management
• Outlook Mailbox Hosted Cache Reduction via Group Policy
• Remote Access (VPN)

Office and LOB App Delivery

• Office 365 ProPlus deployment using System Center Configuration Manager
• Office 365 ProPlus deployment using Microsoft Intune
• App deployment and management using Microsoft Intune
• App deployment and self-service installation using Microsoft Store for Business
• Desktop Bridge application conversion to UWP
• Windows App Certification Kit
• MSIX Packaging and Conversion of Win32 Applications

User File and Settings Migration

• Known Folder Move
• Enterprise State Roaming
• Start Menu Customization and UWP App Removal
• User Experience Virtualization (EU-V)

Security and Compliance

• BitLocker device encryption
• Windows Defender Antivirus
• Windows Hello for Business
• BIOS to UEFI conversion as an enabler for virtualization-based security
• Windows Defender Credential Guard
• Windows Defender Application Guard
• Windows Defender Exploit Guard
• Windows Defender Application Control
• Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

OS Deployment and Feature Updates

• OS image creation
• OS Deployment Task Sequences in ConfigMgr
  • Bare Metal
  • Refresh
  • Replacement
  • Upgrade
• OS Deployment Task Sequences in MDT
• Feature Updates using Upgrade Task Sequences in ConfigMgr
• Windows Autopilot

Office and Windows as a Service

• Manage Windows updates using Group Policy
• Servicing Windows 10 using Microsoft Intune
• Servicing Windows 10 using Configuration Manager
• Servicing Office 365 ProPlus with Configuration Manager

Languages
English (United States)

Editions
The lab kit consists of two self-extracting zip files: the lab environment and the lab guides.