Chapter 1 – overview, Purpose of this guide, Audience – Microsoft Surface 3 User Manual
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Chapter 1 – Overview
Purpose of This Guide
This guide was constructed to show you best practices for deploying Windows to Surface Pro 3 devices. This may sound
like a simple enough statement, but due to the vast number of scenarios and concepts, deployment can be quite
complex. This guide is organized in a way that minimizes the learning curve for you to understand how to deploy
Windows to the Surface Pro 3 devices to your organization. It presents step-by-step procedures that provide essential
building blocks for successive chapters. Therefore, it is a good idea to read the chapters in order.
The deployment concepts discussed in this guide are valid for all Windows computers, but specifically targets scenarios
for Surface Pro 3 devices.
You’ll see many screenshots in this document, but in an effort to keep the document as short as possible, some images
for basic options are described, but not shown.
Audience
This guide is intended for IT Professionals (IT Pros) that are responsible for managing and conducting rollouts of
Windows devices within an organization. This guide is written specifically to account for scenarios that are typically
experienced by organizations of all sizes, since many of the deployment concepts are not specific to organization size.
However, there are some scenarios, tips, and other guidance that is likely to be experienced specifically by a small or
medium business (SMB), or by a large business (enterprise). When the guidance differs by organization size, this is
specifically called out in this guide. This guide does not assume specific software is available only to a specific size
organization. For example, it does not assume only a large enterprise uses System Center.
If you have deployed Windows using a 3
rd
-party tool (a.k.a non-Microsoft tool), this guide provides a comprehensive
introduction into best practices for deploying Windows to Microsoft Surface Pro 3 devices. As you’ll learn, the best
practice for deployments of all sizes is to use the free Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). New users and experience
deployment professionals alike will gain insights from reading this guide. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is explored
in more detail in the
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit section of Chapter 2
and is featured throughout the step-by-step
Although the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the primary technology used throughout this guide, it is used in
conjunction with other Microsoft technologies as part of the overall solution. For example, in
, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is integrated with Microsoft System Center Configuration
Management to leverage the functionality of both tools.
For administrators who are experienced with Windows deployment and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, specific
information is provided that addresses many of the key tasks for Surface Pro 3 and Windows deployment. To help
identify the locations where these concepts are discussed, a brief list has been provided here:
Application Deployment –
Windows Updates –
, and