Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry /System Image Manager (SIM) Training

Standard 2 Day course Covers Using SIM with Windows® Embedded 8.1 Industry and Lockdown Features

Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows 8.1

Below is the WEI 8.1 class syllabus. Continuous update is a unique feature of our courses. Rather than getting locked into a set course material, we continuously update the course content as new features and concepts become available. The syllabus below will be updated over time. The class covers the tools, features, and development process. The target is a virtual machine.

Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry

  • Microsoft's view of Embedded
  • Embedded Solutions from Microsoft
  • WES vs. WEI
  • System Requirements
  • Lab 1: VM and ADK setup

Module 2: System Image Manager Overview

  • Why use SIM
  • Development Process
  • Installation Passes
  • Settings
  • Automate the installer
  • Lab 2: Create an Auto Installer

Module 3: Distribution Share

  • Device Drivers
  • Applications
  • Synchronous Commands
  • Configuraton Set
  • Lab 3: Deploying Custom Applications

Module 4: Sysprep

  • Overview
  • The Unattended File
  • Activation
  • (Optional) Lab 4: Sysprep Unattend File

Module 5: Image Servicing

  • Terminology
  • Servicing tools
  • Lab 5 - <None>

 

Module 6: The Filters - Lockdown

  • Enabling Lockdown features in SIM
  • Write Filter Overview
  • Unified Write Filter (UWF)
  • Keyboard Filter
  • Dialog Box Filter
  • Toast Notification Filter
  • Edge Gesture Filter
  • Embedded Lockdown Manager (ELM)
  • Lab 6: Working with the Filters

Module 7: Device Experience

  • Startup screens
  • Branding Components
  • Custom Shells and Shell Launcher
  • Lab 7: Creating a Branded Image

Module 8: Security

  • An Approach to Security
  • AppLocker
  • BitLocker
  • SecureBoot
  • Windows Defender
  • Security Policies
  • Group Policies
  • SecureBus™
  • (Optional) Lab 8: Creating and Implementing a Custom Security Template

Module 9: Real-Time Support from TenAsys®

  • INtime®
  • eVM®

 

 

 

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