Michael Niehaus

Windows Store Apps Traditional Desktop Apps Setup.exe installers Windows Installer (MSI) OneClick (.NET) App-V, Click-to-Run Can be installed silently (usually) Typically requires admin rights, usually installs per machine Still used in Windows 8 (unchanged) New packaging mechanism Very simple installation mechanism Only used for Windows Store apps Always installs quietly Does not require admin rights, always installs per user New in Windows 8, essentially unchanged in Windows 8.1

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Windows Store apps Install via an “Enterprise App Store” using: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Windows Intune Provision using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 or DISM Include in sysprepped image Customize Start screen layout Provisioning Installation Enterprise side loading requirements Windows 8 Enterprise, domain joined or with a separate side load product key Windows 8 Pro or Windows RT, with a separate side load product key

Improvements in Windows 8.1

Why create an enterprise app store?

Tools to create an enterprise app store

Using ConfigMgr: Things to Remember

Using Windows Intune: Things to Remember

Focuses on image creation scenarios Provisioning apps in the image (Windows limit of 24 apps) Specify the name of the.appx file as the install command line You can’t install apps from the Windows Store before sysprepping Only provisioned apps can be sysprepped Requires MDT 2012 Update 1 for Windows 8, MDT 2013 for Windows 8.1 Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit: Things to Remember

Frequently Asked Questions