1. Microsoft ® Official Course Module 2 Upgrading and Migrating to Windows 8

2. Module Overview Upgrading to Windows 8 Migrating to Windows 8 Migrating User Data and Settings

3. Lesson 4: Upgrading to Windows 8 What Is an In-Place Upgrade? Supported Upgrade Paths Process for Upgrading to Windows 8

4. What Is an In-Place Upgrade? Upgrade Existing computer An in-place upgrade installs Windows 8 and replaces an existing version of Windows, but retains user settings and applications

5. Supported Upgrade Paths Data TypeWindows 7Windows VistaWindows XP ApplicationsY Windows SettingsYY User Accounts and FilesYYY Windows 7 EditionWindows 8Windows 8 ProWindows 8 Ent. Enterprise Y Ultimate Y Professional YY Home PremiumYY Home BasicYY StarterYY

6. Process for Upgrading to Windows 8 Keep operating system up to date to protect against any security threats: Update can also be done during upgrade (Dynamic Update) Update Determine any relevant updates Apply all relevant updates to the computer After the upgrade: Verify Log on to the computer Verify all applications and hardware devices function correctly Follow Windows Upgrade Advisor recommendations if any To perform an upgrade to Windows 8, run setup.exe from: Windows 8 product DVD Network share Upgrade Protect against data loss, backup data and settings by using appropriate backup media: CD/DVD disc Network share Any other backup media Back up Evaluate Evaluate whether your computer meets the necessary requirements to run Windows 8: Use the following tools: Hardware requirements Application compatibility Standard User Analyzer Tool Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit Windows Upgrade Advisor Application Compatibility Toolkit Evaluate Back up Upgrade Verify Update

7. Lesson 5: Migrating to Windows 8 What Is Migration? Process for Migrating to Windows 8

8. What Is Migration? Source and destination computer Intermediate store Collect user state Restore user state A migration replaces a computer’s current configuration with a new one by selectively migrating portions of its previous configuration

9. Process for Migrating to Windows 8 Back up user state, including: Use one of the following migration tools: User settings Application settings User data Back up Windows Easy Transfer User State Migration Tool Run the Windows 8 installation (setup.exe) from: product DVD Network share Install Windows 8 Keep your computer secure by keeping up with current updates: Update Select check for updates during installation Check for updates after installation After installing Windows 8, reinstall all applications: Install Applications Install the compatible version of the applications After installing applications, restore user state by using: Restore Windows Easy Transfer User State Migration Tool Back Up Install Windows 8 Update Install Applications Restore

10. Lesson 6: Migrating User Data and Settings Tools for Migrating User Data and Settings Migrating User Settings by Using WET Migrating User Settings and Data by Using USMT What Is Folder Redirection?

11. Tools for Migrating User Data and Settings User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 Windows Easy Transfer (WET) Application Settings User Preferences User Data Earlier Version of Windows Windows 8 What to migrate Identify which components are to be migrated to the new operating system Use one of the following migration tools: Windows Easy Transfer (WET) User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0

12. Migrating User Settings by Using WET To migrate by using WET: WET is the recommended tool for scenarios in which you have a small number of computers to migrate Store the Windows 8 WET files to be used on the source computer Migrate files and settings from the source computer to the destination computer by using: Windows Easy Transfer cable Network Removable media or a network share

13. Migrating User Settings and Data by Using USMT A scriptable command-line tool that provides a highly- customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals ScanState and LoadState Config.xml and Migration.xml files Component manifests for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and down-level manifests for Windows XP USMT internal files Scanstate [StorePath] [/i:[path\]FileName] [Options] Loadstate [StorePath] [/i:[path\]FileName] [Options]

14. What Is Folder Redirection? Folder redirection moves some folders out of the user profile and onto a file share It enables users to place files in a location that is independent of the computer that they are using Configure folder redirection manually or by using Group Policy

15. Lab: Migrating to Windows 8 Exercise 1: Backing Up Important User Data and Settings Exercise 2: Restoring User Data and Settings to a Target Computer Exercise 3: Verifying Successful Migration of User Data and Settings Logon Information Virtual Machines20687B-LON-DC1 20687B-LON-CL1 20687B-LON-CL3 User NameAdatum\Administrator PasswordPa$$w0rd Estimated Time: 30 minutes

16. Lab Scenario An A. Datum Corporation user, Allie Bellew, recently was assigned a new Windows 8 computer. You must assist her with the migration of her settings from her previous computer.

17. Lab Review Why did you use WET rather than USMT in this lab? What location holds user settings information in Windows 8?

18. Module Review and Takeaways Review Questions Tools