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Free Microsoft Press eBook - Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals

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Free Microsoft Press eBook - Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals
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Jef Tino on 18/02/2016 - 11:56 blogs.msdn.com (3050 clicks)

Free eBook is available for download on Microsoft Press site:
Introducing Windows 10 for IT Professionals, Technical Overview

PDF format, around 200 pages, the latest edition (2016).

The book is not too technical, some parts could be a good read for non-technical users as well (especially those still resisting the "limited" offer for free upgrade to Windows 10).

Note that older Preview Edition of this book is available on Amazon for US$13.62 (original price was US$22.71).

Overview

Get a head start evaluating Windows 10—with technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin deployment planning now.

This edition was written after the release of Windows 10 version 1511 in November 2015 and includes all of its enterprise-focused features.

The goal of this book is to help you sort out what’s new in Windows 10, with a special emphasis on features that are different from the Windows versions you and your organi­zation are using today, starting with an overview of the operating system, describing the many changes to the user experience, and diving deep into deployment and management tools where it’s necessary.

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  • kfuerza on 18/02/2016 - 13:06

    Thanks op

  • karteej on 18/02/2016 - 13:27
    +6

    More free M.S. ebooks here http://aka.ms/mspressfree

    • TechVisar on 18/02/2016 - 13:30
      +1

      Thanks for that

      • karteej on 18/02/2016 - 13:31

        No worries.

  • TechVisar on 18/02/2016 - 13:30

    Thanks OP

  • APN Adelaide on 18/02/2016 - 13:53

    Thank you

  • AlexF on 18/02/2016 - 15:52
    +3

    Nice introduction to an evolving product…

    An interesting giveaway is in the Introduction:
    "Windows 10 is a free upgrade for any PC running a properly licensed copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 retail and OEM editions."
    Since this is official Microsoft publication, it can be taken for granted that the July deadline for free update is furphy ‎- the upgrade will always be free.

    • retiredfeline on 20/02/2016 - 09:22

      You're assuming that the book will always be correct. They might issue errata. However MS may extend the deadline to cater for stragglers.

      • marcozmitch on 23/02/2016 - 19:11

        I think world domination by MS will occur willingly. So maybe why it will always be free.

  • Clear on 18/02/2016 - 16:26
    +1

    The content is very similar to a conference I went to in Sydney a while back except there is no beer :(

  • BargainKen on 18/02/2016 - 21:57

    Im using it as my DD, its "relatively" stable, for the first time ever im finding the start menu unstable (of all things), never had that happen on other editions of windows. Killing and restarting the shell (explorer.exe) does the deed and brings the system back around.

    • syousef on 19/02/2016 - 17:52

      Really? I'm using Windows 7 and killing off explorer.exe is a part of daily life. It's usually due to a hung resource or lack of resource usage, so closing things you're not using helps. But eventually you do have to restart the machine.

      • BargainKen on 19/02/2016 - 21:45

        my win7 was pretty stable, had it since it came out. Didnt want to lose it so i stripped off the bloat (photoshop, office etc) and P2V'd it. I crack it open when i need stuff from my "old computer"

        • syousef on 20/02/2016 - 08:08
          -1

          Stripping off the bloat is probably what makes it stable. If you don't do anything with the machine resources won't be exhausted.

        • BargainKen on 20/02/2016 - 17:39

          @syousef: no i de-bloated it before i virtualised it as its going onto an SSD. True thou that bloat can destabilise a system as can any software.

      • AlexF on 20/02/2016 - 10:14

        Windows 7 and killing off explorer.exe is a part of daily life

        wow, I'd be pissed if I had to do that once a week. Last time I had a hung computer was probably a couple of years ago.

        • syousef on 20/02/2016 - 20:39
          -2

          Takes a few seconds. Explorer often restarts itself. My system is slow to boot (many drives, lots of software) so having to restart about once a month is the real pain. Even more often thanks to Bitdefender nagging for reboots.

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