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Desktop Infrastructure Workshop App-V 5.0, VDI. Hyper-V, Server 2012,Windows 8

Desktop Infrastructure Workshop App-V 5.0, VDI. Hyper-V, Server 2012,Windows 8 Microsoft PR Today conducted a seminar Desktop Deployment Services focused on Microsoft technologies.  One of the technologies my attention was App-V to help the issue of migration   from Windows XP to Windows 8.  These workshops are going to be providing weekly, whether public from 5 people on and they will be selected from our database.

Deploy App-V 5.0 Client Configuration VIA GPO on Windows Server 2012

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Deploy App-V 5.0 Client Configuration VIA GPO on Windows Server 2012 Things you should know before begin deploying client: Active Directory Knowledge on OU, Groups and GPO’s. Scripting in Power Shell is a plus. Well understanding when deploying GPO’s , such as time it takes to apply and if you want to deploy this policy to machines or users. I recommend Create an OU named _MS_ Application_ Virtualization to assign policies only to that OU and no affect the whole users of your AD. 1. Assign App-V Client Configuration via Group Policy a. Install MDOPADMXTemplate.msi, you could found at Microsoft site http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35516 b.  If you want to use ADMX you should have Windows Server 2008 R2 or later. c.  Import the MDOPADMXTemplate.msi in Group Policy Access. d.  Now go to Group Policy Management on the Root domain controller. e. Expand you Active Directory hierarchy, and Search your  OU _MS Application_Virtualization or as

How to sequence applications with App-V 5.0

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How to sequence applications with App-V 5.0 First you need to install your App-V Sequencer Then restart the machine and start the Sequencer You also need to stop Windows Defender , Windows Search and Windows Update Services Click on Create New Virtual Application and then new. Click Next and Select Standard Application  Select your application path and then next, name you package and specify the Virtual Directory it can be whatever you want but I recommend make this directory on Root C:   Then Click next install with defaults Finish Install Click Run Selected to make sure that app is working. Don’t be alarm with this message its telling you that some registry have been excluded from package for make this app compatible with other OS. Now you have the option to Stop now, or customize your Package. At this point I r

Windows Server 2012 Convert a .WIM to .VHD for virtual PC, Hyper-V

You will need WAIK you can download from Microsoft site. Here's the script you should use to convert that  image test.WIM Windows Server 2012 to a VHD named test.vhd CSCRIPT WIM2VHD.WSF /WIM:C:\Images\test.wim /SKU:01 /VHD:C:\test.vhd  Let me know if it works for you.