MDOP Information Experience

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  • jamiejdt
  • Brian Lich

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a portfolio of technologies available as a subscription for Software Assurance customers. MDOP helps to improve compatibility and management, reduce support costs, improve asset management, and improve policy control.

The MDOP Information Experience provides product documentation, videos, blogs, and other resources to help users implement and optimize their experience with the MDOP technologies. You can learn about updates and events by following us on Facebook or Twitter.

The following table provides links to the product documentation for the MDOP products by version.

Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) extends the capabilities of the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to provide change control and improved management.

AGPM 4.0 SP3 – Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

AGPM 4.0 SP2 - Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

AGPM 4.0 SP1 - Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

AGPM 4.0 - Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

AGPM 3.0- Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008

AGPM 2.5 - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003

Overview of Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232980)

AGPM 4.0 SP3 (https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt346468.aspx)

AGPM 4.0 SP2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=325035)

AGPM 4.0 SP1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286715)

AGPM 4.0 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232964)

AGPM 3.0 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232967)

AGPM 2.5 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232969)

AGPM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232275)

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) lets you make applications available to end user computers without installing the applications directly on those computers.

Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.1 Administrator's Guide

About App-V 5.0 SP3

About App-V 5.0 SP2

About App-V 5.0 SP1

Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 Administrator's Guide

About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP3

About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP2

About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6 SP1

About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.6

About Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5

SoftGrid (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232981)

App-V Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231902)

App-V 5.0 eBooks (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309570)

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) provides an administrative interface to enterprise-wide BitLocker drive encryption.

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5

MBAM 2.5 Video Demonstration: Deploying MBAM 2.5 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518206)

About MBAM 2.5 SP1

About MBAM 2.0 SP1

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2 Administrator's Guide

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1 Administrator's Guide

MBAM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231905)

MBAM 1.0 eBooks (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309571)

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) helps troubleshoot and repair Windows-based computers.

DaRT 10 - Windows 10

DaRT 8.1 - Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2

DaRT 8.0 SP1 - Windows 8, Windows Server 2012

DaRT 8.0 - Windows 8, Windows Server 2012

DaRT 7.0 - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

DaRT 6.5 - Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

DaRT 6.0 - Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008

DaRT 5.0 - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 10

About DaRT 8.1

About DaRT 8.0 SP1

Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 8 Administrator's Guide

Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7 Administrator's Guide

DaRT 6.5 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232983)

DaRT Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232274)

DaRT 8.0 eBook (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309573)

DaRT 7.0 eBook (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309572)

Microsoft Desktop Enterprise Monitoring (DEM) monitors and reports enterprise-wide desktop application and system failures.

DEM 3.5 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232985)

DEM Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=232276)

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) uses Microsoft Virtual PC to provide an enterprise solution for desktop virtualization.

MED-V 2.0 - Windows 7

MED-V 1.0 SP1 - Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

MED-V 1.0 - Windows Vista, Windows XP

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 2.0

About MED-V 1.0 SP1

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization 1.0

MED-V Whitepapers on the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=231903)

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) captures settings to apply to computers accessed by the user including desktop computers, laptop computers, and VDI sessions.

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.x

What's New in UE-V 2.1 SP1

What's New in UE-V 2.1

What's New in UE-V 2.0

About User Experience Virtualization 1.0 SP1

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0

UE-V 1.0 eBooks (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=309574)

MDOP Solutions and Scenarios

Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2013 for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0

Virtualizing Microsoft Office 2010 for Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0

Creating App-V 4.5 Databases Using SQL Scripting

Application Publishing and Client Interaction for App-V 5

How to Download and Deploy MDOP Group Policy (.admx) Templates

Supplemental MDOP Product Guidance

In addition to the product documentation available online, supplemental product guidance such as informational videos and virtual labs are available for most MDOP products.

MDOP Videos

For a list of available MDOP videos, go to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Technologies Videos (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234275).

MDOP Virtual Labs

For a list of available MDOP virtual labs, go to Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) Virtual Labs (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=234276).

MDOP TechCenter

For technical whitepapers, evaluation materials, blogs, and additional MDOP resources, go to MDOP TechCenter (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=225286)

MDOP Forums

Join in the MDOP community where you can ask and answer questions at the MDOP TechNet Forum (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=286973).

How to Get MDOP

MDOP is a suite of products that can help streamline desktop deployment, management, and support across the enterprise. MDOP is available as an additional subscription for Software Assurance customers.

Evaluate MDOP
MDOP is also available for test and evaluation to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in accordance with MDSN and TechNet agreements.

Download MDOP
MDOP subscribers can download the software at the Microsoft Volume Licensing website (MVLS).

Purchase MDOP
Visit the enterprise Purchase Windows Enterprise Licensing website to find out how to purchase MDOP for your business.