Service UWF-Protected Devices (Standard 8)

7/8/2014

Review the servicing options for your Unified Write Filter (UWF)-enabled Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device.

When a device is protected with Unified Write Filter (UWF), you must use UWF servicing mode commands to service the device and apply updates to an image. You can use servicing mode to apply Windows updates to your UWF-protected devices. You can also add support for antimalware updates to UWF-protected devices.

Note

The process for applying updates to your UWF device is:

1. Disable UWF on your device.
   
2. Reboot your device.
   
3. Apply updates to your device.
   
4. Re-enable UWF on your device.
   
5. Reboot your device.
   

In This Section

• Apply Windows Updates to UWF-Protected Devices
  Describes the procedures to apply Windows updates to your UWF-protected devices.

• Antimalware Support on UWF-Protected Devices
  Describes the procedures to add support for Windows Defender and System Center EndPoint Protection (SCEP/Forefront) antimalware to your UWF-protected devices.

• UWF Master Servicing Script
  Provides information about the UWF Master Servicing Script (UwfServicingMasterScript.cmd).

• Apply OEM Updates to UWF-Protected Devices
  Provides information about how to apply OEM updates to a UWF-protected device.

• UWF Servicing Screen Saver
  Provides information about how to modify the default UWF servicing screensaver.

Related Sections

• UWFMgr Technical Reference
  Describes the UWF command-line configuration tool.

• UWF_Servicing
  Describes the WMI provider for UWF servicing mode.

See Also

Concepts

Unified Write Filter (UWF) Overview
Unified Write Filter Reference