Lesson 5: Installing and

Confguring Desktop
Applications
MOAC 70-687: Confguring Windows 8
Confguring Program
Defaults
Lesson 5: Installing and Confguring
Deskto Ali!ations
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Confguring Program Defaults
-'e De.ault /rogra0s !ontrol anel
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Setting Default Programs

-'e *et De.ault /rogra0s inter.a!e

ena1les (ou to se!i.( w'i!' fle t(es are
asso!iated wit' an ali!ation,

Wit' asso!iations in la!e+ a user !an

si0l( dou1le-!li!k a fle+ and t'e
ali!ation will laun!' itsel. and load t'at
fle,
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Setting Default Programs
-'e *et (our de.ault rogra0s age
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Setting Default Programs
-'e *et rogra0 asso!iations age
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Modifying File
Associations

-'e De.ault /rogra0s !ontrol anel

ena1les (ou to sele!t a rogra0 and
!'oose t'e fle t(es t'at are asso!iated
wit' it,

3ou !an also aroa!' t'e ro1le0 .ro0

t'e ot'er dire!tion+ 1( sele!ting a fle t(e
and t'en !'oosing t'e rogra0 to 1e
asso!iated wit' it,
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Modifying File Associations
-'e *et asso!iations age
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Modifying File Associations
-'e 4ow do (ou want to oen t'is t(e o. fle5 1o6
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Modifying AutoPlay
Settings

Auto/la( defnes t'e a!tions t'at Windows

takes w'en (ou insert a new re0o8a1le
0ediu0+ su!' as a CD+ D9D+ or :*; <as'
dri8e+ into t'e !o0uter,

W'en (ou !li!k C'ange Auto/la( settings

in t'e De.ault /rogra0s !ontrol anel+ t'e
Auto/la( dialog 1o6 aears,
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-'is dialog 1o6 ena1les (ou to sele!t .ro0 a
8ariet( o. a!tions .or di=erent 0edia t(es and
di=erent t(es o. !ontent,
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Modifying AutoPlay Settings
-'e Auto/la( dialog 1o6
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Setting Program
Access Defaults

-'e De.ault /rogra0s !ontrol anel ena1les

(ou to !reate a rogra0 !onfguration t'at
se!ifes w'i!' ali!ations Windows 8 s'ould
use to er.or0 se!if! tasks+ su!' as 1rowse
t'e We1+ send e0ail+ and la( 0edia fles,

*et /rogra0 A!!ess and Co0uter De.aults

dialog 1o6 otions:
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*ele!t an all-Mi!roso.t solution
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*ti!k wit' t'e ali!ations (our s(ste0 is !urrentl(
using
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*ele!t a !o01ination o. t'e two
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Setting Program Access Defaults
-'e *et /rogra0 A!!ess and Co0uter De.aults
dialog 1o6
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Setting Program Access Defaults
-'e !usto0 otion in t'e *et /rogra0 A!!ess and Co0uter
De.aults dialog 1o6
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Using Windows Installer

Windows Installer is a so.tware installation+

reair+ and re0o8al engine t'at !an
si0li.( t'e ro!ess o. delo(ing
ali!ations on Windows !o0uters,
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Using Windows Installer
Co00and-line ara0eters .or Msie6e!,e6e
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Confguring Application
Compatibility
Lesson 5: Installing and Confguring
Deskto Ali!ations
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Troubleshooting Program
Compatibility

-'e /rogra0 Co0ati1ilit( -rou1les'ooter

is a wi>ard-1ased solution t'at users or
ad0inistrators !an use to auto0ati!all(
!onfgure an e6e!uta1le fle to use an
aroriate Windows 8 !o0ati1ilit(
0e!'anis0,
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Troubleshooting Program
Compatibility

-o run t'e /rogra0 Co0ati1ilit(

-rou1les'ooter:
$, ?ig't-!li!k an e6e!uta1le fle or a s'ort!ut to
an e6e!uta1le fle and sele!t -rou1les'oot
Co0ati1ilit( .ro0 t'e !onte6t 0enu,
#, W'en t'e trou1les'ooter laun!'es+ it atte0ts
to deter0ine w'at is re8enting t'e rogra0
.ro0 running roerl(,
%, -'e trou1les'ooter t'en gi8es (ou two otions:

-r( re!o00ended settings

-rou1les'oot rogra0
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Troubleshooting Program
Compatibility
-'e *ele!t -rou1les'ooting otion age in t'e /rogra0
Co0ati1ilit( -rou1les'ooter
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Troubleshooting Program
Compatibility
-'e W'at ro1le0s do (ou noti!e5 age in t'e /rogra0
Co0ati1ilit( -rou1les'ooter
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Setting Compatibility
Modes

-'e /rogra0 Co0ati1ilit( -rou1les'ooter is a

wi>ard t'at si0lifes t'e ro!ess o. sele!ting
!o0ati1ilit( 0ode settings .or an e6e!uta1le,

3ou !an also !onfgure !o0ati1ilit( 0ode

settings 0anuall(,

-o !onfgure t'e !o0ati1ilit( 0ode settings

.or an ali!ation:
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Oen t'e /roerties s'eet .or t'e ali!ation@s
e6e!uta1le fle Aor a s'ort!ut ointing to t'at
e6e!uta1le fleB,
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*ele!t t'e Co0ati1ilit( ta1,
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Setting Compatibility
Modes

*ele!ting t'e Run the program in compatibility

mode for !'e!k 1o6+ (ou !an sele!t a re8ious
8ersion o. Windows .ro0 t'e dro-down list,

-'ese are t'e Windows e0ulation 0odes:

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Windows 75
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Windows 78CWindows Me
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Windows D/ A*er8i!e /a!k #B
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Windows D/ A*er8i!e /a!k %B
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Windows 9ista
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Windows 9ista A*er8i!e /a!k $B
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Windows 9ista A*er8i!e /a!k #B
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Windows 7
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Setting Compatibility
Modes

Co0ati1ilit( 0ode settings in!lude:

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Reduced color modes: Causes t'e rogra0
to run wit' an 8-1it or $6-1it !olor det'
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Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution: Causes
t'e rogra0 to run at a li0ited s!reen
resolution
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Disable display scaling on high DPI
images: Disa1les ali!ation resi>ing due to
large .ont si>es
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Run this program as an administrator:
E6e!utes t'e rogra0 wit' ele8ated ri8ileges
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Setting Compatibility Modes
-'e Co0ati1ilit( ta1 o. an e6e!uta1le@s
/roerties s'eet
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Confguring Application
Compatibility Policies

-o suress ali!ation !o0ati1ilit(

warnings+ ad0inistrators !an use t'e
Frou /oli!( settings lo!ated in a F/O at
Co0uter ConfgurationGAd0inistrati8e
-e0latesG*(ste0G-rou1les'ooting and
Diagnosti!sGAli!ation Co0ati1ilit(
Diagnosti!s,
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Confguring Application
Compatibility Policies
-'e Ali!ation Co0ati1ilit( Diagnosti!s settings are:

Hoti.( 1lo!ked dri8ers

Dete!t ali!ation .ailures !aused 1( dere!ated !o0
o1Ie!ts

Dete!t ali!ation .ailures !aused 1( dere!ated

windows DLLs

Dete!t ali!ation install .ailures

Dete!t ali!ation installers t'at need to 1e run as
ad0inistrator
Dete!t ali!ations una1le to laun!' installers under
:AC

Dete!t !o0ati1ilit( issues .or ali!ations and dri8ers

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Confguring Application
Compatibility Policies

Ad0inistrators !an li0it users@ a!!ess to !o0ati1ilit(

0ode !ontrols using Frou /oli!(,
-'ese settings are lo!ated in Co0uter
ConfgurationGAd0inistrati8e -e0latesGWindows
Co0onentsGAli!ation Co0ati1ilit(:
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/re8ent a!!ess to $6-1it ali!ations
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?e0o8e /rogra0 Co0ati1ilit( /roert( /age
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-urn o= Ali!ation -ele0etr(
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-urn o= Ali!ation Co0ati1ilit( Engine
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-urn o= /rogra0 Co0ati1ilit( Assistant
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-urn o= In8entor( Colle!tor
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-urn o= *wit!'1a!k Co0ati1ilit( Engine
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-urn o= *tes ?e!order
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Confguring Application
Compatibility Policies
-'e Ali!ation Co0ati1ilit( Diagnosti!s
Frou /oli!( settings
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Confguring Application
Compatibility Policies
-'e Ali!ation Co0ati1ilit( Frou /oli!( settings
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Virtualizing Applications
Using App-V
Lesson 5: Installing and Confguring
Deskto Ali!ations
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Virtualizing

W'en (ou 8irtuali>e an oerating s(ste0+ (ou

!reate a searate artitioned sa!e wit'
8irtual resour!es t'at aear Iust like '(si!al
ones to users and ali!ations,

3ou !an run as 0an( ali!ations as (ou need

on a single 8irtual 0a!'ine+ deending on t'e
resour!es a8aila1le to it,

9irtuali>ing an ali!ation is roug'l( t'e sa0e

t'ing+ e6!et t'at (ou are allo!ating a set o.
8irtual resour!es to a single ali!ation,
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Microsoft Application
Virtualization (App-V)

A-9+ .or0erl( Mi!roso.t *o.tFrid+ !reates

a !usto0i>ed 8irtuali>ed en8iron0ent .or
an ali!ation t'at (ou !an delo( to
!lients .ro0 a ser8er,

Wit' A-9+ deskto and network users

!an redu!e ali!ation installation ti0e
and eli0inate otential !on<i!ts 1etween
ali!ations,
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App-V Architecture

-'e A-9 s(ste0 ar!'ite!ture is

!o0osed o. t'e .ollowing !o0onents:
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9irtual Ali!ation *er8er
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Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation Client
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Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation Manage0ent Console
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Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation *eJuen!er
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Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation Datastore
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Virtualizing Applications
Using App-V
-'e Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation Client
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Virtualizing Applications
Using App-V
-'e Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation Manage0ent !onsole
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Virtualizing Applications
Using App-V
-'e Ali!ation 9irtuali>ation *eJuen!er
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