Deployment Guide

Pre-requisites to deploy software applications

The following are the pre-requisites to deploy the third party software applications:

• The device should be discovered in the Configuration Manager server.

• Disable the write filter.

• Obtain the latest application, and copy it to the local drive on the Configmgr site server's shared location

C:\ConfigMgr_packages\apps\.

• The device should be a member of a collection that has a configured maintenance window. This configured maintenance window

allows you to manage the device when the write filter is disabled and enabled, and when the device restarts.

• For more information about the application deployment with System Center Configuration Manager, see Deploy applications with

System Center Configuration Manager at https://docs.microsoft.com/.

NOTE:

• When you deploy applications to the devices running Windows 10, that are write-filter-enabled, you can specify

whether to disable the write filter on the device during the deployment. After you disable the write filter, restart the

device. If the write filter is not disabled, the software is deployed to a temporary overlay, and the software is not

installed when you restart the device.

• In the Deploy Software Wizard, the user experience setting that controls the write filter behavior is a check box

named Commit changes at deadline or during a maintenance window.

For more information on managing Windows Embedded devices that are write-filer enabled, see blogs.technet.microsoft.com and Planning

for client deployment to Windows Embedded devices in System Center Configuration Manager at

https://docs.microsoft.com/.

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