Microsoft to introduce new ‘Windows 10 Pro for Education’ SKU

[mavhc]

I think Microsoft have forgotten how to code stuff that responds to GPO settings, all we want is options to turn stuff on and off at a granular level, is that really so hard?

 

Also it would be nice if you followed your own systems for installing software that worked with GPOs

[2ilent8cho]

I think Microsoft have forgotten how to code stuff that responds to GPO settings

 

 

They started doing this trick about 10 years ago. Office 2003 would deploy via GPO's beautifully. Then any Office after that it was not an officially supported route and required lots of sticky tape to make work.

[zag]

I've said it a few times, but Microsoft has been moving away from GPO's for years.

 

They are all about personal devices, cloud management etc. now. I even had that confirmed when I went into Microsoft and was complaining to them about it.

[sted]

I've said it a few times, but Microsoft has been moving away from GPO's for years.

 

They are all about personal devices, cloud management etc. now. I even had that confirmed when I went into Microsoft and was complaining to them about it.

 

domains are not microsofts aim any more the idea is subscription services so users buy any device they want and use office 365 for their work all the applications are either in the cloud or downloaded from the cloud, all data is in the cloud so the device dosent matter. They seem to be expecting byod to be the only game in town and managed networks are just not something they care as much about. GPP was arguably a response for this we cba writing gpos for stuff so do it yourself and even splitting up docs\pics and adding libraries with no way to manage what could be a useful enterprise feature. For those of us who dont want data in the cloud theres work folders and i think remote access can be configured without group policy and using nap you can in theory allow pcs limited access to the network without actually domaining pcs. Failing all that theres always the rds/vdi option where you control the "pc" just not directly the "access device"

[mavhc]

I've still not, 3 years later, seen anyone in UK selling machines that get Windows 10 Pro Education, how would I buy it, and how would I get it on all the old computers?

[Steve21]

The only way I’ve seen them is via the OEM edu discount plans (things like shape the future/national academic etc)

 

They did say originally you’d be able to get it added to volume licensing on request but never tested that route

 

Steve

[mavhc]

The only way I’ve seen them is via the OEM edu discount plans (things like shape the future/national academic etc)

 

They did say originally you’d be able to get it added to volume licensing on request but never tested that route

 

Steve

 

They seem to be USA things

[Steve21]

They seem to be USA things

 

It’s available here too just normally called TAP. If you have a search on here there was a thread about how to sign up. We did it with Stone but VeryPC etc had the option when we were quoting etc

 

Steve

[DrBeaker]

With Windows 7 it used to be a case of basically:

 

Home - Unable to join to a domain, not all advanced features of Pro and limited to RAM

 

Pro - The best option

 

Enterprise - Whatever options supposedly came with it. I've seen GPOs not work with Pro but worked with Enterprise.

 

 

What was wrong with that? Simple, easy to manage, surely easier for Microsoft to maintain and update?

 

Who knows?

[mavhc]

With Windows 7 it used to be a case of basically:

 

Home - Unable to join to a domain, not all advanced features of Pro and limited to RAM

 

Pro - The best option

 

Enterprise - Whatever options supposedly came with it. I've seen GPOs not work with Pro but worked with Enterprise.

 

 

What was wrong with that? Simple, easy to manage, surely easier for Microsoft to maintain and update?

 

Who knows?

 

You forgot starter, home basic, home premium, ultimate, n, kn, and vl

[DrBeaker]

You forgot starter, home basic, home premium, ultimate, n, kn, and vl

 

Not versions I bothered with, too reduced in functionality e.g. remember Windows 7 starter - you couldn't even change the desktop wallpaper? As an earlier poster put, no need to diversify so much with the versions, but M$ haven't learnt their lesson.