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Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
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Introduction to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

Devices with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 provide a secure and efficient way to access applications, files, and network resources across different machines. This operating system enables users to establish remote connections to desktops or virtual environments, using the familiar Windows interface.
Locally installed software enables both remote administration and essential maintenance tasks directly on the device.
Furthermore, optional add-ons expand functionality by accommodating a broader spectrum of peripherals and features that are tailored to specific requirements. Environments necessitating a secure interface with 64-bit Windows compatibility can take advantage of specialized add-ons for optimal performance.

Audience
This deployment guide is intended for administrators who manage device running the Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 operating system. It is assumed you are using an operating system image from Dell Technologies and that you log in as an administrator when configuring the operating system or using administrative applications.
Document purpose
The purpose of this document is to act as a simple guide that outlines the process for logging into devices running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 and for proof of concepts involving Wyse Management Suite for application deployment and configuration management.

Getting started with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

The automatic activation feature of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 ensures secure operation immediately upon connecting your device to the Internet.
For effective device management, Dell Technologies recommends Wyse Management Suite (WMS). WMS offers a centralized approach, allowing you to:

• Configure, monitor, manage, and optimize all devices from a single location.
• Automate tasks, saving IT time and resources as your deployment grows.
• Reduce management costs for large deployments.
• HTTPs-based communications, two-factor authentication and roles-based provisioning.
• View alerts, receive notifications, and send remote commands to devices.

Wyse Device Agent (WDA) is used to manage the devices using Wyse Management Suite. WDA is a unified agent for device management solutions. and VMware Workspace One.
NOTE: Devices are also compatible with other management solutions such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and VMware Workspace One.

Logging in to the device
By default, when you start the device, you are logged in to the user desktop.
To log in with a different user account, you must sign out and click the preferred user account on the login screen. You can use the following credentials to log in to different user accounts:

• Administrators—The default username is Admin and the default case-sensitive password is Admin#. For example, if the Service Tag of the device is 1X630C1, the password is Admin#1X630C1.
• Users—The default username is User and the default case-sensitive password is User#. For example, if the Service Tag of the device is 1X630C1, the password is User#1X630C1.

NOTE: For information about how to find the Service Tag of the device, see Find your Service Tag or Serial Number.

Before configuring your device
Before you configure your device, ensure that you enable or disable the Unified Write Filter (UWF). If you want the configuration to persist across reboots, you must disable the UWF before configuring the device and enable it again after the device is configured. For information about configuring the UWF, see the Unified Write Filter section in the Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 Administrator’s Guide at Dell | Support.

Using Wyse Management Suite

Wyse Management Suite (WMS) is available in two editions: Standard and Pro.

• Standard (Free)—This edition is ideal for small and medium businesses for an on-premises environment. It provides basic functionalities and requires a license key for activation. Generation of a standard license key—To generate the key, go to the Wyse Management Suite trials page, select Start Free WMS Standard.
• Pro (Paid)—This edition is suitable for both cloud and on-premises environment. It requires a subscription-based license key. Advanced management capabilities. Hybrid cloud deployment option, allowing floating licenses between cloud and on-premises environment.

NOTE: Tech support is available only for the WMS Pro edition. For support on the Standard edition, you can see the manuals and videos on Dell | Support.

Create device policy group in Wyse Management Suite

About this task
You can create groups in Wyse Management Suite to define the policies that are required to configure your devices. You can create subgroups to further categorize devices based on their function or type. If a policy configuration has to be prioritized between the different levels, then the lowest-level policy takes precedence.

Steps

1. On the Groups & Configs page, click the Default Device Policy Group option.

2. Click .

3. In the Add New Group dialog box, enter the Group Name and Description.

4. In the Registration tab, select the Enabled check box under Group Token.

5. Enter a group token.
   A group token is a unique identifier that is required to register the devices to a group.

6. Click Save.
   The group is added to the list of available groups on the Groups & Configs page.

Register devices to WMS
You can register the devices to WMS using any of the following methods:

• Manually using the registration key
• Using legacy DNS record fields or DHCP scope options. See, Registering devices by using legacy DHCP option tags and Registering devices by using legacy DNS SRV record.
• Using secure DNS record fields or DHCP scope options. See, Register devices using secure DNS record fields or secure DHCP scope options.

WMS provides the Enrollment Validation feature which allows administrators to control which devices are automatically or manually added to specific groups. The option is enabled by default. When enabled:

• Devices are displayed as Pending Enrollment within the Devices page.
• Administrators can then review and validate individual devices or select multiple devices for validation.
• After validation, the devices are assigned to the intended group.

For more information about how to validate the devices, see Enrollment Validation.

Register devices using Wyse Device Agent

Prerequisites
Create a group in WMS and create a group token for the group.
For information about how to create a group, see Create a device policy group in Wyse Management Suite .

Steps

1. Log in to the device as an administrator.

2. Locate the Wyse Device Agent application icon in the System Tray and open it.
   The Wyse Device Agent screen is displayed.

3. From the Management Server drop-down list, select Wyse Management Suite.

4. Enter the following server address and the port number in the respective fields.
   ● US data center—us1.wysemanagementsuite.com/ccm- web
   ● EU data center—eu1.wysemanagementsuite.com/ccm- web
   NOTE: If the server address contains http, a warning message is displayed. Click Ok to confirm.

5. Enter the group token.

6. Enable or disable CA validation.
   If you disable CA validation, a warning message is displayed. Click Ok to confirm.
   NOTE: For the cloud environment of WMS, CA validation must be enabled.

7. Click Register.

Dell Application Store

Dell Application Store is a software bundle consisting of Dell value-added applications.
Dell Technologies recommends that you install the following applications that are bundled in the Dell Application Store on the device:

• Wyse Device Agent—Wyse Device Agent (WDA) is a unified agent for device management solutions. If you install WDA, you can manage devices using Wyse Management Suite.

• Wyse Easy Setup—Wyse Easy Setup enables administrators to quickly and easily deploy configurations on devices. You can create a kiosk mode to lock down a Windows device to prevent users from accessing any features or functions on the device outside of the kiosk mode. You can customize the kiosk interface to control user access to specific features.

• Dell Application Control Center—Dell Application Control Center (DACC) DACC offers a user interface to manage device configurations, embedded applications, and utilities. It also provides a kiosk mode with centralized management capabilities.
  ○ Application Launch Manager—Application Launch Manager (ALM) enables you to start any application that is based on predefined events such as service startup, user logoff, or device shutdown in session zero. You can also configure multilevel logs which are essential for troubleshooting.
  ○ xData Cleanup Manager—xData Cleanup Manager (xDCM) keeps extraneous information from being stored on the local disk. xDCM can be used to automatically clean-up directories used for temporary caching of information. Clean-up is triggered on either service startup, user logoff, or device shutdown. It does the clean-up invisibly to the user and is configurable.

• Dell Secure Client—Dell Secure Client is a security software for Windows-based devices. This software protects your device by restricting unauthorized modifications to files, folders, and registry exclusions.

• Overlay Optimizer—Overlay Optimizer is a software component that works with Microsoft Unified Write Filter (UWF).
  Overlay Optimizer provides write protection and extends the uptime of devices. Overlay Optimizer monitors the UWF overlay space and the content. Overlay Optimizer identifies higher overlay space consumption in the write filter and moves the unused content to the Overlay Optimizer disk overlay. Clearing the UWF overlay extends the device uptime.

To deploy the package to the devices using WMS, see Deploy an application or a package using WMS.
If you are using the WMS cloud, the latest Dell Application Store can be deployed directly from the cloud. To view the packages in WMS cloud, go to Apps & Data > App Inventory and select Operator Cloud WMS from the File respository drop-down menu.
If you are using the Wyse Management Suite on-premises environment, you must download the latest Dell Application Store package (DellApplicationStore_xx.xx.x.x.exe) from the respective hardware landing page on Dell Support and upload to the repository. To upload the files to the repository, see How to add an application package to the WMS repository.
After the successful deployment of the package, to verify the version details of the installed components of Dell Application Store such as DACC, WDA, ALM, and so on, log in to Wyse Management Suite and go to Devices > <Device Details page of the individual device> > Installed Apps.

WinIoT 2.x policy configurations in Wyse Management Suite

Wyse Management Suite 4.1 and later versions offers enhanced support for WinIoT 2.x policy configurations through a new user interface. This interface incorporates a search function, allowing users to efficiently locate the required configuration options.
Dell Technologies recommends that you use WinIoT 2.x policy on WMS to configure the devices.
For any device to be recognized as WinIoT 2.x policy-enabled, it requires the installation of ConfigUISupport.exe. This file ensures compatibility with the new policy management features.
To verify if the devices are using the WinIoT 2.x policy in WMS, go to the Devices page in WMS, filter devices, and check the OS Type column.
NOTE: If you are using the older WinIoT (WES) configurations, you must redo all the configurations after you transition to WinIoT 2.x policy configurations.
Prerequisites to enable WinIoT 2.x policy on the device
The following components must be installed on the device to manage with the WinIoT 2.x policy:

• Wyse Device Agent 14.6.9.x or later versions
• Wyse Easy Setup version 2.0.0.471 or later versions
• Windows 10 IoT Config UI Enabler Package with ConfigUISupport_1.0.0.8.exe or later versions

NOTE: These components are included in WIE10 240x and later versions.
For the WMS cloud, you can deploy the ConfigUISupport_1.0.0.8.exe or later version directly from the cloud.
For the WMS on-premises environment, you must download the latest Windows 10 IoT Config UI Enabler Package (ConfigUISupport_1.0.0.8.exe or later versions) from the respective hardware landing page on Dell | Support and upload to the repository. To upload the files to the repository, see How to add an application package to the WMS repository.
To deploy the package to the devices using WMS, see Deploy an application or a package using WMS.
NOTE: If you are using Wyse Device Agent 14.6.8.x or earlier versions, you must use the silent installation parameter –silent when you are deploying the Windows 10 IoT Config UI Enabler Package from WMS.

Edit the WinIoT 2.x policy settings in WMS

Steps

1. Go to the Groups & Configs page, and select a group.

2. From the Edit Policies drop-down menu, click WinIoT 2.x.
   The Configuration Control | WinIoT 2.x window is displayed.

3. Click Advanced.

4. In the respective fields, click the option that you want to configure.
   You can use the search field at the top of the page to locate specific settings. The search result displays the settings in the following order:
   ● Setting
   ● Parameter Group
   ● Parameter subgroup
   ● Parameter

5. Configure the options as required.
   NOTE: You can click the Reset Policy option if you want to reset the policy to default configurations. You can also click Reset Entire Policy option if you want to clear all configurations.

6. Click Save & Publish.
   NOTE: The policy configurations with reference files such as firmware, package, wallpaper, and so on, applied to the parent group are inherited by default to the child groups. You can override these configurations and remove them from the child groups.

Unified Write Filter (UWF) Servicing Mode

Microsoft provides various updates, which are categorized as important, recommended, and optional. These updates offer significant advantages, including enhanced security and improved device reliability.
During normal operations, with the UWF enabled, device updates are automatically disabled as they would be discarded upon device reboot due to the UWF overlay clearing. The UWF Servicing Mode allows you to schedule a job for planned automatic critical Windows Updates and antimalware signature files.
When UWF Servicing Mode is triggered,

• The operating system reboots the device, clearing the UWF overlay and temporarily disables the write filter.
• A designated maintenance window opens, providing a dedicated time for update installation.
• The device scans for and applies any necessary Windows Updates within the maintenance window.

NOTE: The devices require an unauthenticated Internet connection to update the devices using UWF Servicing Mode.

Initiate UWF Servicing Mode manually from WMS
The UWF Servicing Mode can be triggered manually from the WMS server for a single device or multiple devices.

Steps

1. Log in to WMS as an administrator.
2. Go to the Devices page.
3. Apply the filters to find the preferred devices.
4. Select the check box of the device or devices.
5. From the More Actions drop-down menu, click Initiate UWF Servicing Mode. An alert window is displayed.
6. Click Send Command to initiate the UWF Servicing Mode to the selected devices.

NOTE: The UWF Servicing Mode can also be triggered in the same manner from the Device Details page.

Schedule a UWF Servicing Mode job from WMS
You can set up a recurring device command to run UWF Servicing Mode regularly on the selected devices.

Steps

1. Log in to Wyse Management Suite as an administrator.

2. Go to the Jobs page.

3. Click Schedule Device Commands.

4. From the Command drop-down menu, select Initiate UWF Servicing Mode.

5. From the OS Type drop-down menu, select WinIoT.

6. Enter a name for the job.

7. Select the group for which you want to schedule the device command job.

8. Enter the job description.

9. From the Run drop-down list, select any of the following options:
   ● Immediately
   ● On selected time zone and date/time
   ● On selected date/time

10. Select the time zone if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time in Step 9.

11. Enter or select the following details if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time or On selected date/ time in Step 9:
    ● Effective—Enter the starting and ending date.
    ● Start between—Enter the starting and ending time.
    ● On day(s)—Select the days of the week.

12. Click the Preview option to view the details of the scheduled job.

13. On the next page, click the Schedule option to initiate the job.

Results
You can verify the status of the job from the Jobs page.

Deploy third-party applications for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

You can deploy third-party applications and VDI plugins on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 devices using WMS. You can download the following individual third-party applications as add-ons from the Dell | Support page.

• VMware Horizon Client
• Citrix Workspace app
• Amazon WorkSpaces
• Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Client
• Cisco Webex App VDI Plugin (Bundled Webex Meetings VDI plugin)
• Zoom VDI Universal plugin

To deploy the package to the devices using WMS, see Deploy an application or a package using Wyse Management Suite.
If you are using the WMS cloud, the latest available application package can be deployed directly from the cloud. To view the packages in WMS cloud, go to Apps & Data > App Inventory and select Operator Cloud WMS from the File respository drop-down menu.
If you are using the Wyse Management Suite on-premises environment, you must download the latest application package from the respective hardware landing page on Dell | Support and upload to the repository. To upload the files to the repository, see How to add an application package to the WMS repository.
After the successful deployment of the package, to verify the version details of the installed components, log in to WMS and go to Devices > Device Details page of the individual device > Installed Apps.

Deploy driver packages for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

You can deploy and install driver packages on devices running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 from Wyse Management Suite.
Steps

1. Locate the required driver package:
   a. Go to Dell | Support and identify the device.
   b. On the Drivers & Downloads page, use the following options to locate and download the driver:
   ● Keyword
   ● Operating System—Select Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 from the drop- down list.
   ● Download Type—Select Driver from the drop-down list.
   ● Category—Select the options as required.

2. Download the necessary driver files.

3. Upload the downloaded driver files to the WMS repository. For information about how to upload the driver files to the WMS repository, see How to add an application package to the WMS repository.

4. Deploy the package to the devices using WMS. For information about how to deploy an application or package using WMS, see Deploy an application or a package using WMS.

NOTE: For information about the silent installation parameters for the drivers, see How to find the silent installation parameters of third-party drivers.

Deploy application or package using WMS

Dell Technologies recommends that you use the Advanced App Policy option if you want to deploy multiple applications to various subgroups. Also, Advanced App Policy option is available only in the Pro edition of WMS.

Prerequisites

1. Copy and paste the application and the pre or post install scripts (if necessary) in the thinClientApps folder of the local repository or upload it directly to the WMS user interface. To upload directly to the WMS user interface, go to Apps & Data > App Inventory > Thin Client and click Add WinIoT Package file.
2. Go to Apps & Data > App Inventory > Thin Client and verify that the application is registered to WMS.

NOTE: The App Inventory interface takes approximately two minutes to populate any recently added programs.

Steps

1. Go to Apps & Data > App Policies > Thin Client.

2. Click Add Advanced Policy.
   The Add Advanced App Policy page is displayed.

3. Enter the Policy Name.

4. From the Group drop-down list, select one or more groups to which you want to deploy the application.

5. Select the Include All Subgroups check box to apply the policy to subgroups.

6. From the Task drop-down list, select Install Application.

7. From the OS Type drop-down list, select WinIoT.

8. Select the Filter files based on extensions checkbox to filter the applications. If you select this option, only the applications that are associated with the selected operating system type are displayed.

9. From the Filter Devices drop-down list, select any of the following options: ● Select the Apply On All Devices option if you want to apply the policy to all the devices.
   ● Select the Filter already updated devices option if you do not want the previously deployed applications using WMS to be redeployed.
   ● Select the Filter devices with policy already applied if you do not want to apply the policy to devices which have already received the same policy.

10. Click Add app. From the Apps (applied in the order shown.) drop-down list, select an application. Optionally, select the pre and post-install script under PreInstall, PostInstall, and enter the Install Parameters.
    The following table lists the Dell Technologies supported third-party applications and their respective silent installation parameters:
    Table 1. Third-party applications Application name| Silent installation parameters
    ---|---
    Dell Application Store| –silent (If the WDA version lower than 14.6.9.23.)
    NOTE: The parameter is optional if the WDA version is 14.6.9.23 and higher.
    VMware Horizon Client| –silent
    Citrix Workspace app| –silent
    Amazon WorkSpaces| –silent
    Cisco Jabber Softphone for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) Client| /qn
    Cisco Webex App VDI Plugin (Bundled Webex Meetings VDI plugin)| /qn
    Zoom VDI Universal plugin| /quiet /norestart

11. To stop the installation process after a defined value, specify the number of minutes in the Install Timeout field. The default value is 60 minutes.

12. If you want the device to reboot after the application is successfully installed, select Reboot.

13. Click Add app and repeat the step to add multiple applications.

14. To stop the application policy at first failure, select Enable app dependency.

15. From the OS Subtype Filter select WIE10 (Windows 10 IoT Enterprise).

16. From the Platform Filter, select the device to which you want to deploy the application.

17. In the Timeout field, enter the number of minutes the message dialog box should be displayed on the device which gives you time to save your work before the installation begins.

18. To enable delay in implementation of the policy, select the Allow delay of policy execution checkbox. If this option is selected, the following drop-down menus are enabled:
    ● From the Max Hours per Delay drop-down list, select the maximum hours (1–24 hours) you can delay running the policy.
    ● From the Max delays drop-down list, select the number of times (1–3) you can delay running the policy.

19. From the Apply Policy Automatically drop-down list, select any of the following options:
    ● Do not apply automatically—This option does not apply a policy automatically to the devices.
    ● Apply the policy to new devices—This option automatically applies the policy to a registered device which belongs to a selected group or to the device that is moved to a selected group. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the new devices that are registered to the group. To run the job on the existing devices present in the group, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group. The job status of the newly added device count that is registered is not displayed.
    ● Apply the policy to devices on check in—This option is automatically applied to the device at check-in. When this option is selected, the policy is applied to all the devices present in the group. To run the job on existing devices present in the group immediately or at a scheduled time before the device check-in, you must schedule the policy. After you schedule the policy, the job status displays the count of devices that are already present in the group.
    NOTE: The job status of the newly added device count that is checked in to WMS is not displayed.

20. Select the Skip write filter check check box to skip the write filter cycles.
    This option is enabled if the Enable app dependency option is enabled. Also, the option is applied only if the policy is applied using a job.

21. Click Save to create a policy.
    A message is displayed to enable the administrator to schedule this policy on devices based on group.

22. Select Yes to schedule a job on the same page.

23. Select any of the following options:
    ● Immediately—Server runs the job immediately.
    ● On device time zone—Server creates one job for each device time zone and schedules the job to the selected date or time of the device time zone.
    ● On selected time zone—Server creates one job to run at the date or time of the designated time zone.

24. To create the job, click Preview and schedules are displayed on the next page.
    For more information about scheduling a job, see Schedule an application policy.

Results
You can check the status of the job by going to the Jobs page.
Schedule application policy

Steps

1. On the Jobs page, click the Schedule Application Policy option.
   The App Policy Job screen is displayed.

2. From the drop-down list, select the application policy that you want to schedule.

3. Enter the job description.

4. From the Run drop-down list, select any of the following options:
   ● Immediately
   ● On selected time zone and date/time
   ● On selected date/time

5. Select the Exclude Offline Devices if you want to exclude the offline devices while creating the job.
   You can view the list of excluded offline devices on the Jobs page. You can later restart the job for the offline devices from the jobs list.

6. Select the time zone if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time in Step 4.

7. Enter or select the following details if you have selected On selected time zone and date/time or On selected date/ time in Step 4:
   ● Effective—Enter the starting and ending date.
   ● Start between—Enter the starting and ending time.
   ● On day(s)—Select the days of the week.

8. Click the Preview option to view the details of the scheduled job.

9. On the next page, click the Schedule option to initiate the job.

Frequently asked questions

How to add an application package to the WMS repository.
Prerequisites

• For the on-premises environment, download and install the WMS remote repository. To download the repository, log in to Wyse Management Suite as an administrator, go to Portal Administration > File Repository and use the download link.
• Download the application packages from Dell | Support for the respective device.

Steps

1. Log in to WMS as an administrator.

2. Go to Apps & Data.

3. Click Add WinIoT Package file.
   The Add Package window is displayed.

4. Browse to the location where you have downloaded the application package.

5. In the Notes field, add information about the package.

6. Select the Override existing file option if you want to replace the existing application package.

7. From the Select file repository for direct upload to Repository drop-down list, select the repository to which you want to upload the application package.

8. Click Upload.

NOTE: For the on-premises environment, you can also directly place the application package files to \repository\thinClientApps on the device, and the repository sends metadata for all the files to the server periodically.
How to find the silent installation parameters of thirdparty drivers
Steps

1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Locate the driver executable file and add /? or –help.
3. Press Enter.
   The silent installation parameters (if any) are displayed.

References

• Wyse Management Suite

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