CSI-300

How Applications Work on Windows 7 and Windows 8

Fundamentals of Windows Processes
Anatomy of a process, Permissions, Loading DLLs and Other Code, Security Tokens, Sessions.

COM Fundamentals
COM Operations, HKCR, Tracing COM, DLL Loading, Loading Overrides (.LOCAL)

Windows Code Files
Anatomy of EXEs and DLLs, DLL Loading, Editing EXEs.

Processes for Kernel 6 (Win8, Win7, Vista, Win2008)
Windows Integrity Mechanism (WIM) Integrity Levels (IL), User Account Control (UAC), Security Manifesting, UAC Virtualization, COM and UAC, Disable UAC, Windows Resource Protection (WRP), User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI), Win7: Per-User Applications (PUA), Win7: XP Mode

IE Changes for Kernel 6
IE Protected Mode (IEPM), Usage of ILs, Usage of UAC Virtualization

Application Internals
The main ways in whch an application integrates with Windows. Environment variables, App Paths, Shortcuts, Extension Mapping, Shell Extensions, etc.

Windows 8 Metro Applications
Installation and Management of AppX, AppX Package Formats, Metro Programming Model

Topics

Application Integration
How applications integrate into the OS, beyond files and registry keys into special folders, resource protection, services, shell extensions, COM Registrations and much more.

Assessing Virtualizability
For many companies, 25% or more of their applications will not be able to be virtualized - learn how to assess this before hand.  To support non-virtualizable applications, consider taking Win7 LUA/Non-Admin Application Integration Engineer (TRK-60). 

Advanced Procmon Profiling
Procmon profiling skills are extremely handy for prequalifying applications for virtualization as well we troubleshooting problems during Win7 compatibility testing, installation, sequencing, application run and in the bubble.

APP-V Virtualization Architecture

Editing Virtual Application Projects
APP-V allows many aspects of your virtualized project to be tuned or customized - learn what these options are and when to use them.

OS Integration of Virtualized Applications
What to do when virtualized application needs to install items such as services and drivers.

Bundling Runtimes and Suiting Apps
Learn to bundle runtimes such with your App-V package.  Learn how to allow two virtualized applications to interoperate.

Maintenance and Upgrades of Virtual Apps
Learn how to use the facilities of App-V to maintain and upgrade virtual applications.

Take Aways

Take Home Testing Lab
As part of this course you setup a virtual machine based App-V Virtualization Lab for sequencing and testing packages.  It works on a single machine with no need to setup server infrastructure of any type.  You can set it up again at anytime in the future (Unlike hosted solutions).

Portable CSI-Toolkit
Portable Toolkit that does not require installation - with preconfigured tools and ability to add your own.  Designed and tested for use inside a virtual bubble.

App-V Background Assumed
This course does not cover the basics of the App-V architecture and client, nor repackaging best practices.  If you are not already experienced in App-V Sequencing then you need to take CSI-470 as this background is assumed by this course.

Comparison with App-V Throughout
This course notes the relative benefits and challenges of using AdminStudio App-v Assistant compared to the Microsoft App-V Sequencer.  How to understand the differences in AdminStudio file views.

Sequencing Setup.exes
How to make an App-V Virtualized application from a setup.exe.  Streamlined workflow for sequencing.

Editing Virtual Application Projects
Editing virtualization projects, including setting resource transparency, feature block 1 build, .

AdminStudio Dynamic Suiting
Learn to bundle runtimes such with your App-V package.  Learn how to allow two virtualized applications to interoperate.

Maintenance and Upgrades of Virtual Apps
Learn how to use AdminStudio to maintain and upgrade virtual applications.

Proof of Concept Lab for AdminStudio Seq.
As part of this course you setup a virtual machine based App-V POC Lab for sequencing and testing packages.  It works on a single machine with no need to setup server infrastructure of any type.  YOu can set it up again at anytime in the future.