Get free, hands-on experience with Windows 10 virtual labs

[Nathan Mercer]

First published on TechNet on: Mar 03, 2017

I'm happy to announce the availability of 10 new Windows 10 virtual labs so you can get hands-on experience with Windows as a service, Windows security technologies, and new deployment scenarios before you do a full-scale rollout in your organization. These labs have been specifically designed to address your feedback regarding top deployment blockers and how-to training on new Windows 10 features, such as Credential Guard.

Virtual labs let you try out Windows 10 setup, deployment, and management scenarios using a cloud-based private virtual machine environment. Each lab features a series of instructions, and access to one or more virtual machines, with no additional software or setup required—enabling you to jump right in and get started with common tasks and customizations.

Windows 10 deployment labs

• Deploy and manage Windows as a service
• Simplify Windows 10 deployment by using provisioning packages
• Upgrade in place to Windows 10 by using MDT and Configuration Manager
• Customize the Windows 10 Start menu and taskbar during deployment
• Set up Windows Store for Business to deploy apps in your enterprise
• Use Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode to fix compatibility issues

Windows 10 security labs

• Deploy Credential Guard
• Deploy Device Guard
• Deploy Windows Information Protection
• Enable and secure a remote workforce by joining Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory

For your convenience, we've created a single landing page for these labs on the Windows IT Center, available at https://aka.ms/w10virtuallabs.

Windows 10 Virtual Labs Homepage

We welcome your feedback

We'll be creating new labs, and updating existing ones, in the months to come to help you learn how to take advantage of new features and complete common deployment and management tasks. Let us know your thoughts on this first batch of labs—and let us know if there are any specific scenarios or features you'd like us to cover in future labs—by leaving a comment below.

Also, bookmark https://aka.ms/w10virtuallabs and check back monthly for new labs starting in April.

[Batch_1803]

Great Class

[rohim19]

Very good class... Help full

[PatRYCBAR]

These all now seem to point at https://www.microsoft.com/handsonlabs/selfpacedlabs with no labs by the same same.  Are there analogous labs that teach the same material?

[asajid18]

I tried for Windows security hands on lab,But not able find these features when searched in  self-paced Labs.

 

[Wayne Precanico]

I was really excited to see these Windows 10 labs.  Note, the "I was".  I clicked on the link to get directly to those aforementioned labs, go the landing page and clicked on one of them.  Only to not go directly to that lab.  I got another landing page where if I search for "win 10", "Win 10" or "windows 10" I get zero (0) results.

What gives?

Thanks,

 - Wayne

[HotCakeX]

Thank you. very useful stuff. wish I could use them with a non-work/school Microsoft account too.

[OCCJSL]

I just received an email from Microsoft with this link (today is 11/2/2019) because I downloaded Window10 for testing.  Microsoft, why would you continue to seed this info if the site isn't active or Labs are not available.  All the things that is wrong with Microsoft is shown right here.  LInks double back to same page, Landing page for Windows 10 labs don't exist.  I was hoping to show students other study sources... but nope can't now.

[Daniel Ayala]

Clicking on the https://aka.ms/w10virtuallabs link takes me to the same page.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-blog-archive/get-free-hands-on-experience-with-window...

Is this because I'm using a personal account instead of my work account?

[AzizChahid]

I am unable to access any of the 10 virtual self-paced labs on this link https://aka.ms/w10virtuallabs

Which just goes into a loop???

Is there anything that I can do to remedy this?

Thanks,

[GeorgeP63]

was hoping to access virtual labs instead all i can get is videos, where is the hands on stuff?

[Joom]

This article is not useful. After clicking on single page of virtual labs its landing on same page again. I tried to search manually on ilearn portal about credential guard lab but did not find useful option. Microsoft needs to update their KB articles regularly with keeping user experience in mind.

[David_Calkins]

Same as above. Need to access lab. Unable to with provided link or searches. 

[Servicedesk4corp]

need the requirement access to my account

[Sergey_Malakhov]

Super! I would like to see similar labs on Windows 11.