Windows 7, Windows Vista with SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 include a number of features that help improve the performance and power utilization of computers running these operating systems. You can incorporate these improvements as part of the configuration settings you deploy to the target computers using MDT.

Review the following resources to identify performance and power-management configuration settings to include when performing your target computer deployments:

·     Windows Performance Analysis Developer Center

·     Windows Performance Analysis Tools

·     Sustainable Computing: Enforce Power Management Settings in your Organization with Group Policy

·     Mobile Battery Life Solutions for Windows 7

·     Application Power Management Best Practices for Windows Vista

·     Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows

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Planning MDT Deployments