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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite of utilities for Microsoft Windows customers who have subscribed to Microsoft Software Assurance program.WEB,news.microsoft.com/2006/10/17/software-assurance-add-on-delivers-dynamic-desktop/, Software Assurance Add-on Delivers Dynamic Desktop, News Center, Microsoft, 17 October 2006,www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/oct06/10-17Desktop.mspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20070311093119www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/oct06/10-17Desktop.mspx,">web.archive.org/web/20070311093119www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/oct06/10-17Desktop.mspx, 11 Mar 2007, live, It aims at bringing easier manageability and monitoring of enterprise desktops, emergency recovery, desktop virtualization and application virtualization.

Components

The MDOP suite is grouped into 3 overall technologies: Virtualize, Manage and Restore

Virtualize

Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)

Manage

Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM)

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM)

Restore

(File:Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) screenshot.png|thumb|300px|Screenshot of Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset, one of the components of this software suite)Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT), formerly Emergency Repair Disk Commander (ERD Commander), is a set of tools that helps diagnose an offline copy of Microsoft Windows. It comes on a bootable disc and is run during computer startup. It can uninstall installed hotfixes, perform crash analysis, recover deleted files and access System Restore’s restore checkpoints on the offline operating system in an environment similar to Windows graphical user interface.Microsoft DaRT is a successor of ERD Commander, which was part of the Winternals Administrator Pack from Winternals. ERD Commander later became a Microsoft property with its acquisition of Winternals on 17 July 2006.WEB, Microsoft Acquires Winternals Software,www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-18WinternalsPR.mspx, Microsoft News Center, Microsoft, 5 October 2011, 18 July 2006, Microsoft DaRT is based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment. The tool set includes:WEB, Overview of the Tools in DaRT 8.0,technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/jj713326.aspx, Microsoft TechNet#Library, TechNet Library, Microsoft, 25 July 2013, WEB,download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/F/81FC1692-E134-4DDD-A845-EE51092B83F8/Diagnostics_and_Recovery_Toolset.pdf, Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset, Microsoft, 20 November 2007, 16 November 2011, WEB,4sysops.com/archives/how-to-recover-a-non-bootable-windows-installation-the-microsoft-diagnostics-and-recovery-toolset/, How to recover a non-bootable Windows installation – The Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset, 4sysops.com, 29 October 2008, 16 November 2011,

• Registry Editor: Edits Windows Registry
• Locksmith: Resets a user account’s password
• Crash Analyzer: Analyzes crash dumps
• File Restore: Restores deleted files
• Disk Commander: Repairs volumes, master boot records and partitions
• Disk Wipe: Irrecoverably erases data from hard disk
• Computer Management: A group of utilities that help retrieve system information, enable, disable or manage device drivers, Windows services and software that run during computer startup, inspect the event logs of the offline system and manage partitions.
• Explorer: A file manager
• Solution Wizard: A guidance tool that helps user choose the proper repair tool
• TCP/IP Config: Displays and modifies TCP/IP configuration
• Hotfix Uninstall: Uninstalls Windows hotfixes
• SFC Scan: Revives corrupted or deleted system files by copying them from the Windows installation source
• Search: Searches a disk for files
• Defender (formerly Standalone System Sweeper): An antivirus that scans a system for malware, rootkits, and potentially unwanted software. Uses the same engine as Microsoft Security Essentials and other Microsoft antivirus products.BOOK, Introducing Microsoft Antimalware Technologies, Microsoft,www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26643, 28 September 2011, 9, 22 June 2010,

ERD Commander originally included more tools, including a web browser.WEB, ERD Commander – Free Trial from Microsoft,www.geekstogo.com/1233/erd-commander-free-trial-from-microsoft/, Geek to go!, 5 October 2011, 17 January 2009, “>

Releases{|- class“wikitable sortable”

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	1 April 2008}}	NEWS ,windowsteamblog.com/windows/archive/b/windowsvista/archive/2008/04/01/microsoft-desktop-optimization-pack-2008-released.aspx , Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2008 Released , Windows Vista Team Blog , The Windows Blog , Microsoft , 1 April 2008 , 17 January 2012 , Chris , Flores ,

	15 September 2008}}	NEWS ,blogs.technet.com/b/mdop/archive/2008/09/15/mdop-2008-r2-release-to-manufacturing.aspx , MDOP 2008 R2 Release to Manufacturing! , The Official MDOP Blog , TechNet Blogs , Microsoft , 15 September 2008 , 17 January 2012 , Jameel ,

	1 April 2009}}	OELGIESSER>FIRST=RAN	URL=HTTP://BLOGS.TECHNET.COM/B/MDOP/ARCHIVE/2009/04/01/ANNOUNCING-MDOP-2009-TO-INCLUDE-MED-V-1-0-APP-V-4-5-CU1-AND-AIS-1-5-UPDATES.ASPX	NEWSPAPER=THE OFFICIAL MDOP BLOG	AGENCY=TECHNET BLOGS, Microsoft,

	20 October 2009}}	NEWS ,blogs.technet.com/b/mdop/archive/2009/10/20/mdop-2009-r2-is-now-available.aspx , MDOP 2009 R2 for Windows 7 is now available! , The Official MDOP Blog , TechNet Blogs , Microsoft , 20 October 2009 , 17 January 2012 , Ran , Oelgiesser , NEWS, Protalinski, Emil, MDOP 2009 R2 with Windows 7 support released,arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/10/mdop-2009-r2-with-windows-7-support-released.ars, 17 January 2012, Ars Technica, 20 October 2009, Condé Nast Digital,

	22 February 2010}}	WINDOWS 7 DESKTOP OPTIMIZATION PACK 2010>URL=HTTP://NEWS.SOFTPEDIA.COM/NEWS/WINDOWS-7-DESKTOP-OPTIMIZATION-PACK-2010-135735.SHTML	NEWSPAPER=SOFTPEDIA	PUBLISHER=SOFTNEWS SRL	LAST=OIAGA,

	1 April 2010}}	OIAGA>FIRST=MARIUS	URL=HTTP://NEWS.SOFTPEDIA.COM/NEWS/DOWNLOAD-WINDOWS-7-DESKTOP-OPTIMIZATION-PACK-REFRESHED-139130.SHTML	NEWSPAPER=SOFTPEDIA	DATE=2 APRIL 2010,

	9 March 2011}}	TRUPKIN>FIRST=DAVE	URL=HTTP://BLOGS.TECHNET.COM/B/MDOP/ARCHIVE/2011/03/09/APP-V-4-6-SP1-AND-MED-V-2-0-ARE-AVAILABLE-AS-PART-OF-MDOP-2011.ASPX	NEWSPAPER=THE OFFICIAL MDOP BLOG	AGENCY=TECHNET BLOGS, Microsoft,

	1 August 2011}}	SMITH>FIRST=AJ	URL=HTTP://BLOGS.TECHNET.COM/B/MDOP/ARCHIVE/2011/08/01/MDOP-2011-R2-GENERALLY-AVAILABLE-GET-MBAM-AND-DART-7-0-TODAY.ASPX	NEWSPAPER=THE OFFICIAL MDOP BLOG	AGENCY=TECHNET BLOGS, Microsoft,

	1 November 2012}}	HTTP://BLOGS.TECHNET.COM/B/APPV/ARCHIVE/2012/11/07/MDOP-2012-AVAILABLE-FOR-DOWNLOAD-NOW-WITH-MORE-APP-V-VERSION-5-AND-UE-V.ASPX >TITLE=MDOP 2012 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: NOW WITH MORE APP-V VERSION 5 AND UE-V!	MICROSOFT >WORK=THE MICROSOFT APP-V TEAM BLOG	FIRST=J.C., Hornbeck,

	9 April 2013}}	HTTP://BLOGS.TECHNET.COM/B/MICROSOFT_BLOG/ARCHIVE/2013/04/10/MICROSOFT-DESKTOP-OPTIMIZATION-PACK-2013-NOW-AVAILABLE.ASPX >TITLE=MICROSOFT DESKTOP OPTIMIZATION PACK 2013 NOW AVAILABLE	PUBLISHER=MICROSOFT	ACCESS-DATE=10 APRIL 2013,

	2 December 2013}}	FOLEY>FIRST=MARY JO	URL=HTTP://WWW.ZDNET.COM/MICROSOFT-DESKTOP-OPTIMIZATION-PACK-2013-R2-NOW-AVAILABLE-7000023843/	ZDNET>PUBLISHER=CBS INTERACTIVE	DATE=2 DECEMBER 2013,

	30 April 2014}}	HTTPS://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/EN-US/MICROSOFT-365/BLOG/2014/05/01/IMPROVING-YOUR-ORGANIZATIONS-SECURITY-AND-PERFORMANCE-WITH-THE-MICROSOFT-DESKTOP-OPTIMIZATION-PACK/ >TITLE=IMPROVING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE WITH THE MICROSOFT DESKTOP OPTIMIZATION PACK	MICROSOFT >WORK=WINDOWS FOR BUSINESS	LAST=CHERNYAK, 1 May 2014,

	4 December 2014}}

	17 August 2015}}

References

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Further reading

• JOURNAL, Miller, Wes, The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, July 2007,docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-magazine/cc138007(v=msdn.10), TechNet Magazine,

External links

• {{Official websitepartner.microsoft.com/solutions/mdop}}
• Official blog, abandoned since 2012
• MDOP on Microsoft Docs
• DaRT documentations on Microsoft Download Center

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