Friday, November 6th, 2015
VANCOUVER, B.C. and PLEASANTON, Calif., November 4, 2015 — Faronics, a global leader in simplifying, securing and managing multi-user computer environments, announces that its flagship product, Deep Freeze now officially supports Windows 10 OS, as well. Faronics Deep Freeze is widely used by organizations, to preserve & protect system configurations, while making them tamper-proof. With this new version, organizations looking to incorporate Microsoft’s latest OS offering
into their environment, can harness the benefits of Faronics’ patented Reboot to Restore technology along with it. “With the alarming rise in malicious threats, it’s crucial for organizations to have an instant system restore solution that is easy to use, consistent & has a light footprint. Now, system administrators looking to add Windows 10 based machines in their environments can continue to harness the benefits of Deep Freeze.” said Heman Mehta, Director of Product Management at
Faronics. Download the Standard & Enterprise editions of Deep Freeze 8.30 are now compatible with Windows 10. To address the dynamic needs of diverse IT environments, we have made several enhancements to Deep Freeze over the past year to make your life
easier: - Remote Launch – easily launch existing applications on selected computers from the Enterprise Console or even push the executable and launch it remotely.
- Dynamic Groups – 10 new options for grouping systems by workstation name and other new feature functionalities.
- Format ThawSpace – administrators can now wipe out data stored in their virtual space with a single click of a button from the
Enterprise Console.
- Touchscreen Hotkey – we’ve made it easier to access Deep Freeze from Windows tablets and added touchscreen capabilities.
- Configuration Generator – enterprises who have multiple consoles and configurations within their organizations can now automatically generate multiple Deep Freeze Installation files (.exe) and Deep Freeze Configuration files (.rdx) using a CSV file.
- Smarter Windows
updates – we have made several additional enhancements that makes our built-in ability to handle Windows updates even smarter.
- New Modern Look – view the Enterprise Console in a cooler, more modern look.
About Faronics:
With a well-established record of helping businesses manage, simplify, and secure their IT infrastructure, Faronics makes it possible to do more with less by maximizing the value of existing technology.
Incorporated in 1996, Faronics has offices in the USA, Canada and the UK, as well as a global network of channel partners. Our solutions are deployed in over 150 countries worldwide, and are helping more than 30,000 organizations, using over 9 Million licenses. Faronics Deep Freeze makes your computer indestructible. Deep Freeze provides the ultimate workstation protection by preserving your desired computer configuration and settings. Each time you restart your computer, Deep Freeze restores the computerback to its pristine state. Since 1999 it has helped thousands of IT professionals manage millions of computers with minimal effort.
REDUCE IT TICKETS
Deep Freeze ensures 100% workstation recovery with every reboot. Customers report an average reduction of 63% in IT tickets.
COMPLETELY NON-DESTRUCTIVE
Provide users with unrestricted access while preventing permanent configuration changes.
PREVENT CONFIGURATION DRIFT
Prevent computers from straying from their baseline configurations while still allowing users to save their work.
ELIMINATE ZERO-DAY THREATS
Deep Freeze provides a simple and effective way to clear all malicious changes to your frozen system, including zero-day threats.
ACHIEVE LICENSE COMPLIANCE
Deep Freeze removes all software installed, without your authorisation, with a single reboot, helping your organisation achieve license compliance.
EMPOWER END USERS
Rather than lock-down the PC with restrtictive policies - Deep Freeze allows Administrators to open up the PC. Solving the age-old problem of how tight do you lock down a PC.
How Deep Freeze Works. Deep Freeze uses patented technology to redirect information being written to the hard drive to an allocation table, leaving the original data intact. The redirected information on the allocation table is no longer referenced once the computer is restarted, thereby restoring the computer to its original state, down to the last byte. Patent Number: US7539828 B2
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT
The Enterprise Console for On-Premise makes it easy to deploy, configure, and manage Deep Freeze computers across the network. The Cloud console takes this further and can make remote branch networking easy.
MAINTENANCE TASKS
Schedule different maintenance windows to perform automatic updates using a batch file or third party management solutions.
AUTO WINDOWS UPDATE
Automatically download Windows updates even when computers are Frozen. Schedule a maintenance window to perform automatic updates and return to a Frozen state.
THAWSPACE
Create virtual partitions to retain important data even if there is no separate physical partition available on the computer.
MBR PROTECTION
Get enhanced security with protection for the Master Boot Record from rootkit injections and other alterations, making your security bulletproof.
REMOTE LAUNCH
Launch existing applications on selected computers from the console or even push the executable and launch it remotely.
LOCK KEYBOARD & MOUSE
Remotely lock keyboard and mouse to perform maintenance or to prevent any unauthorised changes. Also notify users by remotely sending a message..
POWER MANAGEMENT
Perform Restart, Shutdown, Wake-On-LAN actions to take place on demand or on a scheduled basis.
INTEGRATION
Use the built-in Command Line interface to manage Deep Freeze using the most popular desktop management systems such as Microsoft SCCM, Dell KACE, Apple Remote Desktop etc.
HYBRID CLOUD
Cloud Connector brings the Cloud to the On-Premise Enterprise console, providing the best of both solutions.
ON PREMISE VERSIONS
Deep Freeze Standard is for single or small numbers of computers, with no central management offered. Deep Freeze Enterprise provides two Management consoles, Deep Freeze Enteprise Console and/or Core Console. Deep Freeze Mac utilises Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for management.
CLOUD VERSIONS
All Cloud versions are managed from the single web based console hosted in the Cloud, with underlying AWS technology. Both Mac and Windows can be managed together as well as all other Faronics Cloud products.
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Does Deep Freeze work on Windows 10?
Deep Freeze Enterprise is supported on Windows 7/ 8.1/10 (version 1909) and Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022.
Is Deep Freeze good for PC?
Deep Freeze can also protect a computer from harmful malware, since it automatically deletes (or rather, no longer "sees") downloaded files when the computer is restarted.
Is Deep Freeze compatible with Windows 11?
Deep Freeze 8.63 supports Windows 11, which has been extensively tested without any known issues detected. Windows To Go End of Support: Microsoft dropped support for Windows To Go from Windows 1903 onwards. Faronics has since decided to drop official support for this operating system due to functionality issues.
Does Deep Freeze allow Windows updates?
With Deep Freeze, users can also leverage third-party tools to deploy Windows updates on the networked workstations. By creating a 'Thawed Period' task on the same 'Workstation Task' tab, users can select a day and time period for the Windows update to be installed.
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