Updated: July 14, 2020 (March 17, 2014)

Windows 8.1 Enterprise Features

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Chart describes Windows 8.1 features likely to be of interest to organizations. Organizations will have to determine whether the features are of interest, and how best to evaluate them.

Feature	Description
Workplace Join	Administrators can grant access to corporate resources and enforce some corporate policy compliance for computers not joined to a Windows domain.
Work Folders	Applications can synchronize files between corporate-managed servers and mobile devices over the Internet.
Open Mobile Association Device Management (OMA-DM)	Support for OMA-DM API enables management of Windows 8.1 by third-party mobile device management agents.
Mobile Device Company Portal	Device can enroll with Windows Intune through a company portal for access to applications, file, and device management.
NFC Tap-to-Pair Printing	Mobile device can read a label on printer to configure and print.
Wi-Fi Direct Printing	Create a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connection

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