Updated: July 14, 2020 (June 24, 2013)

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 during the preview.

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	Users and applications can synchronize data from a device to corporate-managed servers.
Open Mobile Association Device Management	Support for OMA-DM API enable 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, data, and device management.
NFC Tap-to-Pair Printing	Mobile device can read a near-field communication (NFC) tag or label on printer to configure and print.
Wi-Fi Direct Printing	Create

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