FARONICS DEEP FREEZE STANDARD User Manual

STANDARD
Getting Started
Overview
e purpose of this guide is to get Deep Freeze installed and running on your machine without any
issues. It provides a reference for many common questions that arise when installing and using this
soware.
Deep Freeze Resources
User guides, video tutorials, white papers, and other documentation on Deep Freeze Standard are
available in the Faronics Content Library at www.faronics.com/library.
What is Deep Freeze?
Deep Freeze is a soware program that prevents any permanent changes being made to a machine.
Deep Freeze has two states: Frozen and awed. When Deep Freeze is in a Frozen state, any changes
made to the machine are forgotten when the machine is restarted. When Deep Freeze is in a awed
state, any changes made to the machine are retained when the machine is restarted. When making
changes to a machine, such as installing soware or performing updates, the computer needs to be put
into a awed state. A reboot is required every time the state of the computer is changed.
Requirements
Deep Freeze requires Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 or 64 Bit), or Windows Vista (32 or 64 Bit), or
Windows 7 (32 or 64 Bit), and 10% free hard drive space. e hardware requirements are the same as
the recommended hardware requirements for the host operating system.
Installing Deep Freeze Standard
When installing Deep Freeze, close and disable all background utilities and antivirus soware.
Complete the following steps to install Deep Freeze Standard:
1. Double-click the DF65Std.exe file to begin the installation process. e Deep Freeze Standard
Installation Dialog appears.
2. Click Install to begin the installation.
Follow the steps presented. Read and accept the license agreement. At the end of the
installation, the machine reboots. Aer the reboot Deep Freeze is installed.
3. Aer the reboot, a Password Initialization screen appears. is screen allows you to enter
a password for Deep Freeze. is screen only appears for 10 seconds. If you do not enter a
password before the screen disappears, you can set the password later.
Aer the workstation restarts, the only indication that Deep Freeze is installed is a new icon that
appears in your System Tray next to the clock. Accessing this icon is explained in the Using Deep Freeze
section.
License
To update the License Key, go to Status tab and click Edit to enter the License Key in the License Key
field. Click Update License to convert Deep Freeze from the Evaluation version to a Licensed version.
e License Key Type field displays the License Key. e Expiry Date displays the date and time when
the license expires.
e evaluation version of Deep Freeze Standard expires 30 days aer installation. Deep
Freeze will be present and installed, but deactivated.
To deploy Deep Freeze to workstations using the Silent Install System, or as part of an imaging process,
please refer to the user guide.

FARONICS DEEP FREEZE STANDARD Specifications

General

Platform	Windows
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Management Console	Available
Category	System Restore
Function	Restores workstation configuration to desired state at every restart
Product Type	Software
Deployment	Local

Summary

Overview of Deep Freeze

Deep Freeze Resources

Access user guides, video tutorials, white papers, and other documentation on Deep Freeze Standard from the Faronics Content Library.

What is Deep Freeze?

Deep Freeze Requirements

Installing Deep Freeze Standard

Deep Freeze License Management

Update the License Key to convert Deep Freeze from evaluation to licensed version. Displays key type and expiry date.

Uninstalling Deep Freeze Standard

Using Deep Freeze

Accessing the Deep Freeze Control Dialog

Methods to access the Deep Freeze control dialog, including keyboard shortcuts and system tray interaction.