The following are a list of favorite or replacement tools both Microsoft and third party tools for the base tools in Windows.
Make sure to test in your environment first!
WSUS
Shavlik
http://www.shavlik.com/company/trials/
comments: “ love it”
Install and Update All Your Programs at Once
https://ninite.com/
Backup and Restore
Robocopy
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145(v=ws.11).aspx
comments “ love it very fast”
References
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2011/11/setup-windows-server-2008-r2-as.html
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-file-unlock-tool.html
