Exam Ref 70-698 Installing and Configuring Windows 10

606 Pages·2017·29.83 MB·English

Exam Ref 70-698 Installing and Configuring
Windows 10
Andrew Bettany
Andrew Warren
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Contents at a glance
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Prepare for installation requirements
CHAPTER 2 Install Windows 10
CHAPTER 3 Configure devices and device drivers
CHAPTER 4 Post-installation configuration
CHAPTER 5 Implement Windows in an enterprise environment
CHAPTER 6 Configure networking
CHAPTER 7 Configure storage
CHAPTER 8 Configure data access and usage
CHAPTER 9 Implement Apps
CHAPTER 10 Configure remote management
CHAPTER 11 Configure updates
CHAPTER 12 Monitor Windows
CHAPTER 13 Configure system and data recovery
CHAPTER 14 Configure authorization and authentication
CHAPTER 15 Configure advanced management tools
Index
Contents
Introduction
Organization of this book
Microsoft certifications
Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1 Prepare for installation requirements
Skill: Determine hardware requirements and compatibility
Identify hardware requirements for Windows 10
Determine hardware compatibility for Windows 10
Verify application compatibility for Windows 10
Skill: Choose an upgrade or a clean installation
Prepare an upgrade or migration strategy
Perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 10
Perform a migration to Windows 10
Skill: Determine editions by device type
Select a Windows 10 edition
Choose the 32-bit or 64-bit versions
Skill: Determine requirements for particular features
General features
Security features
Skill: Identify a strategy and prepare the installation media
Select an installation strategy
Determine the appropriate installation media
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answer
Chapter 2 Install Windows 10
Skill: Perform clean installations
Skill: Upgrade by using Windows Update
Identify editions that can be upgraded by using Windows Update
Perform the upgrade
Go back to previous version of Windows
Block upgrading to Windows 10
Skill: Upgrade using installation media
Skill: Configure native boot scenarios
View configuration information
Multiboot Windows
Skill: Migrate from previous versions of Windows
Migrate applications by using User Experience Virtualization
Perform a user state migration
Skill: Install Windows 10 to a VHD
Create and configure a native boot VHD
Use Disk Management to attach a VHD
Install Windows inside a VHD
Skill: Boot Windows 10 from VHD
Create an MBR-partitioned VHD
Apply the Windows Image to the VHD
Configure boot options
Skill: Install on bootable USB
Install on bootable USB, using the Media Creation Tool
Manually create a Windows 10 bootable USB
Skill: Install additional Windows features
Use the Windows Features app
Use DISM to add or remove Windows features
Skill: Configure Windows for additional regional and language support
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answer
Chapter 3 Configure devices and device drivers
Skill: Install devices
Install devices
Manage devices and printers
Skill: Update, disable, and roll back drivers
Update device drivers
Prevent driver updates over metered connections
Disable individual driver updates or Windows Updates
Turn on or off automatic device driver installation in Device Installation Settings
Perform a driver rollback
Skill: Resolve driver issues
Disable updates
Use driver verification tools
Skill: Configure driver settings
View device settings
Support for older hardware
Skill: Driver signing
Skill: Manage driver packages
Use the driver store
Use PnPUtil.exe to manage driver packages
Skill: Download and import driver packages
Download driver packages
Deploy driver packages by using the Windows Imaging And Configuration Designer
Import driver packages
Skill: Use Deployment Image Servicing And Management tool to add packages
Add packages using DISM
Manage driver packages with DISM
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answers
Chapter 4 Post-installation configuration
Skill: Configure and customize the user interface per device type
Customize the user interface
Configure Action Center and taskbar
Skill: Configure accessibility options
Configure and enable Ease Of Access settings
Skill: Configure Cortana
Skill: Configure Microsoft Edge
Skill: Configure Internet Explorer
Skill: Configure Hyper-V
Verifying Hyper-V prerequisites
Installing the Client Hyper-V role
Creating and managing virtual machines
Skill: Configure power settings
Configuring basic power options
Configuring power plans
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answer
Chapter 5 Implement Windows in an enterprise environment
Skill: Provision with Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer tool
Prepare installation media with ICD
Skill: Implement activation
Select an activation method
Implement volume activation
Activate Windows 10
Skill: Configure and optimize User Account Control
Configure User Account Control
Skill: Configure Active Directory, including Group Policy
Configure Active Directory
Use the Active Directory Administrative Center
Configure Group Policy
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answer
Chapter 6 Configure networking
Skill: Configure and support IPv4 and IPv6 network settings
Overview of IPv4
Subnets
Public and private addressing
Configuring an IPv4 connection
Overview of IPv6
IPv6 addressing
Configuring an IPv6 connection
Skill: Configure name resolution
Overview of name resolution
Configure DNS settings
Configure advanced DNS settings
Skill: Connect to a network
Connect to a HomeGroup
Configure VPN connections
Configure DirectAccess connections
Skill: Configure network locations
Overview of network location profiles
Configure network locations
Skill: Configure Windows Firewall, including Advanced Security and network discovery
Configure Windows Firewall
Configure Windows Firewall With Advanced Security
Configure IPsec
Configure network discovery
Skill: Configure Wi-Fi settings and Wi-Fi Direct
Overview of wireless networking standards
Configure wireless settings
Skill: Troubleshoot network issues
Network troubleshooting tools
Troubleshoot name resolution
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answers
Chapter 7 Configure storage
Skill: Configure disks, volumes, and file systems
Configure disks
Configure volumes
Configure file systems
Using disk management tools
Skill: Create and configure virtual hard disks
Work with VHDs
Create VHDs with Hyper-V Manager
Use Disk Management to create VHDs
Create VHDs by using Windows PowerShell
Link to differencing disks
Skill: Create and configure Storage Spaces
Use Storage Spaces and storage pools
Configure Storage Spaces
Manage Storage Spaces by using Windows PowerShell
Skill: Configure removable devices
Format removable devices
Secure removable devices
Restrict access to removable devices
Skill: Troubleshoot storage issues and removable devices
Initialize a basic disk
Import foreign disks
Hard drive failure
Replacing failed disks
Summary
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answer
Chapter 8 Configure data access and usage
Skill: Configure file and printer sharing
Server Message Block and Network Discovery
Sharing files by using a sharing wizard
Share a printer
Skill: Configure HomeGroup connections
Create a new HomeGroup
Join a HomeGroup
Skill: Configure folder shares
Create a share
Shared folders permissions
Configure public folders
Skill: Configure OneDrive
OneDrive desktop app
OneDrive web portal
Fetch files on your PC
Skill: Configure File System permissions
Use File Explorer to manage files and folders
Set file and folder permissions
Understand NTFS inheritance
Skill: Configure OneDrive usage
Share files with OneDrive
Recover files from OneDrive