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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By : Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes
Book Image

Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

By: Richard Diver, Manuel Singer, Jeff Stokes

Overview of this book

Microsoft's launch of Windows 10 is a step toward satisfying enterprise administrators' needs for management and user experience customization. This book provides enterprise administrators with the knowledge needed to fully utilize the advanced feature set of Windows 10 Enterprise. This practical guide shows Windows 10 from an administrator's point of view. You'll focus on areas such as installation and configuration techniques based on your enterprise requirements, various deployment scenarios and management strategies, and setting up and managing admin and other user accounts. You'll see how to configure Remote Server Administration Tools to remotely manage Windows Server and Azure Active Directory. Lastly, you will learn modern mobile device management for effective BYOD and how to enable enhanced data protection, system hardening, and enterprise-level security with the new Windows 10 in order to prevent data breaches and to impede attacks. By the end of this book, you will know the key technologies and capabilities in Windows 10 and will confidently be able to manage and deploy these features in your organization.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Windows account types

The Windows 10 operating system supports five types of accounts, each used to enable different functionality:

  • System account: These accounts are used to run background services and are assigned specific permissions. They are not used to log in to the system, but may be used remotely. Domain-joined computers may have additional service accounts assigned to enable central administration.
  • Local user account: By default, at least one local user account is created to run as the local administrator when first configuring the operating system. Depending on how Windows is installed, this account may be a generic account, such as administrator, or it could be named after the first user that completes the first-time run wizard and they choose not to register a Microsoft account. These accounts are governed by the local password policies, which can be configured via...