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Installing and Configuring Windows 10: 70-698 Exam Guide

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Installing and Configuring Windows 10: 70-698 Exam Guide

Overview of this book

The Installing and Configuring Windows 10: 70-698 Exam Guide is designed to confirm what you already know, while also updating your knowledge of Windows 10. With its easy-to-follow guidance, you will quickly learn the user interface and discover steps to work efficiently in Windows 10 to rule out delays and obstacles. This book begins by covering various ways of installing Windows 10, followed by instructions on post-installation tasks. You will learn about the deployment of Windows 10 in Enterprise and also see how to configure networking in Windows 10. You’ll understand how to leverage Disk Management and Windows PowerShell to configure disks, volumes, and file system options. As you progress through the chapters, you will be able to set up remote management in Windows 10 and learn more about Windows update usage, behavior, and settings. You will also gain insights that will help you monitor and manage data recovery and explore how to configure authentication, authorization, and advanced management tools in Windows 10. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with enough knowledge to take the 70-698 exam and explore different study methods to improve your chances of passing the exam with ease.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Configuring startup options


In the past, among many users complaints, there have been concerns that Windows is slow during startup. Microsoft responded to these complaints by introducing fast startup in Windows 8. So what is fast startup? The first answer is that it enables Windows to start faster than before. But how does fast startup work? Fast startup is also known as a hybrid shutdown because it is a state between hibernate and shutdown. Hence, fast startup is the best of both worlds by signing off the user and then saving the kernel session to hard disk.It is clear that this approach affects how fast Windows 10 can start. And that is obviously important to many users.

Configuring Windows 10 fast startup

To configure fast startup in your Windows 10 computer, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the Start button and then Settings from the Start menu.
  2. In the Windows Settings window, click Update & Security.
  3. Select Recovery from the navigation menu on the left side of the screen.
  4. In the Advanced...