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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 a recovery drive


If, recently, you have had a situation when a Windows 10 device acted unstably, among the available solutions may be that you have chosen clean install as a solution if you have used a non-OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) device. As you may know, OEM devices do have a recovery drive that will help troubleshoot and fix problems in Windows 10 devices. But the question arises as to what solutions have custom build computers available? Obviously, there are many third-party apps out there on the internet, whether paid or free, that will enable you to create a recovery drive. But, to simplify and facilitate that at the same time, Microsoft in Windows 10 has included a recovery tool that will help create a recovery drive. With that tool and a USB flash drive of a minimum capacity of 8 GB, you can create your own recovery drive and use it every time to recover your Windows 10 computer.

Creating a recovery drive

To create a recovery drive in your Windows 10 computer...