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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 Microsoft Passport


Traditionally, users are usually authenticated by username and password. However, in today's technological trends in which a user needs to log in to different environments to access applications, websites, and other services, the traditional format of authentication is neither viable nor secure. The same goes for Microsoft's operating systems and services. Therefore, Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Passport, which enables users to authenticate without a password. Microsoft Passport is based on the Fast IDentity Online Alliance (FIDO) standards, and consists of two components: a single sign-in service and a wallet service. From that, we can deduce that Microsoft Passport is a two-factor authentication mechanism with which users will be able to prove who they are by providing something that they uniquely posses. In Windows 10, Microsoft Passport has been introduced along with Windows Hello, which is a built-in biometrics authentication technology. Thus, to...