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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

Chapter 1. Preparing for Installation

Welcome to Windows 10! This chapter is designed to provide you with an introduction to Windows 10. As you might know, Windows 10 is the newest operating system for PCs developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family. As such, it is necessary for your computer to meet the minimum system requirements to install Windows 10.Therefore, this chapter will explain the system's minimum requirements as well as the recommended ones. Also, you will get familiar with installation options, such as upgrade and clean install.Then, you will be able to get to know the Windows 10 editions and their unique features. Definitions such as clients, servers, hosts, and nodes are also covered in this chapter. Last but not least, after getting acquainted with the installation media concept, you will have the option to download Windows 10 and create installation media, depending on the format your computer supports.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Understanding hardware requirements
  • Understanding clean install
  • Understanding upgrade
  • Understanding Windows 10 editions
  • Understanding Windows 10 features
  • Understanding installation media
  • Understanding client, server, host, and node
  • Chapter lab—downloading Windows 10