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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

Restoring previous versions of files and folders


The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), introduced for the first time in Windows Server 2003, is a feature that enables you to restore previous versions of files and folders quickly. With VSS, there is no need to take the applications offline to back them up. So, just like that, the VSS reduces the administrative effort. However, all that should not be taken to the point where the VSS is better than backup! Instead, VSS is a technology that facilitates the communication between the backup application, the applications that are being backed up, and the storage, to allow them all to work better together. From the point of view of work, the VSS generates local shadow copies, which serves as a platform for the Previous Versions feature, so that the latter then can enable users to view, revert, or recover files and folders that have been modified or deleted. Prior to using the Previous Versions feature, the File History feature or the restore points...