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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

Migrating from previous versions of Windows


Usually, there are two reasons why you cannot upgrade an old version of Windows to Windows 10. First, the old version of Windows (such as Windows 2000, XP, or Vista) is not supported by Microsoft as an in-place upgrade to Windows 10, and second, the computer hardware might not meet the minimum system requirements. So, you have no choice but to migrate your old version of Windows to Windows 10. A migration requires bringing in a new computer where you would install Windows 10. Once the installation of Windows 10 is completed on a new computer, you would want to run Windows Easy Transfer (WET) or User State Migration Tool (USMT) to move stuff from your old computer to a new computer. However, while WET is not available in Windows 10 (it was removed in Windows 8.1), USMTis intended for large-scale automated deployments.

 

Thus, Microsoft recommends the PCmover Express application developed by Laplink.But, like the Zinstall and EaseUS Todo PCTrans (the...