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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

Implementing volume activation using a KMS


As opposed to ADBA, KMS is a legacy method of automatically activating Windows (both desktop and server) and Office editions based on volume licensing.

What is KMS?

To understand KMS better and, with this, to explain the process of how KMS works, it will be compared with ADBA. Unlike ADBA which is GUI-based, KMS is command-line interface (CLI) based. KMS is a network service that can also activate the newest versions of Windows, such as Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016. However, KMS is primarily used by organizations to activate earlier versions of both desktop and server Windows, such as Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, as well as MS Office 2010 and later. Like ADBA, KMS is configured (as shown in Figure 5.15) by adding a Volume Activation Services role to your organization's activation server. The KMS service can coexist on a server that provides other services too, thereby not requiring a dedicated server. In this way...