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Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide

By : Jeroen Burgerhout
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Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide

By: Jeroen Burgerhout

Overview of this book

Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the MD-100 exam, helping you take the exam with confidence, fully equipped to pass on the first attempt. Complete with a clear, succinct explanation of key concepts, self-assessment questions, tips, and mock exams with detailed answers, this MD-100 study guide covers different facets of upgrading and deploying Windows 10. You’ll learn how to manage devices and data, configure connectivity, troubleshoot OS and app problems, and secure and maintain Windows 10 with updates and recovery. You’ll also explore different Windows 10 editions and learn how to choose the best fit for your organization. This book will guide you in installing and configuring Windows 10 using different approaches. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with managing local users and groups in Windows 10 and learn how to establish connections via different networks, such as a LAN and WLAN/Wi-Fi. By the end of this book, you'll have covered everything you need to pass the MD-100 certification exam and become a Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1 : Deploying Windows
5
Section 2 : Managing Devices and Data
10
Section 3: Configuring Connectivity
13
Section 4: Maintaining Windows
17
Chapter 13: Mock Exam (A and B)
18
Assessments

Recovering Windows 10

Windows 10 is a reliable OS. Occasionally, however, you will encounter problems with devices from your users that require you to perform some recovery of the OS. The nature of the problem will decide the particular course of action, and as a result, Microsoft has provided several recovery options in Windows 10.

Some of these are relatively benign and allow you to investigate and resolve the underlying problem with little effect on the OS. Others are more intrusive and can result in the OS being rolled back to an earlier point in time or even to its initial state. These recovery tools are listed as follows:

  • Recovery Drive
  • System Restore
  • Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
  • Reset this PC
  • Fresh start

Let's see what each of these tools do in Windows 10.

Configuring a Recovery Drive

Many Windows 10 PCs will have a recovery partition containing a full system image. If your computer isn't starting correctly, you can...