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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

Managing performance

Within Windows 10, there are a variety of tools you can use to monitor and manage results. These programs give you a graphical layout of historical data. Other programs also provide a method for gathering and evaluating data on results over time.

To monitor the output in Windows 10, you can use the following tools:

  • Task Manager
  • Resource Monitor
  • Performance Monitor
  • Reliability Monitor

We will look at each of these tools in the following sections. Let's start with the Task Manager tool.

Monitoring performance with Task Manager

The Task Manager tool is one of the most frequently used software by end users and administrators to monitor system output and the use of resources on a computer. Task Manager is mainly a tool that is used to track performance, not to track reliability.

Task Manager can be managed in a variety of ways. The numerous ways of opening Task Manager are listed as follows:

  • Right-click on the taskbar...