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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 Windows 10 environment

In your daily job, you may have to resolve problems with regard to the slow performance of Windows 10 as well as managing print servers. Many end-users complain that their Windows 10 is slow in performance and you will have to solve this. For this reason, in this section we will focus on how you manage printers, monitor and customize indexing, assess device reliability, and customize and manage services.

Monitoring and managing printers

Windows 10 provides you with some extra tools to handle your printing, as opposed to previous Windows versions. The new Print Management desktop app and the new Printers & Scanners option in the Settings app that have been introduced provide you with important print management options, such as adding, removing, and setting printers as default.

You can still access the previous printer tools in the Control Panel's Device and Printers section or from the link in the Settings app at the bottom of the Printers...