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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

Performing an in-place upgrade

In this section, we will look at the in-place upgrade method. An in-place upgrade is also known as an upgrade. For example, you may have several Windows 7 desktops or laptops and you want to upgrade these desktop machines to Windows 10.

During an in-place upgrade, all user applications, hardware device settings, data, files, and other configuration information are retained. An in-place upgrade consists of four phases that occur throughout the upgrade process:

  1. System check
  2. Installing Windows 10 with Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE)
  3. First startup
  4. Installing the OS and a second startup

    Important Note

    During the upgrade installation, you can rollback in any of these four phases. However, always back up any important data before doing the upgrade.

You can upgrade any Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 edition to a Windows 10 edition. If you want to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10, then you must install the Windows 8.1 update...