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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 devices

Windows 10 was designed to be managed using cloud-based tools such as Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Nowadays, more businesses are moving away from on-premises domain environments to the cloud.

In this section, you will learn how to register a device in Azure AD with a work or school account using cloud-based services. We will also look at how to enable device registration and the process of joining devices to Azure AD.

Azure AD is Microsoft's cloud-based identity authentication and access management authorization service that enables your users to benefit from Single Sign-On (SSO) for cloud-based applications, such as Microsoft Office 365 and many other Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Azure AD join also enables Windows Hello, as well as access to the Microsoft Store for Business. Users can easily join their devices to your organization's Azure AD tenant.

When joining devices to an on-premises domain environment, the...