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| Mention a few of the specific features only contained in WINDOWS PRO & ENTERPRICE versions? |
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Definition
- Domain Join
- Group Policy Management
- Remote Desktop
- Client Hyper-V
- App locker ( only in Enterprice)
- Ability to join Azure
- Bitlocker
- Windows Update for Business
- Direct Access
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W10 - Features
CORTANA INTEGRATION
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| Personal Assistant similar to SIRI from apple IOS |
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W10 - Features
SECURE BOOT |
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| gives user the ability to use hardware-based virtualization that allows Windows 10 to prevent malware from running on your system. |
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Windows Enterprise Data Protection
Helps protect corporate data in a world that is increasingly becoming a BYOD ( bring your own device) enviroment.
it helps protect information by separating corporate applications and corporate date from being disclosed by personal devices and personal apps. |
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W10 - Features
DEVICE GUARD
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| ensures that only trusted applications will run on any given window device. it basically lock out devices so it can only run trust and approved apps. |
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W10 - Features
MICROSOFT PASSPORT
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| Allows for multifactor authentication on the OS by using a combination of an enrolled device and biometric authentication of a PIN. |
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W10 - Features
START MENU
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| Combines the best of W7 and W8. regular menu such as 7 but also live tiles as in 8. |
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introduces Microsoft Edge, however it also comes with internet explorer 11 in case you required it for any backward compatibility.
Edge allows users to use WEB NOTE ( allowing to highlight, annotte directly on webpages and reading view) |
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W10 - Features
DOMAIN JOIN AND GROUP POLICY
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| Gives the admin the ability to join Windows 10 clients to either a corporate version of Active Directory or a cloud-based version of azure. |
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W10 - Features
Windows Store for Business
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| Corporations can create their own applications and load them into the Microsoft Store for users to download called "sideloading" |
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MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
Allows admins to set up Windows 10 policies that can integrate many corporate scenarios, including the ability to control user access to windows store, and the ability to use VPN. |
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Term
| Mention a few of the things that are no longer supported in Windows 10 |
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Definition
- Gadgets
- games such as Solitaire, minesweeper, and hearts
- MDM not available in HOME
- No Floppy driver support
- One Drive application is gone, now it's integraged
- One Drive no longer supports Placeholder files.
- Windows Media Center is removed.
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Term
| Explain a 32 bit architecture |
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Definition
| 32 Bit processor, means it is processed as 2^32 an can handle 4GB of RAM ( Random Access Memory) |
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| Explain a 64 Bit Architecture |
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Definition
| 64 Bit processor, means it is processed as 2^64 and can handle 2 TB of RAM ( Random Access Memory) |
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Term
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Definition
| Jump list is a feature in Windows 10 that allows you to quickly access files that you have been working on |
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Term
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Definition
| allows a user to easily share media, documents and printers across multiple PC in a home or office withouth the need of a domain |
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Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer
allows businesses to use old web applications in modern versions of IE. This feature is designed to help businesses who still need Internet Explorer 8 for some reason to upgrade to a more modern, secure browser. |
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View Available Networks
when you use a wireless network adapter, you can choose the wireless network that you want to connect to, by using the wireless network adapter properties. |
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| Protects data on removable devices. |
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| Links users to corporate resources from the road without a virtual private network (VPN) |
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| restricts unauthorized software and also enables greater security hardware requirements. |
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| What's the minimum Hardware requirement for installing Windows 10? |
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Definition
- CPU = 1Ghz or faster
- RAM= 1 GB for 32 bit or 2 GB for 64 Bit
- HARD DISK = 16GB for 32-bit / 20 GB for 64- Bit
- Video Adapter= DirectX 9 or later
- Optional Drive= DVD-R/W drive
- Network device= Compatible network interface card
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| What's the Graphic Card requiremt for Windows 10 Installation ? |
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Definition
- 64 MB for 1280 x 1024 pix
- 128 MB for 1920 x 1200 pix
- 256 MB for any larger than the above
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Term
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Definition
| It's the Hardware Compatibility List, it's an extensive list of computers and peripheral hardware that have been tested to work with Windows 10 OS. |
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
an open standard that operating systems can use to perform discovery and configuration of computer hardware components, to perform power management by, for example, putting unused components to sleep, and to do status monitoring |
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Term
| If you have a Windows VISTA, XP or any earlier version can you upgrade to Windows 10? |
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Definition
| NO, you must do a clean install. however by using the Windows Easy Transfer utility you can migrate files and settings to the new OS. |
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| When you should consider an upgrade? |
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Definition
- If the computer is running W7 or W8
- You want to keep your files and settings
- You want to preserve any local users and groups
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| When should you consider a clean install? |
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Definition
- When there is no operating system currently installed.
- When you are running a version of windows VISTA or earlier.
- You prefer to start from scratch, without keeping any existing preferences.
- You want to be able to dual-boot between
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| What you should do before upgrading Windows 10, on regards on certain software that may be running? |
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Definition
| Certain software such as Antivirus, Network services or other client software may see the upgrade file as a threat and cause installation issues. |
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Term
| What you do if you have compatibility issues with certain apps? |
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Definition
- Reinstall the app when upgrade is done ( if compatible with w10).
- if the app uses Dynamic-link libraries and there are migration files for the app, apply them.
- Use the ACT ( App compatibility Toolkit) to determine the compatibility of your current apps.
- If you are using an app that is no longer compatible with ios 10, run the Compatibility Wizard.
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Term
| Mention some points of the "Upgrade Checklist" |
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Definition
- Meet minimum hardware requirement
- Ensure Hardware is on the HCL
- Ensure you have the propers drivers
- Run the Get Windows 10 app tool.
- Ensure your BIOS is current.
- Make an Inventory of your current configuration
- Back up your data and configuration files.
- Delete any unnecessary files or apps.
- Verify there are no problems with your hard drive, run an antivirus, perform a disk scan and defragmentation.
- perform the upgrade
- Verify your configuration, check back your inventory to make that everything was sucessful.
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Term
| What's Disk Partitioning? |
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Definition
is the act of taking the physcal hard drive and creating logical partitions.
logical drive is how space is allocated to the drive's primary partition. |
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| What's to consider about Partition Size? |
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Definition
| It is important to consider the space taken by the OS, the apps that will be installed and the amount of stored data, also consider the amount of space that may be required in the future. |
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Term
| What does the system and Boot Partitions store? |
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Definition
- System Partition: cotains the files needed to boot the OS. it also contains the MBR (Master Boot Record). usually it's the C: drive
- Boot Partition: Contains the OS system files, by default located in a folder called Windows
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Term
| What's an alternative way to upgrade Windows 10 from your current Windows ? |
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Definition
| Just launch the setup.exe from within the W10 operating system to upgrade |
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Term
| What do you require if you are installing W10 over the network? |
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Definition
You will need a distribution server and a computer with a network connection.
The distribution server is the one that contains the W10 distribution files copied to a shared folder. |
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Term
| What are the 3 stages of a Clean Installation of W10? |
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Definition
- Collecting Information
- Installing Windows
- Setting up Windows
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Term
| Briefly Describe the 1st Stage of a Clean Windows Installation |
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Definition
Collecting Information
W10 gathers the needed info to complete the installation. info such as local time, location, keyboard, installation type and disk partioning is gathered. |
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Term
| Briefly Describe the 2nd Stage of a Clean Windows Installation |
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Definition
Installing Windows
This is the one that takes the longest, it's when the W10 files are copied on the HD. |
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Term
| Briefly Describe the 3rd Stage of a Clean Windows Installation |
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Definition
Setting up Windows
it's when the user is asked to input a username, computer name, password, provide licence key, configure security settings and review date and time. |
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Term
| During the 3rd process of the W10 installation you are asked to either join a DOMAIN or AZURE (Active Directory) what does this means? |
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Definition
- Domain: basically for home-users who wants all their computers to be connected togheter as in peer to peer network, withouth the need of a server
- AZURE: is a cloud based active directory mostly for corporations use, in this way they don't have to maintain their own domain controllers.
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Term
| Mention some of the most common installation errors |
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Definition
- Media Errors: problems with installation disk
- Insuficient Disk Space
- Not Enough Memory
- Not enough Processing power
- Hardware is not on the HCL
- Hardware with no Driver support
- Hardware not properly configured
- Incorrect Product Key
- Failure to access TCP/IP network Resources.
- Installing nonsupported Hard Drives
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Term
| When troubleshooting, which are the 2 log files most useful? |
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Definition
- Action logs: which includes all the actions performed during setup process and description of each one of them. it is stored in \windows\setupact.log
- Error logs: includes any errors that occurred during the installation. each error shows a descrption and an indication of the severity of said error. it is stored in \windows\setuperr.log.
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Term
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User State Migration Tool
it helps to migrate user profiles, configure folder locations for uploads and downloads of user data and configure profile versions: local, roaming, and mandatory. |
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Term
| Mention two advantages of using USMT? |
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Definition
- USMT is more configurable and can use XML files to specify which files and settings to be transfered.
- USMT is scriptable and uses command-line utilities to save and restore user files and settings.
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Term
| What does scanstate.exe stands for in USMT? |
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Definition
| scanstate.exe, basically collects the user data and settings information and stores it as image file. this is to be used on the machine where the files are being taken from. |
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| What does loadstate.exe stands for in USMT? |
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Definition
| Loadstate.exe deposits the information that was collected from the image file form scanstate.exe over the new Windows 10. |
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Term
Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/config |
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| Specifies the config.xml file that should be used |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/encrypt |
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| encrypts the store ( obviously this only works with scanstate) |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/decrypt |
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Definition
| it Decrypts the store ( obviously only works with loadstate.exe) |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/nocompress |
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Definition
it disables data compression, so basically data is saved the way it is. |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/genconfig |
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Definition
| Generates a config.xml file but does not create a store |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/targetxp |
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| Optimizes ScanState for use with windows XP |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/all |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/ue |
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| user exclude: exclude the specified user |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/ui |
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| User include: includes the specified user |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/uel |
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| Excludes user based on last login time |
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Scanstate / Loadstate.exe Commands questions:
/v verboselevel |
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Definition
Used to identify what verbosity level will be associated with the log file on a scale of 0-13
Verbosity: quality of using more words than needed. |
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Term
| What's a local user profile? |
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Definition
| local profile are used when you log into a local system or a network system that doesn't use network profiles. |
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| What's a user roaming profile? |
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Definition
| Local profiles saved to a network location. |
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| What happens when you add the .man extension on a user profile data? |
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Definition
| it becomes a mandatory profile. so the user MUST use this profile when logging in. |
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Term
| What does dual-booting does? |
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Definition
| also called multibooting, it allows your computer to boot multiple OS. |
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Term
| Mention some considerations for dual-booting? |
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Definition
- Ensure there is enough disk space
- W10 must be installed on a separate partition
- Older OS must be installed First
- Do not install W10 OS on a compressed volume unless its NTFS
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Term
| How can you edit the BCD ( boot Configuration Data)? |
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Definition
| By using the bcdedit.exe command. |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/createstore |
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Definition
| Creates a new empty boot configuration data store |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/default |
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Definition
| Allows you to specify which OS will start when the time-out expires |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/deletevalue |
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Definition
| Allows you to delete a specified element from a boot entry |
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Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/displayorder |
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Definition
| shows the display order that the boot manager uses |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/export |
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Definition
| Allows the user to export the contents of the system store into a file |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/import |
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Definition
| Restores the system store by using the data file previously generated by using the /export option. |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/set |
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Definition
| Allows you to set an entry option value |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/store |
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Definition
| specifies the store to be used |
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Term
Bcdedit commands for dual booting:
/timeout |
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Definition
| Specifies the amount of time used before the systemboots into the default |
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Term
| What's the grace period for W10 activation? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does WSUS stands for and what does it do? |
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Definition
Windows Server Update Service
runs on a windows server which goes out to the microsoft website to download the updates, this allows clientes machines to receive the updates from a local server allowing the admins to approve and select the upgrades prior deployment. |
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Term
| What does the wuapp.exe command do? |
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Definition
it's a command that works with Windows update :
- Detecnow: searches for available update right away use: wuauclt.exe/detectnow
- Reportnow: allows you to send all queued reporting events to the server asynchronously. use: wuaclt.exe/reportnow
- Resetautorization: makes the cookie that is created expire, as soon as it is done combine it with detectnow.
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Windows Service Packs
are updates do the W10, that includes bug fixes and product enhancements. |
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| Q1: you are the admin in charge of a computer that runs both W7 and W10. W10 is installed on a different partition from W7. you have to make sure that the computer always starts W7 by default, what do you do? |
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Definition
| You run the Bcdedit.exe and the /defaultparameter. |
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| Q2. You are the administrator for a W10 computer. You have decided to use Windows Update, but you want to be able to change the settings manually. what should you do? |
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Definition
| From the local Gorup Policy, modify the Windows Update Settings. |
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| Q3. You have 2 computers: System1 and System 2. System1 runs the W7 and system 2 runs W10. you need to migrate the profiles and user files from system 1 to system2. you need to identify how much space is required to complete the migration. what action should you perform? |
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| on system1, run the Scanstate c:\store /nocompress /p. |
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| Q4. You are the IT manager for a medium-size organization. Your organization is looking at upgrading its Windows XP machines to Windows 10. The managers have heard of a new feature that allow you to connect a device to the machine and then the W10 shows a graphic of the device for use. Which W10 feature are they referring to? |
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| Device Stage. allows you to connect a compatible device to your PC and a picture of the device will appear. |
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| Q5. You are he IT manager for your organization. The organization is looking at upgrading all of its machines from WXP to Windows 10. Many of the maangers are concerned that their WXP applications won't be compatible with W10. Which feature can you use to assure the managers that all of their windows XP app will continue to work? |
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Definition
| use the Windows Hyper-V client, in this way they will have the ability to run older windows XP apps on a virtual Windows XP system. |
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| Q6. You are the network administrator for a midsize company that needs to convert all of its Windows XP machines to W10, how can the IT department put W10 on all the WXP machines withouth loosing any of the users information? |
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Definition
| Use a migration tool to migrate all the users' data and then load a clean copy of W10 |
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| Q7. You are the IT administrator for a large computer-training company that uses laptops for all its employees. Currently the users have to connect to the wireless network through the wirless network adapter. W10 now includes this build in as which feature? |
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| (VAN), View Available Networks |
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| Q8. You are the network administrator for a midsize company. One of the managers has come into your office and asked you about setting up a network in his house. he wants to use W10. what feature allows him to set up a home network using W10. |
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Q9. Which new W10 feature allows you to quickly access files that you have been working on?
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| Q10. You are the IT manager for a pharmaceutical company. the Company wants to create a medication dispender that can be used on the floors of hospital units. the dispensers have to work through touch screen technology. Which W10 feature provides built-in touch screen technology? |
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