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Windows 10 Administration
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(259 ratings)
690 students

Windows 10 Administration

A comprehensive course to help you use Windows 10 for administration requirements as an admin
Created byPackt Publishing
Last updated 12/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • Carry out administrative tasks by optimizing Windows 10 in your organization
  • Install/upgrade Windows 10 and personalize your UI
  • Develop the core skills needed to administer multitasking in Windows 10
  • Secure your Windows 10 environment by applying best practices
  • Maintain and troubleshoot common problems with Windows 10
  • Set up your Windows 10 environment for virtualization with Hyper-V

Course content

6 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 30m total length

  • The Course Overview1:49

    This video will give you an overview about the course.

  • Settings5:00

    The aim of this video is to introduce the viewer to the Settings app.

    • Show the Settings app

    • Show the various settings available

    • Show the Control Panel

  • Notifications3:42

    This video will show the viewer the various parts of the notification areas of Windows 10.

    • Show the task tray

    • Show the time and date

    • Show the notification action center

  • Configuring the Lock Screen1:47

    The aim of this video is to show how to customize the lock screen in Windows 10.

    • Set the background image on the lock screen

    • Discover how to customize the applications on the lock screen

    • Customize Cortana’s abilities on the lock screen

  • Configuring Networking3:38

    This video will show the user how to configure networking through the Settings app.

    • Enable Wi-Fi and Ethernet

    • Configure VPN and mobile hotspot

    • Monitor your data usage

  • Test Your Knowledge

Requirements

  • Some knowledge of admin tasks would be beneficial.

Description

Windows 10 is a Microsoft operating system for tablets, personal computers, embedded devices and Internet of Things. Windows 10 has outranked Windows 7 as the most popular OS in the world. It holds more than 39% of the market share for desktop operating systems and runs on more than 700 million devices. Being able to administer a Windows machine is a key requirement for sysadmins as many businesses opt for Windows.

This comprehensive guide will help you as an admin use Windows 10 for your administration requirements. It will help Windows 7 administrators update their administration skills from to Windows 10 and sharpen them. Beginning with a quick introduction to Windows 10, you’ll see how to install and optimize the operating system. We’ll cover the new features and admin tools that Windows 10 brings to the table and you’ll see how it benefits you over previous versions.

Moving on, we’ll deep dive and cover all the administrative tasks in Windows 10 such as Group Policy, installing and updating drivers, indexing, Windows security (encryption and authentication), RSAT, remote desktop connection, secure boot along with troubleshooting boot problems, Windows networking, firewall, virtualization (Hyper-V), creating backups, and recovery. Finally, we’ll also cover troubleshooting techniques so you can solve issues that you might face with Windows 10.

By the end of the course, you’ll be very confident in carrying out administrative tasks with Windows 10 in your organization using the skills you acquired here.

About the Author

Todd Spatafore is a Windows Insider MVP. He is currently working as an Engineering Manager for Vudu movies and TV. He is technically skilled at working with JavaScript, ASP.NET, and C#. He has been developing software professionally for 20 years and wrote a book on Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Applications on Windows Phone 7 and the publisher included three chapters to a compendium book. Todd graduated from Montana State University with a BS in Physics.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for sysadmins, IT professionals, and developers who want to learn Windows 10 for administration purposes. This course will immensely benefit Windows administrators who are proficient in Windows 7 and want to update their skills to Windows 10.

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