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Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide

By Jeroen Burgerhout
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    Chapter 1: Deploying Windows 10
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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.
Publication date:
May 2020
Publisher
Packt
Pages
442
ISBN
9781838822187
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Chapter 1: Deploying Windows 10

Windows 10 is Microsoft's latest version of its Operating System (OS) and the most widely adopted version in use today. Unlike previous Windows OS versions, Windows 10 is continuously updated with new features and capabilities, and offers new methods of deployment, management, and integration with today's cloud technologies.

The first chapter of this book will introduce the first objective, which is deploying Windows 10. This chapter will begin to prepare you for the MD-100 (Windows 10) exam, which is part the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Understanding Windows 10 editions and capabilities
  • Performing a clean installation

In this chapter, we will focus on the different Windows 10 editions and their capabilities. This chapter will also provide you with the necessary skills to perform a clean installation of Windows 10...

 

Technical requirements

In this chapter, you will learn step-by-step how a clean installation of Windows 10 works. These steps that you will follow have also been recorded. You can find these videos at https://bit.ly/2LsQDqD.

 

Understanding Windows 10 editions and capabilities

Microsoft has different Windows 10 editions available for home users, enterprise users, and education users.

Before you deploy Windows 10 in your environment, you must select the most suitable edition for your environment. The different Windows 10 editions address the needs of your environment and your end users. In this section, we will look at the different features of each edition, as well as the difference between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Let's start by looking at what Windows 10 editions are available.

Learning about Windows 10 editions

In this section, we will learn about the different Windows 10 editions that you can install in your organization. In the following screenshot, you can see the different Windows 10 editions that are available when you are installing from an installation media, such as Digital Video Disc (DVD) or Universal Serial Bus (USB):

Figure 1.1 - Overview of the Windows...

 

Performing a clean installation

There are different methods for carrying out a Windows 10 installation. In this section, we will focus on a clean installation.

Making a new deployment of any kind of Windows 10 edition consists of nothing more than carrying out a clean installation of your hardware. For example, imagine a situation in which you buy yourself a self-customized gaming PC with different hardware components because you want the best of the best. However, this gaming PC is then delivered without an operating system. In cases like this, you would carry out a clean installation.

However, there a few different approaches to carrying out a clean installation of Windows 10. Some examples are as follows:

  • Installation media: When you buy a self-customized gaming PC with different hardware components, you will use a DVD or USB with a Windows 10 ISO file on it and boot the computer from your installation media.
  • System image: A system image also refers to a golden...
 

Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the various aspects and troubleshooting methods of Windows 10. You learned about the different Windows 10 editions and their capabilities, as well as how to perform a clean installation of Windows 10.

After completing this chapter, you have the skills to install and boot the Windows 10 OS successfully.

In the next chapter, you are going to learn how to do an in-place upgrade from, for example, Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. You will also learn how to troubleshoot activation issues and how to migrate user data.

Questions

  1. You want to deploy Applocker and Windows Defender Credential Guard on your school's network. Can you install the Windows 10 Education version?
  2. Can you buy Windows 10 Enterprise in a computer store?
  3. You have a 32-bit version of Windows 10. Is it possible to install the Hyper-V feature?
  4. Is it possible to boot and install Windows 10 from a DVD?
 

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About the Author
  • Jeroen Burgerhout

    Jeroen Burgerhout is a Microsoft Cloud Consultant at SKS Professionals with great technical experience in Microsoft products. He is specialized in Azure, Hyper-V, Intune, Office 365, EMS, Windows 10, and Windows Server. He is currently working for the government in the Netherlands, working on the migration to Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Azure Active Directory, and security features such as Azure AD PIM, Azure AD MFA, and Azure AD Conditional Access. Later this year, he will start with the new Modern Workplace concept, which is entitled to Windows 10, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Endpoint Management, Office 365, and Azure AD. His Twitter account is @BurgerhoutJ.

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