Wouldn't it be great to administer every aspect of Windows 7, including: installation, daily administration, optimizing configuration, and troubleshooting reliability and performance issues? After watching this great training series from James Conrad, that's exactly what you'll do. And you'll be thoroughly prepared for Microsoft's 70-680 exam. Soon you'll be your organization's go-to person for selecting its OS, installing that OS using mass deployment methods, performing advanced troubleshooting and administration.Wouldn't it be great to administer every aspect of Windows 7, including: installation, daily administration, optimizing configuration, and troubleshooting reliability and performance issues?

What You'll Learn

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Video 1: Series Introduction|04:05

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Video 2: Installation Part 1: Clean Install|45:22

Perform a clean installation. identifying hardware requirements; setting up as the sole operating system; setting up as dual boot; installation methods; boot from the source of installation, preparing the installation source: USB, CD, network share, WDS, windows deployment services, differences between windows 7 editions
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Video 3: Installation Part 2: Upgrade and Migration|37:30

Upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows. upgrading from Windows Vista; migrating from Windows XP; upgrading from one edition of Windows 7 to another edition of Windows 7 Migrate user profiles, migrating from one machine to another; migrating from previous versions of Windows; side-by-side vs. wipe and load, user state migration tool, USMT, windows easy transfer wizard, WET.
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Video 4: Imaging Part 1: Creating a Reference Image|47:42

Capture a system image. preparing system for capture; creating a WIM file; automated capture; manual capture. reference image, template image, master image, WIM file format
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Video 5: Imaging Part 2: Capturing and Deploying a Reference Image|28:11

Capture a system image. creating a WIM file; automated capture; manual capture. Using ImageX or WDS to deploy a reference image. Deploy a system image. automated deployment methods; manually deploying a customized image.
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Video 6: Imaging Part 3: Preparing System Images|01:05:33

Prepare a system image for deployment. Inserting an application into a system image; inserting a driver into a system image; inserting an update into a system image; configuring tasks to run after deployment, DISM, Deployment Imaging Service Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, MDT, Task Sequence, msiexec, deploying office 2007
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Video 7: Imaging Part 4: Configuring a VHD|40:23

Configure a VHD, creating, deploying, booting, mounting, and updating VHDs; offline updates; offline servicing, diskpart, bcdedit.
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Video 8: Configuring Devices|44:10

Configure devices. updating, disabling, and uninstalling drivers; signed drivers; conflicts between drivers; configuring driver settings; resolving problem device driver, dxdiag, sigverif, signature verification, resource conflicts, plug and play, pnp
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Video 9: Managing Disks|51:30

Manage disks. managing disk volumes; managing file system fragmentation; RAID; removable device policies, RAID-0, Spanning, RAID-1, RAID-5, striped set, mirrored set, striped set, RAID-10, chkdsk, scandisk, removable storage, removable storage, policy, preventing use of removable devices. defragmenter, disk cleanup wizard.
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Video 10: Managing Applications|36:14

Configure application compatibility. Setting compatibility mode; implementing shims; compatibility issues with Internet Explorer, application compatibility toolkit, compatibility modes, compatibility tab, Windows XP Compatibility Mode, Microsoft Virtual PC, application compatibility administrator, internet explorer compatibility test, standard user analyzer.
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Video 11: Application Restrictions|43:50

Configure application restrictions. setting application control policies; setting through group policy or local security policy, msconfig, preventing startup programs, game ratings, T Teen, E Everyone, AO Adults Only, etc. ESRB.ORG, identify when software was installed, application event log, reliability monitor, turn windows features on or off, application control policy, software restriction policy, path rule, certificate rule, hash rule, applocker, mmc
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Video 12: Internet Explorer|38:58

Configure Internet Explorer. configuring compatibility view; configuring providers; managing add-ons; controlling InPrivate mode; configuring security settings; certificates for secure Web sites, file associations, toolbars, extensions, search providers, accelerators, blog, email, map, translate, really simple syndication, RSS, cookies, internet history, cached data, Internet zones, local intranet, trusted sites, restricted, protected-mode, parental controls, importing certificates
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Video 13: IPv4 Networking|56:44

Configure IPv4 network settings. connecting to a network; configuring name resolution; setting up a connection for a network; network locations; resolving connectivity issues; APIPA, ping, netstat, tracert, pathping, ipconfig, /release, /renew, /registerdns /flushdns, configuring HomeGroup settings
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Video 14: IPv6 Networking|27:24

Configure IPv6 network settings. configuring name resolution; connecting to a network; setting up a connection for a network; network locations; resolving connectivity issues; link local multicast name resolution, ipv4 to ipv6 transition, Host (A) records, Host (AAAA) records, troubleshooting, hex numbering, global unicast, link-local, unique-local, site-local, multicast, loopback, dual-stack routers, tunneling, ISATAP, teredo, netsh
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Video 15: Wireless Networking|39:44

Configure networking settings. adding a physically connected (wired) or wireless device; connecting to a wireless network; configuring security settings on the client; set preferred wireless networks; configuring network adapters; configuring location-aware printing, netsh, SSID, Wi-fi protected access, WPA, WPA2, Wired Equivalency Protocol, WEP, RADIUS server, radio frequency interference, MAC filtering, whitelist, blacklist, default printer, changing administrator's password, changing SSID.
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Video 16: Windows Firewall|44:31

Configure Windows Firewall. configuring rules for multiple profiles; allowing or denying an application; network-profile-specific rules; configuring notifications; configuring authenticated exceptions, allowing ICMP echo requests, ping, windows firewall with advanced security, configuring firewall settings with a GPO, export Windows Firewall settings, import Windows Firewall settings.
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Video 17: Remote Administration|36:29

Configure remote management. remote management methods; configuring remote management tools; executing PowerShell commands, winrm quickconfig, winrs, remote desktop, remote assistance, invitations.
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Video 18: Accessing Resources Part 1|42:29

Configure shared resources. folder virtualization; shared folder permissions; printers and queues; configuring HomeGroup settings, Configure file and folder access. configuring NTFS permissions; resolving effective permissions issues; copying files vs. moving files
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Video 19: Accessing Resources Part 2|34:40

Configure BranchCache. distributed cache mode vs. hosted mode; network infrastructure requirements; configuring settings; certificate management, encrypting files and folders by using EFS, data recovery agent, DRA
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Video 20: Authentication and User Account Control|46:10

Configure authentication and authorization. resolving authentication issues; configuring rights; managing credentials; managing certificates; smart cards with PIV; elevating user privileges; multifactor authentication. Configure user account control (UAC). configuring local security policy; configuring admin vs. standard UAC prompt behaviors; configuring Secure Desktop. credential manager, RunAs command, single factor authentication, Password Extensible Authentication Protocol PEAP, biometrics. password reset disk, export, import certificates, personal information exchange, PFX, runas /savecred, whoami /all, password policy, account lockout, password complexity, secure desktop, user account control group policy objects
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Video 21: Remote Access|50:19

Configure updates to Windows 7. configuring update settings; determining source of updates; configuring Windows Update policies; reviewing update history; checking for new updates; rolling back updates, using group policy objects to configure client update settings, Windows Server Update Services, WSUS
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Video 22: Mobile Computing|59:58

Configure BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. configuring BitLocker and BitLocker To Go policies; managing Trusted Platform Module (TPM) PINs; configuring startup key storage; data recovery agent support. Configure mobility options. configuring offline file policies; transparent caching; creating and migrating power policy, tpm.msc, manage-bde.exe, group policy object settings relating to bitlocker and bitlocker to go.
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Video 23: Monitoring Systems|48:23

Monitor systems. configuring event logging; filtering event logs; event subscriptions; data collector sets; generating a system diagnostics report. Configure performance settings. configuring page files; configuring hard drive cache; updated drivers; configuring networking performance; configuring power plans; configuring processor scheduling; configuring desktop environment; configuring services and programs to resolve performance issues; mobile computing performance issues; configuring power
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Video 24: Configuring Performance|27:28

Configure performance settings. configuring page files; configuring hard drive cache; updated drivers; configuring networking performance; configuring power plans; configuring processor scheduling; configuring desktop environment; configuring services and programs to resolve performance issues; mobile computing performance issues; configuring power
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Video 25: Windows Updates|26:11

Configure updates to Windows 7. configuring update settings; determining source of updates; configuring Windows Update policies; reviewing update history; checking for new updates; rolling back updates, using group policy objects to configure client update settings, Windows Server Update Services, WSUS
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Video 26: Backup and Recovery|34:59

Configure backup. creating a system recovery disk; backing up files, folders, or full system; scheduling backups. Configure system recovery options. configuring system restore points; restoring system settings; last known good configuration; complete restore; driver rollback Configure file recovery options. configuring file restore points; restoring previous versions of files and folders; restoring damaged or deleted files by using shadow copies; restore user profiles. last known good, bcdedit.exe.

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