Course Overview
Organisations are constantly looking for ways to lower costs and increase the return on their IT infrastructure investment. Windows 7 offers enhanced features in stability, security, performance and compatibility, which maximise productivity and reduce total cost of ownership. In this course, you gain the skills necessary to manage, maintain and support the most advanced features and abilities of Windows 7.
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Audience
IT and desktop support staff, systems administrators, power users and anyone wanting to gain hands-on experience with Windows 7. Familiarity with Microsoft Windows is assumed.
Skills Gained
You Will Learn How To
- Install, manage and support Windows 7
- Configure and customise the OS for optimal performance
- Establish and maintain user accounts and groups
- Secure local and network-accessible resources
- Ensure application compatibility and functionality
- Troubleshoot Windows 7 operating and networking systems
Course Outline
Hands-on Training
Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience configuring Windows 7. Exercises include:
- Installing Windows 7
- Monitoring and troubleshooting system performance with Action Center tools
- Creating and managing users and groups
- Adjusting User Account Control (UAC) strictness
- Securing USB data with BitLocker To Go
- Sharing and accessing network resources
- Configuring Direct Access and Branch Cache
- Troubleshooting application compatibility
Introduction to Windows 7
Discovering the new features
- Evaluating performance improvements
- Investigating usability enhancements
Installing Windows 7
- Assessing hardware requirements
- Licensing and activation
- Selecting installation options
Navigating the system
- Exploring the new user interface
- Locating and launching new tools
Configuring and Maintaining the OS
Evaluating alternate installation options
- Installing to Virtual Hard Disks (VHDs)
- Creating bare bones installations
Ensuring optimal configurations
- Performing post-setup customisation
- Modifying settings with PowerShell
- Interacting with hardware through Device Stage
- Monitoring reliability and performance
Troubleshooting and restoring
- Booting to the Windows Recovery Environment
- Recovering functionality with System Restore
- Repairing the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store
- Creating a System Repair Disk
- Leveraging Action Center tools
Managing User Accounts and Environments
Creating and modifying security boundaries
- Comparing workgroups with domains
- Establishing HomeGroups
- Credential Manager
Operating within an Active Directory domain
- Joining and participating in a Windows domain
- Locating published resources with Windows Search
Configuring and controlling user environments
- Selecting user profile types
- Creating custom Libraries
- Implementing Offline Caching and Folder Redirection
Customising User Account Control (UAC)
- Adjusting the UAC to allow routine tasks
- Mandating UAC settings with Group Policies
Securing Local and Network Resources
Implementing Discretionary Access Control (DAC)
- Setting permissions for files, folders and printers
- Simplifying object access with inheritance
Securing and auditing the system
- Tracking user rights and object access
- Troubleshooting access problems
- Action Center
- Windows Defender
- AppLocker
Encrypting drives and devices
- Leveraging biometric devices for authentication and access
- Protecting hard discs with BitLocker
- Maintaining USB media privacy with BitLocker To Go
Networking with Windows 7
Configuring TCP/IP functionality
- Selecting protocol options
- Optimising connectivity
Network Location Awareness
- Exploring the Network and Sharing Center
- Merging cached networks
Connecting to wireless networks
- Simplifying wireless access with enhanced features
- Windows Connect Now
- Windows Device Network
Sharing and accessing resources
- Providing local resources to the network
- Cleaning up unnecessary network printer drivers
Accessing the enterprise remotely
- Working securely with Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Direct Access
- Branch Cache
- VPN Reconnect
Managing Programs and Compatibility
Leveraging built-in technologies
- Reproducing crashes with Problem Steps Recorder
- Process Reflection
- Fault-tolerant heap
Monitoring and analysing applications
- Exposing problems with the Standard User Analyzer
- Inspecting file system and registry redirection
Ensuring application compatibility
- Taking advantage of the built-in troubleshooting packs
- Distributing application hotfixes
- Circumventing UAC problems
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