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A desktop computer that runs Windows 8.1 downloads updates but does not install them.
The computer is connected to the corporate network by using a wired network connection.
You need to ensure that the computer automatically installs updates.
What should you do?
- A. Set the wired network connection to non-metered.
- B. Configure the Automatic Maintenance setting.
- C. Enable the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations Group Policy setting.
- D. Set the wired network connection to metered.
Answer : B
Explanation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/windows/desktop/hh848037%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Automatic Maintenance -
Windows depends on execution of inbox and third party maintenance activity for much of its value-add, including Windows Update, and automatic disk defragmentation, as well as antivirus updates and scans.
The goal of Automatic Maintenance is to combine all background maintenance activity in
Windows and help third-party developers add their maintenance activity to Windows without negatively impacting performance and energy efficiency. Additionally, Automatic
Maintenance enables users as well as enterprises to be in control of maintenance activity scheduling and configuration. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/olivnie/archive/2013/04/05/updates-and-maintenance.aspx
Windows 8: Updates and Maintenance
Automatic Maintenance -
One of the most important maintenance-related improvements in Windows 8 is Automatic
Maintenance. This is a new system maintenance service that can be used by Windows components and apps to schedule maintenance activities on the PC in one scheduled window per day.
Automatic Maintenance is shown in Action Center in the Maintenance section.
The Maintenance Settings interface is shown below.
Further Information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc720539%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
Configure Automatic Updates by Using Group Policy
Reschedule Automatic Update Scheduled Installations
This policy specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait, following system startup, before proceeding with a scheduled installation that was missed previously.
If the status is set to Enabled, a scheduled installation that did not take place earlier will occur the specified number of minutes after the computer is next started.
If the status is set to Disabled, a missed scheduled installation will occur with the next scheduled installation.
If the status is set to Not Configured, a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started.
This policy applies only when Automatic Updates is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the Configure Automatic Updates policy is disabled, this policy has no effect.
To reschedule Automatic Update scheduled installation
In Group Policy Object Editor, expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative
Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Windows Update.
In the details pane, click Reschedule Automatic Update scheduled installations, click
Enable, and type a value in minutes.
Click OK.
You install Windows 8.1 on a desktop computer. You create a system image and then install third-party desktop apps and create personal data. You disable the creation of restore points.
The computer is not running optimally.
You need to remove the third-party applications and preserve files that are stored in your
Documents folder.
You start the computer from a system repair disk.
Which troubleshooting option should you use?
- A. Refresh your PC without affecting your files
- B. System Restore
- C. Remove everything and install Windows
- D. System Image Recovery
Answer : A
Explanation:
Basically the Refresh feature allows you to refresh your Windows 8.1 installation back to a vanilla, brand new install while preserving all your personal files. Windows 8.1 also includes a Reset feature which is similar however resetting your install deletes all personal files so dont select this unless you want a full system wipe.
This is what happens:
Your files and personalization settings won't change.
Your PC settings will be changed back to their defaults.
Metro-style apps from the Windows store will be retained.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc
How to refresh, reset, or restore your PC
Applies to Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1
If you're having problems with your PC, you can try to refresh, reset, or restore it.
Refreshing your PC reinstalls Windows and keeps your personal files and settings. It also keeps the apps that came with your PC and the apps you installed from the Windows
Store. Resetting your PC reinstalls Windows but deletes your files, settings, and apps except for the apps that came with your PC. Restoring your PC is a way to undo recent system changes you've made.
If you want to back up and restore your personal files using File History, see Set up a drive for File History If you want to restart your PC, see Shut down (turn off), sleep, or hibernate your PC.
Refresh your PC without affecting your files
If your PC isn't performing as well as it once did, and you don't know why, you can refresh your PC without deleting any of your personal files or changing your settings.
Further information:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/restore-computer-from-system-image- backup#1TC=windows-7
Restore your computer from a system image backup
When you restore your computer from a system image, it's a complete restoration. You can't choose individual items to restore, and all of your programs, system settings, and files are replaced with those on the system image.
You are in the process of setting up File History on your workstation.
You are configuring the Save copies of files Advanced settings.
Which of the following is the default setting?
- A. 15 minutes
- B. 30 minutes
- C. 1 hour
- D. 6 hours
Answer : C
A company has 100 client computers that run Windows 8.1.
The client computers are connected to a corporate private network.
Users are currently unable to connect from their home computers to their work computers by using Remote Desktop.
You need to ensure that users can remotely connect to their office computers by using
Remote Desktop. Users must not be able to access any other corporate network resource from their home computers.
What should you do?
- A. Configure a Virtual Private Network connection.
- B. Configure the Remote Desktop Gateway IP address in the advanced Remote Desktop Connection settings on each client.
- C. Configure the local resource settings of the Remote Desktop connection.
- D. Configure a DirectAccess connection.
Answer : B
Explanation:
Configure the Remote Desktop Gateway IP address in the advanced Remote Desktop
Connection settings on each client.
While connecting the computers you will find a couple of options related to VPN and
Desktop Assistance.
See Understanding Authorization Policies for Remote Desktop Gateway: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731435.aspx
RD RAPs will enable us to control remote user access to internal network resources.
With RD CAPs we can control which Users or Computers can connect via RDP.
Configure the Remote Desktop Gateway IP address in the advanced Remote Desktop
Connection settings on each client.
DirectAccess is for Windows Server 2008/2012/Win 7 Ultimate/Enterprise/Win 8 Enterprise only.
RD Gateway setup is only for servers.
Create VPN through manage networks. File -> Allow incoming connections.
Connect through Internet and create VPN which will allow one computer at a time to view the hosts resources, and only the hosts resources unlike standard VPNs.
A client computer that runs Windows 8.1 has two hard disk drives: a system drive and a data drive.
You are preparing to back up the computer prior to installing a developing software product.
You have the following requirements:
-> The system disk that is part of the backup must be mountable from within
Windows.
-> The system disk that is part of the backup must be bootable.
-> The backup must be viable to restore in the event of a hard disk failure.
-> The backup must contain data from both hard disk drives.
You need to select a backup method.
Which method should you use?
- A. System repair disk
- B. Storage pool
- C. System image
- D. File History
Answer : C
Explanation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825258.aspx
DISM Image Management Command-Line Options
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) mounts a Windows image
(.wim) file or virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx) for servicing. You can also use the DISM image management command to list the image index numbers, to verify the architecture for the image that you are mounting, append an image, apply an image, capture an image and delete an image.
Further Information:
http://devhammer.net/blog/follow-up-on-backups-mounting-a-system-image
Follow-up On Backups: Mounting a System Image
Yesterday, I posted about my practice of using the built in system image creation tools in
Windows 7 and Windows 8 to create a backup of my system whenever I'm getting ready to upgrade.
Now, if something goes tragically wrong, I can just boot to a system repair disk, and restore the image, and I'm back to where I started. But let's suppose the install goes fine, but I find that there's a file I need to get to from my backup, but I don't want to restore the entire backup, just get that file.
The good news is that you can do this easily, because the system image is stored as a
.vhd (or in the case of Windows 8, a .vhdx) file. And Windows 8 can mount a VHD as a drive, making it easy to access the files from the backup.
Just plug in the external drive you used for your backup, and find the
WindowsImageBackup folder (should be at the root of the drive), and inside it find the folder matching the name of the machine you backed up. Inside that should be a folder that starts with "Backup" and the date of the backup. And finally, inside the backup folder is a
.vhd (or .vhdx) file containing the backup of your system (you might see more than one
.vhd(x)...if so, look for the largest one, as shown in the image below):
If you right-click that file and select "Mount" (as shown below) Windows will mount the VHD file for you, and assign it a drive letter.
You install Windows 8.1 on a desktop computer and install a third-party desktop app. The computer runs optimally until you install another third-party desktop app.
You need to remove only the most recently installed third-party desktop app.
You start the computer from a system repair disk.
Which troubleshooting option should you use?
- A. System Image Recovery
- B. Remove everything and install Windows
- C. System Restore
- D. Refresh your PC without affecting your files
Answer : C
Explanation:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc
How to refresh, reset, or restore your PC
If you think an app or driver that you recently installed caused problems with your PC, you can restore Windows back to an earlier point in time, called a restore point. System
Restore doesnt change your personal files, but it might remove recently installed apps and drivers.
A company has 100 client computers that run Windows 8.1.
You need to assign static IPv6 addresses to the client computers.
Which Windows Powershellcmdlet should you run?
- A. Set-NetTCPSetting
- B. Set-NetIPInterface
- C. Set-NetlPv6Protocol
- D. set-NetIPAddress
Answer : D
Explanation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh826151.aspx
Set-NetIPAddress -
The Set-NetIPAddress cmdlet modifies IP address configuration properties of an existing IP address.
To create an IPv4 address or IPv6 address, use the New-NetIPAddress cmdlet.
You manage client computers that run Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
You are configuring Windows updates for all client computers.
You have the following requirements:
-> All client computers must use a specific Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server for updates.
-> All client computers must check for updates each hour.
You need to configure local Group Policy settings to meet the requirements.
Which three actions should you perform? (Each answer presents part of the solution.
Choose three.)
- A. Configure the Automatic Maintenance Activation Boundary policy setting.
- B. Configure the Automatic Updates detection frequency policy setting.
- C. Enable the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location policy setting.
- D. Enable the Configure Automatic Updates policy setting for automatic download and scheduled installation.
- E. Enable the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations policy setting.
Answer : B,C,D
Explanation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn595129.aspx
Step 5: Configure Group Policy Settings for Automatic Updates
Automatic Updates detection frequency
Specifies the hours that Windows will use to determine how long to wait before checking for available updates. The exact wait time is determined by using the hours specified here minus zero to twenty percent of the hours specified. For example, if this policy is used to specify a 20 hour detection frequency, all clients to which this policy is applied will check for updates anywhere between 16 and 20 hours.
Note: The Specify intranet Microsoft update service location setting must be enabled for this policy to have effect.
Specify intranet Microsoft update service location
Specifies an intranet server to host updates from Microsoft Update. You can then use
WSUS to automatically update computers on your network.
Configure Automatic Updates -
Specifies specify whether automatic updates are enabled on this computer.
Further Information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn595129.aspx
Step 5: Configure Group Policy Settings for Automatic Updates
Automatic Maintenance Activation Boundary
Starting Windows 8, you can set updates to install during automatic maintenance instead of using a specific schedule tied to Windows Update. Automatic maintenance will install updates when the computer is not in use, and avoid installing updates when the computer is running on battery power. If automatic maintenance is unable to install updates within days, Windows Update will install updates right away. Users will then be notified about a pending restart. A pending restart will only take place if there is no potential for accidental data loss.
Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations
Specifies the amount of time for Automatic Updates to wait following a computer startup, before proceeding with a scheduled installation that was previously missed.
If the status is set to Not Configured, a missed scheduled installation will occur one minute after the computer is next started.
A company has 100 client computers that run Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
You are deploying new computers that run a 32-bit version of Windows B.
You need to transfer the contents of each users Documents folder to the new computer by using the least amount of administrative effort.
What should you do?
- A. Back up the folders by running the NTBackup command. Then restore the backup to the new computer.
- B. Manually copy the folder content to a USB flash drive. Then paste the files to the new computer.
- C. Use Windows Easy Transfer.
- D. Use the User State Migration Tool.
Answer : B
Explanation:
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Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer files from a 64-bit version of Windows to a 32-bit version of Windows. If you're transferring from a 64-bit version of Windows Vista to a 32-bit version of Windows 7, you can move your files manually, or use Backup and Restore in
Windows Vista. For more information, see Back up your files and Restore a backup created on a previous version of Windows on the Windows website. If you're transferring from a 64- bit version of Windows XP, you'll need to move your files manually. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows7/transferring-files-and-settings-frequently- asked-questions
Windows Easy Transfer can transfer:
Files and folders including photos, music, videos, documents, email messages and contacts
User accounts and user account settings
Application configuration data files and settings
Several Windows configuration settings stored in the registry
The program does not support transferring entire applications themselves and system files such as fonts and drivers. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/transferring-files-settings-faq#1TC=windows-
Transferring files and settings: frequently asked questions
Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer files from a 64-bit version of Windows to a 32-bit version of Windows.
If you're transferring from a 64-bit version of Windows XP, you'll need to move your files manually.
Further information:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4220
NTBackup -
Windows NT Backup - Restore Utility
Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server 2008. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/restore-a-windows-xp-backup-in- windows-8/
Restore a Windows XP backup in Windows 8
Regardless of your situation, you will not be happy to learn that Windows 8's backup and restore tools are completely different from the Backup Utility that came with Windows XP and as such the backup files are incompatible. You'll also not be happy to learn that while
Microsoft provided supplemental utilities that were designed to allow you to restore a
Windows XP backup in Windows Vista and for Windows 7; they haven't done so for
Windows 8. And, to add insult to injury, neither of the previous supplemental utilities will work in Windows 8. http://windowsitpro.com/windows-xp/windows-xp-migration-user-state-migration-toolkit- usmt
The Microsoft User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) is a set of command-line tools that allow you to extract settings and data from one computer and transfer them to another computer.
USMT 5.0 supports running the ScanState component on the following operating systems:
Windows XP Professional (x86 and x64)
Windows Vista (x86) and (x64)
Windows 7 (x86) and (x64)
Windows 8.1/8 (x86) and (x64)
It's important to note that LoadState is supported only on computers running the following operating systems:
Windows Vista (x86) and (x64)
Windo
A company has 50 touch-enabled client computers that run Windows 7.
You are planning to migrate the client computers to Windows 8.1. You have the following requirements:
-> Choose the installation or upgrade path that includes touch-optimized desktop versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
-> Minimize new hardware requirements.
You need to choose the path that meets the requirements.
Which path should you choose?
- A. Upgrade to Windows RT
- B. Perform a clean installation of Windows 8.1 Enterprise
- C. Purchase hardware with Windows RT pre-installed.
- D. Upgrade to Windows 8.1 Enterprise.
Answer : D
Explanation:
Windows RT is Windows for ARM; nothing in this specifies the computers are on ARM machines. http://blogs.office.com/2012/07/18/using-the-new-office-with-touch/
Windows 8 provides a number of platform capabilities for enabling highly responsive touch support in applications, ranging from hardware accelerated graphics and improved touch targeting to the a new app platform that makes it easy to build touch-optimized Windows 8- style apps. The new Office takes advantage of these to deliver great new touch-based experiences on Windows 8. http://www.howtogeek.com/120936/beginner-how-to-enable-touch-mode-in-office-2013/
Beginner: How to Enable Touch Mode in Office 2013
By default, even if you are on a touch enabled PC, Office 2013 doesnt open with a touch optimized interface.
Further Information:
Windows RT is Windows for ARM; nothing in this specifies the computers are on ARM machines.
You are employed as an administrator at contoso.com.
The network consists of a single Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, named contoso.com.
All workstations on the contoso.com network have Windows 8.1 installed.
You need to configure files history on a client system.
You notice that the free storage space on the selected drive is low, but you do not have a spare drive to replace it.
What should you do?
- A. Configure the save copies of files setting to back up files once a day.
- B. Configure Size of offline cache setting to 2%
- C. Keep saved versions setting to be 1 month
- D. Keep saved versions setting until space is needed
Answer : D
A company has client computers that run Windows 8.1. You implement an AppLocker file hash rule that allows an application to run. You then apply a service pack to the application.
When users attempt to run the application, the application is blocked by Group Policy.
You need to ensure that the application runs.
What should you do?
- A. Enable the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations Group Policy setting.
- B. Set the wired network connection to non-metered.
- C. Set the wired network connection to metered.
- D. Configure the Automatic Maintenance setting.
Answer : B
You are employed as an administrator at contoso.com. The contoso.com network is made up of an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, named ABC.com.
All workstations on the contoso.com network, including laptops, have Windows 8.1 installed.
Your users have just been issued new laptops for use outside the office.
These users currently log in to their desktop workstations using a Windows domain account.
They would like their laptops to be set up exactly like their desktop workstations.
Which of the following would easily allow them to achieve this?
- A. Transfer the user settings with the File and Transfer wizard
- B. Windows Easy Transfer
- C. Migrate the user profiles with USMT
- D. Link the Windows domain accounts to a Windows Live ID.
Answer : D
Explanation:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows- live-id.aspx
Signing in with an ID allows you to:
Associate the most commonly used Windows settings with your user account. Saved settings are available when you sign in to your account on any Windows 8.1 PC. Your PC will be set up just the way you are used to!
Easily reacquire your Metro style apps on multiple Windows 8.1 PCs. The apps settings and last-used state Persist across all your Windows 8.1 PCs.
Save sign-in credentials for the different apps and websites you use and easily get back into them without having to enter credentials every time.
Automatically sign in to apps and services that use Windows Live ID for authentication. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/connect-microsoft-domain-account
Connect your Microsoft account to your domain account
You can connect your Microsoft account to your domain account and sync your settings and preferences between them. For example, if you use a domain account in the workplace, you can connect your Microsoft account to it and see the same desktop background, app settings, browser history and favorites, and other Microsoft account settings that you see on your home PC. You'll also be able to use Microsoft account services from your domain PC without signing in to them individually.
A company has client computers that run Windows 8.1. Users store data on company- issued USB flash drives.
You establish that users are able to store data on personally owned USB flash drives.
You need to ensure that users can save data on company flash drives but not on personal flash drives.
What should you do?
- A. Disable driver signature enforcement.
- B. Run Device Manager as an administrator.
- C. In the local Group Policy, modify the device installation restrictions.
- D. In the system properties for hardware, modify the device installation settings.
Answer : C
Explanation:
You could prevent installation of mass storage devices but use the "Allow administrators to override" setting to ensure an administrator could get the flash drive installed.
Further information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530324.aspx
Step-By-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation Using Group Policy
Group Policy Settings for Device Installation
To enable control over device installation, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 introduce several policy settings. You can configure these policy settings individually on a single computer, or you can apply them to a large number of computers through the use of
Group Policy in an Active Directory domain.
Whether you want to apply the settings to a stand-alone computer or to many computers in an Active Directory domain, you use the Group Policy Object Editor to configure and apply the policy settings.
The following is a brief description of the DMI policy settings that are used in this guide.
Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings.
This policy setting controls the installation of devices that are not specifically described by any other policy setting. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot install or update the driver for devices unless they are described by either the Allow installation of devices that match these device IDs policy setting or the Allow installation of devices for these device classes policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can install and update the driver for any device that is not described by the Prevent installation of devices that match these device IDs policy setting, the Prevent installation of devices for these device classes policy setting, or the Prevent installation of removable devices policy setting.
Allow installation of devices that match any of these device IDs. This policy setting specifies a list of Plug and Play hardware IDs and compatible IDs that describe devices that users can install. This setting is intended to be used only when the Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings policy setting is enabled and does not take precedence over any policy setting that would prevent users from installing a device. If you enable this policy setting, users can install and update any device with a hardware ID or compatible ID that matches an ID in this list if that installation has not been specifically prevented by the Prevent installation of devices that match these device IDs policy setting, the Prevent installation of devices for these device classes policy setting, or the Prevent installation of removable devices policy setting. If another policy setting prevents users from installing a device, users cannot install it even if the device is also described by a value in this policy setting. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting and no other policy describes the device, t
A company has an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. Client computers in the Test department run Windows 8.1 and are connected to the domain.
You need to ensure that Windows updates are not automatically applied and cannot be enabled by users.
What should you do?
- A. Create a Group Policy object (GPO) to enable the Turn on recommended updates via Automatic Updates policy setting.
- B. Configure Windows Update to install updates automatically.
- C. Create a Group Policy object (GPO) to configure the Remove access to use all Windows Update features policy setting.
- D. Create a Group Policy object (GPO) to configure the Configure Automatic Updates policy setting.
Answer : C
Explanation:
Remove access to use all Windows Update features:
This Group Policy setting is located in User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update.
When you enable this setting, the operating system cannot be updated through Windows
Update, and Automatic Updates is disabled. Users or administrators can still perform actions such as clicking the Windows Update option on the Start menu, and the Windows
Update Web site will appear in the browser. However, it will not be possible to update the operating system through Windows Update, regardless of the type of account being used to log on.
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