In Configuring Windows 8 training course, you will gain the skills needed to administer and configure Windows 8.1 in a Windows Server domain environment and also provide secure, managed access to users from their non-domain joined Windows devices. You will learn to install and customize Windows 8.1 operating systems and apps, integrate and control access to domains and cloud services, and migrate and synchronize settings across multiple devices. You will work with mobile security and customize configurations using Windows management tools including Group Policy and Windows PowerShell.
You will also learn how to configure user settings and profiles, local and remote network connectivity, Client Hyper-V, virtual apps, and Internet Explorer 11. Finally, you will learn to optimize security and provide controlled access from Windows 8.1 PCs and devices to specified resources through Workplace Join services and Work Folders.
By attending Configuring Windows 8 workshop, delegates will learn to:
- Determine requirements and perform the tasks for installing and deploying Windows 8.1
- Manage profiles and user state between Windows devices
- Configure disks, partitions, volumes, and device drivers in a Windows 8.1 system
- Configure network connectivity
- Configure resource connectivity for both domain-joined and non-domain joined PCs and devices
- Implement Windows 8.1 technologies to secure network connections
- Configure file, folder, and printer access
- Implement tools and technologies that can help secure Windows 8.1 PCs and devices
- Configure and control desktop apps, Windows Store apps, and virtual apps
- Optimize and maintain Windows 8.1 PCs and devices
- Configure mobile computer settings and to enable remote access
- Determine how to recover Windows 8.1 from various failures
- Describe and configure Client Hyper-V
Attendees should have the following technical knowledge:
- Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS)
- Principles and fundamentals of active directory domain services (AD DS) management
- Understanding of the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components and working knowledge of the fundamentals of Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 fundamentals
- Microsoft Windows Client fundamentals
- Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) components including Windows PE, Windows SIM, VAMT, ImageX, USMT, and DISM concepts and fundamentals
- Basic understanding of Windows PowerShell syntax
This Configuring Windows 8 class is intended for IT professionals who configure and support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 computers, devices, users and associated network and security resources.