Administering and Maintaining Windows 7 (M50292)

Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers, and review the features of SP1.

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This course is also available in our new Virtual Classroom Fit format: Two, three-hour instructor-led sessions per week over four weeks for your convenience.

In this Windows 7 training course, you will gain the knowledge and skills you need to successfully administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers, and you will discuss the features of SP1.

Through practical labs, you'll get invaluable experience with installation and upgrades, remote access, Windows 7 security, and the new desktop environment. You will learn how Windows 7 allows for vast improvements to security, overall system performance, and application compatibility-a robust combination unparalleled in the market.

In this five-day Windows 7 training course, you'll focus on successful configuration of the IT Pro tools and applications that ship with Windows 7. You will learn to identify technical problems that can occur on your organization's client computers, and you'll discover the Windows 7 tools used to monitor and maintain those computers. By the end of this course, you will have installed and configured a Windows 7 desktop that is secure and on the network, while focusing on five main troubleshooting areas: operating system, hardware, networking, security, and applications.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 50292: Administering and Maintaining Windows 7 and can assist you in your preparation for Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring.

Your course includes a twelve-month subscription to these exclusive benefits*:

• 12 months of anytime access to your course labs and lab environment
• 12 months of 24/7 access to mentoring via chat, email, and phone
• 12 months of on-demand access to indexed, searchable recordings of your Virtual Classroom Live or Virtual Classroom Fit class
• 12 months of unlimited retakes of your class

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What You'll Learn

• How to use the various installation types and upgrade paths available
• Configure and manage the Windows 7 desktop
• New features of Windows 7 SP1
• Add a Windows 7 desktop to an active IPv4/IPv6 network
• Configure Windows 7 for an Active Directory environment and the new Group Policy settings
• Configure the Windows 7 IT Pro tools and applications
• Windows 7 remote capabilities and utilities
• How to use Windows Firewall with advanced features and network profiles
• Configure Windows 7 remote access and remote capabilities
• How to use the Windows 7 Mobility Center to manage mobile Windows 7 machines
• Secure the Windows 7 desktop
• Configure and use the User account control in various network profiles
• Configure Windows 7 third-party applications with Standard User Analyzer and the Application Compatibility toolkit
• Monitor and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers for problems with the operating system, hardware, network security, and applications

Who Needs to Attend

• Experienced enterprise-level IT professionals who focus on a broad range of desktop operating system, desktop application, mobile device, networking, and hardware support issues, who have experience with Windows server operating systems, and whose jobs require them to stay knowledgeable and skilled on new versions and technology updates as defined by the business environment

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with computer hardware and devices, such as the ability to look into Device Manager and look for unsupported devices
• Experience supporting previous versions of the Windows operating system
• Basic TCP/IP knowledge, such as knowing why you need to have a valid IP address
• Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge, such as knowledge about domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership

Follow-On Courses

• Planning and Managing Windows 7 Desktop Deployments and Environments (M6294)