Managing and Maintaining Windows 8

Implementing Remote Management

Implementing Windows PowerShell Remoting

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Perform local and remote management of Windows 8

Use Windows PowerShell for remote management of Windows 8

Manage Windows 8 using Group Policy

Describe additional management tools for Windows 8

This module explains how to plan and manage Windows deployments, migrations, and operating system virtualization methods.

Determining a Deployment Strategy for Windows 8

Implementing a Migration Strategy for Windows 8

Planning and Implementing Additional Windows 8 Deployment Methods

Planning for Operating System Virtualization

Design an Installation Strategy for Windows 8

Migrating User State and Data

Creating an Unattended Answer File

Performing Offline Modification of a Windows Image File

Configuring Boot to VHD

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Determine a deployment strategy for Windows 8

Implement a migration strategy to Windows 8

Plan and implement additional Windows 8 deployment methods

Plan for operating system virtualization

This module explains how to plan and implement user authentication and domain-based security for Windows 8.

Planning User Authentication

Planning Domain-Based Security

Planning Authentication

Sign in by Using Picture Password

Implementing Authentication with a Microsoft Account

Troubleshooting Domain Authentication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan user authentication

Plan domain-based security

This module explains how to plan and manage IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and wired and wireless networking for Windows 8 clients.

Planning IPv4 Addressing

Planning IPv6 Addressing

Overview of Wired Network Connectivity

Planning Wireless Network Connectivity

Securing Network Connectivity with Windows Firewall

Planning Intranet Connectivity

Configuring a DHCP Reservation

Enhancing Security with IPsec

Troubleshooting Network Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand IPv4 settings

Understand subnets

Describe methods for obtaining IPv4 configurations

View and configure IPv4

Describe how name resolution works

Describe tools for troubleshooting network issues

Troubleshoot common network issues

This module explains how to manage application installers, deploy applications, planning application compatibility, and manage Windows Store Apps.

Managing Different Types of Application Installers

Designing Application Deployment

Planning an Application Compatibility Strategy

Managing Windows Store Apps

Planning an Application Strategy

Sideloading a Windows Store App

Mitigating Application Compatibility Issues

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage different types of application installers

Design application deployment

Plan an application compatibility strategy

Manage Windows Store apps

This module explains how to manage user profiles and how to synchronize settings between devices using the Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) tool.

Managing User Profiles

Overview of UE-V

Deploying and Using UE-V

Plan a solution for user settings

Implementing Primary Computers

Implementing and Using UE-V

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage user profiles

Understand UE-V

Deploy and Use UE-V

This module explains how to plan and configure cloud services including Microsoft SkyDrive, Windows Store, and Office 365.

Overview of Cloud Services

Overview of Office 365

Planning for Cloud Services

Using SkyDrive in Windows 8

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure Windows Cloud Services

Plan for Office 365

This module explains how to plan and deploy Windows Intune and administer Windows clients with Windows Intune.

Planning for Windows Intune

Deploying Windows Intune Clients

Basic Windows Intune Administration

Deploying Windows Intune Clients and Linking Computers to Users

Verifying Active Directory Synchronization and Creating Windows Intune Users

Delegating Windows Intune Permissions

Bulk Adding Users and Creating Windows Intune Groups Manually

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan for Windows Intune

Deploy Windows Intune clients

Perform basic administration tasks for Windows Intune

This module explains how to manage Windows Intune policies and deploy software and updates with Windows Intune.

Working with Windows Intune Policies and Updates

Deploying Software with Windows Intune

Working with Windows Intune Policies

Working with Updates

Deploying Software by Using Windows Intune

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose and functionality of Windows Intune policies and updates

Deploy software by using Windows Intune

This module explains how to plan and manage local storage, access to file shares, file caching, and access to file and print services.

Managing Local Storage

Planning Access to File Shares

Planning File Caching

Planning, Installing, and Configuring Printing

Planning Access to File and Print Resources

Implementing File and Print Access in a Domain

Implementing Offline Files

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage local storage

Implement access to files and file shares

Implement file caching

Plan, install, and configure client-side printing

This module explains how to plan and implement encryption with BitLocker and EFS.

Planning and Implementing BitLocker

Planning EFS

Planning Encryption for Windows 8

Recovering a BitLocker Encrypted Drive

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan the implementation of EFS in an organization

Plan and implement BitLocker

This module explains how to plan and manage software updates, virus and malware protection, and application access.

Planning an Update Strategy

Implementing Virus and Malware Protection

Implementing AppLocker

Planning Endpoint Security

Implementing Centralized Configuration for Windows Updates

Implementing Windows Intune Endpoint Protection

Restricting Applications by Using AppLocker

This module explains how to configure Virtual Private Networking for Windows 8, plan DirectAccess connectivity, and manage mobile devices.

Configuring Virtual Private Networks for Windows 8

Planning DirectAccess for Windows 8

Managing Mobile Devices

Planning Extranet Connectivity

Configuring and Remote Access Server

Implementing DirectAccess

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure VPN Access

Explain how DirectAccess provides seamless remote access to intranet resources

Manage mobile devices

This module explains how to manage the Windows 8 boot process, repair stability issues, and plan user data recovery.

Overview of the Windows 8 Boot Process

Repairing Stability Issues in Windows 8

Planning User Data Recovery for Windows 8

Planning a Recovery Solution

Modifying the BCD Store

Using System Restore

Implementing File History

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Diagnose problems with the Windows 8 boot process

Repair stability issues in Windows 8

Implement a user data recovery strategy for Windows 8