This four-day course will give you the knowledge and skills to install and configure Windows 11 desktops and devices in a Windows Server Active Directory domain environment.

Note: This course is also backwards compatible with Windows 10, as many of the technologies and principles remain the same.

Objectives

Participants will learn how to install and customize Windows 11 operating systems and apps, and how to configure local and remote network connectivity and storage.

You will also learn how to configure data security, device security, network security, and how to maintain, update, and restore Windows 11.

Target Audience

This course is for IT professionals who support Windows 11 desktops, devices, users, and associated network and security resources. The secondary audience for this course is Desktop/Device Support Technicians (DSTs) who provide Tier 2 support to users with computers running the Windows 11 operating system (OS) in an on-premises environment.

Prerequisites

• Experience installing PC hardware and devices.
• Basic knowledge of Windows and Active Directory.
• Basic knowledge of networking.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and basics of AD DS administration
• Basic understanding of Windows Server.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows Client, such as Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Basic understanding of Windows PowerShell syntax

Contents

Installing Windows 11

• Introducing Windows 11
• Installing Windows 11

Upgrading and updating Windows 11

• Upgrading to Windows 11
• Migrating user states
• Managing Windows 11 updates

Configuring Windows 11 devices

• Local configuration tools in Windows 11
• Using Windows Admin Center
• Using Windows PowerShell
• Implementing remote management

Configuring network connectivity

• Configuring network connectivity
• Implementing name resolution
• Implementing remote access

Managing storage

• Overview of storage options
• Managing local storage
• Managing Storage Spaces

Managing resources

• Configuring and managing file access
• Configuring and managing shared folders
• Implementing Work Folders
• Managing printers

Managing applications in Windows 11

• Deploy apps
• Manage access to the Microsoft Store
• Configure Microsoft Edge

Implement and manage security

• Manage user and group accounts
• Configure User Account Control
• Implement BitLocker
• Implement Windows 11 security features
• Harden against network threats

Monitor Windows 11

• Monitor Windows 11
• Optimize Windows 11 performance

Troubleshoot Windows 11

• Manage Windows 11 startup
• Restore Windows 11
• Manage devices and drivers
• Understand the registry
• Restore files