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spine = 1.28” Configuring Windows 8 Configuring Windows 8 Designed to help IT professionals develop real-world, job-role- About You specific skills—this Training Guide focuses on configuring and This Training Guide will be most useful supporting Windows 8 in the enterprise. Build hands-on expertise to IT professionals who have at least through a series of lessons, exercises, and suggested practices— entry-level experience supporting and help maximize your performance on the job. Windows in the enterprise. Configuring About the Authors This Microsoft Training Guide: Scott Lowe has 20 years of IT experi- ® • Provides in-depth, hands-on training you take at your own pace ence, including ten as a CIO. He is founder of a strategic IT consultancy • Focuses on job-role-specific expertise for configuring and and the author of several books and supporting Windows 8 computers, devices, and users video courses. Windows 8 • Creates a foundation of skills which, along with on-the-job Derek Schauland is a Microsoft MVP experience, can be measured by Microsoft Certification exams with 15 years of experience in technical such as 70-687 support and Microsoft systems administration. Sharpen your skills. Increase your expertise. Rick Vanover, MCITP, is a software product strategy specialist and an • Install or upgrade to Windows 8 expert and evangelist for virtualization • Configure and troubleshoot networking features technologies. • Configure shared resources—files, folders, printers • Administer tasks in both the new UI and legacy UI About the Practices We recommend using a Hyper-V Manage legacy applications and modern Windows 8 apps • virtualized environment for the practices. • Configure and manage Internet Explorer® 10 Alternately, you will need two physical • Manage and troubleshoot hardware device drivers PCs running Windows 8. • Implement security settings and policies For system requirements, see the Introduction. • Manage Hyper-V® virtualization for Windows 8 Pro • Back up, monitor, and restore your system Preparing for Training Microsoft Certification? Get the official exam-prep guide for Guide Exam 70-687. Lowe Exam Ref 70-687: Configuring Schauland Windows 8 Vanover microsoft.com/mspress ISBN 9780735673922 ISBN: 978-0-7356-7322-9 U.S.A. $59.99 Scott D. Lowe Canada $62.99 [Recommended] Derek Schauland Operating Systems/ Rick W. Vanover Windows In this chapter: Contents at a glance iii Introduction xix Lesson 1: Configuring Internet ExplorerSystem 10 requirements145 xix Managing two Internet Explorer experiencesHardware requirements146 xx Lesson 2: ConfiguringManaging and Internet using Remote Explorer Desktop settings Software by298 using requirements Group Policy xxi 153 Configuring RemoteLesson Desktopsummary 299155 Practice setup instructions xxi Opening the RemoteLesson Desktop review application 155 301 Lesson 1 461 Acknowledgments xxi Lesson summaryLesson 2: Understanding308 and configuringErrata & browserbook support security settingsxxii 156 Lesson 2 462Lesson review Managing new308 Internet Explorer 10 security settings 156 CHAPTER 13 We want to hear from you xxii Lesson 3: Configuring,Adding trustedmanaging, sites and to Internettroubleshooting ExplorerStay in connections touch xxii 162 309 Managing and securingTroubleshooting mobilityManaging network 463 problemsInternet Explorer 310 security settings by using Group Policy 162 Before you begin 463 CHAPTER 1 Using TroubleshooterLesson summary313 164 Evaluating Windows 8 1 Lesson 1: ManagingConnecting BitLocker to andVPNsLesson other in reviewWindows policy-based 8 mobility315164 tools 463 Configuring BitLocker policies 464 Before you begin 1 Lesson summaryLesson 3: Managing322 Internet ExplorerLesson add-ons 1: What’s new165 in Windows 8 1 Managing BitLockerLesson at reviewthe command Understanding line 322 add-ons466 165 Using BitLocker on computers without TPM 468 Navigating the Windows 8 user interface 2 Lesson 4: Using Managingother management ActiveX controls tools remotely Introducing 323166 some new features 12 Using BitLocker Netshon removable 324 mediaManaging (BitLocker other Toadd-ons Go) 169 470 PUBLISHED BY Configuring policy settings for offline files 471 Lesson summary 24 Windows RemoteManaging Shell Internet325 Explorer add-onsLesson by using review Group Policy 24 172 Microsoft Press Configuring offlineWindows file PowerShellsynchronizationLesson summary 473326 175 Configuring policy settings for device power 476 Lesson 2: Understanding product editions, architectures, and hardware requirements 25 Microsoft ManagementLesson review Console 328176 Windows 8 product edition differences 26 A Division of Microsoft Corporation Lesson summaryLesson summary478 Practice exercises334 176 Lesson review 478 Windows 8 product architecture differences 28 Lesson review Exercise 1: Configure334 ActiveX (InternetWindows zone) 8 hardware176 requirements 29 One Microsoft Way Lesson 2: WorkingPractice with location-basedexercisesExercise settings2: Disable335 and the connection Map With methodsBing accelerator 480 177 Connecting to devices by using Wi-Fi Direct 480 Lesson summary 31 Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 Exercise 1: ConfigureSuggested a Remote practice Desktop exercises session thatLesson launches177 review PowerShell.exe 31 and connect to a remote computer 335 Using airplane modeExercise and 2: location-based Help Answersanother user services 178initiate in Windowsa Remote 8Assistance 481 session 336 Lesson summary 482 Practice exercises 32 Exercise 3: WorkLesson with Windows 1 178 PowerShell to obtainExercise information 1: Add aboutan Internet a remote Explorer system shortcut 336 to the Start screen 32 Lesson review Suggested 482practiceLesson exercises 2 178 337 Copyright © 2013 by Scott Lowe Practice exercises 483 Exercise 2: Configure user settings to synchronize between Windows 8 devices 33 Answers 338Lesson 3 179 Suggested practice exercises 33 Exercise 1: ConfigureLesson BitLocker1 338CHAPTER and BitLocker 6 To Go 483 Exercise 2: Configure subfolder availability for offline files Answers483 34 All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any Lesson 2 338Using Hyper-V 181 Lesson 1 34 Exercise 3: ConfigureLesson actions3 339 forBefore the poweryou begin button 483 181 means without the written permission of the publisher. Suggested practice exercises 484 Lesson 2 34 Lesson 4 340Lesson 1: Learning about Hyper-V forCHAPTER Windows 2 8 181 Answers 485Chapter 10 Introducing Hyper-V for Windows 8 182 Lesson 1 485 Installing and migrating to Windows 8 37 Library of Congress Control Number: 2012955627 Sharing resourcesWhen to use343 Hyper-V 183 Before you begin 37 Lesson 2 486Before you beginData management343 and licensing 184 CHAPTER 14 Lesson 1: Installing Windows 8 on a new or formatted system 38 ISBN: 978-0-7356-7322-9 Lesson 1: SharingEnabling files and Hyper-V folders 343185 Starting the installation 38 Monitoring andConfiguring maintaining the WindowsWhat Network you 487 needand Sharingto know Centerto succeed 344186 Before you begin 487 Configuring your account 40 Sharing files andLesson folders summary 346 190 Joining an Active Directory domain 44 Lesson 1: ManagingUnderstanding Windows Update NTFSLesson permissions review487 352191 Accessing Windows Update settings by using Control Panel Installing488 Windows 8 with Windows To Go 44 Printed and bound in the United States of America. Lesson summaryLesson 2: Creating363 and using Hyper-VLesson virtual summary machines 48 191 Configuring updateLesson settings review Planning490 your363 virtual machines 192 Identifying new updates 493 Lesson review 49 Lesson 2: SharingCreating printers a new364 virtual machine Lesson195 2: Upgrading or migrating from a previous version of Windows 49 Managing WindowsConfiguring Update inshared WindowsUsing printers a Hyper-V 8 native virtual interface machine364 494 202 First Printing Viewing update history 496 Running the Setup Wizard 50 Configuring printingLesson permissionssummary 366206 Configuring your account 51 Rolling back updatesLesson summary497 Lesson review367 207 Configuring Windows Update policies 499 Upgrading from Windows Vista 52 Lesson review Lesson 3: Configuring367 virtual machineUpgrading networking from Windowsand storage XP 208 52 Lesson summaryPractice exercises500 Introducing 368 storage and networking for Hyper-V 208 Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. If you need support related Lesson review 500 Moving and transferring files by using Windows Easy Transfer 52 Exercise 1: EnableHyper-V file sharing virtual for switch a network 210 adapterLesson in your summary lab server 64 368 to this book, email Microsoft Press Book Support at [email protected]. Please tell us what you think of Lesson 2: Monitoring,Exercise optimizing, 2: Test eachLesson and other troubleshootingsummary 368 system216 health and performance 501 Managing and monitoring the system by using Task Manager Lesson502 review 64 Suggested practiceLesson exercises review 368217 Lesson 3: Installing Windows 8 on startup VHD files 65 this book at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey. Using Windows AnswersAction Center 369 Practice exercises511 217 Configuring and analyzing event logs 513 Creating a VHD from an existing installation 66 Lesson 1 369Exercise 1: Create a virtual machineCreating 217 the VHD during the installation by using DiskPart 68 Monitoring systemLesson resources 2 369 byExercise using Performance 2: Customize Monitor a virtual machine517 218 Lesson