A+ Core 2 Windows (Set 1)

Windows 10 Home

• for consumers

• does not include

  • NTFS Encryption

    Remote Desktop(Client only)

    Hyper-V

    BitLocker

    Group Policy

    Physical CPU limit: 1

    RAM limit: 128GB

Windows 10 Pro

- the business version of Windows(Corporate)

Includes

• NTFS Encryption

• Remote Desktop(Client and server)

• Hyper-V

• BitLocker

• Group Policy

  Physical CPU limit: 2

  RAM limit: 2GB

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/Enterprise

- an edition of Windows for higher-end desktops and systems

• NTFS Encryption

  Remote Desktop(Client and server)

  Hyper-V

  BitLocker

  Group Policy

  Physical CPU limit: 4

  RAM limit: 6GB
  - ReFS (Resilient File System) (also available on Windows Server)

Resilient File System (acronym)

ReFS

Maximum Supported RAM for x64 (64-bit) Windows 10 Operating System Versions (list)

- Windows 10 Home: 128 GB
- Windows 10 Pro: 2 TB
- Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: 6 TB
- Windows 10 Enterprise: 6 TB

Windows Active Directory Domain Services

- large database of your network
- includes user accounts, servers, printers, etc.
- distributed architecture
- many servers
- not suitable for home use
- many different uses:
- authentification
- centralized management

Windows Workgroup

• Decentralized model

• Uses local user accounts

• No central server for computer or user management

• Simple to setup with no additional server software needed

Windows Domain

• Centralized architecture

• business network

• allows for centralized authentication and device access

• supports thousands of devices across many networks

Remote Desktop Protocol (acronym)

RDP

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

allows you to view and control the desktop of a remote device

Remote Desktop Service

- provides access to the RDP client
- available on Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise

BitLocker

- provides full disk encryption (FDE) technology
- encrypt full drives or an entire OS
- requires authentication to access data

Full Disk Encryption (acronym)

FDE

Encrypting File System (acronym)

EFS

Encrypting File System (EFS)

- protect individual files and folders
- built into NTFS (New Technology File System)
- like BitLocker, requires authentication to access data

New Technology File System (acronym)

NTFS

Group Policy Editor

- centrally manage users and systems
- commonly associated with Active Directory
- though, policies can be part of a local system

Local Group Policy

- manages the local device
- no active directory needed

"gpedit.msc"

Group Policy Management Console "gpmc.msc"

integrated with Active Directory

In-Place Upgrades

- upgrades the existing OS
- keeps all applications, documents, and settings
- start the setup from inside the existing OS

Clean Install

- wipes everything and reloads
- start the setup by booting from installation media

Windows Upgrade Paths

- upgrade between the same edition
- or to a higher edition

In-Place Upgrade Paths to Windows 10 (list)

- Windows 7
- Windows 8.1
- not Windows 8.0(Upgrade to Windows 8.1 first)

32-bit/x86 Windows 10 RAM requirement

1GB of RAM minimum

64-bit/x64 Windows 10 RAM requirement

2GB of RAM minimmum

32-bit/x86 Windows 10 storage requirement

16GB minimum

64-bit/x64 Windows 10 storage requirement

32GB minimum