MD-100 Exam Study Guide (Windows 10)
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Preparing for the MD-100 Windows 10 exam, to achieve Microsoft 365 Certification for Modern Desktop Administrator Associate? Don’t know where to start? This post is the MD-100 Certificate Study Guide (with links to each exam objective).
I have curated a list of articles from Microsoft documentation for each objective of the MD-100 exam. Please share the post within your circles so it helps them to prepare for the exam.
Skills Measured
- Deploy Windows (15-20%)
- Manage Devices and Data (25-30%)
- Configure Storage and Connectivity (15-20%)
- Maintain Windows (30-35%)
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For each test objective, I’ve compiled a thorough collection of articles from Microsoft documentation. Please feel free to forward this page to your friends and coworkers in order to assist them in preparing for the test .
Deploy Windows (15-20%)
Install Windows 10
- Perform a clean installation
- Perform a clean install or reinstall of Windows 10
- How to do a clean installation of Windows 10?
- Perform an in-place upgrade (using tools such as WDS, ADK, etc.)
- Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
- Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)
- Install the Windows ADK offline
- Perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 with MDT
- Select the appropriate windows edition
- Choose a Windows 10 edition (Check with a free trial)
Perform Post-installation Configuration
- Configure Edge and Internet Explorer
- Configure Microsoft Edge policy settings on Windows
- Use Internet Explorer in Windows 10
- Configure mobility settings
- Configure Mobility Settings (Free trial)
- Customize the Windows desktop
- Configure Windows 10 taskbar
- PS Module: Customize Windows Desktop (Free trial)
- Troubleshoot activation issues
- Using the Activation troubleshooter
- Troubleshooting Windows volume activation
- Configure printers and external devices
- Install a printer in Windows 10
- Adding a printer in Windows 10
- Configure Windows 10 by using provisioning packages
- Provisioning packages for Windows 10
- Create a provisioning package for Windows 10
- Configure Microsoft Store settings
- Configure access to Microsoft Store
- Configure application settings
- Find app settings in Windows 10
- Guidelines for app settings
- Configure and manage services
- Managing services
Manage Devices and Data (25-30%)
Manage Users, Groups, and Devices
- Manage local groups
- Manage local groups
- Manage local users
- How to manage local user accounts
- Manage local users
- Manage users, groups, and devices in Active Directory Domain Services
- Active Directory Domain Services Overview
- Manage users, groups, and devices in Azure Active Directory
- Manage users and groups in Azure Active Directory
- Manage device identities with Azure AD
- Configure sign-in options
- Windows 10 sign-in options
Configure Devices by Using Local Policies
- Implement local policy
- Configure security policy settings
- Troubleshoot group policies on devices
- YouTube video: Troubleshoot Group Policy in Windows 10
- Configure Windows 10 settings by using group policy
- Use the Settings app group policy in Windows 10
- Manage the settings app with group policy
Manage Windows Security
- Configure user account control (UAC)
- User account control
- PS clip: User Account Control Implementation
- Configure Windows Defender Firewall
- Windows defender firewall with advanced security administration
- Implement encryption
- BitLocker drive encryption in Windows 10 for OEMs
- Configure Windows Defender Antivirus
- Configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus features
- Microsoft Defender Antivirus in the Windows security app
Configure Storage and Connectivity (15-20%)
Configure Networking
- Configure client IP settings
- Change TCP/IP settings
- Configure mobile networking
- LinkedIn Learning: Mobile Networking
- Configuring Windows connection manager
- Troubleshoot networking
- Fix network connection issues in Windows 10
- Advanced troubleshooting for Windows networking
Configure Data Access and Protection
- Configure NTFS permissions
- NTFS permission
- Share and NTFS Permissions
- Configure shared permissions
- Shared Permissions
- Configure local storage
- Introduction to web Storage
- Manage and optimize storage
- Free up drive space in Windows 10
- Optimize storage & hard drives in Windows 10
- Optimize storage volume
- Configure file and folder permissions
- Change file permissions in Windows 10
- Give permissions to files & folders
- Configure OneDrive/OneDrive for Business
- Sync files with OneDrive in Windows
- Modify OneDrive settings in Windows 10
- OneDrive quick start guide for businesses
Maintain Windows (30-35%)
Configure System and Data Recovery
- Perform file recovery
- Perform file recovery (PS Video)
- Recover Windows 10
- Recovery options in Windows 10
- Troubleshoot startup/boot process
- Advanced troubleshooting for Windows start-up issues
- Advanced troubleshooting for Windows boot problems
- Create and manage system restore points
- Restore points
- Create a system restore point
- Remove all System Restore points except the most recent one
Manage Updates
- Troubleshoot updates
- Windows Update troubleshooting
- Select the appropriate servicing channel
- Servicing channels
- Configure Windows update options
- Manage additional Windows update settings
- Plan for Windows updates
- Create a deployment plan
- Prepare servicing strategy for Windows 10 updates
- Configure updates by using Windows Update for Business
- What is Windows Update for Business?
- Configure Windows Update for Business
Monitor and Manage Windows
- Configure and analyze event logs
- How to Configure and Analyze Event Logs in Windows 10?
- Manage performance
- PS clips: Manage Performance
- Manage Windows 10 environment
- Manage Windows 10 in your organization
- Configure local registry
- Configure local Registry in Windows 10
- Open & edit the Windows registry
- Schedule tasks
- Creating a Scheduled Task in Windows 10
Configure Remote Connectivity
- Manage Windows 10 remotely by using Windows Admin Center
- Windows Admin Center
- How Windows Admin Center can manage remote PCs?
- Configure remote assistance tools including Remote Assist and Quick Assist
- Solve PC problems remotely with Remote Assistance
- Solve PC problems over a remote connection
- Use Quick Assist to help users
- Manage Windows remotely by using Windows Remote Management and PS remoting
- Using Windows Remote Management
- Obtaining data from a remote computer
- Running Remote Commands
- Enable-PSRemoting
- Configure remote desktop access
- Remote Desktop – allow access to your PC
This brings us to the end of the MD-100 (Windows 10) Study Guide.
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