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Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators

You're reading from Windows 10 for Enterprise Administrators Modern Administrators' guide based on Redstone 3 version

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786462824

Length 314 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (4):

Zane Williams

Manuel Singer

Jeff Stokes

Richard Diver

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Authors

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Preface

1. Installation and Upgrading

2. Configuration and Customization FREE CHAPTER

3. User Account Administration

4. Remote Administration Tools

5. Device Management

6. Protecting Enterprise Data in BYOD Scenarios

7. Windows 10 Security

8. Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

9. Advanced Configurations

10. RedStone 3 Changes

Windows Sysinternals tools suite

Microsoft provides a range of advanced administration tools, known as the Sysinternals suite. You can explore the tools by viewing the TechNet site: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals.

From here you can gain access to the tools with reference information on how to use them, get updates on changes as they are published, watch instruction videos, and discuss the tools in the forum.

The following sections will explore BgInfo, for displaying useful information on a user's desktop, and the PsTools suite of remote control tools.

BgInfo

A very useful tool available from the Systinternals Suite of tools is BgInfo. This tool enables specific system information to be available when the user logs in by displaying it as text on the background or in a popup box in the system tray. This can be very handy when they need to call the helpdesk to report an issue and provide detailed information to help with troubleshooting. The tools can be deployed to all computers...

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Authors (4)

Zane Williams

Zane Williams

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Manuel Singer

Manuel Singer

Manuel Singer works as a Senior Premier Field Engineer for Windows Client at Microsoft and is based in Germany. He has more than 10 years of experience in system management and deployment using Microsoft technologies. He specializes in client enterprise design, deployment, performance, reliability, and Microsoft devices. Manuel works with local and international top customers from the private and public sector to provide professional technical and technological support.

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Jeff Stokes

Jeff Stokes

Jeff Stokes is a Windows / Microsoft Engineer currently employed at Microsoft. He specializes in Operating System Health, Reliability, and Performance. He is skilled in Windows Deployment with MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and has exceptional skills in VDI (Virtual Desktop) and performance analysis. He is an active writer and blogger and loves technology.

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Richard Diver

Richard Diver

Richard Diver is a senior technical business strategy manager for the Microsoft Security Solutions group, focused on developing security partners. Based in Chicago, Richard works with advanced security and compliance partners to help them build solutions across the entire Microsoft platform, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft 365 security solutions, and many more. Prior to Microsoft, Richard worked in multiple industries and for several Microsoft partners to architect and implement cloud security solutions for a wide variety of customers around the world. Any spare time he gets is usually spent with his family.

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