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Velisa Africa is the official Global Knowledge partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. Course details : https://www.globalknowledge.co.uk/courses/microsoft/operating_systems/m20697-2.html

This course provides administrators with the knowledge and skills necessary to deploy and manage Windows 10 desktops, devices, and applications in an enterprise environment. Students learn how to plan and implement Windows 10 deployments in large organizations. Students also learn how to manage the Windows 10 installations after deployment to provide secure identity and data access using technologies related to Group Policy, Remote Access, and device registration. To support a variety of device and data management solutions, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Azure Rights Management are introduced. These services are part of the Enterprise Mobility Suite, which provides identity and access management, and cloud-based device, application, and update management. In addition, Enterprise Mobility Suite offers more secure data access to information stored both in the cloud and on location within corporate networks.

Pre-Requisites 

Students should have at least two years of experience in the IT field and should already have the following technical knowledge:

  • Networking fundamentals, including Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) principles Windows Server 2012 R2 fundamentals
  • Microsoft Windows Client essentials; for example, working knowledge of Windows 7 and/or Windows 8.1

Module 1: Managing Desktops and Devices in an Enterprise Environment

  • Managing Windows 10 in the Enterprise
  • Managing a Mobile Workforce
  • Supporting Devices in the Enterprise
  • Extending IT Management and Services to the Cloud
  • Lab : Planning for Windows 10 and Device Management in the Enterprise

Module 2: Deploying Windows 10 Enterprise Desktops

  • Overview of Windows 10 Enterprise Deployment
  • Customizing Enterprise Desktop Deployments
  • Deploying Windows 10 by Using MDT
  • Maintaining a Windows 10 Installation
  • Volume License Activation for Windows 10
  • Lab : Building a Reference Image by Using Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Tools
  • Configuring Custom Windows PE Boot Media
  • Creating a Custom Answer File by Using Windows SIM
  • Installing a Reference Computer by Using an Answer File
  • Preparing a Reference Computer by Using Sysprep
  • Capturing a Reference Computer
  • Lab : Using MDT to Deploy Windows 10 Desktops
  • Creating and Configuring an MDT Deployment Share
  • Creating a Task Sequence
  • Deploying a Windows 10 Image by Using MDT
  • Lab : Maintaining a Windows 10 Installation by Using Windows ICD
  • Creating and Configuring a Windows ICD Provisioning Package

Module 3: Managing User Profiles and User State Virtualization

  • Managing User Profiles and User State
  • Implementing User State Virtualization by Using Group Policy
  • Configuring UE-V
  • Managing User State Migration
  • Lab : Configuring User Profiles and User State Virtualization
  • Configuring Roaming User Profiles and Folder Redirection
  • Implementing and Configuring UE-V
  • Lab : Migrating User State by Using USMT
  • Creating and Customizing USMT XML Files
  • Capturing and Restoring User State on a Target Computer

Module 4: Managing Windows 10 Sign-In and Identity

  • Overview of Enterprise Identity
  • Planning for Cloud Identity Integration
  • Lab : Integrating a Microsoft Account with a Domain Account
  • Signing up for a Microsoft Account
  • Connecting a Microsoft Account to a Domain Account
  • Lab : Joining Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory
  • Signing up for Both Office 365 and Azure Trial Subscriptions
  • Joining Windows 10 to Azure Active Directory

Module 5: Managing Desktop and Application Settings by Using Group Policy

  • Managing Group Policy Objects
  • Configuring Enterprise Desktops by Using Group Policy
  • Overview of Group Policy Preferences
  • Lab : Configuring Group Policy Objects and Settings
  • Managing Windows 10 by Using Group Policy
  • Lab : Using Group Policy Preferences to Manage Desktop Settings
  • Configuring Group Policy Preferences to Apply Drive and Printer Mapping

Module 6: Managing Data Access for Windows-based Devices

  • Overview of Data Access Solutions
  • Implementing Device Registration
  • Implementing Work Folders
  • Managing Online Data Using Cloud-Based Storage Solutions
  • Lab : Configuring Data Access for Non-Domain Joined Devices Configuring Work Folders
  • Lab : Managing Data Access Using OneDrive
  • Configuring OneDrive

Module 7: Managing Remote Access Solutions

  • Overview of Remote Access Solutions
  • Supporting DirectAccess with Windows 10
  • Configuring VPN Access to Remote Networks
  • Supporting RemoteApp
  • Lab : Implementing DirectAccess
  • Configuring the DirectAccess Server
  • Configuring the DirectAccess Clients
  • Validating Remote Connectivity
  • Lab : Configuring Microsoft Azure RemoteApp
  • Creating a RemoteApp Collection
  • Publishing an Application by Using Azure RemoteApp
  • Validating Remote Connectivity

Module 8: Configuring and Managing Client Hyper-V

  • Installing and Configuring Client Hyper-V
  • Configuring Virtual Switches
  • Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks
  • Creating and Managing Virtual Machines
  • Lab : Configuring Virtual Machines by Using Client Hyper-V
  • Installing Client Hyper-V
  • Creating a Virtual Switch, a Virtual Hard Disk, and a Virtual Machine

Module 9: Managing Windows 10 Devices Using Enterprise Mobility Solutions

  • Overview of the Enterprise Mobility Suite
  • Overview of Azure Active Directory Premium
  • Overview of Azure RMS
  • Overview of Intune
  • Lab : Implementing a Microsoft Intune Subscription
  • Signing Up for an Intune Trial Subscription
  • Adding Intune Users

Module 10: Managing Desktop and Mobile Clients by Using Microsoft Intune

  • Deploying the Intune Client Software
  • Overview of Microsoft Intune Policies
  • Mobile Device Management Using Intune
  • Lab : Installing the Intune Client Software and Configuring a Policy
  • Installing the Intune Client Software
  • Configuring Intune Policy Settings
  • Lab : Managing Mobile Devices Using Microsoft Intune
  • Configuring and Enrolling Mobile Devices into Microsoft Intune

Module 11: Managing Updates and Endpoint Protection by Using Microsoft Intune

  • Managing Updates by Using Intune
  • Managing Endpoint Protection
  • Lab : Managing Updates and Endpoint Protection by Using Microsoft Intune
  • Configuring Updates in Intune
  • Configuring Endpoint Protection in Intune

Module 12: Application and Resource Access Using Microsoft Intune

  • Application Management by Using Intune
  • The Application Deployment Process
  • Managing Access to Organizational Resources
  • Lab : Deploying Applications by Using Microsoft Intune
  • Publishing Applications for Deployment in Intune
  • Deploying and Monitoring Application Deployment
  • Lab : Managing Resource Access by Using Intune
  • Configuring Certificate Deployment in Intune
  • Configure Conditional Access Policies

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the challenges and solutions for desktop and device management in an enterprise environment.
  • Deploy Windows 10 Enterprise desktops.
  • Manage user profiles and user state virtualization.
  • Manage desktop and application settings by using Group Policy.
  • Manage Windows 10 sign-in and identity.
  • Manage data access for Windows-based devices.
  • Manage remote access solutions.
  • Manage Windows 10 devices by using enterprise mobility solutions.
  • Manage desktop and mobile clients by using Intune.
  • Manage updates and Endpoint Protection by using Intune.
  • Manage application and resource access by using Intune.
  • Configure and manage client Hyper-V.

This course is intended for IT professionals who are interested in specializing in Windows 10 desktop and application deployments, and in managing cloud-based application and data service environments for medium-to-large enterprise organizations. These professionals typically work with networks that are configured as Windows Server domain-based environments with managed access to the Internet and cloud services. This course also is intended to provide skills for individuals who seek to pass the 70-697 Configuring Windows Devices exam.

For more information please contact us:

Enquiries in Johannesburg and Cape Town : pauli@velisaafrica.co.za

International Enquiries : hema.chugh@globalknowledge.ae

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