A.2 1 Pro Domain Configuration
Configure the screen saver settings.Right-click Start and then select Settings.Maximize the window for better viewing.Select Personalization.From the left pane, select Lock screen.From the right pane, select Screen saver settings.Under Screen Saver, use the drop-down to select Photos.Configure the Wait time to 5 minutes.Select On resume, display logon screen.Select OK to close the Screen Saver Settings dialog.In the top left, select Home to return to the Windows Settings page. Check for updates.From Windows Settings, select Update & security.Select Check for updates.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer Question 1 and then minimize the Lab Questions dialog.In the top left, select Home to return to the Windows Settings page. Configure the HP LaserJet 3050 PCL 6 printer as the default printer.From Windows Settings, select Devices.From the left pane, select Printers & scanners.From the right pane, under Printers & scanners, clear Let Windows manage my default printer.Notice that the Microsoft XPS Document Writer is currently set as the default printer.Select HP LaserJet 3050 PCL 6 and then select Manage.Select Set as default.In the top left, select the Home icon to return to the Windows Settings page. Enable Remote Desktop.From Windows Settings, select System.From the left pane, select Remote Desktop.From the right pane, under Enable Remote Desktop, slide the switch to ON.Select Confirm. Use File Explorer to create a folder.Right-click Start and then select File Explorer.From the left pane, expand and select This PC > Data (D:) to open this drive.From the right pane, right-click in white space, and then select New > Folder.In the Name field, type Reports and then press Enter.Close File Explorer. Optimize the C: drive.Select Start.Scroll down and select Windows Administrative Tools; then select Defragment and Optimize Drives.Select System (C:).Select Optimize.Watch the current status. Upon completion, select Close. Configure the default minimum password length to 10 characters.Select Start.Scroll down and select Windows Administrative Tools; then select Local Security Policy.From the left pane, expand and select Account Policies > Password Policy.From the middle pane, double-click Minimum password length.Increase the value to 10 characters and then select OK.Close the Local Security Policy console. Use Computer Management to configure a service.Right-click Start and then select Computer Management.From the left pane, expand and select Services and Applications > Services.For easier viewing, you can select the Standard tab at the bottom.From the middle pane, double-click the Application Identity service.Using the Startup Type drop-down, select Automatic to allow the service to start automatically at boot.Under Service status, select Start to start the service.Select OK.Close Computer Management. Enable a network adapter.From Windows Settings, select Network & Internet.From the right pane, under Change your network settings, select Change adapter options.Right-click Ethernet and select Enable.Close the Network Connections window.In the top left, select Home to return to the Windows Settings page. Use PowerShell to identify the network addresses and routes.Right-click Start and then select Windows PowerShell (Admin).At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all and then press Enter.View the IP addresses set for the Default Gateway and the DNS Servers.At the command prompt, type ping 192.168.0.5 and then press Enter to ping the gateway.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer Question 2.From the command prompt, type tracert 163.128.78.93 and then press Enter to discover the path to the external DNS server.From the Lab Questions dialog, answer Question 3. Select Score Lab.
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You are a member of your company's IT team. Your company has decided to make Microsoft Edge the default web browser. Since the change was made, you have discovered that several websites that employees use require Internet Explorer (IE) 8 to properly render. To allows easy access to IE 8, you have decided to implement Enterprise Mode for both IE and Microsoft Edge. In this lab, your task is to enable and configure Enterprise Mode on the CorpDC server for both IE and Microsoft Edge using the following parameters: Create a new group policy in the CorpNet.xyz domain named Enterprise Mode. For the Enterprise Mode policy:Enable the setting required to give all users on every computer the ability to access Enterprise Mode from the IE tools menu.For both IE and Microsoft Edge, enable and configure the settings that will give all users on every computer the ability to use the C:\EnterpriseMode\Weblist.xml site list file.
Access the CorpDC server. From the Hyper-V Manager, select CORPSERVER. From the Virtual Machines pane, double-click CorpDC. Create the Enterprise Mode GPO in the CorpNet.xyz domain. From Server Manager's menu bar, select Tools > Group Policy Management. Maximize the window for better viewing. Expand Forest: CorpNet.xyz > Domains > CorpNet.xyz. Right-click CorpNet.xyz and select Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here. In the Name field, use Enterprise Mode and then select OK. Enable Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer's tools menu. Right-click Enterprise Mode and then select Edit. Maximize the window and expand the left pane for better viewing. From the left pane, expand and select Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer. Double-click Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu. Select Enabled. Select OK. Enable the Microsoft Edge Enterprise Mode. From the left pane, select Microsoft Edge. Double-click Allow Microsoft Compatibility List. Select Enabled. Select OK. Enable and configure Enterprise Mode website lists for both IE and Microsoft Edge. Use the same list for both IE and Edge. Double-click Configure the Enterprise mode Site List. Select Enabled. In the Options box, enter C:\EnterpriseMode\Weblist.xml. Select OK. From the left pane, select Internet Explorer. Double-click Use the Enterprise Mode IE website list. Select Enabled. In the Options box, enter C:\EnterpriseMode\Weblist.xml. Select OK.
Zoey, a new employee working in London, has just been given a new Windows 10 computer. Because she will use this desktop system in conjunction with her Windows tablet, Zoey needs to authenticate to her systems using an online Microsoft account. This will give her the ability to use the same apps and settings regardless of which system she uses. In this lab, your task is to create a new Microsoft account for Zoey using the following information:
Access the Microsoft Create account wizard.Right-click Start and then select Settings.Select Accounts.From the left pane, select Family & other users.From the right pane, under Other users, select Add someone else to this PC.Select I don't have this person's sign-in information. From the Create account dialog, enter [email protected] and then select Next. From the Create a password dialog, enter p@ssw@rd and then select Next. From the What's your name dialog, enter the following and then select Next:First name: ZoelleLast name: Anderson From the What's your birth date dialog, configure the following and then select Next:Under Country/region, use the drop-down to select United Kingdom.Under Birthdate, use the the drop-downs to configure the following:Month: AprilDay: 6Year: 2002 From the Verify email dialog, enter the code 1805. Clear I would like information, tips, and offers about Microsoft products and services and then select Next.
You have just started a new job. You have been given a laptop that belonged the person who previously held your position. You want to modify the power plan settings to meet your preferences. In this lab, your task is to configure the power settings using the following parameters: Set the following as the default behavior for the power and sleep buttons and lid settings (for all existing power plans):On battery: HibernatePlugged in: Sleep Set the computer to use the High Performance power plan. Modify the High Performance power plan settings as follows:
Access the power and sleep options. Right-click Start and then select Power Options. From the right pane, under Related settings, select Additional power settings. Configure the power buttons. From the left pane, select Choose what the power buttons do. Maximize the window for better viewing. Using the drop-down lists, configure the On battery and Plugged in options for all plans as follows Select Save Changes. Select and customize the High Performance power plan. From the right pane, select High Performance and then select this plan's Change plan settings option. Using the drop-down lists, configure the On battery and Plugged in options as follows: Configure the advanced power settings. Select Change advanced power settings. Expand Power buttons and lid > Lid close action. On Plugged in, select Sleep to open the drop-down list. Using the drop-down list, select Do Nothing. Select OK. Select Save Changes.
You will be flying to another location to give a presentation to the board of trustees. While traveling, you will be using your computer on battery power to finalize your presentation. You hope to be able to plug in your machine while giving your presentation, but you're not sure if this will be possible. You want to create a power plan that won't interfere with your presentation if you cannot plug the machine into a power source. In this lab, your task is to create a custom power plan using the following specifications: Create a custom power plan called Presentation based on the Balanced plan. Configure the new plan using the following settings:
Access the power and sleep options.Right-click Start and then select Power Options.From the right pane, under Related settings, select Additional power settings. Create a power plan.From the left pane, select Create a power plan.Maximize the window for better viewing.Make sure Balanced is selected. This will be the template for your new plan.Change the contents of the Plan name field, to Presentation and then select Next.Using the drop-down lists, configure the On battery and Plugged in options for your plan as follows: Select Create. Access the advanced power settings for your plan.Make sure that Presentation is selected.This setting determines the active power plan used.For the Presentation power plan, select Change plan settings.Select Change advanced power settings.Notice that the Presentation plan is set as Active. Configure the hard disk power settings.Expand Hard disk > Turn off hard disk after.Select On battery (minutes) to open its options.Change the On battery value to 15.Select Plugged in (minutes) to open its options.Change the Plugged in value to 0. Configure the low battery action.Scroll down and expand Battery > Low battery action.Select On battery (minutes) to open the drop-down list.Using the On battery drop-down, select Hibernate.Select OK.
You have just started college and have set up a desktop computer in your dorm. Your computer will be used for online research, interacting with friends using social media, and managing your finances through your bank's website. You are concerned about privacy and security. Additionally, you don't want to be distracted by unwanted popup ads. In this lab, your task is to configure Internet Explorer's settings as follows: Configure how cookies are handled as follows:Accept first-party cookies.Block third-party cookies.Always allows session cookies.Configure an exception to always allow cookies from MyBank.com. Allow pop-ups when managing your money through MyBank.com. Set a blocking level for all other pop-ups to High. Add additional internet security by setting the security level for the Internet zone to High.
Configure how cookies are handled.From the Windows taskbar, select Internet Explorer.From the top right corner, select the Tools icon.Select Internet options.Select the Privacy tab to override automatic cookie handling.Under Settings, select Advanced.For First-party Cookies, select Accept.For Third-party Cookies, select Block.Select Always allow session cookies.Select OK. Configure an exception to allow cookies from MyBank.com.Under Settings, select Sites to allow cookies from specific sites.In the Address of website field, type MyBank.com and then select Allow.Select OK to accept the per-site privacy actions. Configure the Internet Explorer pop-up blocker settings.Under Pop-up Blocker, select Settings.In the Address of website to allow field, enter MyBank.com and then select Add.From the Blocking Level drop-down, select High: Block all pop-ups (Ctrl+Alt to override).Select Close. Configure security zones.From the Internet Options dialog, select the Security tab.In the Select a zone to view or change security settings box, make sure Internet is selected.Adjust the security level slider up to High.Select OK.
Your computer has a single paging file managed by the system on the system volume (C:). To increase system performance, you would like to move the paging file to the D: volume. In this lab, your task is to: Disable the automatically managed page file. Delete the paging file on the C: drive. Create a paging file on the D: drive using the following settings:Initial size = 2048Maximum size = 3072 Reboot to apply changes.
Disable automatically managed paging files for all drives.From the search field on the Windows taskbar, type Control.From Best match, select Control Panel.Select System and Security.Select System.From the left pane, select Advanced system settings.In the Performance section, select Settings.Select the Advanced tab.Under Virtual memory, select Change.Clear Automatically manage paging file size for all drives to change the default settings. Remove the page file from drive C:.Select the C: drive.Select No paging file and then select Set.Read the warning message displayed and then select Yes. Add a custom page file to drive D:.Select the D:.Select Custom size and configure its options as follows:Initial size (MB): 2048Maximum size (MB): 3072Select Set to add the paging file.Select OK to save your changes.Select OK to confirm that a restart is required.Select OK to close the Performance Options dialog.Select OK to close the System Properties dialog. Select Restart Now and wait for the computer to reboot.
You use Internet Explorer as your web browser on the desktop computer in your dorm room. You are concerned about privacy and security while surfing the web. You are also concerned about exploits that harvest data from your Internet Explorer browsing history. In this lab, your task is to delete all items from your Internet Explorer browser history, including: Favorite website data Temporary internet files and website files Cookies and website data History Download History Form data Passwords Tracking Protection, ActiveX Filtering, and Do Not Track
From the Windows taskbar, select Internet Explorer. In the upper right, select the Tools icon and then select Internet options. From the General tab, under Browsing history, select Delete. From Delete Browsing History, clear Preserve Favorites website data to ensure that all cookies and temporary files are deleted. Select each type of browsing history that needs to be deleted. Select Delete. Select OK.
The Archives folder on your server is shared with the other computers on your network. The share name is Archives. When client computers access a file in the shared folder, you want them to automatically cache a copy of the file. In this lab, your task is to configure the offline settings for the Archives folder as follows: Allow automatic caching of the H:\Archives folder's files. Allow caching of program files to optimize performance.
Open the Projects (H:) drive.From the Windows taskbar, select File Explorer.From the left pane, expand and select This PC > Projects (H:). Configure the offline sharing options.Right-click Archives and then select Properties.Select the Sharing tab.Select Advanced Sharing.Select Caching.Select All files and programs that users open from the shared folder are automatically available offline to configure automatic caching.Make sure Optimized for performance is selected and then select OK. Select OK to close the Advanced Sharing dialog. Select OK to close the Archives Properties dialog.
