About This Course

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully install, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers. Through practical labs, you'll get invaluable experience with installation and upgrades, remote access, and the new desktop environment. You will learn how Windows 7 allows for vast improvements to security, overall system performance, and deployment-a robust combination unparalleled in the market.

In this Windows 7 training course, you'll focus on successful configuration of the IT Pro tools and applications that ship with Windows 7. You will learn to identify technical problems that can occur on your organization's client computers, and you'll discover the Windows 7 tools used to monitor and maintain those computers. By the end of this course, you will have installed and configured a Windows 7 desktop that is secure and on the network, while focusing on five main troubleshooting areas: operating system, hardware, networking, security, and applications.
 

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Experienced enterprise-level IT professionals who focus on a broad range of desktop operating system, desktop application, mobile device, networking, and hardware support issues, who have experience with Windows server operating systems, and whose jobs require them to stay knowledgeable and skilled on new versions and technology updates as defined by the business environment.

Course Outline

• Module 1: Introducing Windows 7
• Module 2: Installing Windows 7
• Module 3: Configuring and Managing Windows 7 Settings
• Module 4: Customizing the Windows 7 User Interface
• Module 5: Managing Windows 7 in the Workgroup
• Module 6: Integrating Windows 7 with Active Directory
• Module 7: Windows 7 Networking
• Module 8: Windows 7 Remote Access and Mobile Computing
• Module 9: Working with File Systems
• Module 10: Securing Windows 7
• Module 11: Windows 7 Backup and Recovery
• Module 12: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Windows 7
• Module 13: Running and Troubleshooting Applications on Windows 7

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Use the Windows 7 deployment technology.
• Configure and manage the Windows 7 desktop.
• Add a Windows 7 desktop to an active network.
• Configure Windows 7 for an Active Directory environment.
• Configure the Windows 7 IT Pro tools and applications.
• Use  Windows 7 remote capabilities and utilities.
• Use Windows firewall with advanced features and network profiles.
• Configure Windows 7 remote access and remote capabilities.
• Use the Windows 7 Mobility Center.
• Secure the Windows 7 desktop.
• Configure and use the User account control in various network profiles.
• Configure Windows 7 third-party applications.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Windows 7 computers for problems with the operating system, hardware, network security, and applications.

• Familiarity with computer hardware and devices, such as the ability to look into Device Manager and look for unsupported devices
• Experience supporting previous versions of the Windows operating system
• Basic TCP/IP knowledge, such as knowing why you need to have a valid IP address
• Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge, such as knowledge about domain user accounts, domain vs. local user accounts, user profiles, and group membership