Computer Support/Windows/GUI Tools

This lesson covers GUI tools.

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for the GUI tools portion of A+ certification include:
 * Given a scenario, use appropriate Microsoft operating system features and tools.
 * Administrative
 * Computer management
 * Device manager
 * Local Users and Groups
 * Local security policy
 * Performance monitor
 * Services
 * System configuration
 * Task scheduler
 * Component services
 * Data sources
 * Print management
 * Windows memory diagnostics
 * Windows firewall
 * Advanced security
 * MSCONFIG
 * General
 * Boot
 * Services
 * Startup
 * Tools
 * Task Manager
 * Applications
 * Processes
 * Performance
 * Networking
 * Users
 * Disk management
 * Drive status
 * Mounting
 * Initializing
 * Extending partitions
 * Splitting partitions
 * Shrink partitions
 * Assigning/changing drive letters
 * Adding drives
 * Adding arrays
 * Storage spaces
 * Other
 * User State Migration tool (USMT)
 * Windows Easy Transfer
 * Windows Upgrade Advisor
 * System utilities
 * REGEDIT
 * COMMAND
 * SERVICES.MSC
 * MMC
 * MSTSC
 * NOTEPAD
 * EXPLORER
 * MSINFO32
 * DXDIAG
 * DEFRAG
 * System restore
 * Windows Update

Readings

 * 1)  Microsoft Management Console
 * 2)  Device Manager
 * 3)  Performance Monitor
 * 4)  Windows service
 * 5)  Task scheduler
 * 6)  Windows Firewall
 * 7)  MSConfig
 * 8)  Windows Task Manager
 * 9)  Disk Management
 * 10)  User State Migration Tool
 * 11)  Windows Registry
 * 12)  Command Prompt
 * 13)  Remote Desktop Services
 * 14)  Notepad (software)
 * 15)  Windows Explorer
 * 16)  Microsoft Diagnostics
 * 17)  DxDiag

Multimedia

 * 1) YouTube: Windows Administrative Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 2) YouTube: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 3) YouTube: Using Windows System Configuration - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 4) YouTube: Using Windows Task Manager - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 5) YouTube: Using Windows Disk Management - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 6) YouTube: Windows Migration Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
 * 7) YouTube: Windows System Utilities - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4