Windows 10 IT Pro Essentials Top 10 Tools

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Contents
5. Introduction
   1. Acknowledgments
   2. Free ebooks from Microsoft Press
   3. Errata, updates, & book support
   4. We want to hear from you
   5. Stay in touch
6. Chapter 1. Power tools for IT pros
   1. Finding the right tool for the job
   2. Everyday tasks and information
   3. Tweaking Windows 10
   4. Performance and troubleshooting tools
   5. The versatile Microsoft Management Console
   6. Management and deployment tools
   7. Powered by the cloud
7. Chapter 2. File Explorer
   1. File Explorer essentials
   2. Using Quick Access to organize files
   3. Using libraries and known folders
      1. Adding folders to a library
      2. Moving your data folders to a new location
   4. Search
      1. Building a search by using the ribbon
      2. Using filters to find groups of files
      3. Creating complex searches
      4. Saving a search
   5. Syncing with OneDrive
   6. File History and other backup options
8. Chapter 3. Registry Editor
   1. How the registry works
   2. Editing the registry like a pro
      1. Backup and restoring registry values
      2. Finding keys, values, and data
      3. Using the command line
   3. Editing the registry by using Local Group Policy Editor
   4. Editing the registry on a remote PC
9. Chapter 4. Event Viewer
   1. An overview of Event Viewer
   2. Changing the view
   3. Filtering event logs
   4. Creating custom views
   5. Saving an event log
10. Chapter 5. Task Manager
    1. Mastering Task Manager
    2. Digging into the Details tab
    3. Investigating services
    4. Managing startup apps and monitoring resource usage
    5. Monitoring performance in real time
    6. Digging deeper by using Resource Monitor
11. Chapter 6. Disk Management
    1. How Windows 10 manages storage
       1. Disk Management
       2. Diskpart
       3. Other useful storage-related tools
    2. Common Disk Management tasks
       1. Change a drive letter
       2. Map a new disk to a folder
       3. Shrink a volume
       4. Create a virtual hard disk and attach it as a drive
    3. BitLocker Drive Encryption
12. Chapter 7. Sysinternals Suite
    1. An overview of the Sysinternals utilities
    2. Autoruns
    3. Process Explorer
    4. Process Monitor
    5. More Sysinternals tools
       1. PsTools
       2. BgInfo
       3. Active Directory Explorer
       4. TCPView
       5. Disk2vhd
       6. And more
13. Chapter 8. Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset
    1. What DaRT does
       1. Finding and recovering files
       2. Working with disks
       3. Advanced recovery tools
    2. Getting started with DaRT
    3. Creating a recovery image
    4. Using Crash Analyzer
14. Chapter 9. Windows PowerShell and the Command Prompt
    1. The good ol’ Command Prompt
    2. Introducing Windows PowerShell
15. Chapter 10. Hyper-V
    1. Getting started with Hyper-V
    2. Creating a virtual machine
    3. Working with virtual machines
    4. Managing virtual machines
16. Chapter 11. Microsoft Azure
    1. Getting started with Microsoft Azure
    2. Running a virtual machine in the cloud
    3. Azure Active Directory
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