Chapter 9. Managing Windows 7 in a Domain

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE

  • Joining a domain

  • Using authentication and authorization

  • Identifying and resolving logon issues

  • Understanding user profiles

  • Running anti-malware software

If you work with a network that has more than 10 computers, it's probably in a Windows domain. It's important to understand some basics of how Windows 7 operates in a domain.

This chapter will lead you through the steps to create a domain in a virtual environment that you can use as a test bed. You can use this test bed to join a Windows 7 computer to a domain, create user accounts and groups in the domain, and view some of the symptoms of logon failures. You'll learn about standard, roaming, mandatory, and super-mandatory ...

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