About this Exam
This exam is intended to validate a candidates ability to support
medium to very large computing environments that use Windows 7.
These responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for
the client computers, the supporting infrastructure, and the
applications.
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Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam should have a minimum of three years
of experience installing, configuring, and administering clients in
a Windows networked environment and also have experience
deploying operating systems and applications. Candidates should be
familiar with the client administration capabilities of Windows
Server and with management tools such as the System Center suite of
products.
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Credit Toward CertificationExam
70-686: Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator: counts as
credit toward the following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop
Administrator
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Note This
preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice
and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include
adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not
identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use this
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Skills Being MeasuredThis
exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed
below.The
percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the
exam. |
Planning and Managing a Client Life Cycle Strategy
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Plan and manage client licensing
and activation.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: applications and operating systems; activation
method; KMS vs. MAK; prerequisites; choosing a SKU; licensing
infrastructure; licensing compliance audits; inventory audits;
virtualization licensing considerations; making recommendations
for licensing strategy and compliance
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Plan and manage software updates.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: application updates and operating system
updates; evaluating and approving software updates; enterprise
applications; designing an update strategy; choosing an update
tool; planning and deploying a service pack; schedule
considerations; network considerations; test updates; auditing
for security compliance
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Plan and manage a physical hardware and
virtualization strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: analyzing existing hardware environment;
determining which systems meet minimum requirements; tradeoffs
of physical vs. VDI environment; network load considerations;
disk space; direct connection vs. brokered connection;
determining a VHD strategy; choosing 32 bit vs. 64 bit
Designing a Standard Image
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Design an image creation strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: identifying operating system and enterprise
applications that will be included with the standard image;
thick, thin, or hybrid; role-based or geographic-based images
vs. single core image; image localization
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Design a custom image.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: identifying applications to be installed;
identifying features and components to be enabled or disabled;
testing the customized image
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Define an image update strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: performance optimization; security
considerations; efficiency; offline servicing vs. online or
post-image updates; re-creating; recapturing
Designing Client Configurations
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Design standard system settings.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: choosing methods, including logon scripts,
startup scripts, and Group Policy; designing profiles; designing
error reporting; designing audit policy
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Define client security standards.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: application control policies; encryption;
stopping unnecessary services; designing firewall rules;
defining anti-malware settings; changes to Kerberos and NTLM;
configuring user rights; defining UAC policy; designing a
security template for system lockdown; defining account
policies; designing security standards for removable storage
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Define Windows Internet
Explorer settings.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: defining security zones; cache location;
branding; in-private mode; restricting or allowing plug-ins;
add-ons; privacy policy; browser protected mode
Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment
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Analyze the environment and choose
appropriate deployment methods.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: building the infrastructure; advantages of
lite-touch vs. zero-touch vs. local install; capacity and scale
considerations; determining required changes to the
infrastructure
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Design a lite-touch
deployment strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: unicast vs. multicast; auto-cast vs.
scheduled-cast; staggered deployment; scheduling considerations;
network load considerations; choosing a client boot method for
deployment; unattended answer files; restricting who can receive
images; choosing a delivery mechanism
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Design a zero-touch
deployment strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: designing and configuring task sequencing;
unattended answer files; scheduling considerations; staggered
deployment; network load considerations; restricting who can
receive images
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Design a user state migration strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: determining which user data and settings to
preserve; local vs. remote storage considerations; determining
mitigation plan for non-migrated applications; securing migrated
data; testing designed strategy; wipe-and-load migration vs.
side-by-side migration
Designing Application Packages for Deployment
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Design a delivery or deployment
strategy.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: auditing for prerequisites and minimum
requirements; choosing a deployment method such as virtualized,
Remote Desktop Services, Group Policy, or software distribution;
server-based or client-based install; scheduling considerations;
staggered deployment; network considerations; package creation
standards
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Manage application compatibility.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: testing incompatibility; choosing a method for
resolving incompatibility, such as upgrading, Remote Desktop
Services, shim, or VDI; auditing incompatible software
Identifying and Resolving Deployment and Client Configuration Issues
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Identify and resolve Internet Explorer
issues.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: security zones; Web applications; advanced
settings; Group Policy restrictions; certificates
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Identify and resolve Group Policy
issues.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: delegation; inheritance; policies are not
effective; blocking; permissions; loopback processing; user vs.
computer settings; filtering; performance
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Identify and resolve networking issues.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: wireless; remote access; VPN; certificates;
performance; IP communication; Windows Firewall
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Identify and resolve authentication and
authorization issues.
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This objective may include but is
not limited to: user rights; distinguishing between client-based
and server-based issues; time synchronization (Kerberos)
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Preparation Tools and ResourcesTo
help you prepare for this exam, Microsoft Learning recommends that you
have hands-on experience with the product and that you use the following
training resources. These training resources do not necessarily cover
all of the topics listed in the "Skills Measured" tab. |
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There
is no Microsoft E-Learning training currently available. |
There
are no Microsoft Press books currently available. |
There
are no practice tests currently available. |
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