Implementing Windows 10 This course is part of: Installing and Configuring Windows 10 (70-698) Path
Implementing Device Drivers Configuring The User Experience Configuring the Administrator Experience
Lab Setup Server 2016 Datacenter edition www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016 github.com/theJasonHelmick
Evaluate Windows 10
Set up a VM host - Windows Server 2016 – 16GB RAM Hyper-V Server Role
GM-DC1
Implementing Device Drivers
kernel mode drivers require digital signature
Installing vs Enabling Installing - requires admin rights if third party
Staging drivers in the driver store – Admin
– Drivers
Viewing Online Driver Store Contents: All Drivers- – Get-WindowsDriver -online -all – dism /online /get-drivers /all
View .inf files in notepad – C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\<name>\*.inf
Adding to the Driver Store – Online: pnpuntil /add-driver x:\driver.inf – Offline: dism /image:c:\<imagefolder> /add-driver /driver:c:\<driverfolder>\driver.inf
DISM - System Image Manager
Remote Server Admin Tool –> Group Policy Management Editor
Driver Verifier Manager
Run Verifier.exe elevated and choose: - Select all unsigned - Select drivers built for older Windows versions - Select all - Select from a list
Troubleshooting: – Devmgmt.msc - Roll Back Driver - Less disrupted than reverting to a restore point – By default F8 no longer works in Windows 10 – Boot to DVD, “Repair your computer,” troubleshoot .. Command Prompt – bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal
Cleaning up Unused Drivers – Disk Cleanup – device driver packages
Type 4 Drivers – One “class driver” supports many models of printer – Drivers no longer hosted on print servers – Get from Windows Update – Enhanced point and printer
NIC speed settings – – Allow device to wake the computer – Allow computer to turn off device to save power - not really on NIC
Write Caching policy - – Better performance vs quick removal
Configuring The User Experience
Start Screen Control – Create desired layout – Export layout to XML: Export-StartLayout (in powershell) – GPO fixed Only works with enterprise edition
Windows Settings –> Personalization –> Taskbar
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