Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-698—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of installing, configuring, managing, and maintaining Windows 10 core services. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. 

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: 

• Implement Windows 

• Configure and support core services 

• Manage and maintain Windows 

This Microsoft Exam Ref: 

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives 

• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you 

• Assumes you have experience with installing, configuring, and locally managing and maintaining Windows 10 core services  

ANDREW BETTANY, MVP (Windows and Devices for IT), Dad, IT Geek, training mentor and consultant, entrepreneur, and author. As a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Andrew is recognized for his Windows expertise, and is the author of several publications, including several Windows exam certification prep guides, Microsoft official training materials, and author of video training materials for LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Andrew delivers learning and consultancy to businesses on many technical areas including Microsoft 365, Azure, and Windows. He has co-founded the “IT Masterclasses” series of short intensive technical courses, www.itmasterclasses.com, and is passionate about helping others learn technology. He is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Ignite and other technical conferences worldwide. Active on social media, Andrew can be found on LinkedIn Facebook and Twitter. He lives in a village just outside of the beautiful city of York in Yorkshire (UK).

ANDREW WARREN, MCT. Andrew has been writing for Microsoft for many years, helping to develop their official curriculum instructor-led training material. He has served as a subject matter expert on many of the current Windows Server 2016 courses, was technical lead on several of the Windows 10 titles, and was involved in Office 365, Azure, and Intune course development. When not writing about Microsoft technologies, he’s to be found in the classroom, teaching other IT professionals what they need to know to manage their organization’s IT infrastructure.

Chapter 1:Implement Windows
Skill 1.1 Prepare forInstallation requirements
Skill 1.2 Install Windows
Skill 1.3 Configure devices and device drivers
Skill 1.4 Perform post-installation configuration
Skill 1.5 Implement Windows in an enterprise environment

Chapter 2 Configure and Support Core Services (30—35%)
Skill 2.1 Configure networking
Skill 2.2 Configure storage
Skill 2.3 Configure data access and usage
Skill 2.4 Implement Apps
Skill 2.5 Configure remoteManagement

Chapter 3 Manage and Maintain Windows (30—35%)
Skill 3.1 Configure updates
Skill 3.2 Monitor Windows
Skill 3.3 Configure system and data recovery
Skill 3.4 Configure authorization and authentication
Skill 3.5 Configure advanced Management tools