Installing Windows
A Windows installation in which answers to installation questions are stored in a file that Windows calls so that they do not have to be typed in during the installation.
What is unattended installation
For Microsoft Windows, a license that can be purchased at the Microsoft online store (microsoftstore.com) and sent to the Microsoft account email address. The license follows the email address from one computer to another.
What is retail license
An edition of Windows 10 intended for laptops and desktop computers used in a home or small office that don’t require features needed in a corporate or enterprise environment. Windows 11 Home is similar to Windows 10 Home; one exception is a Microsoft account is required to install Windows 11 Home.
What is Windows 10 Home
In Windows, a logical group of computers and users in which administration, resources, and security are distributed throughout the network without centralized management or security.
What is workgroup
A Windows user account that applies only to the local computer and cannot be used to access resources from other computers on the network. Compare with global account.
What is local account
A standard image used to install Windows; the installation can begin from local bootable media, by requesting the image from a network server, or by using push automation from a deployment server on the network.
What is deployment image
To undo a device driver update by returning to the previous version.
What is driver rollback
An edition of Windows 10 that adds to Windows 10 Home features designed to work in corporate settings, including the ability to join a Windows domain. Windows 11 Pro is similar to Windows 10 Pro.
What is Windows 10 Pro
In Windows, a logical group of networked computers, such as those on a college campus, that share a centralized directory database of user account information and security.
What is domain
In Windows, a user account that grants an administrator rights and privileges to all hardware and software resources; includes the right to add, delete, and change accounts and to change hardware configurations. Compare with standard account.
What is single sing-on (SSO) account
Programming contained in the BIOS/UEFI code on the motherboard that is used to start up the computer and search for a server on the network to provide a bootable operating system. Also called Pre-Execution Environment (PXE).
What is Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
Anti-malware software embedded in Windows 10 that can detect viruses, prevent them, and clean up a system infected with viruses and other malware. In Windows 11, a similar tool is called Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
What is Windows Defender
An edition of Windows 10 that allows for volume licensing and has additional security features over Windows Pro, including Windows Defender Credential Guard. Windows 11 Enterprise is similar to Windows 10 Enterprise.
What is Windows 10 Enterprise
As applied to networking, a network of computers that are all equals, or peers. Each computer has the same amount of authority, and each can act as a server to the other computers.
What is peer-to-peer (P2P)
For Windows 10/11, an email address registered with Microsoft that allows access to several types of online accounts, including Microsoft OneDrive, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Skype, and Outlook.
What is Microsoft account