The Windows Control Panel
•Manage devices - Add, remove, disable
• First place to go when hardware isn’t working
What is Device Manger?
____________provide a standard interface for advanced configuration and management of Windows desktops and servers. You can use these consoles to manage security settings, set up scheduled tasks, and manage the disk subsystem.
Microsoft Management Consoles (MMCs)
List files and directories
dir
An OS designed to run servers in business networks
Network Operating System (NOS)
FAT
File Allocation Table
• Protect from attacks - Scans, malicious software
• Integrated into the operating system
Windows Defender Firewall
Console related to initializing, partitioning, and formatting disk drives.
Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)
• Copies files and directory trees
xcopy
______is a fully open-source OS kernel, derived from UNIX.
Linux
APFS
Apple File System
• Hibernate • Power plans
• Choose what closing the lid does
• USB selective suspend
• Fast startup
Power Options
Enables execution of an action (such as running a program or a script) automatically at a pre-set time or in response to some sort of trigger.
Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)
– Make a directory
md / mkdir
Chrome OS is derived from Linux via an open-source OS called________.
Chromium
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
Ease of Access Center
Console related to managing digital certificates for the current user and trusted root certification authority certificates
Certificate Manager console (certmgr.msc)
– Scan integrity of all protected system files
sfc
_______ is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft for use with Windows.
The New Technology File System (NTFS)
FDE
Full Disk Encryption
• General - Basic display
• Security - Different access based on site location
• Privacy - Cookies, pop-up blocker, InPrivate browsing
• Content - Certificates and auto-complete
• Connections - VPN and proxy settings
• Programs - Default browser, plugins, etc.
• Advanced - Detailed configuration options (and reset!)
Internet Options
Utility that provides a report of the PC's hardware and software configuration
System Information (msinfo32.exe)
– A better Xcopy
– Included with Windows 10 and 11
robocopy
This allows the Volume Shadow Copy Service to make read-only copies of files at given points in time even if the file is locked by another process. This file version history allows users to revert changes more easily and also supports backup operations.
Snapshots
EFS
encrypting file system