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Chapter 11: Windows
Configuration

IT Essentials v7.0 Planning Guide

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Chapter 11 - Sections & Objectives (Cont.)

11.2 Configure Windows with Control Panels

▪ Configure Windows using Control Panels

•Use Microsoft Windows control panel utilities.

•Configure user accounts with control panels.

•Configure internet and network connectivity using control panels.

•Configure Windows display settings.

•Use System and Power Options control panels.

•Use hardware and sound control panels.

•Use the clock, region, and language control panels or settings to configure a computer for a location.

•Use the Programs and Features control panel to manage Windows software.

•Explain how the Windows troubleshooting control panel to investigate system issues.

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User and Account Control Panel Items
Credential Manager

▪ Credential Manager helps you to manage

passwords that are used for websites and
Windows applications.

▪ These passwords and usernames are stored in

a secure location.

▪ You can view, add, edit, or delete the

credentials that are stored by Credential
Manager.

▪ Web credentials are not saved for sites

accessed by browsers other than Internet
Explorer and Edge.

Multiple Choice

Credential Manager helps you to manage passwords that are used for websites and Windows applications

• True

• False

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User and Account Control Panel Items
Sync Center
▪ Sync Center allows files to be edited from

multiple Windows devices.

▪ Sync Center allows a form of version control.

▪ Using Sync Center requires activation of the

Offline Files feature. This sets up a local file
location that will store the files to be
synchronized. It also requires you to set up a
sync partnership with the networked file
location.

▪ Files can be synchronized manually and

synchronization can also be scheduled to occur
automatically.

▪ Microsoft OneDrive offers a similar service.

OneDrive is a cloud storage service that is
available to Microsoft Windows users.

Multiple Choice

 Microsoft OneDrive offers a similar service. OneDrive is a cloud storage service that is available to Microsoft Windows user

• True

• False

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Network and Internet Control Panels
Network Settings

▪ The Network Status app in Windows 10

combines many different functions into one
high-level app.

▪ The Network Status App links to various other

Settings App screens.

▪ It also links to Control Panel items like the

Network and Sharing Center.

▪ Some of the options, such as Airplane Mode,

Mobile Hotspot, and Data Usage are more
relevant to mobile devices than to desktop
computers.

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Network and Internet Control Panels
Internet Options

▪ General Tab

▪ Security Tab

▪ Privacy Tab

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Network and Internet Control Panels
Internet Options (Cont.)

▪ Content Tab

▪ Connections Tab

▪ Programs Tab

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Network and Internet Control Panels
Internet Options (Cont.)

▪ Advanced Tab

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Network and Internet Control Panels
Network and Sharing Center

▪ Network and Sharing Center allows an

administrator to configure and review nearly all
network settings on a Windows computer.

▪ View network status and internet connectivity.

▪ Change properties of protocols and services

running on a network adapter.

▪ Configure file and device sharing through the

use of network profiles.

▪ Network profiles enable basic sharing settings to

change depending on whether it is a private or
public network. This enables sharing to be
inactive on an insecure public network but active
on a private secure network.

Windows 10

Open Ended

What are some features for network and sharing Center?

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Network and Internet Control Panels
HomeGroup

▪ They are intended to make networking in the

home easier by requiring a minimum of
configuration.

▪ You can share your library folders on the network,

making it easy for other devices to access your
music, videos, photos, and documents.

▪ Users will need the homegroup password in order

to join the homegroup and access shared
resources..

▪ Homegroups were used in Windows 7 and 8 but

Microsoft has been phasing out the homegroup
functionality.

▪ In Windows 8.1 homegroups cannot be created,

however Windows 8.1 computers can join existing
home groups.

▪ In newer versions of Windows 10 (version 1803

and higher), home group functionality is not
available.

▪ Homegroups simplify sharing files on simple

networks.

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Display Settings and Control Panel
Display Settings and Configuration

▪ The Windows 10 display settings are reached

by right-clicking an empty area of the desktop
and selecting Display settings from the context
menu.

▪ Change the appearance of the desktop by

modifying the resolution that is output by the
graphics adapter.

▪ If the screen resolution is not set properly, you

might get unexpected display results from
different video cards and monitors.

▪ You can also change the magnification of the

desktop and text size in Windows interface
elements.

Display Settings in Windows 10

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Display Settings and Control Panel
Display Features

▪ Windows 8 and 7 Display control panel item:

▪ Display - configure multiple monitors

▪ Screen resolution - number of pixels horizontally

and vertically. Higher numbers provides better
resolution, 1920 x 1080 for example

▪ Orientation - This determines whether the display

appears in Landscape, Portrait, flipped Landscape,
or flipped Portrait orientation

▪ Refresh rate - how often the screen image is

redrawn expressed in Hertz (Hz). The higher the
refresh rate, the steadier the screen image appears

▪ Display colors - The higher the bit depth, the

greater the number of colors.

▪ Multiple displays - two or more monitors attached to

the same computer. The desktop can be extended to
make one large display, or mirrored, with the same
image shown on all displays

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Power and System Control Panels
Power Options

▪ Power Options Control Panel allows you to change

the power consumption of certain devices or the
entire computer.

▪ Use Power Options to maximize battery

performance or conserve energy by configuring a
power plan.

▪ One important difference from Windows 7 and 8 is

that the setting that requires a password when the
computer wakes has been moved from Power
Options to User Accounts in Windows 10. This is
an important setting for data security.

▪ Windows has preset power plans. Use the default

settings or create your own customized plans.

▪ Note: Power Options settings will vary based on

the hardware that is detected.

Power Options Control Panel in Windows 10

Multiple Choice

What is the official language of Brazil?

• English

• French

• Portuguese

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

who sings "one last time"?

• Justin bieber

• Ariana Grande

• Ayo And Teo

• XXXTENTAION

Multiple Choice

who is this 

• Rihanna

• Beyonce

• Nicki Minaj

• Whitney Houston

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Power and System Control Panels
Power Options Settings

▪ In Windows 8 you can choose from the

following options:

•Require a password on wakeup (Windows 7 and 8
only)

•Choose what the power buttons do

•Choose what closing the lid does (for laptops only)

•Create a power plan

•Choose when to turn off the display

•Change when the computer sleeps

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Power and System Control Panels
Power Options Actions
▪ If users do not want to completely shut down a

computer, the following options may be available:

•Do nothing - The computer continues to run at full
power.

•Sleep – Documents, applications, and the state of
the OS are saved in RAM. This allows the computer
to power on quickly.

•Hibernate – Documents, applications, and the state
of the OS are saved to a temporary file on the hard
drive. With this option, the computer takes a little
longer to power on than the Sleep state, but does
not use any power.

•Turn off the display - The computer operates at full
power. The display is turned off.

•Shut down - Shuts down the computer.

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Power and System Control Panels
System Control Panel Item

▪ The System Control Panel item allows

all users to view basic system
information, access tools, and
configure advanced system settings.

▪ The Windows 10 System Control

Panel item is shown here. The System
Control Panel item is very similar in
Windows 7 and 8.

▪ The various settings can be accessed

by clicking the links on the left panel.

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Power and System Control Panels
System Properties

▪ Computer Name – View or change the

computer name, workgroup, or domain

▪ Hardware – Access the Device Manager or

adjust the device installation settings

▪ Advanced – Configuration settings for

performance, user profiles, startup and
recovery

▪ System Protection – Access system restore

and enable system restore points and the
amount of disk space to store them

▪ Remote – Adjust settings for remote assistance

and remote desktop

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Power and System Control Panels
Increasing Performance

▪ To enhance the performance of the OS, you can

change the virtual memory configuration
settings, as shown in the figure.

▪ When Windows determines that system RAM is

insufficient, it will create a paging file on the hard
drive that contains some of the data from RAM.

▪ This process is much slower than accessing

RAM directly. If a computer has a small amount
of RAM, consider purchasing additional RAM.

▪ Another form of virtual memory is the use of an

external flash device and Windows ReadyBoost
to enhance system performance.

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Programs and Features Control Panels
Default Programs

▪ The Default Programs Control Panel item

provides the means to configure the way that
Windows handles files and the applications that
are used to work with them.

▪ Example: if you have multiple web browsers

installed, you can choose which web browser
will open to view a link that you have clicked on
in an email or other file.

▪ Choose default applications, or which

application opens for a specific file type.

▪ For example, you can configure a JPEG

graphics file to open in a browser, for viewing,
or in a graphics editor.

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Other Control Panels
Troubleshooting

▪ The Troubleshooting Control Panel item

has a number of built-in scripts that are
used to identify and solve common
problems with many Windows
components.

▪ The scripts run automatically and can be

configured to automatically make the
changes to fix the problems that are
found.

▪ You can also view when the

troubleshooting scripts have been run in
the past by using the View History feature.

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Other Control Panels
BitLocker Drive Encryption

▪ BitLocker is a service provided with Windows

that will encrypt an entire volume of disk data
so that it can't be read by unauthorized parties.

▪ Data can be lost if your computer or disk

drives are stolen.

▪ In addition, when the computer is taken out of

service, BitLocker can help insure that the
hard drive can't be read when it has been
removed from the computer and scrapped.

▪ The BitLocker Control Panel item enables you

to control the way BitLocker operates.

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Other Control Panels
File Explorer and Folder Options

▪ File Explorer Options in Windows 10 permit

changing a variety of settings regarding the way
files are displayed in Windows Explorer or File
Explorer.

▪ Folder Options in Windows 7 and 8 is very

similar.

▪ In Windows 10, many of the most commonly

used file and folder options can be found in the
File Explorer ribbon.

▪ In Windows 8.1 some functions are present in

the ribbon, but the selection is not as
comprehensive as it is in Windows 10.

▪ In Windows 7, there is no ribbon, so the Control

Panel must be used.