Advanced Windows 11 for Local Administrators

Course details

This course is for advanced Windows 11 users that manage people, resources, and computers within a local area network. Administrators can apply the latest Windows 11 features to improve productivity among users and secure data more effectively. Join instructor Joli Ballew as she demonstrates essential advanced skills including how to use Teams and the integrated Calendar app, OneDrive, and multiple desktops to communicate quickly with ease. Along the way, get tips on how to secure any resource with both software and hardware solutions, including new technologies such as Microsoft Pluton and Personal Data Encryption.

Learning objectives
Secure resources and data with local group policies.
Use new Windows features to be more productive, including new AI features and voice and dictation commands.
Communicate more effectively with Teams integration, the Calendar app, and applying focus and notification settings in Windows.
Secure data and resources with software and hardware.
Recover from disaster more efficiently and effectively.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Advanced Windows 11 for local administrators

1. Manage and Secure Local Users with Groups and Local Group Policies

02 - Create users and groups
03 - Create a local Group Policy to secure access to features
04 - Configure local security policies to secure login attempts
05 - Apply local security policies to specific users
06 - Test local Group Policy effects on users
07 - Configure privacy settings

2. Advanced Productivity Apps and Features for Admins

08 - Protect user data with OneDrive
09 - Use Windows Hello and incorporate biometric technology
10 - Explore File Explorer tabs
11 - Use taskbar overflow and configure the taskbar
12 - Configure and test new voice dictation commands
13 - Use Copilot and incorporate AI

3. Elevate Productivity with Enhanced Communication Tools

14 - Collaborate with Microsoft Edge
15 - Collaborate with Microsoft OneDrive
16 - Limit interruptions
17 - Use and share a calendar to communicate with local users
18 - Create and customize multiple desktops

4. Secure Data and Resources with Software

19 - Prevent or prepare for a system breakdown
20 - Configure Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
21 - Create a recovery drive and system image

5. Secure Data and Resources with Hardware

22 - Use Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technologies
23 - Explore Microsoft Pluton
24 - Explore hardware-based isolation
25 - Explore hardware-based encryption
26 - Use hardware-enforced stack protection
27 - Understand kernel direct memory access (DMA) protection
28 - Enable and understand how Secure Boot works

6. Recover from Disaster

29 - Use Quick Assist to have a technician fix your PC remotely
30 - Access recovery settings and explore the recovery environment
31 - Recover a system with reset options
32 - Access the recovery environment when a system won t boot
33 - Analyze the boot process to uncover hidden problems
34 - Restore a system with a recovery drive
35 - Restore a system with Windows File Recovery tool

Conclusion

36 - Next steps

Advanced Windows 11 for Local Administrators

Authors

Joli Ballew