1.9 Windows Installation Flashcards
Given a scenario, perform OS installations and upgrades in a diverse OS environment
Clean installation
OS installed onto a new computer; all data, user settings and programs deleted
In-place upgrade
Changes current OS into new OS; does not affect data, apps, user settings
Attended installation
Requires a system admin to be present
When would you use an unattended installation?
When multiple machines need the installation
Image deployment
Copies an image file of a hard drive onto the new system (stored on DVD or USB)
Remote network installation
The image is sent over the network
List the considerations of the system requirements when upgrading
- Hardware compatibility
- Application support
- Backup files and user preferences
- Third-party drivers
How do the hardware requirements change between Windows 10 and Windows 11?
They are doubled
Which app should you run before performing an in-place upgrade?
PC Health Check app
Define the three phases of the product lifestyle
Mainstream support - Every version of the OS for min. 5 years
Extended support - Can extend to an additional 3-5 years
End of life - No longer supported
How often do feature updates occur?
Every 6 to 12 months
List eight boot methods
- Optical media
- USB drive
- SSD
- Flash drive
- External/hot swappable
- Network boot
- Internet boot
- Internal partitions
What is optical media?
Any type of disk that uses laser or light to read and write data
List some drives that may fall under ‘USB connected’
CD, DVD, Blu-ray, SSD, Flash, Hot swappable
What network configuration do you need to have if network booting?
DHCP, so that an IP address can be assigned to your server
What is the PXE environment used for?
Booting up the setup program to install Windows over a network
Explain how Internet-based boot works.
The computer boots a minimalist OS version and then downloads the setup files
How would you do a clean install on a corrupted Win 11 laptop?
Boot from the internal hidden partition
How many partitions on a fixed disk are needed before performing high-level disk formatting for the file system?
At least one
Briefly define the Master Boot Record.
The information about the physical disk, in the first 512b sector of a HDD or SSD. Traditional way of partitioning on a storage device.
Give the limitations of the MBR.
Only able to run 4 primary partitions and only supports a disk size of max. 2TB.
Windows can support up to how many partitions with GUID Partition Table?
128 partitions.
Limitations of GPT?
System must support UEFI as a boot method
Which boot method supports 64-bit processors?
UEFI
Give the file systems for the three main OS.
Windows - NTFS
macOS - APFS
Linux - ext3/ext4 (depending on distribution)
How would you run two different OS on the same PC?
Put them in different partitions
When is Recovery and Reset used?
When Windows has been corrupted with malware, there is a system issue, or you are wanting to sell the machine
Explain what a full recovery means.
Lose everything, including all files, on the system. System reverts back to exactly how it was before you bought it.
Explain how a factory recovery works.
Original hard drive must be in the system. Deletes all user data but retains original system information
Refresh or repair mode
Machine will reset and attempt to repair without a full recovery
