Windows Preventitive Maintenance Flashcards

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Scheduled Backups

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  • Regularly scheduled backups
    • Hours , daily , weekely
  • Determine what to backup
    • All files
    • Just changed files
    • Image devices
  • Onsite & offsite
    • Or in the cloud with OneDrive
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Scheduled Disk Maintenance

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  • Avoid hardware failure
    • Look for warning signs
  • S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology)
    • Use third-party utilities
  • Logical & Physical disk check
    • Windows Operating System
    • Error checking (chkdsk)
    • Logical = File System / Physical = Every sector
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-Scheduled Defragmentation

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  • Moves file fragments so they’re contiguous
    • Improves read / write times
    • Not necessary on a SSD
  • Graphical version in the drive properties
    • defrag (command line)
  • Setup a weekly schedule
    • Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Task Scheduler
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Windows Update

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  • Keep the Operating System Updated
    • Security patches
    • New Features
    • Driver Updates
  • Automated
    • Download & install
    • Download only
    • Notify only
    • Disable (not recommended)
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Patch Management

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-A well-documented process

  • Controlling change
    • Not every update is a good one
  • Many different patches
    • Operating system , applications , device drivers
  • Testing , scheduling , implementing , fallback
    • A small change can have a huge impact
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Driver / Firmware Updates

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  • Drivers aren’t often updated
    • Solve nagging problems
  • Some drivers updated more often then others
    • i.e. video drivers
  • Many drivers updated through Windows updated
    • Not all

-Use device manager to manage updates

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Anti-virus Updates

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  • The bad guys are good at this
    • Constant stream of malware
  • Keep your signatures updated
    • Anti-virus & Anti-spyware
  • Daily schedule
    • Or hourly
    • May already be automatic
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