Module 1: Installing Windows Server

• Compare Windows Server editions.
• Identify hardware requirements.
• Perform clean installations.
• Complete initial configuration tasks.
• Exercise 1: Install Windows Server 2022 Desktop Edition.
• Upgrade and migrate.
• Configure Server Core.
• Add roles and features.
• Understand Windows server activation models.
• Exercise 2: Complete the installation of Server Core.

Module 2: Using administration tools

• Manage servers with Server Manager.
• Manage servers with the Windows admin center.
• Exercise 3: Manage multiple servers with Server Manager.
• Exercise 4: Install and configure Windows admin center.
• Install Remote Server Administration Tools.
• Configure and use remote desktop.
• Introduction to Windows PowerShell.
• Secure administration with least privilege.
• Exercise 5: Install Remote Server Administration Tools.
• Exercise 6: Manage servers with Windows PowerShell.

Module 3: Creating and managing identities

• Understand identities and identity management.
• Overview of Active Directory Domain Services.
• Identify Active Directory components.
• Deploy domain controllers.
• Overview of Entra ID and hybrid identity.
• Create and manage user accounts in Active Directory.
• Use the recycle bin.
• Manage computer accounts.
• Exercise 7: Create and manage user accounts.
• Exercise 8: Join computers to the domain and manage computer accounts.
• Understand managed service accounts.
• Delegate administration.
• Exercise 9: Create and use managed service accounts.
• Exercise 10: Delegate management of Active Directory objects.

Module 4: Creating and managing groups

• Overview of groups and group scopes.
• Understand default groups.
• Use special identities.
• Best practices for group management.
• Exercise 11: Create and manage groups.
• Exercise 12: Delegate management of groups and prevent accidental deletion.

Module 5: Managing storage

• Initialize and partition disks.
• GPT architecture.
• Overview of secure boot and trusted boot.
• Compare file systems.
• Maintain disks and volumes.
• Overview of network and cloud storage.
• Overview of storage spaces.
• Exercise 13: Configure disks for data storage.
• Exercise 14: Create a storage space.

Module 6: Configuring file security and network access

• Secure file systems with NTFS permissions.
• Provide network access to data using shared folders.
• Understand administrative shares.
• Configure SMB signing and encryption.
• Exercise 15: Secure data access with NTFS permissions.
• Exercise 16: Deploy network shares.
• Enable quotas and file screens using FSRM.
• Exercise 17: Control storage use with file quotas.
• Exercise 18: Control storage use with file screens.

Module 7: Managing group policy

• Overview of group policy.
• Create group policy objects.
• Apply group policies.
• Understand security filters.
• Configure settings using policies and preferences.
• Exercise 19: Create and link group policy objects.
• Exercise 20: Deploy preferences with group policy
• Administer group policy objects.
• Deploy administrative templates.
• Group policy reporting and troubleshooting.
• Exercise 21: Create a central store and add administrative templates.
• Exercise 22: Validate and troubleshoot group policy application.

Module 8: Configuring network services

• Administer the DHCP role.
• Create and manage DHCP scopes.
• Exercise 23: Create a DHCP scope and configure leases.
• Understand the role of DNS.
• Administer the DNS role.
• Create and manage DNS zones.
• Enable DNS forwarding.
• Exercise 24: Create a DNS zone and administer records.
• Install and configure the Web server role.
• Manage website properties.
• Exercise 25: Install IIS and configure the default website.

Module 9: Securing Windows Server

• Configure password and account lockout policies.
• Create and assign fine-grained password policies.
• Use Windows LAPS to secure local accounts.
• Exercise 26: Apply password policies for users and administrators.
• Exercise 27: Configure Windows LAPS.
• Understand encryption.
• Overview of Active Directory Certificate Services.
• Deploy trusted certificates.
• Protect data with BitLocker.
• Exercise 28: Configure and enable BitLocker.
• Configure Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
• Deploy IPSec with connection security rules.
• Exercise 29: Secure communications with Windows Firewall and IPsec.

Module 10: Monitoring and maintaining Windows Server

• Configure and deploy updates.
• Audit Windows server.
• Manage event logs.
• Exercise 30: Configure event logging to audit server activities.
• Monitor background services.
• Schedule tasks.
• Back up and restore core service data.
• Exercise 31: Back up and restore server data.