Exam 98-349: Windows Operating System Fundamentals/Managing Applications

This lesson covers Managing Applications. It looks at application installations, User Account Control, malicious software, services, and application virtualization.

Activity 1 - Understand Application Installations edit

This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding local vs. network applications, Group Policy, and application removal.

Read Group Policy.
Read Group Policy Software Installation Overview.
Read Install a program + FAQ
Read Uninstall or Change a Program + FAQ.

Activity 2 - Understand User Account Control (UAC) edit

This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding standard user vs. administrative user, understanding types of UAC prompts and levels.

Read User Account Control + What is UAC? + What are UAC settings?
Read What is a user account? + FAQ + Recommended Links.
Read What is an administrator account?
Read What is a standard user account?
Read What is a guest account?

Activity 3 - Remove Malicious Software edit

This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding Windows Defender, Action Center, the Malicious Software Removal tool, Windows Registry, and Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection.

Read Windows Defender.
Read Action Center + What is Action Center?.
Read Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Read What is the registry? + What is Registry Editor?
Read What is Microsoft Security Essentials?

Activity 4 - Understand Services edit

This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding service start-up types, service accounts, and service dependencies.

Read Default Settings for Services.
Read Configure How a Service Is Started.
Read Start, Stop, Pause, Resume, or Restart a Service.

Activity 5 - Understand Application Virtualization edit

This objective may include but is not limited to: understanding Med-V and VDI.