It is time for us to scrutinize section 3 of Exam 70-698 in great detail.  Section three is detailed as follows. It will make up 30 to 35% of your questions.

Manage and Maintain Windows

• Configure Updates
  • Configure Windows Update options
  • Implement Insider Preview, Current Branch (CB), Current Branch for Business (CBB), and Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) scenarios
  • Manage update history
  • Roll back updates
  • Update Windows Store apps
• Monitor Windows
  • Configure and analyze Event Viewer logs
  • Configure event subscriptions
  • Monitor performance using Task Manager
  • Monitor performance using Resource Monitor
  • Monitor performance using Performance Monitor and Data Collector Sets
  • Monitor system resources
  • Monitor and manage printers
  • Configure indexing options
  • Manage client security by using Windows Defender
  • Evaluate system stability using Reliability Monitor
  • Troubleshoot performance issues
• Configure System and Data Recovery
  • Configure a recovery drive
  • Configure a system restore
  • Perform a refresh or recycle
  • Perform a driver rollback
  • Configure restore points
  • Resolve hardware and device issues
  • Interpret data from Device Manager
  • Restore previous versions of files and folders
  • Configure File History
  • Recover files from OneDrive
  • Use Windows Backup and Restore
    Perform a backup and restore with WBAdmin
  • Perform recovery operations using Windows Recovery
• Configure Authorization and Authentication 
  • Configure Microsoft Passport
  • Configure picture passwords and biometrics
  • Configure workgroups
  • Configure domain settings
  • Configure HomeGroup settings
  • Configure Credential Manager
  • Configure local accounts
  • Configure Microsoft accounts
  • Configure Device Registration
  • Configure Windows Hello
  • Configure Device Guard
  • Configure Credential Guard
  • Configure Device Health Attestation
  • Configure UAC behavior
• Configure Advanced Management Tools 
  • Configure services
  • Configure Device Manager
  • Configure and use the MMC
  • Configure Task Scheduler
  • Configure automation of management tasks using Windows PowerShell

Let’s make sure to copy and paste this information into our exam/study trackers so we can begin preparation before the exam even goes live this month (June 2016). Of course I will follow up with posts here detailing some of the more interesting areas of this blueprint.

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