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Where can you get apps from for Windows 8.1? |
- Windows Store - Download and install from the internet - Network shares |
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What can you do with Default Programs |
- You can configure of which app opens when a use clicks a specific type of data. |
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Where can you access Default Programs from? |
From the Control Panel (right click start menu or search for Control Panel or search Default Programs from the start menu.) |
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Some applications will name themselves as the default program without asking permission or will hide the prompt to ask permission in an obscure place during the installation. It may happen when you open a program for the first time. What should you do? |
You will need to find the program in Default Programs to change it back to the default you want it to be. |
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Define: Set your default programs |
- to make a program the default for ALL file types and protocols.
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Define: Associate a file type or protocol with a program |
- to select a single, specific file type or protocol, such as .bmp, to open with a specific program, such as MS Paint. This won't open all paint files, just .bmp files. |
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Define: Change AutoPlay Settings |
- Configure what happens when a CD and DVD is inserted. |
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Define: Set program access and computer defaults |
- To control access to specific programs that relate to specific activities the user will perform, such as sending email, and to specify what programs are available from the desktop and other locations. |
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What are the traditional ways to install, uninstall and repair applications? |
- Insert the application CD/DVD to install. - uninstall from the Control Panel - Insert the application CD/DVD and choose the repair option; select program in Control Panel and click repair. ** Running the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter and Auto updating from the Windows Store apps in PC Settings can also help** |
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What are the 2 lesser known options to install and repair applications? |
Windows Installer files (MSIExec) and the Application Combatibility Toolkit (ACT). |
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What is Windows Installer (MSIExec)? |
A way network administrators can install, modify, and perform other operations with the Windows Installer files at the command line. |
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What can the Application Compatibility Toolkit do to help? |
- Helps determine whether applications, devices, and computers in your company are compatible with Windows 8.1. *** for use in large companies. |
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Can the ACT test Windows Store apps? |
No. It only tests desktop applications because apps from the Windows Store are known to be compatible with Windows 8.1 |
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What can a large organization use ACT to do? |
- Take inventory of applications, devices and computers to know what to test. - Test compatibility of apps in the organization - Manage the data you create during testing - Analyze available compatibility info. - Prioritize the solutions and fix compatibility issues. |
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How do you use ACT (at a high level)? |
- Create and config an ACT database (which requires you to have and use MS SQL Server or MS SQL Server Express. - Config the proper permissions at the share level and folder level that are required by the ACT LOG Processing service. - Work through the five tasks ACT can do. - Run the App Compatibility Manager and work thru the setup wizard. |
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How do you test applications for issues related to the User Account Control (UAC)? |
By using the Standard User Analyzer (SUA) |
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How do you test your web apps and websites for compatibility with new releases and security updates to Windows Internet Explorer? |
By using the Internet Explorer Compatibility Test Tool. |
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How do you disable Windows Store updates? |
- Start Screen, Click App store (or if it is pinned to your taskbar) - Press Windows Key +1 and open the Settings Charm and click App Updates - Move slider under "Auto Update my apps" from yes to no |
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How do you limit access to the Windows Store? |
Through the Group Policy Editor and AppLocker. Group Policy will disable access completely; AppLocker will allow use of certain apps. |
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How do you disable the Windows Store in Group Policy Editor? How do you access Group Policy editor? |
-Computer, User Config, Admin Templates, Windows Components, Store. - Double-Click Turn Off Store Application - Select Enabled. - Click Ok Search for Group Policy at the Start screen; type gpedit.msc at the Start screen or right-click the Start button, select Run and type gpedit.msc |
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What is the short cut to open the Run box? |
Windows Key + R |
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What is sideloading? How is this enabled? |
Network admins use this technique to install apps they create onto the organization's computers. Enabled through Group Policy Exam Tip! Commands that go with this are: import-module.appx and others that end in .appx file format. This is a Windows PowerShell Command. |
