4. CompTIA A+ - Windows 10

 Windows 10


Windows 10

- Released JULY 29, 2015

- Skipped Win 9, because dont want be related to Win8

- Designed to work on many devices.

- Free upgrade to Win 10 for first year of release. Win7/Win8 -> Win10

- Windows 10 is now a SERVICE. Receives periodic update to OS instead of new windows versions every year.

Editions:

- Windows 10 Home

- Windows 8/8.1 PRO

- Windows 8/8.1 ENTERPRISE


Windows 10 Home

- Home user (Retail Sales)

- Integration with Microsoft Account for Services/Apps (EX: OneDrive Backup)

- Windows Defender Included 

- Cortana Included


Windows 10 PRO

- Business version of Windows (Additional Management features)

- Remote Desktop Host (Remotely control each computer). Allows PC to be host of a Remote Desktop controller

- BitLocker (Full Disc Encryption (FDE) ).

- Can join a Windows Domain (Group Policy Management)


Windows 10 Education/Enterprise

- Very similar in features for both (Minor differences)

- Both are managed with Volume licensing

- Volume Licensing to "SOFTWARE ASSURANCE" customers

- AppLocker (Controls what apps can be run)

- BranchCache (Remote Site File Caching)

- Granular User Experience (UX) Control. Define the user environment. Useful for kiosk and workstation customization


PROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOWS 10 (CPU NEEDS)

- PAE (Physical Address Extension). 32Bit CPUs can use more than 4GB RAM limit

- NX (NX Processor Bit). Allows CPU to protect against malicious software

- SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2). Processor instruction set used by app developers when creating drivers/apps for Windows 8. 


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOWS 8/8.1

x86/32Bit:

- 1 GHz processor with support for PAE, NX, SSE2

- 1GB RAM

- 16GB STORAGE

- DIRECTX 9 with WDDM Driver


x64/64Bit:

- 1 GHz processor with support for PAE, NX, SSE2

- 2GB RAM

- 20GB STORAGE

- DIRECTX 9 with WDDM Driver


Comparison:





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