From the course: Career Essentials in System Administration by Microsoft and LinkedIn
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Physical equipment maintenance
From the course: Career Essentials in System Administration by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Physical equipment maintenance
- Computer maintenance is key to keeping problems from occurring. Some tasks will require a visit to each computer while others can be done remotely. Computer updates can be performed automatically at the client OS level or done using Windows Update services as well as the online option using Intune. There are also some third-party products which can initiate the updates as well. There are many anti-malware options. If using Windows Defender, which is built into Windows clients, updates will happen when the usual updates from Windows occur. If using commercial products, there is typically a centralized console you can use to configure when and how these updates occur. For Windows computers, creating a restore point is crucial to being able to go back in time prior to an infection or to undo a bad update. If a user no longer needs a type of software, then uninstalling it remotely or on-site is very important. It…
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