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LAB 4
PERFORMING POST-
INSTALLATION
CONFIGURATION

THIS LAB CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES:

Exercise 4.1 Configuring Windows 10

Exercise 4.2 Configuring Power Settings

Exercise 4.3 Configuring Internet Explorer

Exercise 4.4 Installing Hyper-V

Exercise 4.5 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines

Lab Challenge Configuring Microsoft Edge

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The lab environment consists of student workstations connected to a local area

network, along with a server that functions as the domain controller for a domain
called adatum.com. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 4-1.
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Table 4-1
Computers required for Lab 4
Computer Operating System Computer Name
Server (VM 1) Windows Server 2012 R2 LON-DC1
Client (VM 2) Windows 10 LON-CL1

In addition to the computers, you will also require the software listed in Table 4-2 to
complete Lab 4.

Table 4-2
Software required for Lab 4
Software Location
Lab 4 student worksheet Lab04_worksheet.docx (provided by instructor)

Working with Lab Worksheets

Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, shoot screen shots, and
perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such
as Lab04_worksheet.docx. You will find these worksheets on the book companion
site. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets, so
you can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in
each lab, open the appropriate worksheet file, fill in the required information, and then
save the file to your flash drive.

SCENARIO

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

 Configure Windows 10

 Configure power settings

 Configure Internet Explorer

 Configure Microsoft Edge

 Install Hyper-V

 Create and manage virtual machines

Estimated lab time: 125 minutes

Exercise 4.1 Configuring Windows 10

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Overview In this exercise, you will configure Windows 10 using Windows

10 Settings and Control Panel.

Mindset When you click the Settings option, you launch the Settings
application that is based on the Modern UI interface to access
common settings. In previous versions of Windows, the Control
Panel was the primary graphical utility to configure the Windows
environment and hardware devices.
Completion time 20 minutes

1. Log on to LON-CL1 as adatum\administrator with the password of Pa$

$w0rd.

2. Click the Start button and then click Settings. The Settings window opens as
shown in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1
Windows 10 Settings

3. Click the System option.

4. Click the Apps & features option.

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Which application is the largest application?

Question
1
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016

5. Scroll down and click Microsoft Solitaire Collection. Then click Uninstall.
Click Uninstall again.

6. Take a screen shot showing that the Microsoft Solitaire Collection has been
removed by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet
file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

7. Click the back button (left arrow at the top of the Settings window).

8. Click the Personalization option.

9. Click Start.

When you click the Start button, does the start page take up
Question
the full screen? Why does it take up or not take up the full
2
screen? that option is turned off
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10. Click the Choose which folders appear on Start option.

11. Click the Start button and look to see if Documents and Downloads are listed.

12. Click the Start button again to close the Start page.

13. Click the Documents option and the Downloads option, so that the settings is set
to On.

14. Click the Start button.

15. Take a screen shot showing the Start page by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste
it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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16. Click the Start button to close the Start page.

17. Click the Back button twice.

18. Click the Time & Language option.

Question Why can’t you change the date and time? Settings are
3 managed by a Corporation

19. Close the Settings window.

20. Right-click the Start button and choose Control Panel.

21. If the Control Panel is showing large or small icons, change the View by option
to Category.

22. Click the System and Security options.

23. Click System.

Question
How much RAM does your system have? 4 GB
4

24. At the top of the window, click Control Panel.

25. Under Hardware and Sound, click View devices and printers.

Question
How many printers are installed? 4 
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26. Close the Devices and Printers window.

Leave LON-CL1 open for the next exercise.

Exercise 4.2 Configuring Power Settings

Overview In this exercise, you will create and manage a power plan.

Mindset Power management is the balancing of power consumption with

performance. Windows 10 includes extensive power management
capabilities, including supporting the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI), which can be configured using power plans.
The power plans can be configured using the Control Panel Power
Options, using Group Policy, or via the command prompt.
Completion time 15 minutes

1. On LON-CL1, right-click the Start button and choose Control Panel.

2. Click Hardware and Sound > Power Options. The Power Options page opens
as shown in Figure 4-2.

Figure 4-2
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Managing Power Options

3. Click the Choose what the power button does option.

Question By default, what happens when the power button is pressed?

6 The device shuts down

4. Click the Back (left arrow) button.

Question Which power plan is being used by the system? High

7 Performance

5. Click the small down arrow next to Show additional plans.

Question
Which power plan was hidden? Power Saver
8

6. Click the Create a power plan option.

7. In the Create a Power Plan Wizard, Balanced (recommended) is already selected.

In the Plan name text box, type MyPowerPlan and then click Next.

8. On the Change Settings for the Plan page, click the Create button.

9. Take a screen shot of the Power Options page by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then
paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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10. Next to MyPowerPlan, click Change plan settings.

11. Click Change advanced power settings. The Power Options dialog box opens.

Question At what point is the hard disk turned off when it's not being
9 used? After 20 minutes

12. Change the Setting (Minutes) to 30.

13. Take a screen shot of the Power Options dialog box by pressing Alt+PrtScr and
then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing
Ctrl+V.
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14. Expand the Wireless Adapter Settings node and then expand the Power
Savings Mode node.

Question Which power saving mode for wireless adapters is the

10 system set to? Maximum Performance

15. Click OK.

16. Close the Edit Plan Settings window.

Leave LON-CL1 open for the exercise.

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Exercise 4.3 Configuring Internet Explorer

Overview In this exercise, you will configure various Internet Explorer options,
including configuring security zones, Pop-up Blocker, add-ons, and
compatibility mode.
Mindset Internet Explorer is Microsoft’s traditional browser, offering several
features to protect your security and privacy while you browse the web,
including phishing filters, Protected Mode, Pop-up Blocker, Add-on
Manager, download files or software notification, and the use of digital
signatures and 128-bit secure (SSL) connections when using secure
websites.
Completion time 40 minutes

1. On LON-CL1, click the Start button and then type IE. From the search results,
click Internet Explorer Desktop app. In the Set up Internet Explorer dialog
box, select the Use recommended security and compatibility settings option
and then click OK.

2. Using Internet Explorer, open http://www.microsoft.com. (Don’t worry if you

are not connected to the Internet.)

3. Click the Tools button (gear button) and then select Internet options.

4. In the Internet options dialog box (see Figure 4-3), in the Home page section,
click the Use current button.

Figure 4-3
Configuring Internet Options
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5. To clear your history, click the Delete button in the Browsing history section.

Which default options will be deleted? Preserve favorites

Question
website data, temporary internet files and website files,
11
cookies and website data, history.

6. With the default options already selected, click the Delete button.

7. Click the Security Tab.

8. Click the Internet zone.

9. Click the Custom level button.

Question When you click the Reset custom settings option, which level
12 is the default? Medium High

Under ActiveX controls and plug-ins, which option is selected

Question
for Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without
13
prompt? disable

10. To close the security settings for the Internet zone, click the Cancel button

11. Click Trusted sites.

12. Click the Sites button.

13. In the Trusted sites dialog box, in the Add this website to the zone, type
http://www.adatum.com. Deselect the Require server verification (https:) for
all sites in this zone option. Click Add.

14. To close the Trusted sites dialog box, click the Close button.

15. To close the Internet options dialog box, click OK.

16. Right-click the white part of the Internet Explorer window and choose
Properties.

Question Which zone is assigned to http://www.microsoft.com?

14 Internet Protected mode: Off
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17. To close the Properties dialog box, click OK.

18. Click the Tools button (gear button) and select Internet options.

19. Click the Privacy tab.

20. In the Pop-up Blocker section, click the Settings button.

21. In the Pop-up blocker Settings dialog box, in the Address of website to allow,
type www.microsoft.com and then click the Add button.

22. Take a screen shot of the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box by pressing
Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page
provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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23. To close the Pop-up blocking Settings dialog box, click the Close button

24. Click the Connections tab.

25. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings section, click the LAN settings
button.

26. If the Automatically detect settings option is selected, deselect the option.

27. Select Use a proxy server for your LAN.

28. In the Address text box, type 172.24.255.20 for the address. For the port text box,
type 8080. Select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses option.

29. Take a screen shot of the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box by
pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page
provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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30. Click OK to close the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box and then
click the OK button to close the Internet options dialog box.

31. Open the Internet options again and go back into the Local Area Network
(LAN) Settings again to deselect the Use a proxy server for your LAN option.
Select the Automatically detect settings option.

32. To close the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, click the OK
button.

33. Click the Programs tab.

34. Click the Manage add-ons button.

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35. Review the Toolbars and Extensions, Search Providers, Accelerators and
Tracking Protection to see your managed add-ons.

36. Close the Manage Add-ons dialog box.

37. To close the Internet Options dialog box, click OK.

38. Click the Tools button (gear button) and then select Compatibility View
settings.

39. If you have a website that is not compatible with Internet Explorer 11, in the Add
this website text box, type the website URL. For our example, type
www.adatum.com and then click the Add button.

40. Take a screen shot of the Compatibility View Settings dialog box by pressing
Alt+PrtScr and then paste the resulting image into the Lab04_worksheet file in
the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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41. Click the Close button.

42. Click the Tools button (gear button) and select Internet options.

43. Click the Advanced tab.

44. Under the Browsing section, deselect Show friendly HTTP error messages
option. Sometimes when you get an error message, it might benefit you to
deselect this option so that you get a more meaningful error message.

45. Browse through the other options under the Advanced settings.

46. Click the Reset button. If you or an application made changes to Internet
Explorer and you discover that Internet Explorer is unstable, you should click
Restore advanced settings or click the Reset button.

47. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to reset all Internet Explorer
settings, click the Reset button.

48. Take a screen shot of the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box by pressing
Alt+PrtScr and then paste the resulting image into the Lab04_worksheet file in
the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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49. To close the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click the Close button.

50. Close Internet Explorer.

Leave LON-CL1 open for the exercise.

Exercise 4.4 Installing Hyper-V

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Overview In this exercise, you will install the Hyper-V using DISM.
Mindset Hyper-V enables you to create and manage virtual machines (VMs)
using a virtual switch. These VMs can be used to test your
applications for compatibility with new operating systems, allow you
to run applications written for older versions of Windows, or isolate
an application.
Completion time 10 minutes

1. On LON-CL1, right-click the Start button and choose Command Prompt

(Admin).

2. Execute the following commands:

Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-

Hyper-V /All

On a physical computer running Windows 10, you can install

Hyper-V using the Programs and Features. On a Hyper-V
machine, you cannot run Hyper-V using the Program
NOTE

Features and you cannot run virtual machines. In other

words, you can not run a Hyper-V virtual machine on another
Hyper-V machine. However, you can install Hyper-V using
DISM and you can create and manage virtual machines.

3. When you are prompted to reboot, press the y key.

4. Log on to LON-CL1 as adatum\administrator with the password of Pa$

$w0rd.

5. Right-click the Start button and choose Programs and Features.

Question Where else can you find the Programs and Features? In the
15 Control Panel. Under Programs

6. Click Turn Windows features on or off.

7. In the Windows Features dialog box, expand the Hyper-V node.

8. Take a screen shot of the Windows Features dialog box showing the Hyper-V is
installed by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet
file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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9. Close the Windows Features dialog box and then close Control Panel.

Leave LON-CL1 open for the next exercise.

Exercise 4.5 Creating and Managing Virtual Machines

Overview In this exercise, you will create a virtual machine.
Mindset A virtual machine (VM) is a self-contained, isolated unit that can be
easily moved from one physical computer to another, runs its own
operating system, and includes its own virtual hardware
configuration. After you have installed Hyper-V, you can then use
the Hyper-V Manager console to create and manage VMs.
Completion time 30 minutes

1. On LON-CL1, right-click the Start button and choose Control Panel.

2. In the Search Control Panel text box, type Administrative Tools. Then from the
search results, click Administrative Tools.

3. When Administrative Tools opens, double-click Hyper-V Manager. Hyper-V

Manager opens as shown in Figure 4-4.

Figure 4-4
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The Hyper-V Manager

4. Right-click LON-CL1 and choose New > Virtual Machine.

5. In the New Virtual Machine Wizard, on the Before You Begin page, click Next.

6. On the Specify Name and Location page, in the Name text box, type VM1.

Question What is the default location of the virtual machines? C:\

16 ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V

7. Click Next.

8. On the Specify Generation page, Generation 1 is already selected. Click Next.

9. On the Assign Memory page, answer the following question. Then in the Startup
memory box, type 2048. Click Next.

Question
What is the default startup memory? 1024 MB
17

10. Normally, you would select a virtual switch. However, because a virtual switch is
not configured yet, on the Configuring Networking page, click Next.

11. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, change the size to 20 GB. Click Next.

12. On the Installation Options page, for the purposes of our lab environment, click
Next.

13. On the Summary page, click Finish.

14. In Hyper-V Manager, click LON-CL1.

15. Take a screen shot of Hyper-V Manager showing the new VM by pressing
Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page
provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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16. Right-click VM1 and choose Settings.

17. Click Memory.

18. Change the Minimum RAM setting to 1024 MB.

19. Click Processor.

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20. Change the number of virtual processors from 1 to 2.

21. Take a screen shot of Hyper-V Manager showing the Processor setting by
pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page
provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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22. To close the Settings window, click the OK button.

23. On LON-CL1, using Hyper-V Manager, under Actions, click Virtual Switch Manager.
The Virtual Switch Manager dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5
Managing virtual switches

24. When you are prompted to choose the type of virtual switch you want to create,
select Private and then click the Create Virtual Switch button.

25. In the Name text box, type Private Switch and then click Apply.

Question Which machines can use a private switch? Devices on the

18 global network that are within the defined MAC Address
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Range

26. Take a screen shot of Virtual Switch Manager by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then
paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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27. Click New virtual network switch.

28. When you are prompted to choose the type of virtual switch to create, click
Internal and then click Create Virtual Switch.

29. In the Name text box, type Internal Switch and then click Apply.

30. Take a screen shot of Virtual Switch Manager by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then
paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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31. Click OK to close the Virtual Switch Manager.

32. On Hyper-V Manager, using Hyper-V Manager, right-click VM1 and choose
Settings.

33. In the Settings dialog box, click the Network Adapter vertical tab, as shown in
Figure 4-6.
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Figure 4-6
Managing network adapters

34. On the Network Adapter page, for the Virtual switch option, click the down
arrow and select Private Switch.

35. Take a screen shot of Settings window by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it
into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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36. Click OK to close the Settings dialog box.

Remain logged in to LON-CL1 but close Hyper-V Manager and Administrative Tools.

Lab
Challenge Configuring Microsoft Edge
Overview In this exercise, you will configure the available Microsoft Edge
settings.

Mindset Microsoft Edge is Microsoft’s new lightweight web browser with a

layout engine built around web standards designed to replace Internet
Explorer as the default web browser. It integrates with Cortana,
annotation tools, Adobe Flash Player, a PDF reader, and a reading
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mode.
Completion time 10 minutes

1. On LON-CL1, on the taskbar, click Microsoft Edge.

Question Why doesn't Microsoft Edge open? Cannot open while

19 signed in as an administrator.

2. Click the Close button.

3. Right-click the Start button and choose Computer Management.

4. In the Computer Management console, expand the Local Users and Groups
node and then click the Users node, as shown in Figure 4-7.

Figure 4-7
Managing local user accounts

5. Right-click the Users node and choose New User.

6. In the New User dialog box, type the following information:

User name: JSmith

Full Name: John Smith

Password and Confirm password: Pa$$w0rd

7. Deselect the User must change password at next logon option and then click
the Create button.
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8. Click the Close button to close the New User dialog box.

9. Take a screen shot showing the Computer Management console showing the new
user by pressing Alt+PrtScr and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in
the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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10. Double-click the JSmith account.

11. In the JSmith Properties dialog box, click the Member Of tab.

Question
What group is JSmith member of? Users
20

12. Click the Add button.

13. In the Select Groups dialog box, answer the following question, and then in the
Enter the object names to select text box, type Administrators and click OK.

Question Which location will the group come from based on the From
21 this location field? LON-CL1

14. To close the JSmith Properties dialog box, click OK.

15. Click the Start button. Then click Administrator and click Sign out.

16. Log on by clicking Other user, then log on as LON-CL1\JSmith with the
password of Pa$$w0rd. It will take a couple of minutes to create the user profile.

17. On the taskbar, click the Microsoft Edge icon.

18. Click the … button and then click Settings.

19. Click the View favorites settings button.

20. Change the Show the favorite bar from Off to On.

21. Take a screen shot of the Can't reach this page window by pressing Alt+PrtScr
and then paste it into your Lab04_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing
Ctrl+V.

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22. Click the back button (<<).

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Question What is the reading view stytle and the font size? Default and
22 Medium

23. Click View advanced settings.

Question Which two options are enabled? Block pop-ups and Use
23 Adobe Flash Player

24. Scroll down and look at the available options.

25. Close Microsoft Edge.

26. Close all Windows and log off LON-CL1.

End of lab.