Lesson 12: Windows Administration Tools
Week of Tue, Dec 1 · lesson closes Mon, Dec 7
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Know these cold
- MMC snap-ins: Device Manager (hardware/drivers), Event Viewer (logs), Disk Management (partitions), Services (service control).
- Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc): processes, performance metrics, startup impact, users. Resource Monitor: deeper CPU/memory/disk/network.
- Registry (regedit): HKLM (machine-wide settings), HKCU (per-user). Back up before editing. Never delete keys unless certain.
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Dinner Table Question
Ask at home: Why should you back up the registry before making changes?
En español: ¿Por qué deberías respaldar el registro antes de hacer cambios?