AppDelivery

Just passed exam 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring, with a score of 978/1000.

If you want a good score, you would especially want to study these following topics, as they were the main areas covered in the exam;

• BitLocker
• DirectAccess
• BranchCache
• User State Migration Tool 4.0
• AppLocker – Application Control Policies
• Internet Explorer 8.0
• WSUS
• System Protection / Shadow Copies
• Windows PE
• BCDedit
• Windows Automated Intallation Kit (WAIK)
• Know your CLI in Win7 (WinPE, Remote Management, USMT..)

Next exam is PRO:70-647, Enterprise Administrator….

Relevant study links;

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/enterprise/products/windows-7/features.aspx

BitLocker

http://www.petri.co.il/bitlocker-in-windows-7.htm

http://4sysops.com/archives/review-windows-7-bitlocker/

Direct Access

http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-7-directaccess-features/

BranchCache

http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/07/26/windows-server-2008-r2-and-windows-7-branchcache/

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx

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USMT

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560801(WS.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560752(WS.10).aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/USMT/

AppLocker

http://4sysops.com/archives/review-windows-7-applocker-part-1-overview/
http://4sysops.com/archives/review-windows-7-applocker-part-2-tips/

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd548340(WS.10).aspx

IE8

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.ie8.aspx?pr=blog

WSUS

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx

http://www.wsus.info/

System Protection

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/330-system-protection-turn-off.html

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/System-Restore-frequently-asked-questions

WinPE / WAIK / Bcedit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en

http://blogs.technet.com/windowssystemdeployment/archive/2009/01/20/windows-7-deployment-changes.aspx

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.html

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731662(WS.10).aspx