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70-686 Exam
Pro: Windows® 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator
Language(s): English
Audience(s): IT Professionals
Technology: Windows 7
Type: Proctored Exam

About 70-686 Exam
70-686 exam is intended to validate a candidates ability to support medium to very large computing environments that use Windows 7. These responsibilities include setting the strategic direction for the client computers, the supporting infrastructure, and the applications.
 
Audience Profile
Candidates for 70-686 exam should have a minimum of three years of experience installing, configuring, and administering clients in a Windows networked environment and also have experience deploying operating systems and applications. Candidates should be familiar with the client administration capabilities of Windows Server and with management tools such as the System Center suite of products.
Credit Toward Certification
Exam 70-686: Pro: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator
Note 70-686 exam guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use 70-686 preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format. 

Skills Being Measured
70-686 exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
 
Planning and Managing a Client Life Cycle Strategy
Plan and manage client licensing and activation.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: applications and operating systems; activation method; KMS vs. MAK; prerequisites; choosing a SKU; licensing infrastructure; licensing compliance audits; inventory audits; virtualization licensing considerations; making recommendations for licensing strategy and compliance
Plan and manage software updates.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: application updates and operating system updates; evaluating and approving software updates; enterprise applications; designing an update strategy; choosing an update tool; planning and deploying a service pack; schedule considerations; network considerations; test updates; auditing for security compliance
Plan and manage a physical hardware and virtualization strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: analyzing existing hardware environment; determining which systems meet minimum requirements; tradeoffs of physical vs. VDI environment; network load considerations; disk space; direct connection vs. brokered connection; determining a VHD strategy; choosing 32 bit vs. 64 bit
Designing a Standard Image
Design an image creation strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: identifying operating system and enterprise applications that will be included with the standard image; thick, thin, or hybrid; role-based or geographic-based images vs. single core image; image localization
Design a custom image.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: identifying applications to be installed; identifying features and components to be enabled or disabled; testing the customized image
Define an image update strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: performance optimization; security considerations; efficiency; offline servicing vs. online or post-image updates; re-creating; recapturing
Designing Client Configurations
Design standard system settings.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: choosing methods, including logon scripts, startup scripts, and Group Policy; designing profiles; designing error reporting; designing audit policy
Define client security standards.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: application control policies; encryption; stopping unnecessary services; designing firewall rules; defining anti-malware settings; changes to Kerberos and NTLM; configuring user rights; defining UAC policy; designing a security template for system lockdown; defining account policies; designing security standards for removable storage
Define Windows Internet Explorer settings.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: defining security zones; cache location; branding; in-private mode; restricting or allowing plug-ins; add-ons; privacy policy; browser protected mode
Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment
Analyze the environment and choose appropriate deployment methods.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: building the infrastructure; advantages of lite-touch vs. zero-touch vs. local install; capacity and scale considerations; determining required changes to the infrastructure
Design a lite-touch deployment strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: unicast vs. multicast; auto-cast vs. scheduled-cast; staggered deployment; scheduling considerations; network load considerations; choosing a client boot method for deployment; unattended answer files; restricting who can receive images; choosing a delivery mechanism
Design a zero-touch deployment strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: designing and configuring task sequencing; unattended answer files; scheduling considerations; staggered deployment; network load considerations; restricting who can receive images
Design a user state migration strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: determining which user data and settings to preserve; local vs. remote storage considerations; determining mitigation plan for non-migrated applications; securing migrated data; testing designed strategy; wipe-and-load migration vs. side-by-side migration
Designing Application Packages for Deployment
Design a delivery or deployment strategy.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: auditing for prerequisites and minimum requirements; choosing a deployment method such as virtualized, Remote Desktop Services, Group Policy, or software distribution; server-based or client-based install; scheduling considerations; staggered deployment; network considerations; package creation standards
Manage application compatibility.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: testing incompatibility; choosing a method for resolving incompatibility, such as upgrading, Remote Desktop Services, shim, or VDI; auditing incompatible software
Identifying and Resolving Deployment and Client Configuration Issues
Identify and resolve Internet Explorer issues.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: security zones; Web applications; advanced settings; Group Policy restrictions; certificates
Identify and resolve Group Policy issues.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: delegation; inheritance; policies are not effective; blocking; permissions; loopback processing; user vs. computer settings; filtering; performance
Identify and resolve networking issues.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: wireless; remote access; VPN; certificates; performance; IP communication; Windows Firewall
Identify and resolve authentication and authorization issues.
70-686 objective may include but is not limited to: user rights; distinguishing between client-based and server-based issues; time synchronization (Kerberos)