⏱️ Duration: 75-90 minutes
📚 Topics: Windows Installation, User Management, File Permissions, Partitions, File Systems
Scenario
You've been hired as an IT administrator for a small law firm with 8 employees. They need you to set up a new Windows 11 workstation with proper user accounts, file organization, and security. This machine will be used by multiple employees who need different levels of access to various files and folders.
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Part 1: Pre-Installation Planning
⏱️ Duration: 20 minutes
Knowledge Check Questions
Before starting the installation, answer these questions:
UEFI vs. BIOS:
What does UEFI stand for? ___
Name three advantages of UEFI over traditional BIOS:
Boot Media Preparation:
What format should a USB boot medium use for UEFI installation? ___
What does the file extension .iso mean? ___
What tool do we use in the course to create bootable USB drives? ___
Windows 11 Requirements:
Requirement
Minimum
Recommended for Practice
CPU
1 GHz Quad-Core
RAM
16 GB
Storage
Graphics
Special
UEFI, TPM, Secure Boot
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Installation Planning Document
Create a planning document for the law firm workstation:
System Configuration:
Computer Name: LAWFIRM-WS01
Primary Admin Account: Admin (Password: 123ict)
Partition Strategy:
C: Windows System - ___GB (50% of 512GB SSD)
D: Data Drive - ___GB (remaining space)
File System Choices:
C: ___ (Why?)
D: ___ (Why?)
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Part 2: User and Group Architecture
⏱️ Duration: 25 minutes
Law Firm Structure
The firm has the following staff:
Management:
Sarah (Senior Partner) - needs access to everything
Michael (Junior Partner) - needs access to most files
Legal Team:
Anna (Lawyer)
Thomas (Lawyer)
Lisa (Paralegal)
Support Staff:
Hans (Secretary)
Maria (Bookkeeper)
Peter (IT Support - that's you!)
Task 1: Design User and Group Structure
Create a user/group organization chart:
Groups needed:
Administrators
Members: ___
Management
Members: ___
LegalTeam
Members: ___
Support
Members: ___
AllStaff
Members: ___
Task 2: Windows User Creation Commands
Write the command-line commands to create three users of your choice:
REM Create user Hansnet user ___ ___ /addREM Create user Maria___REM Create user ______REM View user informationnet user HansREM Add Hans to Support groupnet localgroup Support Hans /addREM Remove a user(example)net user TestUser /delete
Task 3: GUI vs. Command Line
Research and document:
Two methods to create users in Windows 11:
Method 1: ___ (most common for admins)
Method 2: ___
Advantages of each method:
Method
Advantages
When to Use
GUI (Computerverwaltung)
Command Line (net user)
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Part 3: File System and Partition Management
⏱️ Duration: 20 minutes
Task 1: File System Deep Dive
Complete this comprehensive comparison table:
File System
OS
Case Sensitive?
Journaling?
Permissions?
Max File Size
Best Use
FAT32
All
Nein
Nein
Nein
4 GB
exFAT
All
>4 GB
NTFS
Windows
Nein*
Ja
Ja
ReFS
Windows
ext4
Linux
APFS
macOS
Special Note about NTFS: ___
Task 2: Journaling Explained
In your own words (minimum 3 sentences):
What is "Journaling" in a file system?
How does it help recover from errors?
Give an example of when this would be useful:
Task 3: Partition Planning Exercise
Scenario: You have a 1TB hard drive to partition for a workstation:
Your partition plan:
Drive Letter
Size
File System
Purpose
Why this FS?
C:
250 GB
NTFS
D:
500 GB
Data
E:
250 GB
Questions:
Why not use FAT32 for the data drive?
What is the command to view partition information? ___
Where do you find the Datenträgerverwaltung in Windows?