ANDREW BETTANY, MCT was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Windows and Devices for IT) for eight years before joining Microsoft. He is a loving dad, IT geek, training mentor and consultant, entrepreneur, and author. Andrew is recognized for his Windows expertise, and he is the author of many publications, including several Windows exam certification prep guides and Microsoft official training materials. He is the author of video training materials for LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer for 16 years, Andrew delivers learning and consultancy to businesses in many technical areas, including Azure, Windows 10, and Microsoft 365. He has co-founded the “IT Masterclasses” series of short, intensive technical courses (see [...] and he is passionate about helping others learn technology. He is a frequent speaker at Microsoft Ignite and other technical conferences worldwide. Andrew is active on social media and can be found on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. He lives in a village just outside the beautiful city of York in Yorkshire, England.

ANDREW WARREN, MCT, has been writing for Microsoft for many years, helping to develop their official curriculum instructor-led training material. He has served as a subject matter expert on many of the current Windows Server 2016 courses, was technical lead on several of the Windows 10 titles, and was involved in Microsoft 365, Azure, and Intune course development. When not writing about Microsoft technologies, he can be found in the classroom, teaching other IT professionals what they need to know to manage their organization’s IT infrastructure. Outside of IT, Andrew is the author of five books about the First World War, and spends much of his time on the battlefields of France acting as an occasional tour guide. He lives in rural Somerset, England.

Chapter 1: Deploy and update operating systems

Chapter 2: Manage policies and profiles

Chapter 3: Manage and protect devices

Chapter 4: Manage apps and data