CHAPTER 11

Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems

In this chapter, you will learn how to

•   Recognize current Windows editions

•   Install and upgrade Windows

•   Describe Windows post-installation best practices

This chapter’s title is slightly deceptive, as it might be more accurate to call it “Installing and Upgrading Microsoft Windows.” With that being said, there are operating systems out there other than Windows. Linux installations use a similar general installation process as Windows and are easily upgraded through the command line. ChromeOS and macOS come preinstalled on devices and are upgraded through regular software updates rather than by the release and installation of entirely new versions like you’d see with Windows (for ...

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