• Download VMware Player, Virtual Box, or use Hyper-V to build a Windows 10 virtual machine. These free applications can be placed on your personal computer:
  • Oracle Virtual Box (free)
  • VMware Player (free)
  • Hyper-V (available on Windows 8.1 and 10)
  • You can also get an evaluation copy of Windows 10.
• Download the Windows Upgrade Proof of Concept Template and follow the instructions in the document.

In this project, you will practice installing and configuring Windows 10 on a virtual machine and document the process with screenshots and written explanations. You will need to take screenshots from the virtual machine (VM) from this project for the Project 3 presentation, so do not delete the VM.

Follow the Windows Installation Instructions to create the proof of concept. Once you have completed these tasks, write a report that documents the steps you followed in installing Windows 10, detailing which version you installed as well as the steps you completed after the installation.

Windows Installation Instructions

Step-by-Step Installation and Configuration Instructions

Follow the instructions below to install and configure Windows 10, taking screenshots to document your work as you go. Once you have completed these tasks, follow the instructions in the template to complete your report.

PART 1: INSTALL WINDOWS 10

Use any hypervisor to install Windows 10. Many hypervisors are available, including Oracle’s VirtualBox, an open-source (free) virtualization product. In addition, as part of UMGC’s agreement with VMware, you can download VMware Workstation for free. Ask your instructor for access to VMware.

Note: It is not necessary to include screenshots of installing the hypervisor software.

You can get an evaluation copy of Windows 10 here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise

Take these screenshots to include in your report:

• Accept license screenshot
• OS version screenshot
• Disk configuration screenshot
• Custom installation vs. upgrade installation
• Installing Windows setup screen screenshot
• Region/keyboard screenshot
• Host machine up and running screenshot (include annotated screenshot with date and time)

PART 2: CONFIGURATION

You must take screenshots of each of the following activities (more than one screenshot many be needed to demonstrate some of the commands).

You should include a screenshot for each step in your proof-of-concept document.

1. Change the name of the computer to yourfirstInitialLastName-PC (i.e., jsmith-PC)
2. Change the desktop theme and take a screenshot. Include the current date and time in the taskbar.
3. Use PowerShell to create a local user account called yourFirstInitialLastName (i.e., jsmith)
4. Use PowerShell to create a local group account called Tetraaccounting
5. Use PowerShell to add the user created in Step 3 to the Tetra Shillings Accounting local group.
6. Use Local Group Policy to create a password policy. The policy should be based on best practices.
7. Create a folder called Tetra on the root of the C Drive. Assign the Tetra Shillings Accounting read/write access to the folder.
8. Using the Tetra folder that you created in step 7, show that the members in the Tetra Shillings Accounting group have read/write permissions to the folder over the network.
9. Configure Windows Firewall to block inbound ICMPv4. This may require research.