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CompTIA | 220-1102: CompTIA A+

Different Operating System Installation Methods
Exercises
Introduction
Lab Topology
Exercise 1 - Learn About Boot Methods
Exercise 2 - Verifying Operating System Installation Requirements
Exercise 3 - Performing a Clean Windows Installation
Exercise 4 - Perform Disk Partitioning
Review

Introduction
Tags: A+ Operating System (OS) Installation Windows 10 Windows 11
GUID [globally unique identifier] Partition Table (GPT) Master Boot Record (MBR)
Boot Methods

Welcome to the Different Operating System Installation Methods Practice

Lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices
needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Learning Outcomes
In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

Exercise 1 - Learn About Boot Methods

Exercise 2 - Verifying Operating System Installation Requirements
Exercise 3 - Performing a Clean Windows Installation
Exercise 4 - Perform Disk Partitioning

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Set up a Boot Device

Identify Windows 11 Installation Requirements
Verify System Requirements
Load the Windows 11 Installation Media
Perform a Clean Windows 11 Installation
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Create a Recovery Partition

Create a Dynamic Partition
Create a Primary Partition
Convert to MBR or GPT Disk

Exam Objectives
The following exam objectives are covered in this module:

1.9 Given a scenario, perform OS installations and upgrades in a diverse OS

environment.

Boot methods
Types of installations
Partitioning
Upgrade considerations

Lab Duration
It will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete this lab.

The completion time of this module exceeds our usual 1-hour timeframe.
Please ensure you have taken into consideration how long this module will
take to complete.

Help and Support

For more information on using Practice Labs, please see our Help and Support
page. You can also raise a technical support ticket from this page.

Click Next to view the Lab topology used in this module.

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Lab Topology
During your session, you will have access to the following lab configuration.

Depending on the exercises, you may or may not use all of the devices, but they
are shown here in the layout to get an overall understanding of the topology of
the lab.

PLABDC01 - (Windows Server 2019 - Domain Controller)

PLABWIN10 - (Windows 10 - Domain Member Workstation)
PLABWIN11 - (Windows 11 - Domain Member Workstation)
PLABSUSE - (SUSE - Standalone Server)
PLABUBUNTU - (Ubuntu - Standalone Server)
PLABANDROID - (Android OS - Android Device)

Click Next to proceed to the first exercise.

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Exercise 1 - Learn About Boot Methods

Booting is the process of powering on the computer and starting the operating
system. An operating system is a program that makes the application programs
and the computer hardware work together. The most usual place to install an
operating system is a hard drive. However, you can also boot a computer with an
operating system that runs on a USB drive. You can install an operating system
using the following methods:

USB
Optical Media
Network
Solid-state/flash drives
Internet-based
External/hot-swappable drive
Internal hard drive (partition)

During the boot process, the device containing the operating system program is
loaded into the RAM or computer’s main memory and executed. After execution,
the operating system becomes functional and takes control of the machine.

In this exercise, you will learn about the boot methods.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this exercise, you should be able to:

Set up a Boot Device

Your Devices
You will be using the following device in this lab. Please power these on now.

PLABDC01 - (Windows Server 2019 - Domain Controller)

PLABWIN10 - (Windows 10 - Domain Member Workstation)

Task 1 - Set up a Boot Device

Operating system files can be loaded from an external storage device. The
device could be an optical disk or a USB drive. The methods of installing an
operating system from these devices are similar.

In this task, you will load an operating system from a DVD.

Step 1
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Connect to PLABWIN10.

Click the Start charm and type:

Hyper-V

Select Hyper-V Manager, from the Best match pop-up menu.

Figure 1.1 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Hyper-V Manager, from the Best match pop-up
menu.

Step 2
From the Hyper-V Manager window, ensure PLABWIN10 is selected in the left-
hand pane.

Right-click the PLABWIN11HOME virtual machine and select Settings.

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Figure 1.2 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking the PLABWIN11HOME virtual machine and
selecting Settings in the Hyper-V Manager window.

Step 3
The Settings for PLABWIN11 on PLABWIN10 dialog box is displayed.

In the Hardware pane, select Firmware. The Firmware panel is displayed in the
right pane.

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Figure 1.3 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11 on PLABWIN10 dialog box
with Firmware in the Hardware pane selected.

Step 4
Under the Boot order list box, a list of devices is displayed. Any of these devices
can be used for booting purposes. Devices are checked in this order for the
availability of an operating system.

Select Hard drive in the list box and click the Move Up button twice.

This will set the Hard drive as the first choice for booting.

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Figure 1.4 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11 on PLABWIN10 dialog box
with Hard Drive in the Firmware pane selected and the Move Up button highlighted.

Step 5
Hard Drive is now the preferred boot device.

Click Cancel.

Close the Hyper-V Manager window.

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Figure 1.5 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11 on PLABWIN10 dialog box
with Hard Drive at the top of the Boot order and the Cancel button highlighted.

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Exercise 2 - Verifying Operating System

Installation Requirements
Before a technician can perform an installation of an operating system, it is
important to identify what the operating system requirements are from the
vendor. Its hardware requirements need to be checked. You must ensure that the
available hardware setup will adequately support the operating system. In case
hardware requirements are not met, the operating system installation procedure
can terminate abruptly, or if it succeeds with the installation, it may not work
with optimal performance.

Once the requirements are identified, then it is time to verify that the system to
perform the installation on meets the operating system requirements.

In this exercise, you will identify the requirements to install Microsoft’s flagship
desktop operating system, Windows 11, as well as verify that a system meets the
requirements to install Windows 11.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this exercise, you should be able to:

Identify Windows 11 Installation Requirements

Verify System Requirements

Your Devices
You will be using the following devices in this lab. Please power these on now.

PLABDC01 - (Windows Server 2019 - Domain Controller)

PLABWIN10 - (Windows 10 - Domain Member Workstation)

Task 1 - Identify Windows 11 Installation

Requirements
In this task, you will visit the Microsoft website to view the system requirements
to perform a Windows 11 installation.

Step 1
Connect to PLABWIN10.

Click the Microsoft Edge icon on the Taskbar.

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Figure 2.1 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying opening Microsoft Edge from the Taskbar.

Step 2
Select the New tab + button.

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Figure 2.2 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting the New tab (Ctrl+T) icon in the Microsoft Edge
browser window.

Step 3
If the Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy pop-up appears, click the I Accept
button.

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Figure 2.3 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking the I Accept button in the Microsoft Cares About
Your Privacy pop-up.

Step 4
In the Microsoft Edge address bar, type:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?
r=1

Press Enter.

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Figure 2.4 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying a new tab in Microsoft Edge with the required web
address typed into the Microsoft Edge address bar.

Step 5
On the optional cookies pop-up, click Accept on the privacy options.

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Figure 2.5 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking the Accept button in the optional cookies pop-
up.

Step 6
On the ….Get the Bing Wallpaper app today pop-up, click the No thanks
weblink to choose the default browser option.

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Figure 2.6 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Find Windows 11 specs, features and computer
requirements webpage.

Step 7
Scroll to the System requirement section.

The following are the minimum System requirements to perform a Windows 11

installation shown on the webpage:

Processor - 1 GHz or faster, 2 or more cores, 64-bit or System on a Chip

RAM (System memory) - 4 gigabytes (GB)
Storage - 64 gigabytes or more
System firmware - UEFI/Secure Boot capable
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Graphics Card - DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver

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Figure 2.7 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the System requirements section of the Find Windows 11
specs, features and computer requirements.

Leave the Microsoft Edge browser window open.

Task 2 - Verify System Requirements

In this task, you will verify if the PLABWIN10 device meets the system
requirements to perform a clean installation of Windows 11.

Step 1
Ensure you are connected to PLABWIN10, where the Microsoft Edge browser
window is open.

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Figure 2.8 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the System requirements section of the Find Windows 11
specs, features and computer requirements.

Step 2
On the Windows Desktop, right-click the Start charm and select Settings.

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Figure 2.9 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking the Start charm and selecting Settings.

Step 3
In the Settings window, select System.

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Figure 2.10 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting System in the Windows Settings window.

Step 4
In the Setting window, scroll down the System pane and select About.

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Figure 2.11 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings window, with About selected in the System
pane.

Step 5
In the Settings - About pane, you will see the Device specifications for the
PLABWIN10 device are as follows:

Processor - 2 GHz
RAM - 8 GB
System type - 64-bit

Note: Compare the specifications with the System requirements webpage in

Microsoft Edge. You will notice the specifications meet the requirements for
a Windows 11 installation.

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Figure 2.12 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings - About pane showing the device
specifications section.

Step 6
Close the Settings window.

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Figure 2.13 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings - About pane with the red Close icon
highlighted.

Step 7
Right-click the Windows Taskbar and select Task Manager.

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Figure 2.14 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking the Taskbar and selecting Task Manager.

Step 8
In the Task Manager dialog box, select More details.

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Figure 2.15 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting More details in the Task Manager dialog box.

Step 9
From the Task Manager window, select the Performance tab at the top.

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Figure 2.16 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Task Manager tab with the Performance tab
highlighted.

Step 10
The CPU details are displayed.

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Figure 2.17 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Task Manager - Performance tab with the CPU
details.

Note: Windows 11 requires at least a dual-core CPU. The PLABWIN10 device

meets that requirement with four cores.

Step 11
Close the Task Manager window.

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Figure 2.18 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Close icon in the Task Manager window selected.

Step 12
Connect to PLABWIN11.

Open Hyper-V Manager.

Right-click PLABWIN102, and select Settings.

Select Security.

Click the Enable Trusted Platform Module box.

Select Apply.

Select OK.

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Figure 2.19 Screenshot of PLABWIN11: Displaying Hyper-V Manager, showing the PLABWIN102 Security
window.

Step 13
In Virtual Manager, right-click PLABWIN102.

Select Connect.

You may get a pop-up telling you that “The Virtual Machine ‘PLABWIN102’ is
turned off. To start the virtual machine, select ‘Start’ from the Action menu.”
If you receive this message, select Start.

Admin password:

Passw0rd

Step 14
Click the Start charm and type:

tpm.msc

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Select tpm.msc from the Best match pop-up menu.

Figure 2.20 Screenshot of PLABWIN102 on PLABWIN11: Displaying selecting tpm.msc from the Best
match pop-up menu.

Step 15
In the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management on Local Computer
console, notice that the Status is shown as The TPM is ready for use on the right
pane.

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Figure 2.21 Screenshot of PLABWIN102 on PLABWIN11: Displaying the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Management on Local Computer console with the TPM is ready to use status.

Note: Windows 11 requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Chip for

installation. Therefore, PLABWIN10 meets the requirement by having a TPM.

Close all open windows.

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Exercise 3 - Performing a Clean Windows

Installation
An operating system can be installed using multiple methods. Some of these
methods are listed below:

Unattended installation
In-place upgrade
Clean install
Repair installation
Multiboot
Remote network installation
Image deployment
Recovery partition
Restore/Refresh

For all the methods listed above, the actual process of installation remains the
same. Only the choice of boot device differs.

In this exercise, you will perform a clean install.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this exercise, you should be able to:

Load the Windows 11 Installation Media

Perform a Clean Windows 11 Installation
Create a Recovery Partition

Your Devices
You will be using the following devices in this lab. Please power these on now.

PLABDC01 - (Windows Server 2019 - Domain Controller)

PLABWIN10 - (Windows 10 - Domain Member Workstation)

Task 1 - Load the Windows 11 Installation Media

In this task, you will load the Windows 11 installation media on the PLABWIN10
device.

Step 1
Connect to PLABWIN10.

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Click the Start charm and type:

Hyper-V

Select Hyper-V Manager, from the Best match pop-up menu.

Figure 3.1 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Hyper-V Manager, from the Best match pop-up
menu.

Step 2
From the Hyper-V Manager window, ensure PLABWIN10 is selected in the left-
hand pane.

Right-click the PLABWIN11HOME virtual machine and select Settings.

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Figure 3.2 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking the PLABWIN11HOME virtual machine and
selecting Settings in the Hyper-V Manager window.

Step 3
In the Settings for PLABW11HOME on PLABWIN10 window, select SCSI
Controller under the Hardware section, on the left-hand pane.

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Figure 3.3 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting SCSI Controller in the Settings for
PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 window.

Step 4
In the context pane, select DVD Drive, then click Add.

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Figure 3.4 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the DVD Drive selected and the Add button highlighted.

Step 5
Notice the DVD Drive now appears under the Hardware list.

Ensure the DVD Drive is selected.

On the DVD Drive settings page, under the Media section, select Image file and
click Browse.

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Figure 3.5 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the Image file option selected and the Browse button highlighted.

Step 6
In the Open dialog box, select the en-us_windows_11_consumer_editions....
ISO file and click Open.

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Figure 3.6 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Open dialog box with the required file selected and
the Open button highlighted.

Step 7
Back on the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 window, click
Apply.

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Figure 3.7 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the Apply button highlighted.

Step 8
In the left-hand pane, under the Hardware section, select Firmware.

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Figure 3.8 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the Firmware option selected.

Note: Notice the Windows 11 installation media appears as a DVD Drive in

the Boot order. Hence, you can load the operating system from the DVD
drive.

Step 9
Under the Firmware section under Boot order, select DVD Drive.

Next, move the DVD drive to the top of the list within the boot order.

Continue to click the Move Up button until DVD Drive appears at the top.

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Figure 3.9 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the DVD Drive option selected and the Move Up button highlighted.

Step 10
Click Apply and OK to change the boot order.

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Figure 3.10 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Settings for PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10
window with the DVD Drive settings page shown and the Apply button highlighted.

Step 11
Leave the Hyper-V Manager window open.

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Figure 3.11 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Hyper-V Manager window.

Task 2 - Perform a Clean Windows 11 Installation

A clean install is a fresh install. In this task, you will perform a clean installation
of Windows 11.

Step 1
Ensure you are connected to PLABWIN10, where the Hyper-V Manager window
is open.

From the Virtual Machine middle pane, double-click the PLABWIN11HOME

virtual machine.

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Figure 3.12 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Hyper-V Manager window with the
PLABWIN11HOME Virtual Machine selected.

Step 2
In the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual Machine Connection
screen, click Start.

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Figure 3.13 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual Machine
Connection window with the Start button is highlighted.

Step 3
Maximize the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual Machine
Connection window.

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Figure 3.14 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual

Machine Connection window is displayed with the Maximize icon highlighted.

Step 4
When the Press any key to boot from CD or DVD screen appears, type any key
on the keyboard to continue.

Note: If you do not press any key to boot from CD, you will not be able to
perform the following steps for the Windows installation. In case you have
not pressed a key, close the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual
Machine Connection window. Back on the Hyper-V Manager window, right-
click on the PLABWIN11HOME virtual machine and select Turn off. Then
repeat Steps 1 - 3.

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Figure 3.15 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 - Virtual Machine
Connection window with the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD…. shown.

Step 5
From the Windows Setup wizard, ensure the Language to install setting shows
English (United States) from the dropdown options.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.16 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows
Setup wizard with the default settings and the Next button highlighted.

Note: The default language is the language of the installation media. In this
example, the Windows 11 installation media starts with "en_us," denoting
English.

Step 6
Click the Install now button.

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Figure 3.17 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows
Setup wizard with the Install now button highlighted.

Step 7
On the Activate Windows page, select the I don't have a product key link.

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Figure 3.18 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows
Setup wizard with Activate Windows page shown and the I don't have a product key link selected.

Step 8
From the Select the operating system you want to install page, select
Windows 11 Pro.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.19 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Select the
operating system you want to install page with the Windows 11 Pro option selected and the Next button
highlighted.

Step 9
From the Applicable notices and license terms page, tick the I accept the
Microsoft Software License Terms….. checkbox.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.20 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Applicable
notices and license terms page with the I accept the Microsoft Software License Terms….. checkbox
enabled, and the Next button highlighted.

Step 10
From the Which type of installation do you want? page, choose Custom:
Install Windows only (advanced).

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Figure 3.21 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Which type
of installation do you want? page with the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) option highlighted.

Step 11
In the Where do you want to install Windows page, select Drive 0 Partition 3.

Click Delete.

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Figure 3.22 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Where do
you want to install Windows page with the Drive 0 Partition 3 option selected and the Delete link
highlighted.

Step 12
When the Windows Setup warning dialog box appears, select OK.

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Figure 3.23 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows
Setup warning dialog box with the OK button highlighted.

Step 13
Repeat the above step for all remaining partitions.

On the Where do you want to install Windows? page, delete the following
partitions:

Drive 0 Partition 1
Drive 0 Partition 2
Drive 0 Partition 3

When the Windows Setup warning dialog box appears, select OK.

Only Drive 0 Unallocated Space should remain on the list.

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Figure 3.24 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Where do
you want to install Windows page with only Drive 0 Unallocated Space listed.

Note: This drive was prepared for a clean installation. It is important to back
up all files before performing a cleaning installation in case of failure.

Step 14
From the Where do you want to install Windows page, select Drive 0
Unallocated Space.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.25 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Where do
you want to install Windows page with Drive 0 Unallocated Space selected and the Next button
highlighted.

Step 15
On the Installing Windows page, observe the Windows 11 installation process.

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Figure 3.26 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows
Setup Installing Windows page with the Windows 11 installation in progress.

Note: This step could take a few minutes to complete, and the virtual
machine may reboot as a part of completing the installation process.

Step 16
The Getting ready screen appears.

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Figure 3.27 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Getting
ready screen.

Step 17
In the Is this the right country or region? page, you will have to click the
appropriate settings for your locale.

Leave the default selection as United States.

Click Yes.

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Figure 3.28 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Is this the
right country or region? page with the Yes button highlighted.

Step 18
On the Is this the right keyboard layout or input method? page, leave the
default settings.

Click Yes.

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Figure 3.29 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Is this the
right keyboard layout or input method? page with the Yes button highlighted.

Step 19
From the Want to add a second keyboard layout? page, click Skip.

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Figure 3.30 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Want to add
a second keyboard layout? page with the Skip button highlighted.

Step 20
The Checking for updates screen appears.

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Figure 3.31 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Checking for
updates screen.

Step 21
On the Let’s name your device page, type:

PLABWIN11HOME1

Click Next.

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Figure 3.32 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Let’s name
your device page with the required name typed in and the Next button highlighted.

Step 22
On the How would you like to set up this device? page, select Set up for
personal use.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.33 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the How would
you like to set up this device? page with the required option selected and the Next button highlighted.

Step 23
On the Let’s add your Microsoft account page, you can sign in with an existing
account or create a new one using the Create one! link.

Enter your Sign in details and click Next.

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Figure 3.34 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Let’s add
your Microsoft account page with the Next button highlighted.

Step 24
Type your password on the Enter password page and click Sign in.

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Figure 3.35 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Enter
password page with the required password typed in and the Sign in button highlighted.

Step 25
On the Create a PIN page, click Create PIN.

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Figure 3.36 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Create a PIN
page with the Create PIN highlighted.

Step 26
In the Set up a PIN page, type a PIN for the New PIN and Confirm PIN fields.

Click OK.

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Figure 3.37 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Set up a PIN
page with the required PIN typed in and the OK button highlighted.

Step 27
From the Choose privacy settings for your device page, click Next two times.

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Figure 3.38 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Choose
privacy settings for your device page with the Next button selected.

Step 28
From the Choose privacy settings for your device page, click Accept.

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Figure 3.39 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Choose
privacy settings for your device page with the Accept button selected.

Step 29
Click Skip on the Let’s customize your experience page.

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Figure 3.40 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Let’s
customize your experience page with the Skip link selected.

Step 30
On the Access granted page, click Decline.

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Figure 3.41 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Access
granted page with the Decline link selected.

Step 31
Click Skip for now on the Game Pass page.

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Figure 3.42 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying clicking Skip for
now on the Game Pass page.

Step 32
Observe the Windows installation progress.

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Figure 3.43 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Windows 11
installation in progress.

Note: This process could take a few minutes.

Step 33
Once the Connect to PLABWIN11HOME screen appears, click the Close icon.

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Figure 3.44 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the Connect to
PLABWIN11HOME screen with the Close icon selected.

Step 34
Click the Start charm and type:

winver

Select winver from the Best match pop-up menu.

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Figure 3.45 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying selecting winver
from the Best match pop-up menu.

Step 35
In the About Windows - Windows 11 dialog box, notice the Windows version is
Windows 11 Pro.

Click OK.

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Figure 3.46 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying the About
Windows - Windows 11 dialog box with the OK button highlighted.

Note: This verifies a successful clean installation of Windows 11.

Step 36
Click the Close icon on the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 connection bar.

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Figure 3.47 Screenshot of PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 Virtual Machine: Displaying selecting the
Close icon on the PLABWIN11HOME on PLABWIN10 connection bar.

Close the Hyper-V Manager window.

Task 3 - Create a Recovery Partition

The recovery partition is a part of a disk drive that is created to hold an image
of the system taken at a particular point in time. Creating a recovery partition
helps in recovering data if it is lost.

Recovery partition files are used for reinstalling the operating system back on
the machine. Windows operating system has inbuilt functionality to create a
recovery partition.

Below is the demonstration of how to create a recovery partition.

Alert: This task cannot be performed in the lab environment as it requires

an external drive. Below is a demonstration of how you would perform these
steps.

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Step 1
Search for the following in the search bar:

Create a recovery drive

Select Create a recovery drive from the search results.

Figure 3.48: Displaying Create a recovery drive selected from the Best match pop-up menu.

Step 2
The Recovery Drive wizard is displayed.

In the Create a recovery drive page, keep the default selection and click Next.

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Note: If prompted with the User Account Control dialog box, click Yes.

Figure 3.49: Displaying clicking Next on the Create a recovery drive page.

Step 3
The process of creating a recovery partition starts.

Figure 3.50: Displaying the initial phase of the recovery partition creation process.

Step 4
On the Select the USB flash drive page, a message about the recovery drive
size requirement is shown.

Click Next.

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Figure 3.51: Displaying the selection of a device for creating the recovery partition on the Select the USB
flash drive page.

Step 5
From the Create the recovery drive page, click Create.

Figure 3.52: Displaying clicking Create on the Create the recovery drive page.

Step 6
On the Creating the recovery drive page, the process of creating a recovery
drive starts.

It will take a few minutes to complete.

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Figure 3.53: Displaying formatting of the drive for the recovery partition.

Step 7
Once the recovery drive is created, it is visible inside the This PC window.

Figure 3.54: Displaying the newly created recovery partition in the This PC folder.

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Exercise 4 - Perform Disk Partitioning

Disk partitioning is performed to create logically separate compartments inside
the hard drive.

There are three types of disk partitions: Primary, logical and extended. A hard
drive can have a maximum of four primary partitions or three primary and one
extended partition. Logical partitions are created on the extended partition. The
primary partition with the ACTIVE status is used for booting the system with an
operating system. You cannot boot a system from a logical partition as it cannot
be made ACTIVE.

Disk partitions are useful from a data security point of view. Formatting and
erasing data from one partition does not affect the data stored in another
partition. If the hard drive with multiple partitions fails, the data on all partitions
are impacted.

In this exercise, you will learn about disk partitioning.

Learning Outcomes
After completing this exercise, you should be able to:

Create a Dynamic Partition

Create a Primary Partition
Convert to MBR or GPT Disk

Your Devices
You will be using the following device in this lab. Please power on the device now.

PLABDC01 - (Windows Server 2019 - Domain Controller)

PLABWIN10 - (Windows 10 - Domain Member Workstation)

Task 1 - Create a Dynamic Partition

A basic disk works with partitions. Each partition is independent and cannot
share or span data over other partitions. A dynamic disk can use dynamic
volumes that can span across multiple hard drives in a single system.

This is possible because the dynamic disk partition does not create a partition
table like the regular partition method. Dynamic partitioning uses a method
called logical disk manager (LDM). LDM keeps track of the sectors of the

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dynamic partition. A basic disk can be converted to a dynamic disk and vice
versa.

In this task, you will create a dynamic partition.

Step 1
Connect to PLABWIN10.

Click on the Start charm and type the following:

disk management

Select the Create and format hard disk partitions from the Best match pop-up
menu.

Figure 4.1 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying Create and format hard disk partitions from the Best
match pop-up menu.

Step 2

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In the Disk Management window, right-click Disk 1 and select Convert to

Dynamic Disk from the context menu.

Alert: Ensure you click in the Grey area on the left side. Clicking on the drive
label box will not provide this option in the context menu.

Figure 4.2 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking Disk 1 and selecting Convert to Dynamic
Disk from the context menu.

Step 3
In the Convert to Dynamic Disk dialog box, ensure that Disk 1 is selected.

Click OK.

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Figure 4.3 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying Convert to Dynamic Disk dialog box with Disk 1 ticked
and the OK button highlighted.

Step 4
In the Disk to Convert dialog box, click Convert.

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Figure 4.4 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking Convert in the Disks to Convert dialog box.

Step 5
Notice that the Disk 1 status is set to Basic.

In the Disk Management dialog box, click Yes.

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Figure 4.5 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking Yes in the Disk Management dialog box.

Step 6
You are back on the Disk Management window. Notice that the Disk 1 status
has now changed to Dynamic.

Keep the Disk Management window open.

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Figure 4.6 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Disk Management window with Disk 1 shown as
Dynamic.

Task 2 - Create a Primary Partition

Basic disk partitioning is the most commonly used type of disk partitioning
method. Only two types of drives can be created using the basic disk partition
method. They are Primary and logical.

The basic file system formats disks using one of the two: Master Boot Record
(MBR) or GUID [globally unique identifier] Partition Table (GPT) partition table.
MBR method makes use of a partition table, which contains a list of locations
where partitions are present. A primary partition, which is marked Active, is the
one in which an operating system can be installed.

In this task, you will create a primary partition.

Step 1
Ensure you are connected to PLABWIN10, where the Disk Management window
is open.

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To create a new partition, you require empty space on a hard drive. At present,
there is no empty space on any of the hard drives. To create a partition, you
need first to create an empty space.

Right-click PLABWIN10HDD1 (E:) in the right pane and then select Delete
volume.

Figure 4.7 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on PLABWIN10HDD1 (E:) and selecting
Delete volume in the Disk Management window.

Step 2
In the Delete simple volume dialog box, click Yes.

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Figure 4.8 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Yes in the Delete simple volume dialog box.

Step 3
Notice that the PLABWIN10HDD1 (E:) name is no longer visible. This space is
now empty and can be used for creating a partition.

Disk 1 currently has no partitions, and it is marked as Unallocated.

Right-click on Unallocated and then select New Simple Volume from the
context menu.

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Figure 4.9 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Unallocated and selecting the New
Simple Volume option from the context menu.

Step 4
In the New Simple Volume Wizard - Welcome to the New Simple Volume
Wizard page, click Next.

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Figure 4.10 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next in the New Simple Volume Wizard -
Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard page.

Step 5
On the Specify Volume Size page, keep the default volume size and click Next.

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Figure 4.11 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Specify Volume Size page.

Step 6
On the Assign Drive Letter or Path page, keep the default selection for the
drive letter and click Next.

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Figure 4.12 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Assign Drive Letter or Path page.

Step 7
On the Format Partition page, keep the default options and click Next.

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Figure 4.13 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Format Partition page.

Step 8
On the Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard page, click Finish.

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Figure 4.14 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Finish on the Completing the New Simple
Volume Wizard page.

Step 9
You are back on the Disk Management window. A new primary partition has
been created.

Keep the Disk Management window open.

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Figure 4.15 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Disk Management window with a newly created
primary partition.

Task 3 - Convert to MBR or GPT Disk

A hard disk can only contain a single extended partition. A single extended
partition may contain multiple logical partitions. A logical partition is a sub-
division of an extended partition.

Creating an extended partition is possible only on an MBR type of disk.

GPT stands for a GUID Partition Table. A standard called EFI (Extensible
Firmware Interface) defines the structure of the partition table.

GPT is a part of the EFI standard. GPT is an enhanced version of the MBR
(Master Boot Record) partitioning system. By using GPT, it is possible to
overcome the limitations of an MBR partitioning system.

In this task, you will learn to convert between MBR and GPT.

Step 1
In PLABWIN10, the Disk Management window is open.
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Right-click the New Volume (E:) partition and select Delete Volume.

Figure 4.16 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on New Volume (E:) and selecting Delete
volume in the Disk Management window.

Step 2
In the Delete simple volume dialog box, click Yes.

Figure 4.17 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Yes in the Delete simple volume dialog box.

Step 3
Disk 1 currently has no partitions, and it is marked as Unallocated.

Right-click Disk 1 (the gray portion), and then select Convert to MBR Disk from
the context menu.

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Figure 4.18 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Disk 1 and selecting Convert to MBR
Disk from the context menu.

Step 4
Right-click the Unallocated space, and then select New Simple Volume from
the context menu.

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Figure 4.19 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Unallocated and selecting the New
Simple Volume option from the context menu.

Step 5
In the New Simple Volume Wizard - Welcome to the New Simple Volume
Wizard page, click Next.

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Figure 4.20 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next in the New Simple Volume Wizard -
Welcome to the New Simple Volume Wizard page.

Step 6
On the Specify Volume Size page, click Next.

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Figure 4.21 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Specify Volume Size page.

Step 7
On the Assign Drive Letter or Path page, keep the default values and click
Next.

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Figure 4.22 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Assign Drive Letter or Path page.

Step 8
On the Format Partition page, keep the default values and click Next.

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Figure 4.23 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Next on the Format Partition page.

Step 9
On the Completing the New Simple Volume Wizard page, click Finish.

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Figure 4.24 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Finish on the Completing the New Simple
Volume Wizard page.

Step 10
Back on the Disk Management window, New Volume (E:) is now a primary
partition.

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Figure 4.25 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Disk Management window with New Volume (E:)
shown as a primary partition.

Step 11
Right-click on Disk 1 and select Convert to Dynamic Disk from the context
menu.

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Figure 4.26 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Disk 1 and selecting Convert to
Dynamic Disk from the context menu.

Step 12
In the Convert to Dynamic Disk dialog box, click OK.

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Figure 4.27 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying Convert to Dynamic Disk dialog box with Disk 1 ticked
and the OK button highlighted.

Step 13
From the Disks to Convert dialog box, click Convert.

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Figure 4.28 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking Convert in the Disks to Convert dialog box.

Step 14
In the Disk Management dialog box, click Yes.

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Figure 4.29 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying clicking Yes in the Disk Management dialog box.

Step 15
Back on the Disk Management window, Disk 1 is now a Dynamic disk.

Right-click on New Volume (E:) and select Delete Volume.

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Figure 4.30 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on New Volume (E:) and selecting Delete
volume in the Disk Management window.

Step 16
Click Yes on the Delete simple volume dialog box.

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Figure 4.31 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying selecting Yes in the Delete simple volume dialog box.

Step 17
Right-click on Disk 1 and select Convert to GPT Disk.

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Figure 4.32 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Disk 1 and selecting Convert to GPT
Disk from the context menu.

Step 18
You’ve now converted Disk 1 to a GPT Disk.

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Figure 4.33 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Disk Management window with Disk 1 converted to
GPT Disk.

Step 19
Right-click on Disk 1 and select Convert to MBR Disk.

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Figure 4.34 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying right-clicking on Disk 1 and selecting Convert to MBR
Disk from the context menu.

Step 20
Disk 1 is now converted to an MBR Disk.

Figure 4.35 Screenshot of PLABWIN10: Displaying the Disk Management window with Disk 1 converted to
MBR Disk.

Close the Disk Management window.

Keep all devices that you have powered on in their current state and
proceed to the review section.

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Review
Well done, you have completed the Different Operating System Installation
Methods Practice Lab.

Summary
You completed the following exercises:

Exercise 1 - Learn About Boot Methods

Exercise 2 - Verifying Operating System Installation Requirements
Exercise 3 - Performing a Clean Windows Installation
Exercise 4 - Perform Disk Partitioning

You should now be able to:

Set up a Boot Device

Identify Windows 11 Installation Requirements
Verify System Requirements
Load the Windows 11 Installation Media
Perform a Clean Windows 11 Installation
Create a Recovery Partition
Create a Dynamic Partition
Create a Primary Partition
Convert to MBR or GPT Disk

Feedback
Shutdown all virtual machines used in this lab. Alternatively, you can log out
of the lab platform.

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