Windows 10: Configure Storage

Review the basics of Windows 10 storage configuration, troubleshooting, and encryption—essential skills for all network administrators.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Configure Storage

• Enable and disable disk write caching
• Create spanned or striped volumes
• Storage Spaces
• Configuring Storage Spaces
• Set up Storage Spaces
• Add and remove drives from a pool
• Delete Storage Spaces
• Configure OneDrive: Part 1
• Configure OneDrive: Part 2
• Tips for storing content on removable media
• Use the registry to disable and enable USB drives
• Use the Device Manager to disable and enable USB drives
• Convert drives to NTFS format

2. Troubleshoot Storage Issues

• Clear Windows Update caches
• Clear caches: Part 1
• Clear caches: Part 2
• Rebalancing Storage Spaces
• Fixing drives using DiskPart
• The OneDrive troubleshooter: Part 1
• The OneDrive troubleshooter: Part 2
• Troubleshoot external drive issues: Part 1
• Troubleshoot external drive issues: Part 2

3. Configure Encryption

• Encrypt files with EFS
• EFS and BitLocker compared
• BitLocker encryption requirements
• Encrypt volumes with the BitLocker control panel
• Encrypt a removable drive with BitLocker To Go
• Encrypt volumes with the command-line interface
• Encrypt volumes using PowerShell
• Decrypt BitLocker volumes
• Troubleshoot BitLocker issues

4. Configure Share Permissions

• Understand Windows Share permissions
• Share and NTFS permissions
• Apply NTFS permissions
• Set more complex permissions
• Enable and disable inherited permissions
• View and change ownership permissions
• Verify group and user permissions
• See and modify permissions using the command prompt

Conclusion

• Next steps