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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Training for Beginners

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If you want to learn how to administrate the Windows Server operating system quickly and easily, this is the course you have been looking for.

I have designed this course to giveyou a solid foundation with Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 which is the latest WindowsServer operating system available (released Oct 2016).

This course is great for anyone who is looking to advance (or begin) their career in Information Technology.

In this course, you will get hands-on experience while completing the following projects:

  • Installing / configuring Windows Server 2016
  • Build a Windows Domain
  • Configure your Windows Server 2016 OS to act as a DHCP server
  • Install, configure and deploy the Domain Name System (DNS) role on your Windows Server
  • Install and Configure a Domain Controller (DC)
  • (bonus) Install Windows 10 and join a workstation to your new Windows Domain
  • Manage Windows 10 Workstations from your Windows Server Domain Controller
  • Create users, groups and OUs with Active Directory Users & Computers
  • Create and Understand Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with Group Policy Management
  • Learn to write Powershell scripts for your Windows Server like a true Information Technology Pro.
  • Create a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server and Approve and Deploy Updates to your Domain Servers and Computers
  • Install and manage Windows Server 2016 Core Edition
  • Make your Windows Server 2016 OS act as a Router
  • Learn how to use Active Directory Sites and Services
  • ...and MUCH more.

Throughout this course I will show you how you can setup your own IT lab 100% free using the computer hardware you already have. To do this we will be using VirtualBox and the fully functional trial (180 day) version of Windows Server 2016.

Since we're going to be using VirtualBox I will quickly and easily bring you up to speed on network and server virtualization - these are MUST have skills in today's demanding job market.

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Length 6.5 total hours
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Cost $16
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Instructor Paul Hill
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Language English
Subjects IT & Networking
Tags Operating Systems IT & Software Operating Systems & Servers

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so far so good

Thanks So far so good Very informative and interesting Great Course!

So far so good Simply to understand and there's PDF docs to learn, awesome!!!

I'm feeling very comfortable learning using this course Excellent content Yes So far so good.

Well, since I am new to server, so far so good.

So far so good.

Great Job Paul So far so good!

Good material and very well explained So far so good.

So Far So Good, i am able to practice on the Virtual Box so far, but it is taking a long time to download the Win2k16 Server Videos are a very good step-by-step demonstration of how to set up a Windows server.

So far so good, although its the easiest part of the course I can already tell Paul will explain in detail throughout this course :) Bit slow but being able to up the speed of the voice is excellent Very easy to follow along.

Glad I got this course on a discount, but I still think it was a waste of $10 So far so good.

easy to understand, great visualization Easy step by step instructions So far so good.

awful accent ^^ so far so good.

So far so good so far everything has been clear and easy to follow.

Mala traducción Very detail information Would like a little more in-depth Good Job nice Yes, so far so good.

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virtual box

good match, just seems a little out of order, especially with creating a virtual network with virtual box, before creating the virtual machine first.

Nice I actually made a virtual box prior but sadly needed to create a new one, had Ubuntu on the old one.

Accurate, well paced, good use of Virtual box for hands on examples.

The virtual box i have downloaded is the most current version, so i could even find 80% of the settings on the lecture video.

I could actuality understand how to use the virtual box to maximum and I plan on making more virtual mashies.

The course is great, the only thing is that the autor is using virtual box and there's a huge difference between this and Hyper-V I like Paul's delivery and it's easy to follow.

get to experience on windows server 2016 using virtualbox, some of the topic touch on DHCP, DNS, AD and etc, the quiz was tricky and i failed for the most of them lol I'm preparing to take MCSA windows server 2016, this course is just a part of it, so will be looking into other course of itflee to see what can help me learn more he missed some thing like he did not show how to add host only adapter in virtual box and its giving me error.

Virtual box no es caja virtual.....

Unfortunately, the tool he is using (Virtual Box) is slightly out of date.

Love the bookmark tabs and mandatory quiz suggestions given have proved very usefull I love the personality of the instructor - he's making me want to learn more Well laid out, well explained, thanks for adding virtual box configuration.

Course is good you need to add some tools as VMware some people like using VMware not virtual box.

No es fácil seguir la explicación del curso sobre la instalación de Virtual Box si tengo este programa instalado en versión española.

Great Video tutorial - Paul's instruction are easy to follow and this course is great for Beginners who wants to get up to speed with Windows server 2016. very clear for a beginner It's really clear concept My virtual box did not come with Windows Server 2016 and the is not instructions on loading it It's nice to learn whoever going to start the course.

super Great teacher--easy to understand Very good explanations so far about VMs and the Virtual Box it was a great match for me...its great to start from scratch Very helpful The lectures are clear and kept simple for good understanding.

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step by step

Went step by step with everything that was done and I feel like i have a good grasp of the VM box.

Nice Cursus I liked this on, I appreciate what you are doing, stay on it, and i going to do more lectures/ The course was exactly as described, a step by step guide of Windows Server 2016 installation and instruction of how to create users, user groups, organizational units , backups and more...It's a great refresher course for anyone who is working in the networking administration environment.

It feels more like an overview for experienced people, who dont need step by step guide.

I like the way of everything is explained step by step and to have pdf copies of each topic.

Really easy and step by step instructions.

Hopefully, I will it easier to work with windows server and AD the next time I get the opportunity I am pleased the way Paul takes his courses, very well explained and step by step instruction on how to setup / install windows server 2016 and adding roles and features.

The instructor made things easy to understand and explained things step by step.

Very clear step by step and coherent, essential information to start up is given in a concise manner.

The instructor teaches you step by step and doesn't surprise or drift you with information that isn't necessary.

Cuz, he explain very well Thanks the video presentations are step by step and easy to follow through but the content thus far seems trivial.

He takes you through step by step.

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active directory

Looking forward to it with pleasure Server admin 37. creatingactive directory useer acocnts with powershellpart 1cutoff before it was done, Total match for me.

Mais il serait encore pls bon s'il faisait beaucoup plus des pratiques surtout que cours est destine aux debutants... Aussi ajouter du contenu au cours yes i have been excited to learn windows server and Paul Hill is a very good teacher, simplifying things although i wish he went into more detail regarding active directory and specific things in windows server, but I can learn that on my own.

With this course i was able to upgrade my knowledge and skills by learning windows server 2016 and active directory.

I feel like I know a lot about Windows Server now and would be comfortable heading into a job that required some experience with Active Directory.

The course is really well designed for a beginner to understand Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Active Directory.

What's missing for me it was the troubleshooting and more details about different roles of the server - I was under impression that the course was actually about Active Directory but I don't use Windows Server 2016 to build another DC only.

Anything and everything comes from Active Directory, and getting to see a little deeper into Windows Server administration really helped me understand a little more about how administrators manage a Windows environment.

Another example is where, after adding a workstation to a domain, the later video on the topic of Active Directory Users and Computers shows the Computers container empty.

Getting an error 'The Network Path was not Found' Es un curso muy completo en el que se repasa las principales caracteristicas de Active Directory.

I needed and active directory refresher course and this was perfect for me.

It is easy to follow and gives you a broad understanding of Active Directory and Server 2016.

When I started this course I had absolutely no idea what Active Directory was or even how to get started.

I needed a quick and dirty review of server basics and active directory for a job interview.

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about windows server 2016

I learned a lot about Windows Server 2016, this information will help me with my IT job.

loved the section on PS really helped i know much more about windows server 2016 its very good to watcch vedios and we can learn easily Amazing step by step course.

I am very exited about how much learn about Windows Server 2016.

I really enjoyed learning more about Windows Server 2016 and how it is applied in business.

Good one Paul Thanks for your review about windows server 2016 for beginners.

Be sure to take this course if you want to learn about Windows Server 2016!

This course has been a very good start to learning about Windows server 2016 ,I recommend it to anybody who wants to start learning and get familiar with the server.

Have got it all working and learning heaps about Windows Server 2016 and VM's.

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too fast

The instructor speak too fast.But in general the course is interesting and I have learned many things.

Although my English is very good, Paul sometimes spoke too fast and made me repeat listening to the instructions.

Its a little too fast, power shell seems very complicated Just started but I’m picking this up quickly.

Good too fast.

Tons of resource material to fall back on will help Easy way to explain Too fast and certain steps are being skipped It really answer some of the silly questions I had in mind.

Speech was in many places too fast and tone dropped off to quietness.

He went too fast when teaching the Powershell portion.

That's OK, and I am looking forward to the meat of the course covering Windows Server 2016. the lessons are great but for a non-English speaking person just a bit too fast also wants more samples and would be nice get material to prepare for the real exam.

I like the speed the instructor trains, not to slow and not too fast.

On some occasions, (just some) when lots of new information and terms came up I lost him because he moved too fast.

At first, I felt like he was going too fast.

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easy to follow along

Concise clear instructions, made it easy to follow along and do the exercises in real-time.

Easy to follow along with the practical examples and I really like the enthusiasm for the subject matter from Paul.

Everything is very well explained and easy to follow along.

The instructor made it easy to follow along with what needed to be be learned in the lesson and module.

Otherwise, very easy to follow along and understand!

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very well explained

Very well explained and articulated.

Very well explained course.

Helpful at explaining concepts and processes That was helpful !Thanks Very well explained.

Very well explained, though.

simple to follow and easy to understand Till now very good explained good explanations & clear examples Really good for beginners like me :) Very well explained on Virtual machines Explains detaily Great Practical experience.

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courses from paul

I will buy more courses from Paul Hill as soon as I am done with this one!

Definitely look forward to additional content and signed up for additional courses from Paul Hill.

I will certainly take more courses from Paul.

hope to get more courses from Paul hill Paul is the first instructor I've listened to on Udemy but it's the first time that Active Directory started to make sense to me.

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group policy

I wish he would've gone deeper into explaining group policy though, he glossed over it too fast, maybe some examples of how it is used would've helped more, hopefully he adds some of those sometime.

I have basic idea of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group policy, WSUS & Powershell.

The course does not talk about the 'file sharing role', although it covers lots of other roles like AD, WSUS, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Powershell and so much more.

I have learnt more about Group Policy and AD which has helped fill in some missing gaps within my current knowledge.

The Group Policy section could be expanded on - It is missing an example; would have been nice to see how you actually implement an action with Group Policy such as changing the desktop background for all machines in a particular OU, for example.

Only point I'd like be considered is that if there are students who have enrolled in your other courses ( WS12 Sys Admin/ AD & Group Policy) then those sections be presented as refresher optional/skippable based on registration and certification since section 3/ 9 & 10 were pretty much a repeat of those sessions.. for a beginner the course has enabled me to build a server and set up the basics the instructor is very helpful and quick to reply to any questions you may have great course for the price I am totally disappointed with this course the way the instructor taught this course is a total disaster I was not even beginner in this field I had just some issue with WSUS I thought this course can cover my problem.

However, for someone new getting into the industry just be aware that things like DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, and Active Directory warranty many hours of training on their own to truly understand how they work and what can go wrong with them.

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real world

I wish there were more real world examples of the topics covered but it was good overall.

reflects what real world sys admins do.

Overall, I would say that I came away with more knowledge that is applicable to the real world taking this course than any other course to date.

It is clear that Paul has a wealth of knowledge in this field and does well to explain at all levels with good examples and real world experience Will be certainly looking at more of his Lectures for future professional development Found the course very informative.

Great course, easy to follow lab-exercises & real world scenarios Great, simple instructions with reasoning.

Thanks Paul.. Great overview of how to use Windows Server 2016 in the real world.

I leave this rating because this course let me rate Liked the real world scenarios.

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laid out

I thought it was well planned and laid out, easy for me to follow.

Well spoken and laid out.

Well paced and well laid out course.

Debería ser en castellano Absolutely informative and useful I have enjoyed how basic the instructor has laid out the material, however the quiz is not accurate in relation to what we learned.

installation and configuration for windows server 2016 Like the way it was laid out, appreciated the shorter lectures - but they still gave great information.

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Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

Windows Server Support Technician $42k

Windows Server System Administrator $73k

Windows Application Server Administrator $92k

Server Administrator (Windows) $96k

Windows Server Administrator Consultant $98k

Windows Server Operator $107k

Windows Server & Storage Engineer $113k

Windows Server Operations Support $115k

Windows Server Management $118k

Windows Server Team Leader $119k

Windows Server Engineer Consultant $159k

Windows Server Engineer Manager $168k

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Rating 4.4 based on 1,112 ratings
Length 6.5 total hours
Starts On Demand (Start anytime)
Cost $16
From Udemy
Instructor Paul Hill
Download Videos Only via the Udemy mobile app
Language English
Subjects IT & Networking
Tags Operating Systems IT & Software Operating Systems & Servers

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