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Lab 1 - Lab Introduction & VMs

This document provides instructions for setting up a Windows 10 virtual machine using VMware Workstation for an APL355 lab course. It outlines downloading VMware Workstation 16 and a Windows 10 ISO file, then creating a new virtual machine configured with the Windows 10 ISO, 8GB of RAM, 2 processors with 4 cores each. Students are instructed to name the virtual machine after themselves and take screenshots of the installation process to submit. The overall goal is to create a Windows 10 virtual machine that can be used for the course labs.

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Lab 1 - Lab Introduction & VMs

This document provides instructions for setting up a Windows 10 virtual machine using VMware Workstation for an APL355 lab course. It outlines downloading VMware Workstation 16 and a Windows 10 ISO file, then creating a new virtual machine configured with the Windows 10 ISO, 8GB of RAM, 2 processors with 4 cores each. Students are instructed to name the virtual machine after themselves and take screenshots of the installation process to submit. The overall goal is to create a Windows 10 virtual machine that can be used for the course labs.

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APL355

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INT RO AND
DISCO V ERY
NAME:
_____________________

SECTION: _________

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INTRODUCTION
TO LAB 1

LAB OBJECTIVES WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

• A WINDOWS PC
A+ CERTIFICATION • AN INTERNET
DETAILS AND CONNECTION
CERTMASTER •

CREATE A WINDOWS 10
VIRTUAL MACHINE

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WHY A+ CERTIFICATION?

CompTIA A+ certified professionals are proven


problem solvers. They support today’s core
technologies from security to cloud to data
management and more.

• The only credential with performance-based


items to prove pros can think on their feet to
perform critical IT support tasks in the moment
OUR TEXTBOOK:
• Trusted by employers around the world to identify
the go-to person in end point management & CERTMASTER FOR A+
technical support roles
*MAKE SURE YOU ARE
• Regularly re-invented by IT experts to ensure PURCHASING THE 1002
that it validates core skills and abilities
demanded in the workplace CERTMASTER

Jobs that use A+ https://academic-store.comptia.


• Service Desk Analyst org/comptia-certmaster-
• Data Support Technician
practice-for-a-plus-individual-
• Help Desk Tech
• Desktop Support Administrator license/p/CM220
• Technical Support Specialist
• End User Computing Technician You will need to provide proof
• Field Service Technician that you are a student for
• Help Desk Technician
• Associate Network Engineer academic pricing. Your student
• System Support Specialist ID should be sufficient for this.

COMPTIA CERTMASTER ONLINE Please register using your


seneca email address.
CertMaster is the only study material developed
exclusively by CompTIA and is designed to build
confidence and ensure mastery for success on
the exam and support long-term retention of the
material.

Instead of a textbook, we will be using the


certmaster, which needs to be purchased from
Comptia’s Website.

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CREATE A WINDOWS 10
VIRTUAL MACHINE

We will download and install software required to create


Virtual Machines (VMs). Once installation is completed, we
will create and configure a Windows 10 VM.

1. Visit https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools, sign in


with your Seneca account and click “software” on the left menu
bar. Download Windows 10 Educational and make sure you copy
When working with
the product key. VMware, the VM
2. Download and install VMware Workstation 16 from https:// “captures” your
www.vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-pro/workstation-pro- mouse and keyboard
evaluation.html when you click on
3. Run VMware Workstation 16, and specifiy you’d like to try it the window. To
for 30 days. Now select “Create a new virtual machine”, go with
Typical configuration and hit “next” “uncapture”, press
Ctrl-Alt.
4. Select “Installer disc image file (iso):”. Use the Windows 10 iso
file you downloaded and hit “next”.
5. Make sure Windows 10 Education is selected as the Operating Installing VMware
System and enter the product key you recieved in step 1. Then tools will fix this.
put in your full name where it says “Full Name”.
6. Take a screenshot of this window with all your information in it
by pressing alt + print screen, and paste the screenshot below.

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7. IMPORTANT: Hit next and name the virtual machine: APL355 - LastName. You will
need the following toolbar to be included in every screenshot moving forward.

8. Keep the default 60GB disk size and select “Split virtual disk into multiple files”.
9. Hit “customize hardware”. Change memory allocation to 8GB and processors to 2
processors and 4 cores (it should show a total of 8).
Note: VMs need to be able to wrk alongside your Windows “host”, therefore these
numbers might need to change if you have problems starting the VM.)
Once the configurations have been made, take a screenshot by pressing alt + print
screen, and paste the screenshot below.

9. Close that window and hit “finish”.


10. VMware should automatically start the install of Windows 10.
11. Once everyting is installed, it will reboot a few times and start up your Windows 10
VM. (This may take some time).
12. Once this is complete, you should have a working version of Windows 10.
13. Close and save your VM. Copy it to a removable drive so you can easily bring it to
campus for synchronous labs.

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