Configuring Basic Security Settings in Windows - A+ Core 2

Configuring basic Windows security settings for the CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1102 exam objective 2.5 - Microsoft Defender Antivirus and Defender Firewall, User Account Control (UAC) slider levels, BitLocker and BitLocker To Go full disk encryption, the Encrypting File System (EFS), Windows Hello biometric login, NTFS vs share permissions, Run as Administrator, and the Local Security Policy console (secpol.msc). We walk through the stolen laptop scenario start to finish so you know exactly which controls keep customer data sealed when the hardware walks off.

What you will learn:
- Defender real-time, cloud-delivered, and tamper protection settings
- Defender Firewall profiles (Domain, Private, Public) and the wf.msc console
- The 4 UAC slider levels and why Never Notify is the wrong answer on the exam
- BitLocker TPM integration, recovery keys, and BitLocker To Go for USB drives
- EFS per-file encryption tied to the user account on NTFS volumes
- Windows Hello (fingerprint, facial recognition, PIN) and SSO
- NTFS vs share permissions and the most-restrictive-wins rule over the network
- secpol.msc for password, account lockout, and audit policy

This video is part of our complete CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1102 playlist - watch the next video on workstation security best practices and hardening to turn these controls into a deployable build sheet.

Chapters:
0:00 The Stolen Laptop - Why Windows Security Settings Matter
3:03 Defender - Real-Time Antivirus and the Built-In Firewall
5:29 User Account Control - The Annoying Prompt That Saves You
7:31 Encryption - BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, and EFS
9:55 Login Security - Password, PIN, Hello, and SSO
12:24 Permissions and Policy - NTFS, Shares, and secpol.msc
15:30 Quiz Time

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