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Windows Level 1 — Administration & Security

Created by The Team Phoenix Last updated 30 July 2026
Windows Level 1 — Administration & Security
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This course includes

  • 00:00:00 hours on-demand video
  • 6 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion

Course features

  • Duration 00:00:00
  • Lectures 5
  • Resources 6
  • Skill level intermediate
  • Certificate Yes

Course categories

What you'll learn

  • Differentiate between kernel mode and user mode execution
  • Trace the Windows boot process from POST to Winlogon
  • Navigate and interpret the Windows Registry (HKLM, HKCU, HKCR)
  • Create and manage users/groups with net user and New-LocalUser
  • Analyze active connections and owning processes with netstat -ano
  • Understand NTFS Deny precedence, file ownership, and effective permissions
  • Explain BitLocker drive encryption and its reliance on TPM
  • Monitor system events using Event Viewer (Event Levels, filtering, Event IDs)
  • Identify malware persistence mechanisms through service configuration
  • Detect beaconing behavior indicative of C2 communication

Description

Intermediate Windows course covering internals (kernel/user mode, boot process, registry hives, local security policy), advanced CMD/PowerShell (tasklist, net users, arp, nslookup, WMI, execution policy), security configuration (NTFS advanced permissions, ownership/inheritance, UAC levels, firewall rules, BitLocker, update management), system monitoring (process baseline, services, Event Viewer log analysis, suspicious network activity, malware behavior stages), and an admin/security lab. 5 modules.

Prerequisites

Windows Level 0 or equivalent proficiency

Course content

5 lectures · 00:00:00
  • 1 SM1.0: Windows Internals and Administrative Concepts
  • 1 SM2.0: Command Prompt and PowerShell
  • 1 SM3.0: Windows Security Configuration
  • 1 SM4.0: System Monitoring and Threat Awareness
  • 1 SM5.0: Windows Administration and Security Lab

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The Team Phoenix

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