Module 01
Home Lab Setup
Start with the hardware you'll support, then build your own lab.
- Explore what's inside a PC and a server, and how a computer starts up
- Install VMware Workstation Pro
- Clean install of Windows 11 in a virtual machine
- Create local users on a standalone machine
Module 02
Network Troubleshooting
See how an office network fits together and fix it when it breaks.
- Map the office network: IP addressing, DHCP and DNS
- Use diagnostic commands and an IP scanner
- Connect your virtual machines with hypervisor networking
Module 03
Windows Server 2025 Build
Stand up your first server.
- Configure hypervisor networking for the server
- Build Windows Server 2025
- Server housekeeping and virtual networking in action
Module 04
Active Directory From Scratch
Create the directory your whole lab will run on.
- Install the AD DS role, promote the server and create a forest
- Create organizational units, users and groups
- Enable the Recycle Bin and learn admin tips and tricks
Module 05
Domain Join & Group Policy
Bring devices into the domain and control them at scale.
- Prepare a Windows 11 device and join it to the domain
- Sign in as a domain user
- Deploy a corporate wallpaper with Group Policy
- Configure account lockout and password policies
Module 06
File Server & Shares
Publish shared files and make them recoverable.
- Mount a disk and create a file share
- Map network drives manually and with Group Policy
- Enable access-based enumeration
- Turn on Shadow Copy for self-service file recovery
Module 07
Print Server
Set up printing the way an office expects it to work.
- Map printers directly for users
- Add and manage printers centrally
- Deploy printers with Group Policy and item-level targeting
Module 08
Microsoft 365 Tenant
Start a tenant and make it yours.
- Start a Microsoft 365 Business Standard trial
- Buy a domain and onboard it to your tenant
- Create users and assign licenses
- Optional: connect on-premises AD with Entra Connect, hybrid identity and custom UPN
Module 09
Exchange Online & Mail Flow
Manage mail the way a service desk does.
- Set up user mailboxes and Outlook
- Create shared mailboxes and manage delegation
- Build a distribution list
- Convert a mailbox to shared, enable archiving and litigation hold
Module 10
Intune & Endpoint Management
Enrol and manage devices without touching them.
- Prepare Autopilot: upload hardware hashes by USB and online, and tag device groups
- Run Autopilot end to end
- Use remote actions and compliance policies
- Deploy apps: Company Portal, Microsoft Store, MSI line-of-business and Win32 packages
- Push a configuration profile
Module 11
Remote Management & Backup
Monitor your devices and protect your data.
- Deploy an RMM agent and explore remote monitoring and management
- Onboard a backup tool to your Microsoft 365 tenant
- Back up and restore data
Module 12
Service Desk Skills
Learn how a service desk runs day to day.
- Walk through a ticketing system
- Work ticket types and manage priority
Module 13
Ticket Simulations
Put it all to work: solve real help desk tickets end to end, from the engineer's seat.
- Account and access requests
- Mailbox and Microsoft 365 issues
- Workstation, printer and network problems
- Backup and restore requests
Module 14
Career Launch
Get ready to apply for your first IT support role.
- Resume & ATS
- Resume review
- Career coaching
- Mock interviews