Chapter 9. Maintaining Windows

This chapter covers the following A+ exam topics: Updating Windows Maintaining Hard Disks You can find a master list of A+ exam topics in the “Introduction.” This chapter covers CompTIA A+ 220-701 objective 2.5 and CompTIA A+ 220-702 objective 2.3.

Windows maintenance is important as a security precaution and as a way to prevent any strange and unforeseen issues that might occur. Bad guys are always finding ways to exploit Windows code, and as these exploits are discovered, Microsoft releases updates (also known as patches) to fix those issues.