Now available! Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring

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Posted: over 3 years ago by Krista Wall (Microsoft) |

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A few weeks ago, I asked Born to Learn readers if they would like to see a notice about each new exam release. The feedback was unanimous: Yes. So here’s the first one—and a momentous one it is!

At long last, Exam 70-680 is available in Prometric testing centers. This is a Technical Specialist exam designed to assess candidates’ hands-on skills configuring Windows 7.

Candidates for this exam operate in computing environments that use Microsoft Windows 7 as a desktop operating system in an enterprise environment. Candidates should have at least one year of experience in the IT field, as well as experience implementing and administering any Windows client operating system in a networked environment.

Candidates should be able to install, deploy, and upgrade to Windows 7, including ensuring hardware and software compatibility. Additionally, candidates should be able to configure pre-installation and post-installation system settings, Windows security features, network connectivity applications included with Windows 7, and mobile computing. Candidates should also be able to maintain systems, including monitoring for and resolving performance and reliability issues. Candidates should have a basic understanding of Windows PowerShell syntax.

When you pass Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification(s):

MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration

Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7

For a list of the skills measured on this exam, check out the prep guide. To schedule your exam, visit Prometric’s Web site.

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Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 9:53 PM

What is the difference between "Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7" and "Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7"? I know there was to be a Desktop Administrator cert, but I haven t seen any details of it yet. Also, will the EDA7 certification require an HDI certificate like the EDST7 does?
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 9:58 PM

Any idea if this will now allow the 780 to count toward the EA CITP (assuming all other pre-requisites are met)? When I asked my Regional Service Center and they came back with "Wait until September" which seems a little odd (but that was last week so hopefully things have changed).
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 10:13 PM

Michael and Ian, there s some information about the Enterprise Desktop Administrator and the Enterprise Desktop Support Technician in an earlier post here: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/03/sneak-peek-at-windows-7-exam-development I m trying to put together another post about the path for upgrading to Windows 7 certification--I ll get that out as soon as I can.
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 11:22 PM

Dear Born to Learn team, Does this mean that we will get our beta exam score report soon? Because I read that the score report will be sent to us when the exam is released. Regards, Tom
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 11:39 PM

Hello Tom, It s my understanding that you should get an e-mail notifying you of the result. You can also check your Prometric transcript for the result. As far as I know, you don t get an actual printed score report (readers, feel free to correct me if I m wrong about a hard copy of the score report being mailed to you).
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 11:57 PM

My hard copy score report from the 71-680 beta arrived in the mail today.
Anonymous
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14 Jul 2009 11:59 PM

Hard copy score report? MS regional service center told me that I m going to get an e-mail. But it s good to know that it will be a normal paper copy :)
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 12:36 AM

Yes you receive the standard MS score report via the mail from Prometric you know the one with the bar graphs showing the areas that are strong vs needs improvement? I received mine this week but I received the email confirming my pass 2-3 weeks ago now.
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 1:01 AM

Is it official that 70-680 counts towards MCITP:Enterprise Administrator ? I Did MCSE 2003 70-649 70-647 70-680 (Beta) But MCITP:EA is not on my transcript ? Rob.
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 6:37 AM

This is a big surprise! Normally exams come out weeks after the product release, and this is months before release. Is this a first?
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 9:05 AM

Hi Krista, I chanced on your blog while searching for job opportunities for ACE/exam projects. In the year 2006, I worked on TS 70-235 and TS 70-640. At that time I was working for an organization that was a vendor for MSL. I learned all about the blueprinting process, functional domain, and item creation from a great mentor (Jennifer Morrison). I even attended the Alpha workshops for both exams. The management of my ex-employer got ambitious. They goofed up majorly on the delivery dates and diluted the quality of item bank by putting multiple rank newcomers (trainee CDMs) to the Exam 70-640. As a result, the company lost the MSL projects contract. I suffered because I missed the challenge of creating assessments and item banks. I continued to work on creating assessments for Symantec and Adobe but missed the thrill of working on Microsoft projects. Krista, are there any job openings for ACE team that I could apply for? I thoroughly enjoy dealing with SMEs scattered across the globe, leveraging help from technical evangelists, while I create assessments and work as CDM and manage my projects holistically. I’ve been in the field of training and development (e-Learning/blended solution/instructional design) for close to 9+ years and have additional experience from the field of journalism (3+ years). I look for your guidance on job opportunities with exam projects. Regards Deepika B Pralat
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 11:53 AM

I got my score report for the 70-680 exam via snail-mail last week, but the passing result showed up on my MCP transcript probably close to a month ago. If you haven t received a score report yet I would recommend checking your transcript on the MCP site.
Anonymous
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15 Jul 2009 9:11 PM

Hello Guys, I have a question about Windows 7 Exam. Is it possible to upgrade MCDST to Windows 7 Support Desktop Technician like we do with Windows Vista (MCITP Enterprise Support) ? or I should upgrade to Vista and then after that apply to Windows 7 exam ? Thanks a lot
Anonymous
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24 Jul 2009 1:19 PM

Hi Krista Is there any upgrade path for candidates who hold MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician(Vista) to become MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 OR MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7 ? Thanks a lot
Anonymous
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9 Aug 2009 7:34 PM

Can you provide a date when this test (win 7, config) will reflect as a sub for Vista on the MCITP:EA track? The MS tools still show Vista only.

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