docs: update exam dates to July 7 primary / July 17 hard deadline; add retake window and completed work log

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# CompTIA A+ Core 2 Study Memory
Last updated: 2026-06-11 20:14 CDT
Last updated: 2026-06-19 CDT
## Goal
Prepare to pass CompTIA A+ Core 2 by June 30, 2026.
Pass CompTIA A+ Core 2 on **July 7, 2026** (primary exam date).
Hard deadline: **July 17, 2026** — if July 7 is not a pass, retake and pass by July 17.
Target exam:
- Certification: CompTIA A+ Core 2 V15
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## Progress State
Current status:
- Study system created.
- Study system created. All lessons, labs, and quizzes built for all 4 domains.
- Objective 1.1 / OS-5 studied on 2026-06-11; quiz score 7/7. Status: Strong. Lab still pending.
- June 17: SEC-6 (10-Step Malware Removal) studied and updated. OS-4 updated with DISM/bootrec/taskkill. FLASH_NOTES.md created. Sybex baseline ~50% — weak area: "Next Step" troubleshooting logic.
- June 18: OS-1 and OS-2 quizzes completed.
- June 19 (today): OS-3 Admin Tools lab — current task.
- Baseline quiz replaced by section quizzes after study.
- OS-1 lesson/lab/quiz created: Windows editions and system information.
- OS-2 lesson/lab/quiz created: Windows installation, boot, and recovery.
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- User can sometimes access a friend's Mac. Do not block progress on Mac access, but include real Mac labs for objective 1.8.
Next action:
- User should run the OS-5 lab when convenient, then continue to objective 1.2: OS installation and upgrade.
- If skipping the OS-5 lab for now, begin OS-2 study and quiz for objective 1.2.
- OS-3 is ready after OS-2: Windows administrative tools.
- OS-1 quiz now has 7 questions.
- OS-4 is ready after OS-3: Windows command line.
- June 19 (today): OS-3 Admin Tools lab + 3 "Next Step" scenario drills.
- Continue the sprint in SCHEDULE.md through July 7.
- If July 7 exam is not a pass, execute the retake plan (July 817) in SCHEDULE.md.
- OS-5 is ready and covers objective 1.1. It can be studied before OS-1 if starting from fundamentals.
- OS-6 is ready after OS-4: Windows Control Panel and Settings.
- OS-7 is ready after OS-6: Windows networking.