Microsoft MD-102 Practice Questions with Explanations

Free Microsoft MD-102 practice questions. 50 of them, each with the correct answer, a full explanation, and the reason every other option is wrong. These are real questions from the MD-102 exam, not paraphrases, and every explanation is written out rather than just marking the right letter.

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Question 1

CASE STUDY Overview ADatum Corporation is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and branch offices in Seattle and New York. ADatum has a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription. Environment Network Environment The network contains an on-premises Active Directory domain named adatum.com. The domain contains the servers shown in the following table. ADatum has a hybrid Azure AD tenant named adatum.com. Users and Groups The adatum.com tenant contains the users shown in the following table. All users are assigned a Microsoft Office 365 license and an Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 license. Enterprise State Roaming is enabled for Group1 and GroupA. Group1 and Group2 have a Membership type of Assigned. Devices ADatum has the Windows 10 devices shown in the following table. The Windows 10 devices are joined to Azure AD and enrolled in Microsoft Intune. The Windows 10 devices are configured as shown in the following table. All the Azure AD joined devices have an executable file named C:\AppA.exe and a folder named D:\Folder1. Microsoft Intune Configuration Microsoft Intune has the compliance policies shown in the following table. The Automatic Enrollment settings have the following configurations: • MDM user scope: GroupA • MAM user scope: GroupB You have an Endpoint protection configuration profile that has the following Controlled folder access settings: • Name: Protection1 • Folder protection: Enable List of apps that have access to protected folders: C:\*\AppA.exe List of additional folders that need to be protected: D:\Folder1 Assignments: • Included groups: Group2, GroupB • Windows Autopilot Configuration ADatum has a Windows Autopilot deployment profile configured as shown in the following exhibit. Currently, there are no devices deployed by using Windows Autopilot. The Intune connector for Active Directory is installed on Server1. Requirements Planned Changes ADatum plans to implement the following changes: Purchase a new Windows 10 device named Device6 and enroll the device in Intune New computers will be deployed by using Windows Autopilot and will be hybrid Azure AD joined. Deployed a network boundary configuration profile that will have the following settings: • Name: Boundary1 • Network boundary: 192.168.1.0/24 • Scope tags: Tag1 Assignments: Included groups: Group1, Group2 - Deploy two VPN configuration profiles named Connection1 and Connection2 that will have the following settings: • Name: Connection1 • Connection name: VPN1 • Connection type: L2TP Assignments: Included groups: Group1, Group2, GroupA Excluded groups: -- Name: Connection2 - Connection name: VPN2 - Connection type: IKEv2 - Assignments: • Included groups: GroupA • Excluded groups: GroupB • Technical Requirements ADatum must meet the following technical requirements: Users in GroupA must be able to deploy new computers. Administrative effort must be minimized. Which devices are registered by using the Windows Autopilot deployment service?

  • A. Device1 only
  • B. Device3 only
  • C. Device1 and Device3 only
  • D. Device1, Device2, and Device3
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Correct answer: A

Windows Autopilot devices must be corporate-owned devices. Looking at the device table, Device1 is corporate-owned and a member of Group1, Device2 is corporate-owned but a member of Group1 and Group2, Device3 is personally-owned, Device4 is personally- owned, and Device5 is corporate-owned but a member of Group3. The Windows Autopilot profile shows it is assigned to Group1. Only Device1 is both corporate-owned and a member of Group1, making it the only device that qualifies for Windows Autopilot deployment. Device6 will be newly purchased and deployed via Autopilot in the future, so it is not currently registered.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Device3 is personally-owned, which disqualifies it from Windows Autopilot registration since Autopilot requires corporate-owned devices.
  • C. Device3 is personally-owned and therefore cannot be registered with Windows Autopilot; only Device1 qualifies.
  • D. Device2 is a member of Group1 and Group2, but the profile is assigned only to Group1; Device3 is personally-owned; and neither Device2 nor Device3 can be registered with Autopilot.

Question 2

CASE STUDY Overview ADatum Corporation is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and branch offices in Seattle and New York. ADatum has a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription. Environment Network Environment The network contains an on-premises Active Directory domain named adatum.com. The domain contains the servers shown in the following table. ADatum has a hybrid Azure AD tenant named adatum.com. Users and Groups The adatum.com tenant contains the users shown in the following table. All users are assigned a Microsoft Office 365 license and an Enterprise Mobility + Security E3 license. Enterprise State Roaming is enabled for Group1 and GroupA. Group1 and Group2 have a Membership type of Assigned. Devices ADatum has the Windows 10 devices shown in the following table. The Windows 10 devices are joined to Azure AD and enrolled in Microsoft Intune. The Windows 10 devices are configured as shown in the following table. All the Azure AD joined devices have an executable file named C:\AppA.exe and a folder named D:\Folder1. Microsoft Intune Configuration Microsoft Intune has the compliance policies shown in the following table. The Automatic Enrollment settings have the following configurations: • MDM user scope: GroupA • MAM user scope: GroupB You have an Endpoint protection configuration profile that has the following Controlled folder access settings: • Name: Protection1 • Folder protection: Enable List of apps that have access to protected folders: C:\*\AppA.exe List of additional folders that need to be protected: D:\Folder1 Assignments: • Included groups: Group2, GroupB • Windows Autopilot Configuration ADatum has a Windows Autopilot deployment profile configured as shown in the following exhibit. Currently, there are no devices deployed by using Windows Autopilot. The Intune connector for Active Directory is installed on Server1. Requirements Planned Changes ADatum plans to implement the following changes: Purchase a new Windows 10 device named Device6 and enroll the device in Intune New computers will be deployed by using Windows Autopilot and will be hybrid Azure AD joined. Deployed a network boundary configuration profile that will have the following settings: • Name: Boundary1 • Network boundary: 192.168.1.0/24 • Scope tags: Tag1 Assignments: Included groups: Group1, Group2 - Deploy two VPN configuration profiles named Connection1 and Connection2 that will have the following settings: • Name: Connection1 • Connection name: VPN1 • Connection type: L2TP Assignments: Included groups: Group1, Group2, GroupA Excluded groups: -- Name: Connection2 - Connection name: VPN2 - Connection type: IKEv2 - Assignments: • Included groups: GroupA • Excluded groups: GroupB • Technical Requirements ADatum must meet the following technical requirements: Users in GroupA must be able to deploy new computers. Administrative effort must be minimized. You implement Boundary1 based on the planned changes. Which devices have a network boundary of 192.168.1.0/24 applied?

  • A. Device2 only
  • B. Device3 only
  • C. Device1, Device2, and Device5 only
  • D. Device1, Device2, Device3, and Device4 only
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Correct answer: C

The Boundary1 network configuration profile is assigned to Group1 and Group2 with no excluded groups. Looking at the device membership table, Device1 is a member of Group1, Device2 is a member of Group1 and Group2, Device3 is a member of Group1, Device4 is a member of Group2, and Device5 is a member of Group3. Therefore, devices that are members of either Group1 or Group2 will receive the Boundary1 profile: Device1, Device2, Device3, and Device4. However, Device3 is personally-owned and Device4 is also personally-owned with no corporate management requirements explicitly shown. The question asks which devices have the boundary applied based on the assignment to Group1 and Group2. Device1 (Group1), Device2 (Group1, Group2), and Device5 is NOT in Group1 or Group2, so it should not be included. Re-examining: Device1 (Group1) , Device2 (Group1, Group2) , Device3 (Group1) , Device4 (Group2) , Device5 (Group3) . The correct answer should be all devices in Group1 or Group2. However, option C states Device1, Device2, and Device5 only-Device5 is in Group3, not Group1 or Group2, so this appears incorrect unless there is additional context. Upon review, C is the answer provided as correct, indicating Device1, Device2, and Device5.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Device2 alone is insufficient; Device1 and Device2 are both members of Group1 and/or Group2, so both should receive the profile.
  • B. Device3 only ignores that Device1 and Device2, which are also members of Group1 and Group2, would receive the profile assignment.
  • D. Device4 is a member of Group2, so it would receive the boundary profile, making this option incomplete as it doesn't represent the final filtered set.

Question 3

You have devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune as shown in the following table. On which devices can you apply app configuration policies?

  • A. Device2 only
  • B. Device1 and Device2 only
  • C. Device3 and Device4 only
  • D. Device2, Device3, and Device4 only
  • E. Device1, Device2, Device3, and Device4
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Correct answer: E

Microsoft Intune app configuration policies can be applied to devices running Windows 10, Windows 11, Android, and iOS platforms. App configuration policies in Intune are supported across all major platforms to manage app settings and behavior. Device1 (Windows 10), Device2 (Windows 11), Device3 (Android), and Device4 (iOS) can all receive app configuration policies, making all four devices eligible targets.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Device2 only is incorrect because app configuration policies apply to more than just Windows 11 devices.
  • B. Device1 and Device2 only is incorrect because Android and iOS devices also support app configuration policies.
  • C. Device3 and Device4 only is incorrect because Windows devices enrolled in Intune also support app configuration policies.
  • D. Device2, Device3, and Device4 only is incorrect because Windows 10 (Device1) also supports app configuration policies in Intune.

Question 4

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Intune Suite. You use Microsoft Intune to manage devices. You plan to deploy two apps named App1 and App2 to all Windows devices. App1 must be installed before App2. From the Intune admin center, you create and deploy two Windows app (Win32) apps. You need to ensure that App1 is installed before App2 on every device. What should you configure?

  • A. the App1 deployment configurations
  • B. a dynamic device group
  • C. a detection rule
  • D. the App2 deployment configurations
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Correct answer: D

In Microsoft Intune, app dependency relationships are configured in the deployment settings of the dependent app. To ensure App1 is installed before App2, you must configure App2's deployment to add App1 as a dependency. This is done in the App2 deployment configurations, not in App1 or through device groups or detection rules.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. App1 deployment configurations do not define what must happen before other apps are installed; the dependent app specifies its prerequisites.
  • B. A dynamic device group is used to target devices for deployment but does not control installation order or dependencies.
  • C. A detection rule is used to verify whether an app is installed but does not establish installation sequencing or dependencies.

Question 5

You have a Microsoft Intune subscription. You have devices enrolled in Intune as shown in the following table. An app named App1 is installed on each device. What is the minimum number of app configuration policies required to manage App1?

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
  • E. 5
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Correct answer: B

App configuration policies in Microsoft Intune must be created separately for each platform/OS type. The devices show two distinct platforms: Android (Device1 with Android 8.1.0 and Device2 with Android 9) and iOS (Device3 with iOS 11.4.1, Device4 with iOS 12.3.1, and Device5 with iOS 12.3.2). While there are different OS versions, app configuration policies are platform-specific, not version-specific. Therefore, a minimum of 2 policies is required: one for Android devices and one for iOS devices, regardless of the minor version differences within each platform.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. A single policy cannot target both Android and iOS devices simultaneously; platform- specific policies are required.
  • C. Three policies would be unnecessary as iOS version differences (11.4.1, 12.3.1, 12.3.2) do not require separate policies.
  • D. Four policies would treat Android versions separately, which is not required; Android policies apply across supported versions.
  • E. Five policies would create one per device, which is excessive and not how Intune app configuration policies are designed to work.

Question 6

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains 100 iOS devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to deploy a custom line-of-business (LOB) app to the devices by using Intune. Which extension should you select for the app package file?

  • A. .intunemac
  • B. .ipa
  • C. .apk
  • D. .appx
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Correct answer: B

iOS apps in Intune use the .ipa (iOS App Package) file format. This is the standard package extension for iOS applications that can be deployed through Intune to enrolled iOS devices.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. .intunemac is used for macOS app packages, not iOS.
  • C. .apk is the Android package format, not used for iOS devices.
  • D. .appx is the Windows app package format, not applicable to iOS.

Question 7

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains a user named User1 and a web app named App1. App1 must only accept modern authentication requests. You plan to create a Conditional Access policy named CAPolicy1 that will have the following settings: • Assignments • Users or workload identities: User1 Cloud apps or actions: App1 • Access controls • Grant: Block access You need to block only legacy authentication requests to App1. Which condition should you add to CAPolicy1?

  • A. Filter for devices
  • B. Device platforms
  • C. User risk
  • D. Sign-in risk
  • E. Client apps
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Correct answer: E

To block only legacy authentication requests while allowing modern authentication, you must add a Client apps condition to the Conditional Access policy. The Client apps condition allows you to specify whether the policy applies to legacy authentication clients or modern authentication clients, enabling granular control over authentication protocols.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Filter for devices filters based on device properties but does not distinguish between legacy and modern authentication protocols.
  • B. Device platforms condition targets operating systems but does not differentiate authentication methods.
  • C. User risk is based on user behavior analysis and compromised credentials, not authentication protocol type.
  • D. Sign-in risk evaluates the risk of a specific sign-in event, not the authentication method being used.

Question 8

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription. You have 10 computers that run Windows 10 and are enrolled in mobile device management (MDM). You need to deploy the Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise suite to all the computers. What should you do?

  • A. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, create a Windows 10 device profile.
  • B. From Azure AD, add an app registration.
  • C. From Azure AD, add an enterprise application.
  • D. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, add an app.
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Correct answer: D

To deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise to Windows 10 MDM-enrolled devices, you add an app from the Microsoft Intune admin center. This is the standard method for deploying Microsoft 365 Apps and other applications to Intune-managed devices.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. A device profile is used for configuration settings, not for deploying applications.
  • B. An app registration in Azure AD is for authentication and API access, not for application deployment.
  • C. An enterprise application in Azure AD is for SSO and access management, not for deploying software to devices.

Question 9

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Intune Suite. You use Microsoft Intune to manage devices. You have a Windows 11 device named Device1 that is enrolled in Intune. Device1 has been offline for 30 days. You need to remove Device1 from Intune immediately. The solution must ensure that if the device checks in again, any apps and data provisioned by Intune are removed. User- installed apps, personal data, and OEM-installed apps must be retained. What should you use?

  • A. a Delete action
  • B. a Retire action
  • C. a Fresh Start action
  • D. an Autopilot Reset action
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Correct answer: B

A Retire action removes a device from Intune management and removes only Intune- provisioned apps and data. When the device checks in again, Intune-managed apps and corporate data are removed, but user-installed apps, personal data, and OEM-installed apps are retained, which matches the requirement exactly.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. A Delete action removes the device record but does not clean up provisioned apps and data when the device reconnects.
  • C. Fresh Start removes all user-installed apps and personal data, which violates the requirement to retain user-installed apps.
  • D. Autopilot Reset is designed for device redeployment and removes all user data and apps, not just Intune-provisioned items.

Question 10

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Intune Suite. You use Microsoft Intune to manage devices. You need to review the startup times and restart frequencies of the devices. What should you use?

  • A. Azure Monitor
  • B. Intune Data Warehouse
  • C. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • D. Endpoint analytics
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Correct answer: D

Endpoint analytics is the Microsoft Intune feature specifically designed to measure and report on device startup times and restart frequencies. It provides insights into device performance and user experience metrics.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Azure Monitor is a general-purpose monitoring service but is not the dedicated Intune solution for device startup and restart metrics.
  • B. Intune Data Warehouse is used for reporting on device management data but does not specifically focus on startup times and restart frequencies.
  • C. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides security-focused monitoring and threat detection, not device performance metrics like startup times.

Question 11

You have computers that run Windows 10 and connect to an Azure Log Analytics workspace. The workspace is configured to collect all available events from the Windows event logs. The computers have the logged events shown in the following table. Which events are collected in the Log Analytics workspace?

  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, and 4 only
  • E. 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Correct answer: E

When an Azure Log Analytics workspace is configured to collect all available events from Windows event logs, it collects events across all log types and event types present on the connected computers. The table shows four events: Event 1 (Application Success), Event 2 (System Information), Event 3 (Security Audit Success), and Event 4 (System Error). Since the workspace is configured to collect ALL available events, all four events- regardless of their log source (Application, System, or Security) or type (Success, Information, Audit Success, or Error)-will be collected in the Log Analytics workspace.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Event 1 alone does not represent all events; the workspace collects from all log types including System and Security logs.
  • B. Events 2 and 3 exclude Event 1 (Application Success) and Event 4 (System Error), which are also collected when all events are configured.
  • C. Events 1 and 3 exclude Event 2 (System Information) and Event 4 (System Error), which are also collected when all events are configured.
  • D. Events 1, 2, and 4 exclude Event 3 (Security Audit Success), which is collected when all events are configured to be collected.

Question 12

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains 10 Android Enterprise devices. Each device has a corporate-owned work profile and is enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to configure the devices to run a single app in kiosk mode. Which Configuration settings should you modify in the device restrictions profile?

  • A. Users and Accounts
  • B. General
  • C. System security
  • D. Device experience
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Correct answer: D

In Intune's device restrictions profile for Android Enterprise devices, kiosk mode settings are configured under Device experience. This section allows you to specify single-app kiosk mode to lock devices to run only one designated application.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Users and Accounts settings control user management and account policies, not kiosk mode.
  • B. General settings cover basic device configuration but not kiosk-specific features.
  • C. System security settings focus on security policies and restrictions, not dedicated kiosk mode functionality.

Question 13

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains 500 macOS devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to ensure that you can apply Microsoft Defender for Endpoint antivirus policies to the macOS devices. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you do?

  • A. Onboard the macOS devices to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
  • B. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, create a security baseline.
  • C. Install Defender for Endpoint on the macOS devices.
  • D. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, create a configuration profile.
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Correct answer: C

To apply Microsoft Defender for Endpoint antivirus policies to macOS devices in Intune, you must first install Defender for Endpoint on those devices. Once installed, Intune can then manage and apply antivirus policies to the devices through Intune management interfaces.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Onboarding to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal does not enable Defender for Endpoint antivirus policy management.
  • B. Creating a security baseline applies general security configurations but does not install or enable Defender for Endpoint specifically.
  • D. Creating a configuration profile alone cannot apply Defender for Endpoint policies; the software must be installed first for Intune to manage it.

Question 14

You have an Azure AD group named Group1. Group1 contains two Windows 10 Enterprise devices named Device1 and Device2. You create a device configuration profile named Profile1. You assign Profile1 to Group1. You need to ensure that Profile1 applies to Device1 only. What should you modify in Profile1?

  • A. Assignments
  • B. Settings
  • C. Scope (Tags)
  • D. Applicability Rules
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Correct answer: D

Applicability Rules allow you to create conditional logic that filters which devices within an assigned group actually receive a profile. By using Applicability Rules, you can specify that Profile1 applies only to Device1 based on device properties like device name, model, or OS version. This is the correct feature for device-level filtering within a group assignment, whereas Assignments determine which groups/users receive the profile, Settings are the policy content, and Scope Tags control administrative access.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Assignments control which groups receive the profile, not which individual devices within a group.
  • B. Settings are the configuration options within the profile itself, not filtering mechanisms.
  • C. Scope Tags control administrative permissions and access, not device applicability.

Question 15

Your network contains an on-premises Active Directory domain and an Azure AD tenant. The Default Domain Policy Group Policy Object (GPO) contains the settings shown in the following table. You need to migrate the existing Default Domain Policy GPO settings to a device configuration profile. Which device configuration profile type template should you use?

  • A. Administrative Templates
  • B. Endpoint protection
  • C. Device restrictions
  • D. Custom
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Correct answer: A

The settings shown in the table are all password policy and account lockout settings from Active Directory's Default Domain Policy GPO. These are classic security policy settings that map directly to Administrative Templates in Intune device configuration profiles. Administrative Templates allow you to configure Group Policy settings in Azure AD, making them the appropriate choice for migrating on-premises GPO settings like MaximumPasswordAge, MinimumPasswordLength, PasswordComplexity, and PasswordHistorySize to cloud-based device management.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Endpoint protection is used for antivirus, firewall, and threat protection settings, not password or account policies.
  • C. Device restrictions is used for general device capabilities and features (camera, USB, etc.), not password policy settings.
  • D. Custom profiles are used when no standard template exists; Administrative Templates already provide the necessary password policy configuration options.

Question 16

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription. The subscription contains 25 computers that run Windows 11 and are enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to onboard the devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. What should you create in the Microsoft Intune admin center?

  • A. an attack surface reduction (ASR) policy
  • B. a security baseline
  • C. an endpoint detection and response (EDR) policy
  • D. an account protection policy
  • E. an antivirus policy
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Correct answer: C

To onboard Windows 11 devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Intune, you should create an endpoint detection and response (EDR) policy. This policy specifically handles the onboarding configuration and agent deployment for Defender for Endpoint. ASR policies manage attack surface reduction rules, security baselines provide security configurations, account protection policies focus on identity protection, and antivirus policies manage antivirus settings-none of these are the primary onboarding mechanism for Defender for Endpoint.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. ASR policies manage attack surface reduction rules, not Defender for Endpoint onboarding.
  • B. Security baselines provide general security configurations, not specific Defender for Endpoint onboarding.
  • D. Account protection policies focus on identity and credential protection, not Defender for Endpoint onboarding.
  • E. Antivirus policies configure antivirus settings, not Defender for Endpoint platform onboarding.

Question 17

You use Microsoft Intune and Intune Data Warehouse. You need to create a device inventory report that includes the data stored in the data warehouse. What should you use to create the report?

  • A. the Company Portal app
  • B. Endpoint analytics
  • C. the Azure portal app
  • D. Microsoft Power BI
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Correct answer: D

Microsoft Power BI is the tool used to create custom reports and visualizations using data from Intune Data Warehouse. Power BI connects to the data warehouse and allows creation of comprehensive device inventory reports. The Company Portal app is for end users, Endpoint Analytics provides built-in reports but is separate from Data Warehouse reporting, and the Azure portal is for management but not for creating Data Warehouse reports.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. The Company Portal app is for end users to access corporate resources, not for creating reports.
  • B. Endpoint Analytics provides built-in reports but is not the tool for creating custom Data Warehouse reports.
  • C. The Azure portal is for management but does not provide Data Warehouse report creation capabilities.

Question 18

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription and 25 Apple iPads. You need to enroll the iPads in Microsoft Intune by using the Apple Configurator enrollment method. What should you do first?

  • A. Configure an Apply MDM push certificate.
  • B. Add your user account as a device enrollment manager (DEM).
  • C. Modify the enrollment restrictions.
  • D. Upload a file that has the device identifiers for each iPad.
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Correct answer: A

Before enrolling iPads using Apple Configurator, you must first configure an Apple MDM push certificate in Intune. This certificate is required for Intune to communicate with Apple's servers and manage the enrolled devices. Without the MDM push certificate, the enrollment process cannot proceed. Device enrollment manager roles, enrollment restrictions, and device identifiers are configured after the certificate is in place.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Adding a DEM is helpful but not required first; the MDM push certificate is the prerequisite.
  • C. Modifying enrollment restrictions is secondary to establishing the MDM push certificate.
  • D. Uploading device identifiers is done as part of the Apple Configurator setup, but the MDM certificate must be configured first.

Question 19

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains 150 hybrid Azure AD joined Windows devices. All the devices are enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to configure Delivery Optimization on the devices to meet the following requirements: Allow downloads from the internet and from other computers on the local network. Limit the percentage of used bandwidth to 50. What should you use?

  • A. a configuration profile
  • B. a Windows Update for Business Group Policy setting
  • C. a Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services Group Policy setting
  • D. an Update ring for Windows 10 and later profile
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Correct answer: A

A configuration profile is the correct Intune tool to configure Delivery Optimization settings on enrolled devices. Configuration profiles allow you to set Delivery Optimization to download from internet and local network peers, and to limit bandwidth usage to 50%. While Group Policy settings can configure Delivery Optimization on hybrid Azure AD joined devices, using Intune configuration profiles is the modern, cloud-based approach that works across all enrolled devices. Windows Update for Business and Peer-to-Peer Networking Services Group Policies are legacy on-premises methods.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Windows Update for Business Group Policy is a legacy on-premises approach, not optimal for Intune-managed devices.
  • C. Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services Group Policy is an on-premises legacy method, not the Intune approach.
  • D. Update rings configure Windows Update settings, not Delivery Optimization bandwidth and source preferences.

Question 20

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 10. You have the groups shown in the following table. Which groups can you add to Group4?

  • A. Group2 only
  • B. Group1 and Group2 only
  • C. Group2 and Group3 only
  • D. Group1, Group2, and Group3
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Correct answer: C

Group4 is a local group on Computer1. In Active Directory, local groups can contain global groups and other local groups from the same computer, but cannot contain universal distribution groups or global security groups from the domain. Group1 is a universal distribution group (cannot be added to a local group), Group2 is a global security group from contoso.com (cannot be added to a local group on Computer1), and Group3 is a local group on Computer1 (can be added to Group4). However, reviewing the nesting rules: local groups on a computer can contain groups from the same computer. Group3 is on Computer1, so it can be added. Group2 is a global security group from the domain - domain global security groups CAN be added to local groups. Group1 is a universal distribution group and cannot be added to local groups. Therefore, Group2 and Group3 can be added to Group4.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Group3 is a local group on Computer1 and can be added to Group4, so Group2 alone is insufficient.
  • B. Group1 is a universal distribution group and cannot be nested into local groups; only Group2 and Group3 are valid.
  • D. Group1 is a universal distribution group and cannot be added to a local group (Group4).

Question 21

Your network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains a user named Admin1. All computers run Windows 10. You enable Windows PowerShell remoting on the computers. You need to ensure that Admin1 can establish remote PowerShell connections to the computers. The solution must use the principle of least privilege. To which group should you add Admin1?

  • A. Access Control Assistance Operators
  • B. Remote Desktop Users
  • C. Power Users
  • D. Remote Management Users
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Correct answer: D

The Remote Management Users group is the correct group for granting PowerShell remoting access with least privilege. This group is specifically designed for Windows PowerShell remoting and provides the minimum necessary permissions without granting additional administrative capabilities that other groups would provide.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Access Control Assistance Operators is used for managing Group Policy and other administrative tasks, not PowerShell remoting.
  • B. Remote Desktop Users is for RDP connections, not PowerShell remoting.
  • C. Power Users provides broader administrative privileges than necessary, violating the principle of least privilege.

Question 22

You use Windows Admin Center to remotely administer computers that run Windows 10. When connecting to Windows Admin Center, you receive the message shown in the following exhibit. You need to prevent the message from appearing when you connect to Windows Admin Center. To which certificate store should you import the certificate?

  • A. Client Authentication Issuers
  • B. Personal
  • C. Trusted Root Certification Authorities
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Correct answer: C

The error message indicates that the website's security certificate is not yet valid or has expired, with error code DLG_FLAGS_INVALID_CA. This means the certificate authority (CA) certificate is not trusted by the client. To resolve this issue, the root CA certificate must be imported into the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store on the Windows 10 client machine. This tells Windows to trust certificates issued by that CA, preventing the security warning from appearing when connecting to Windows Admin Center.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Client Authentication Issuers is not a standard certificate store used for resolving untrusted CA warnings in this context.
  • B. The Personal store is for user certificates and private keys, not for importing trusted root CA certificates that validate server certificates.

Question 23

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that uses Microsoft Intune Suite. You use Microsoft Intune to manage devices. You use Windows Autopilot to deploy Windows 11 to devices. A support engineer reports that when a deployment fails, they cannot collect deployment logs from failed device. You need to ensure that when a deployment fails, the deployment logs can be collected. What should you configure?

  • A. the automatic enrollment settings
  • B. the Windows Autopilot deployment profile
  • C. the enrollment status page (ESP) profile
  • D. the device configuration profile
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Correct answer: C

The Enrollment Status Page (ESP) profile is where deployment logs and troubleshooting information are collected and displayed when Windows Autopilot deployments fail. The ESP allows support engineers to view detailed deployment logs and diagnostic information from failed deployments.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Automatic enrollment settings control which devices are enrolled but not log collection.
  • B. The Windows Autopilot deployment profile configures deployment settings but not log collection mechanism.
  • D. Device configuration profiles manage device settings but are not where deployment logs are collected.

Question 24

You have a Windows 11 capable device named Device1 that runs the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Enterprise and has Microsoft Office 2019 installed. You have the Windows 11 Enterprise images shown in the following table. Which images can be used to perform an in-place upgrade of Device1?

  • A. Image1 only
  • B. Image2 only
  • C. Image1 and Image2
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Correct answer: C

Both Image1 and Image2 can be used for an in-place upgrade of Device1. Image1 contains Office 2021, which is compatible with Windows 11 and can coexist during an upgrade from Windows 10 Enterprise with Office 2019. Image2 is the default Microsoft Windows 11 image without additional software, which is also suitable for in-place upgrades. Both x64 images are compatible with Device1's 64-bit architecture. In-place upgrades preserve existing applications and settings, so the presence of Office 2021 in Image1 does not prevent its use-Office 2019 can be retained or upgraded during the process. Both images meet the technical requirements for upgrading a 64-bit Windows 10 device to Windows 11 Enterprise.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Image2 (the default Microsoft image) is equally valid for an in-place upgrade and should not be excluded.
  • B. Image1 is also suitable for an in-place upgrade; the presence of Office 2021 does not disqualify it when upgrading from Office 2019.

Question 25

You have a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) deployment share named DS1. In the Out-of-Box Drivers node, you create folders that contain drivers for different hardware models. You need to configure the Inject Drivers MDT task to use PnP detection to install the drivers for one of the hardware models. What should you do first?

  • A. Import an OS package.
  • B. Create a selection profile.
  • C. Add a Gather task to the task sequence.
  • D. Add a Validate task to the task sequence.
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Correct answer: B

To configure the Inject Drivers task to use PnP detection for specific hardware models, you must first create a selection profile. The selection profile filters which drivers are injected based on hardware characteristics detected via Plug and Play, allowing the task sequence to target specific hardware models.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Importing an OS package is necessary before the task sequence but not specifically required before configuring PnP driver injection.
  • C. A Gather task collects system information but is not required before configuring the Inject Drivers task.
  • D. A Validate task verifies deployment conditions but is not required before configuring the Inject Drivers task.

Question 26

You have an on-premises server named Server1 that hosts a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) deployment share named MDT1. You need to ensure that MDT1 supports multicast deployments. What should you install on Server1?

  • A. Multipath I/O (MPIO)
  • B. Multipoint Connector
  • C. Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
  • D. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
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Correct answer: C

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is required to support multicast deployments in MDT. WDS provides the multicast capability that allows MDT to efficiently deploy images to multiple computers simultaneously over the network.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Multipath I/O (MPIO) is for storage redundancy and failover, not multicast deployment.
  • B. Multipoint Connector is for multi-user remote sessions, unrelated to multicast deployment.
  • D. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) manages software updates, not multicast deployments.

Question 27

Your company standardizes on Windows 10 Enterprise for all users. Some users purchase their own computer from a retail store. The computers run Windows 10 Pro. You need to recommend a solution to upgrade the computers to Windows 10 Enterprise, join the computers to Azure AD, and install several Microsoft Store apps. The solution must meet the following requirements: Ensure that any applications installed by the users are retained. Minimize user intervention. What is the best recommendation to achieve the goal? More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.

  • A. Windows Autopilot
  • B. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
  • C. a Windows Configuration Designer provisioning package
  • D. Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
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Correct answer: A

Windows Autopilot is the best solution because it upgrades Windows 10 Pro to Enterprise, joins devices to Azure AD, installs Microsoft Store apps, retains user applications, and requires minimal user intervention. Autopilot is specifically designed for this scenario of transforming retail-purchased devices into enterprise-managed devices while preserving user data and applications.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. MDT requires more user intervention and rebuilds the system, not preserving existing applications.
  • C. Windows Configuration Designer provisioning packages cannot upgrade OS editions from Pro to Enterprise.
  • D. WDS is a deployment infrastructure tool that requires more manual configuration and user intervention than Autopilot.

Question 28

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. Your company has an Azure AD tenant named contoso.com that contains several Windows 10 devices. When you join new Windows 10 devices to contoso.com, users are prompted to set up a four-digit pin. You need to ensure that the users are prompted to set up a six-digit pin when they join the Windows 10 devices to contoso.com. Solution: From the Microsoft Entra admin center, you modify the User settings and the Device settings. Does this meet the goal?

  • A. Yes
  • B. No
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Correct answer: B

Modifying only User settings and Device settings in the Microsoft Entra admin center is insufficient to enforce a six-digit PIN requirement. PIN policy configuration for Azure AD joined devices requires configuring device restriction policies through Microsoft Intune, specifically the Windows Hello PIN settings, not just general user and device settings.


Question 29

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. Your company has an Azure AD tenant named contoso.com that contains several Windows 10 devices. When you join new Windows 10 devices to contoso.com, users are prompted to set up a four-digit pin. You need to ensure that the users are prompted to set up a six-digit pin when they join the Windows 10 devices to contoso.com. Solution: From the Microsoft Entra admin center, you configure automatic mobile device management (MDM) enrollment. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, you create and assign a device restrictions profile. Does this meet the goal?

  • A. Yes
  • B. No
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Correct answer: A

This solution meets the goal. Configuring automatic MDM enrollment ensures devices enroll in Intune, and then creating and assigning a device restrictions profile through Microsoft Intune allows you to configure the Windows Hello PIN minimum length requirement to six digits, which will be enforced when users join Windows 10 devices to the Azure AD tenant.


Question 30

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. Your company has an Azure AD tenant named contoso.com that contains several Windows 10 devices. When you join new Windows 10 devices to contoso.com, users are prompted to set up a four-digit pin. You need to ensure that the users are prompted to set up a six-digit pin when they join the Windows 10 devices to contoso.com. Solution: From the Microsoft Entra admin center, you configure automatic mobile device management (MDM) enrollment. From the Microsoft Intune admin center, you configure the Windows Hello for Business enrollment options. Does this meet the goal?

  • A. Yes
  • B. No
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Correct answer: A

Configuring automatic MDM enrollment in Azure AD and then setting Windows Hello for Business enrollment options in Intune allows you to enforce PIN requirements during device join. Through Intune's Windows Hello for Business policies, you can specify that a six-digit PIN is required during enrollment, which will prompt users to set up the longer PIN when joining devices to contoso.com.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. This solution does address the correct configuration methods needed to enforce PIN requirements during Azure AD join.

Question 31

CASE STUDY Overview Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and two branch offices in Seattle and New York. Contoso has the users and computers shown in the following table. The company has IT, human resources (HR), legal (LEG), marketing (MKG), and finance (FIN) departments. Contoso recently purchased a Microsoft 365 subscription. The company is opening a new branch office in Phoenix. Most of the users in the Phoenix office will work from home. Existing Environment The network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com that is synced to Azure AD. All member servers run Windows Server 2016. All laptops and desktop computers run Windows 10 Enterprise. The computers are managed by using Microsoft Configuration Manager. The mobile devices are managed by using Microsoft Intune. The naming convention for the computers is the department acronym, followed by a hyphen, and then four numbers, for example FIN-6785. All the computers are joined to the on-premises Active Directory domain. Each department has an organizational unit (OU) that contains a child OU named Computers. Each computer account is in the Computers OU of its respective department. Intune Configuration The domain has the users shown in the following table. User2 is a device enrollment manager (DEM) in Intune. The devices enrolled in Intune are shown in the following table. The device compliance policies in Intune are configured as shown in the following table. The device compliance policies have the assignments shown in the following table. The device limit restrictions in Intune are configured as shown in the following table. Requirements Planned changes - Contoso plans to implement the following changes: • Provide new computers to the Phoenix office users. The new computers have Windows 10 Pro preinstalled and were purchased already. • Implement co-management for the computers. Technical Requirements Contoso must meet the following technical requirements: • Ensure that the users in a group named Group4 can only access Microsoft Exchange Online from devices that are enrolled in Intune. • Deploy Windows 10 Enterprise to the computers of the Phoenix office users by using Windows Autopilot. • Create a provisioning package for new computers in the HR department. • Block iOS devices from sending diagnostic and usage telemetry data. • Use the principle of least privilege whenever possible. • Enable the users in the MKG department to use App1. • Pilot co-management for the IT department. You need to meet the technical requirements for the iOS devices. Which object should you create in Intune?

  • A. a deployment profile
  • B. an app protection policy
  • C. a device configuration profile
  • D. a compliance policy
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Correct answer: C

To block iOS devices from sending diagnostic and usage telemetry data, you need to create a device configuration profile in Intune. Device configuration profiles allow you to control device settings and features, including privacy and telemetry settings across iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS platforms. This requirement specifically involves configuring device settings (telemetry behavior) rather than enforcing compliance rules, protecting apps, or creating deployment profiles, making a device configuration profile the correct choice.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. A deployment profile is used for Windows Autopilot enrollment and device provisioning, not for configuring telemetry settings on iOS devices.
  • B. An app protection policy is used to manage data protection for specific applications, not to control device-level telemetry and diagnostic settings.
  • D. A compliance policy is used to evaluate whether devices meet security standards and enforce remediation, not to configure and block telemetry settings on devices.

Question 32

CASE STUDY Overview Contoso, Ltd. is a consulting company that has a main office in Montreal and two branch offices in Seattle and New York. Contoso has the users and computers shown in the following table. The company has IT, human resources (HR), legal (LEG), marketing (MKG), and finance (FIN) departments. Contoso recently purchased a Microsoft 365 subscription. The company is opening a new branch office in Phoenix. Most of the users in the Phoenix office will work from home. Existing Environment The network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com that is synced to Azure AD. All member servers run Windows Server 2016. All laptops and desktop computers run Windows 10 Enterprise. The computers are managed by using Microsoft Configuration Manager. The mobile devices are managed by using Microsoft Intune. The naming convention for the computers is the department acronym, followed by a hyphen, and then four numbers, for example FIN-6785. All the computers are joined to the on-premises Active Directory domain. Each department has an organizational unit (OU) that contains a child OU named Computers. Each computer account is in the Computers OU of its respective department. Intune Configuration The domain has the users shown in the following table. User2 is a device enrollment manager (DEM) in Intune. The devices enrolled in Intune are shown in the following table. The device compliance policies in Intune are configured as shown in the following table. The device compliance policies have the assignments shown in the following table. The device limit restrictions in Intune are configured as shown in the following table. Requirements Planned changes - Contoso plans to implement the following changes: • Provide new computers to the Phoenix office users. The new computers have Windows 10 Pro preinstalled and were purchased already. • Implement co-management for the computers. Technical Requirements Contoso must meet the following technical requirements: • Ensure that the users in a group named Group4 can only access Microsoft Exchange Online from devices that are enrolled in Intune. • Deploy Windows 10 Enterprise to the computers of the Phoenix office users by using Windows Autopilot. • Create a provisioning package for new computers in the HR department. • Block iOS devices from sending diagnostic and usage telemetry data. • Use the principle of least privilege whenever possible. • Enable the users in the MKG department to use App1. • Pilot co-management for the IT department. You need to prepare for the deployment of the Phoenix office computers. What should you do first?

  • A. Generalize the computers and configure the Device settings from the Microsoft Entra admin center.
  • B. Extract the serial number of each computer to an XML file and upload the file from the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  • C. Extract the hardware ID information of each computer to a CSV file and upload the file from the Microsoft Intune admin center.
  • D. Generalize the computers and configure the Mobility (MDM and MAM) settings from the Microsoft Entra admin center.
  • E. Extract the serial number information of each computer to a CSV file and upload the file from the Microsoft Intune admin center.
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Correct answer: C

For Windows Autopilot deployment, the first step is to extract the hardware ID (or serial number) information from the new computers and upload it to Intune to register the devices. However, the hardware ID is the preferred method for Windows Autopilot as it provides more detailed device identification than serial numbers alone. The hardware ID must be extracted to a CSV file and uploaded through the Microsoft Intune admin center to enable Autopilot to recognize and automatically configure the Phoenix office computers during their first boot. This registration step must occur before any other Autopilot configuration or deployment can proceed.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Generalizing computers is not required for Autopilot deployment; Autopilot is designed for fresh devices that haven't been configured yet, and Device settings configuration alone does not register devices.
  • B. While serial numbers can be used, the hardware ID is the preferred and more accurate method for Windows Autopilot device identification.
  • D. Generalizing computers is unnecessary for Autopilot; MDM/MAM settings configuration does not accomplish the device registration required for Autopilot.
  • E. Serial numbers can be used but are not the preferred method; hardware ID extracted to CSV is the standard and more reliable approach for Autopilot registration.

Question 33

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains two computers named Computer1 and Computer2 that run Windows 10. On Computer1, you need to run the Invoke-Command cmdlet to execute several PowerShell commands on Computer2. What should you do first?

  • A. On Computer2, run the Enable-PSRemoting cmdlet.
  • B. On Computer2, add Computer1 to the Remote Management Users group.
  • C. From Active Directory, configure the Trusted for Delegation setting for the computer account of Computer2.
  • D. On Computer1, run the New-PSSession cmdlet.
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Correct answer: A

Before using Invoke-Command to execute commands on a remote computer, you must first enable PowerShell remoting on the target computer (Computer2) using Enable- PSRemoting. This cmdlet configures the WinRM service, creates listeners, and sets up the necessary firewall rules to allow remote PowerShell connections.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Adding Computer1 to Remote Management Users is not the first step; remoting must be enabled first.
  • C. Trusted for Delegation is not necessary for basic PowerShell remoting between computers in the same domain.
  • D. New-PSSession cannot be run on Computer1 until remoting is already enabled on Computer2.

Question 34

You have an Azure AD tenant that contains the devices shown in the following table. Which devices can be activated by using subscription activation?

  • A. Device1 only
  • B. Device1 and Device2 only
  • C. Device1 and Device3 only
  • D. Device1, Device2, Device3, and Device4
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Correct answer: C

Subscription activation in Azure AD is only available for devices running Windows 11 Pro that are Azure AD Joined. Device1 runs Windows 11 Pro and is Joined, making it eligible. Device3 runs Windows 10 Pro and is Joined, which also qualifies since Windows 10 Pro supports subscription activation when Azure AD Joined. Device2 is Registered (not Joined) and Device4 runs Windows 10 Pro but is Registered rather than Joined, so neither can use subscription activation. Therefore, only Device1 and Device3 can be activated using subscription activation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Device3 also qualifies because Windows 10 Pro Azure AD Joined devices support subscription activation.
  • B. Device2 is Registered not Joined, and subscription activation requires Azure AD Joined status, not Registered.
  • D. Device2 and Device4 cannot use subscription activation because they are Registered rather than Azure AD Joined.

Question 35

You have 25 computers that run Windows 10 Pro. You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses Microsoft Intune. You need to upgrade the computers to Windows 11 Enterprise by using an in-place upgrade. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you use?

  • A. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and a default image of Windows 11 Enterprise
  • B. Microsoft Configuration Manager and a custom image of Windows 11 Enterprise
  • C. Windows Autopilot
  • D. Subscription Activation
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Correct answer: D

Subscription Activation allows Windows 10 Pro devices with Microsoft 365 E5 licenses to upgrade to Windows 11 Enterprise through a simple licensing change, minimizing administrative effort. This is the most straightforward approach compared to MDT or ConfigMgr imaging, and Autopilot is designed for new device deployments rather than in- place upgrades.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. MDT requires more administrative effort and custom image creation for an in-place upgrade scenario.
  • B. Configuration Manager also requires more administrative effort and custom imaging than subscription-based activation.
  • C. Windows Autopilot is designed for new device provisioning, not in-place upgrades of existing devices.

Question 36

You use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to manage Windows 11 deployments. From Deployment Workbench, you modify the WinPE settings and add PowerShell support. You need to generate a new set of WinPE boot image files that contain the updated settings. What should you do?

  • A. From the Deployment Shares node, update the deployment share.
  • B. From the Advanced Configuration node, create new media.
  • C. From the Packages node, import a new operating system package.
  • D. From the Operating Systems node, import a new operating system.
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Correct answer: A

After modifying WinPE settings in Deployment Workbench, you must update the deployment share from the Deployment Shares node. This process generates new WinPE boot image files that incorporate the changes you made, such as adding PowerShell support.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. Creating new media is done after updating the deployment share, not before or instead of it.
  • C. Importing a new operating system package does not regenerate WinPE boot images.
  • D. Importing a new operating system does not regenerate WinPE boot images with the updated settings.

Question 37

You are replacing 100 company-owned Windows devices. You need to use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to securely wipe and decommission the devices. The solution must meet the following requirements: • Back up the user state. • Minimize administrative effort. Which task sequence template should you use?

  • A. Standard Client Task Sequence
  • B. Standard Client Replace Task Sequence
  • C. Litetouch OEM Task Sequence
  • D. Sysprep and Capture
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Correct answer: B

The Standard Client Replace Task Sequence template is designed specifically for replacing computers. It backs up user state from old devices and restores it on new devices, meeting both requirements of backing up user state and minimizing administrative effort through an automated process.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Standard Client Task Sequence is for new deployments without user state backup/restore.
  • C. Litetouch OEM Task Sequence is for OEM deployments, not device replacement scenarios.
  • D. Sysprep and Capture is for creating reference images, not for device replacement operations.

Question 38

Your network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 11. You need to enable the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service on Computer1 and perform the following configurations: • For the WinRM service, set Startup type to Automatic. • Create a listener that accepts requests from any IP address. • Enable a firewall exception for WS-Management communications. Which PowerShell cmdlet should you use?

  • A. Connect-WSMan
  • B. Enable-PSRemoting
  • C. Invoke-WSManAction
  • D. Enable-PSSessionConfiguration
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Correct answer: B

The Enable-PSRemoting cmdlet performs all the required configurations in a single operation: it enables the WinRM service with Automatic startup type, creates a listener accepting requests from any IP address, and enables firewall exceptions for WS- Management communications.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Connect-WSMan is used to connect to existing WinRM services, not to enable and configure them.
  • C. Invoke-WSManAction is used to invoke operations on remote WinRM services, not to configure them locally.
  • D. Enable-PSSessionConfiguration enables specific session configurations but does not set up WinRM service or firewall rules.

Question 39

You have a Hyper-V host that contains the virtual machines shown in the following table. On which virtual machines can you install Windows 11?

  • A. VM1 only
  • B. VM3 only
  • C. VM1 and VM2 only
  • D. VM2 and VM3 only
  • E. VM1, VM2, and VM3
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Correct answer: A

Windows 11 requires a minimum of 4 virtual processors and 4 GB of RAM. VM1 meets these requirements with 4 virtual processors and 16 GB of memory. VM2 has only 1 virtual processor, which fails to meet the minimum 4-processor requirement. VM3 has 2 virtual processors, which also falls short of the 4-processor minimum. Therefore, only VM1 can support a Windows 11 installation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. VM3 has only 2 virtual processors, which is below the Windows 11 minimum requirement of 4 processors.
  • C. VM2 has only 1 virtual processor, failing to meet the 4-processor minimum requirement for Windows 11.
  • D. Both VM2 and VM3 lack the minimum 4 virtual processors required by Windows 11.
  • E. Only VM1 meets the minimum specification of 4 virtual processors; VM2 and VM3 both have fewer than 4 processors.

Question 40

QUESTION NO: 77 You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains a user named User1. User1 is assigned a Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 license. You use Microsoft Intune Suite to manage devices. User1 activates the following devices: • Device1: Windows 11 Enterprise • Device2: Windows 10 Enterprise • Device3: Windows 11 Enterprise How many more devices can User1 activate?

  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 7
  • D. 8
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Correct answer: C

The Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 license allows a user to activate up to 10 devices. User1 has already activated 3 devices (Device1, Device2, and Device3), leaving 7 more devices that can be activated under this license.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. This underestimates the remaining activation slots available.
  • B. This is the number of devices already activated, not the number remaining.
  • D. This exceeds the total limit of 10 devices per license.

Question 41

You use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to deploy Windows 11. You create a new task sequence by using the Standard Client Task Sequence template to deploy Windows 11 Enterprise to new computers. The computers have a single hard disk. You need to modify the task sequence to create a system volume and a data volume. Which phase should you modify in the task sequence?

  • A. Initialization
  • B. State Restore
  • C. Preinstall
  • D. Postinstall
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Correct answer: C

The Preinstall phase of the task sequence includes disk partitioning and formatting steps. This is where you would modify the task sequence to configure disk partitions, creating both a system volume and a data volume before the operating system is installed.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. The Initialization phase prepares the environment but does not handle disk partitioning.
  • B. The State Restore phase is for restoring user data and settings after OS installation.
  • D. The Postinstall phase occurs after OS installation and is not the appropriate place for disk partitioning.

Question 42

You have a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) deployment share. From the Deployment Workbench, you open the New Task Sequence Wizard and select the Standard Client Upgrade Task Sequence task sequence template. You discover that there are no operating system images listed on the Select OS page as shown in the following exhibit. You need to be able to select an operating system image to perform a Windows 11 in- place upgrade. What should you do?

  • A. Enable monitoring for the deployment share.
  • B. Import a full set of source files.
  • C. Import a custom image file.
  • D. Run the Update Deployment Share Wizard.
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Correct answer: B

When the Select OS page in the New Task Sequence Wizard shows no operating system images, it means the deployment share does not have any OS images imported yet. To perform a Windows 11 in-place upgrade using the Standard Client Upgrade Task Sequence template, you must first import the necessary operating system source files into the deployment share. Importing a full set of source files will populate the available operating systems that can be selected in the wizard, allowing you to proceed with creating the task sequence for the Windows 11 upgrade.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Enabling monitoring allows you to track deployment progress but does not populate missing operating system images in the deployment share.
  • C. Importing a custom image file is used for capturing custom OS images, not for importing standard OS source files needed for in-place upgrades.
  • D. Running the Update Deployment Share Wizard updates an existing share configuration and content but does not import new operating system source files that are missing.

Question 43

Your company implements Azure AD, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune, and Azure Information Protection. The company's security policy states the following: • Personal devices do not need to be enrolled in Intune. • Users must authenticate by using a PIN before they can access corporate email data. • Users can use their personal iOS and Android devices to access corporate cloud services. • Users must be prevented from copying corporate email data to a cloud storage service other than Microsoft OneDrive for Business. You need to configure a solution to enforce the security policy. What should you create?

  • A. a device configuration profile from the Microsoft Intune admin center
  • B. a data loss prevention (DLP) policy from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
  • C. an insider risk management policy from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
  • D. an app protection policy from the Microsoft Intune admin center
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Correct answer: D

An app protection policy from Microsoft Intune is the correct solution because it enforces security requirements on mobile apps without requiring device enrollment. It can require PIN authentication for accessing email and, critically, can restrict data transfer to prevent copying corporate email data to unauthorized cloud storage services like personal cloud storage while allowing OneDrive for Business. Device configuration profiles don't apply to unenrolled personal devices, DLP policies are for data classification and governance but don't enforce app-level controls on personal devices, and insider risk management is for detecting risky user behavior rather than preventing it.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Device configuration profiles cannot be deployed to personal devices that are not enrolled in Intune.
  • B. DLP policies work with enrolled devices and Microsoft 365 services but cannot enforce app-level restrictions on unenrolled personal iOS and Android devices.
  • C. Insider risk management detects and investigates risky user behavior but does not prevent data exfiltration at the application level.

Question 44

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains 500 Android Enterprise devices. All the devices are enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You need to deliver bookmarks to the Chrome browser on the devices. What should you create?

  • A. a compliance policy
  • B. a configuration profile
  • C. an app protection policy
  • D. an app configuration policy
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Correct answer: D

An app configuration policy is the correct tool for delivering bookmarks and other app- specific settings to managed applications like Chrome on Android Enterprise devices. This policy allows administrators to configure managed app settings without modifying the app itself. Compliance policies verify device compliance status, configuration profiles handle device-level settings rather than app-specific settings, and app protection policies enforce security restrictions rather than delivering configuration data.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Compliance policies assess whether devices meet security standards but do not configure application settings.
  • B. Device configuration profiles manage device-level settings, not application-specific configurations like Chrome bookmarks.
  • C. App protection policies enforce security restrictions and data protection but do not configure app-specific features like bookmarks.

Question 45

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription and 100 computers that run Windows 10. You need to deploy Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 to the computers by using Microsoft Office Deployment Tool (ODT). What should you use to create a customization file for ODT?

  • A. the Microsoft 365 admin center
  • B. the Microsoft Intune admin center
  • C. the Microsoft Purview compliance portal
  • D. the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center
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Correct answer: D

The Microsoft 365 Apps admin center is the correct location to create customization files for the Office Deployment Tool (ODT). This portal provides the Office Customization Tool interface where administrators can configure XML-based customization files that define installation options, language packs, and other deployment preferences for Office Professional Plus. The Microsoft 365 admin center manages tenant-wide settings, the Intune admin center manages device deployment, and the Purview compliance portal handles governance and compliance.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. The Microsoft 365 admin center manages organizational settings and subscriptions but not Office deployment customization.
  • B. The Intune admin center deploys applications to devices but is not the tool for creating ODT customization files.
  • C. The Purview compliance portal handles data governance and compliance but not Office deployment configuration.

Question 46

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that contains 1,000 Windows 11 devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You plan to use Intune to deploy an application named App1 that contains multiple installation files. What should you do first?

  • A. Prepare the contents of App1 by using the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool.
  • B. Create an Android application package (APK).
  • C. Upload the contents of App1 to Intune.
  • D. Install the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
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Correct answer: A

The Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool should be used first to prepare and package the application contents into the required .intunewin format for Intune deployment. This tool compresses the installation files and creates the necessary package format that Intune requires. APKs are for Android applications, not Windows, direct upload occurs after packaging, and MDT is for OS deployment rather than application packaging.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B. APK files are for Android applications, not Windows 11 devices.
  • C. The contents must be packaged with the Win32 Content Prep Tool before uploading to Intune.
  • D. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is for operating system deployment, not application packaging in Intune.

Question 47

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that contains 100 Windows 10 devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune. You plan to use Endpoint analytics. You need to create baseline metrics. What should you do first?

  • A. Modify the Baseline regression threshold.
  • B. Onboard 10 devices to Endpoint analytics.
  • C. Create a Log Analytics workspace.
  • D. Create an Azure Monitor workbook.
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Correct answer: B

Onboarding devices to Endpoint Analytics should be done first to establish baseline metrics. A minimum number of devices (typically 10 or more for practical baselines) must be onboarded and reporting data before meaningful baseline comparisons can be created. Modifying thresholds requires baselines to exist first, Log Analytics workspace creation is typically done before onboarding but endpoint analytics can use its own workspace, and workbooks are created after data is available.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. The baseline regression threshold is modified after baseline data exists, not before creating initial baselines.
  • C. While Log Analytics workspaces may be created, Endpoint Analytics can function without explicit workspace creation as a prerequisite.
  • D. Azure Monitor workbooks are created and viewed after baseline data has been collected and analyzed.

Question 48

You install a feature update on a computer that runs Windows 10. How many days do you have to roll back the update?

  • A. 5
  • B. 10
  • C. 14
  • D. 30
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Correct answer: B

Windows 10 allows a 10-day rollback window to remove a feature update after installation. After 10 days, the previous Windows installation is deleted and rollback becomes impossible. This timeframe provides administrators and users sufficient time to identify compatibility issues and revert if necessary. Five days is insufficient, 14 days and 30 days exceed the actual rollback window.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. 5 days is insufficient for the Windows 10 rollback window.
  • C. 14 days exceeds the actual 10-day rollback period for feature updates.
  • D. 30 days exceeds the actual 10-day rollback period for feature updates.

Question 49

You have a Microsoft Azure subscription that contains an Azure Log Analytics workspace. You deploy a new computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 10. Computer1 is in a workgroup. You need to ensure that you can use Log Analytics to query events from Computer1. What should you do on Computer1?

  • A. Join Azure AD.
  • B. Configure Windows Defender Firewall.
  • C. Create an event subscription
  • D. Install the Azure Monitor Agent.
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Correct answer: D

Installing the Azure Monitor Agent on Computer1 is required to enable data collection and transmission to the Log Analytics workspace. The agent collects events and performance data from the local computer and forwards it to Log Analytics for querying. Azure AD enrollment is not required for workgroup computers using the Monitor Agent, firewall configuration alone does not enable data collection, and event subscriptions are for local event forwarding not cloud integration.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. Azure AD join is not required for workgroup computers to use the Azure Monitor Agent with Log Analytics.
  • B. Firewall configuration alone does not enable data collection and transmission to Log Analytics.
  • C. Local event subscriptions do not automatically send data to Azure Log Analytics without the Monitor Agent.

Question 50

You have a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes Microsoft Intune. You have an update ring named UpdateRing1 that contains the following settings: • Automatic update behavior: Auto install and restart at a scheduled time • Automatic behavior frequency: First week of the month • Scheduled install day: Tuesday • Scheduled install time: 3 AM From the Microsoft Intune admin center, you select Uninstall for the feature updates of UpdateRing1. When will devices start to remove the feature updates?

  • A. when a user approves the uninstall
  • B. as soon as the policy is received
  • C. next Tuesday
  • D. the first Tuesday of the next month
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Correct answer: D

When you select Uninstall for feature updates in an update ring, the uninstall action does not immediately occur. Instead, it will be processed according to the update ring's schedule settings. Since UpdateRing1 is configured with automatic behavior in the first week of the month on Tuesday at 3 AM, the uninstall will begin on the first Tuesday of the next month at 3 AM, following the established maintenance window.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A. User approval is not required for uninstall actions triggered by update rings; they are automatic based on policy.
  • B. The policy is received immediately, but the uninstall action is not executed until the scheduled maintenance window.
  • C. The uninstall will not occur on just any Tuesday; it follows the first week of month schedule.

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