Exam MS-101 topic 1 question 18 discussion

I actually ended up raising this with Microsoft's Devices and Deployment team because it was annoying me not knowing: After essentially replicating the exam question, the final email I got from Microsoft themselves was: Yes Tony, these below 2 GPO’s needs to be configured in order to delay in the feature update installation. - Manage Preview Builds - Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received Select when Quality Updates are received- You can use this when you want to disable cumulative updates (Would not make sense in this scenario). I hope this helps everyone!

Bit of a vague question. But I think Microsoft is asking about preventing/deferring a "new" Windows (build) release. New build (new feature) come in as a new Preview Build and/or Feature updates. Quality updates are not introducing "new" Windows features but improving existing features (bug fixes / security patches) https://www.windowscentral.com/whats-difference-between-quality-updates-and-feature-updates-windows-10 Hence I stick to BD as the correct answer

All agree on B so let's skip that one. Why D and not A? The question relates only to new builds. A build in Windows does NOT change when a quality update is installed; that only fixes bugs and deliveres security patches (hence the term "quality" update). Both the insider preview and normal releases can deliver new builds, which is the question.

When I read the comment from TonySuccess, I read the question again. B+D are about the builds, as stated in the question. I guess I can see why this answer is given.

"You plan to delay the installation of new Windows **builds**..." Windows version numbers follow the format: <major version>.<minor version>.<build number>.<revision> Only feature updates (and feature preview updates) change the build number. Quality updates change the revision number only and do not affect "builds". B & D.

the correct answers are A and C: A-policy setting allows you to defer quality updates for up to 30 days. By selecting this option, you can delay the installation of new Windows builds for up to 30 days, giving your IT department time to test application compatibility. C- This policy setting prevents Windows from automatically restarting to install updates during active hours. This will prevent any unexpected interruptions during the testing process. Option B is incorrect as it is related to preview builds and feature updates which are not applicable in this scenario. Option D is also incorrect as it is about managing preview builds which are not needed in this scenario. Option E is not relevant as it is about the frequency of automatic updates detection, and not the delay of updates.

A,B Configuring the "Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received" policy is correct to defer the installation of feature updates for up to 30 days, but configuring the "Manage preview builds" policy is not necessary to prevent Windows from being updated for the next 30 days. The "Manage preview builds" policy is used to control whether preview builds of Windows are received by the device. Preview builds are pre-release versions of Windows that are intended for testing and are not recommended for production use. This policy can be used to defer the installation of preview builds or to disable them altogether. However, to prevent Windows from being updated for the next 30 days, the correct policies to configure are: A. Select when Quality Updates are received: This policy defers quality updates, which include security updates and critical bug fixes, for up to 30 days. B. Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received: This policy defers feature updates, which include major releases of Windows, for up to 30 days. Therefore, the correct answer is A and B.

"To pause feature updates, use the Select when Preview Builds and feature updates are Received policy and to pause quality updates use the Select when Quality Updates are Received policy. For more information, see Pause feature updates and Pause quality updates." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb

Quality updates are security patches, not new builds and do not apply to this question.

This one's BD. Check here https://insider.windows.com/en-us/articles/easier-way-manage-insider-preview-builds-organization

why is this M365?

This answer is A & B

BD As per TonySuccess

This question is outdated now - the answers are found in the link below (that was updated on March 16, 2022). https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb "To pause feature updates, use the Select when Preview Builds and feature updates are Received policy and to pause quality updates use the Select when Quality Updates are Received policy". Therefore, the answers are A & B.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-configure-wufb#pause-quality-updates would go with A and B

I would suggest A+B on this one "To pause feature updates, use the Select when Preview Builds and feature updates are Received policy and to pause quality updates use the Select when Quality Updates are Received policy. For more information, see Pause feature updates and Pause quality updates." https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb

Under the "Pause an Update" heading... https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/waas-manage-updates-wufb