Exam MD-100 topic 2 question 18 discussion

Yes it will accomplish the upgrade while preserving the existing settings and applications. I quote from MD-100 Course manual, module 1, Installing Windows 10, under Installation Methods for Windows 10, the text states: “Perform an upgrade, which also is known as an in-place upgrade, when you want to replace an existing version of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 with Windows 10, and you wish to retain all user applications, files, and settings. For the home or small business user, you can run Setup.exe from a product media or from a network share. During an in-place upgrade, the Windows 10 installation program automatically retains all user settings, data, hardware device settings, apps, and other configuration information. We recommend this method for existing Windows 7 and 8.1 devices.” Setup.exe presents you with two options: upgrade or custom. To upgrade, you run setup from within the existing Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 environment, select the Upgrade option, and have it copy the Windows 10 files to the system drive from which it them updates the computer to Windows 10 while preserving all the existing setting and applications.

From Official MS course : "Upgrade After evaluating your computer requirements, and backing up your data and personal settings, you are ready to perform the actual upgrade. To perform the upgrade, run the Windows 10 installation program (setup.exe) from the product DVD, removable media, or a network share." so answer is YES.

The answer is A

You can use the network share as the setup process copies all necissary files locally before doing the inplace upgrade. No different than using Internet with Windows Upgrade Assistant.

ChatGPT says:- The solution does not meet the goal. While it is possible to run the setup.exe for Windows 10 from a network share, it is not recommended for performing an in-place upgrade. This method may lead to compatibility issues, as the upgrade process may not recognize all of the drivers and settings from the previous installation of Windows 8.1. The recommended method for performing an in-place upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 is to use the Windows Upgrade Assistant or the Media Creation Tool. These tools provide a more reliable and automated upgrade process, which will ensure that the necessary drivers and settings are recognized during the upgrade. So, the correct answer is B, No.

This is incorrect.

The listed goal is doing an in-place upgrade to Windows 10. Does running setup.exe from a network share achieve your goal of conducting an in-place upgrade to Windows 10? Yes... A is correct.

Resposta Correta: A Instalar o Windows Execute o programa de instalação do Windows (setup.exe) usando a mídia do produto ou um compartilhamento de rede e execute uma instalação limpa selecionando Personalizada (avançada) durante o processo de instalação. Em seguida, siga as instruções na tela para concluir a instalação. https://docs.microsoft.com/pt-br/training/modules/upgrade-migrate-windows-clients/4-examine-process-migrate-windows-clients?pivots=bash

Trash question, hilarious that It still exists in this form on this site.

Answer is correct. Microsoft only uses these two options to perform an in-place upgrade. Using the MDT toolkit; https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/upgrade-to-windows-10-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit Using SSCM: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-cm/upgrade-to-windows-10-with-configuration-manager

The correct answer is A. I've tried many times in-place upgrade in our office. It worked well. But it might not be the way that Microsoft preferred. For the exam, we should ask someone who has taken the exam, and which answer is correct.

A is correct

Question: Is it possible that the answer is "Yes, it meets the goal", but Microsoft doesn't prefer this In-place upgrade over network share, so they expect "No, use WDS or DISM instead"? In the book Windows 10 Exam Ref MD-100 by Andrew Bettany and Andrew Warren page 13 under Shared network folder installation they wrote: "You can use Windows PE to start your computer and map a network drive to installation files and images on a network file shared folder. This is a comparatively inefficient method and has been replaced by other methods previously described."

Answer A is correct.

So, essentially, setup.exe is a code which includes applications and the upgraded system. You share this code via network share, then whomever needs the upgrade will access this executable. Once this setup.exe is ran, you then go through the setup process of upgrading your system or does the executable code run itself without the user having to configure anything? Also, the setup.exe CAN be used for an upgrade. I read an article on the microsoft website, but can it be used for an in-place upgrade? I ask this b/c someone said an inplace upgrade cannot be executed via a ntework share. Sorry if this sounds dumb. The only way I can really apply something is if the overall process fully makes sense to me. I have to understand the details if that makes sense.

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You can run the setup.exe file from a network share to complete a succesfull in-place upgrade. The preferred option would be to use MDT to provide a level of automation but setup.exe works just as well for a manual setup