MD-100 100: Windows 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Windows 10 computer is connected to both a wired and wireless network. By default, which connection will Windows prefer for routing traffic?
- Wireless, as it has a lower metric by default
- Wired (Ethernet), as it has a lower metric by default (Correct answer)
- The connection with the most recent DHCP lease
- Whichever adapter was enabled first
Correct answer: Wired (Ethernet), as it has a lower metric by default
Windows assigns lower automatic interface metrics to Ethernet adapters compared to Wi-Fi, giving wired connections routing preference by default.
Question 2: Which Windows 10 tool allows administrators to create and apply local Group Policy settings specifically to non-administrator user accounts without affecting the admin account?
- Local Security Policy (secpol.msc)
- Local Group Policy Editor with multiple local GPOs (MLGPO) (Correct answer)
- User Rights Assignment in Group Policy
- User Account Control settings
Correct answer: Local Group Policy Editor with multiple local GPOs (MLGPO)
Multiple Local Group Policy Objects (MLGPO) allow separate GPOs for Local Computer, Administrators, Non-Administrators, and specific users on a standalone machine.
Question 3: A Windows 10 device joined to an on-premises Active Directory domain fails to apply Group Policy. Which command forces an immediate refresh of all Group Policy settings?
- gpresult /r
- gpupdate /force (Correct answer)
- secedit /refreshpolicy
- net logon /refresh
Correct answer: gpupdate /force
gpupdate /force re-applies all Group Policy settings immediately, bypassing the normal background refresh interval and the change-detection optimization.
Question 4: Which Windows 10 feature uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to detect and block suspicious processes in real time, even for zero-day threats?
- Windows Defender Antivirus cloud protection (Correct answer)
- Windows Defender Exploit Guard
- Microsoft Defender SmartScreen
- Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
Correct answer: Windows Defender Antivirus cloud protection
Windows Defender Antivirus cloud-delivered protection uses Microsoft's Intelligent Security Graph with ML models to detect and block emerging zero-day threats in real time.
Question 5: A technician needs to resize a Windows 10 system volume without data loss. The 'Extend Volume' option in Disk Management is grayed out. What is the most likely reason?
- The disk is not initialized
- There is no contiguous unallocated space immediately after the volume (Correct answer)
- The volume is formatted with FAT32
- BitLocker is enabled on the drive
Correct answer: There is no contiguous unallocated space immediately after the volume
Disk Management can only extend a volume using contiguous unallocated space that directly follows the partition; non-contiguous free space makes the option unavailable.
Question 6: When configuring a Windows 10 device for Autopilot deployment, which identifier is uploaded to the Autopilot service to pre-register the device?
- MAC address
- Hardware hash (device fingerprint) (Correct answer)
- Serial number only
- Azure AD Device ID
Correct answer: Hardware hash (device fingerprint)
Windows Autopilot uses a hardware hash—a unique fingerprint generated from hardware IDs—uploaded to the Autopilot service to identify and configure devices at first boot.
Question 7: A Windows 10 user's profile is corrupt and they cannot log in. An administrator creates a new temporary profile but needs to copy data from the old profile. Which folder contains the user's old profile by default?
- C:\ProgramData\Users\
- C:\Users\<username>\ (Correct answer)
- C:\Windows\Profiles\<username>\
- C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\
Correct answer: C:\Users\<username>\
Windows 10 stores user profile folders under C:\Users\<username>\ by default, containing Desktop, Documents, AppData, and other personal folders.
MD-100 100: Windows 5
A Windows 10 computer is connected to both a wired and wireless network.
By default, which connection will Windows prefer for routing traffic?