MD-101 Windows Update for Business and Servicing 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Intune feature allows administrators to deploy a specific Windows 11 feature update version to targeted devices?
- Update rings — feature update deferral
- Feature updates policy — target a specific Windows version (Correct answer)
- Delivery Optimization profile
- Windows Autopilot deployment profile
Correct answer: Feature updates policy — target a specific Windows version
Feature updates policies in Intune allow administrators to target a specific Windows 10/11 version, ensuring devices are upgraded to exactly that version.
Question 2: What is Delivery Optimization in Windows Update for Business, and what does it reduce?
- A firewall rule that blocks unwanted updates; reduces attack surface
- A peer-to-peer content sharing technology that reduces internet bandwidth for update downloads (Correct answer)
- An encryption method for update packages; reduces download time
- A reporting tool that reduces update compliance gaps
Correct answer: A peer-to-peer content sharing technology that reduces internet bandwidth for update downloads
Delivery Optimization uses peer-to-peer sharing between devices on the same network or from Microsoft Connected Cache servers to reduce internet bandwidth consumption for updates.
Question 3: Which Intune Delivery Optimization profile setting controls what percentage of upload bandwidth a device uses to share update content with peers?
- Max cache size percentage
- Max upload bandwidth (percentage of bandwidth) (Correct answer)
- Minimum background bandwidth percentage
- Cache server hostname
Correct answer: Max upload bandwidth (percentage of bandwidth)
The 'Max upload bandwidth (percentage of bandwidth)' setting in Delivery Optimization profiles limits how much of the device's upload bandwidth is used for P2P sharing.
Question 4: An administrator configures an Update Ring with a 10-day quality update deferral and a 30-day feature update deferral. A quality update is released on March 1. When will devices receive it?
- March 1
- March 11 (Correct answer)
- March 31
- April 1
Correct answer: March 11
With a 10-day quality update deferral, devices will receive the March 1 update beginning March 11, after the deferral period expires.
Question 5: Which Windows Update for Business report in Intune shows the update compliance status per device including last scan time?
- Device compliance report
- Windows Update — Feature update failures report
- Windows Update report — Update compliance under Monitor (Correct answer)
- Azure Monitor — Windows Update Compliance workbook
Correct answer: Windows Update report — Update compliance under Monitor
The Windows Update compliance report under Monitor in Intune shows per-device update status including current version, pending updates, and last scan time.
Question 6: What is the purpose of setting 'Active hours' in a Windows Update Ring?
- To restrict when users can work on the device
- To define the time window when Windows will NOT restart the device to complete updates (Correct answer)
- To schedule when updates are downloaded
- To configure when compliance checks run
Correct answer: To define the time window when Windows will NOT restart the device to complete updates
Active hours define the time range during which Windows will not restart devices to apply updates, ensuring updates complete outside of working hours.
MD-101 Windows Update for Business and Servicing 2
Which Intune feature allows administrators to deploy a specific Windows 11 feature update version to targeted devices?