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FC0-U71 Deploy a custom application to 500 employees Practice Question
A company wants to deploy a custom application to 500 employees. The IT team needs to ensure each workstation has the same version and configuration. Which deployment method should be used?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently think a network share (Option B) is centralized enough, but they overlook that without Group Policy enforcement, users must manually run the installer, breaking the requirement for consistent version and configuration across all workstations.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Use Group Policy to publish the application to all workstations.
Group Policy (GPO) allows centralized deployment of software via Active Directory, ensuring all workstations receive the same version and configuration automatically during startup or user logon. This method uses the Windows Installer service (MSI) and can assign or publish applications, enforcing consistency without user intervention. It is the only option that guarantees uniform deployment across 500 machines with minimal administrative overhead.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use Group Policy to publish the application to all workstations.
Why this is correct
Group Policy publishing deploys the application from a network location to every targeted workstation, enforcing identical version and configuration centrally. This satisfies the consistency constraint across 500 machines, since administrators define the package once and domain policy applies it uniformly.
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Place the installer on a network share and instruct users to run it.
Why it's wrong here
A network-share installer relies on each user running it, so versions and configuration drift across 500 workstations; no central enforcement exists. It is tempting because it avoids packaging effort. Configuration management tooling such as Microsoft Intune or Group Policy pushes identical packages and settings to every device automatically.
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Distribute USB drives with the installer to each employee.
Why it's wrong here
USB distribution relies on employees running the installer themselves, so version and configuration drift across 500 workstations; there is no central enforcement or reporting. It suits small offline sites with no network, where sneakernet is the only transfer mechanism available.
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Email the installer to all employees.
Why it's wrong here
Emailing an installer leaves version and configuration control with each employee, so the 500 workstations will drift apart. It suits one-off distribution to a handful of users who install software themselves. The scenario demands a method that pushes an identical package to every machine, which email cannot enforce.
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