XDR-Engineer Planning And Installation Practice Question
An organization is preparing to deploy the Cortex XDR agent using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO). Which installation package format is natively supported for GPO deployment of the agent on Windows endpoints?
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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Windows Installer Package (.msi)
Group Policy deployment natively supports Microsoft Installer (.msi) packages for software distribution.
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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Windows Installer Package (.msi)
Why this is correct
Active Directory GPO software installation requires an .msi package format.
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Compressed Archive (.zip)
Why it's wrong here
Zip files are not valid installation formats for native GPO deployment.
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Executable (.exe)
Why it's wrong here
While .exe installers can be scripted, GPO natively distributes .msi packages.
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PowerShell Script (.ps1)
Why it's wrong here
PowerShell scripts are not native GPO software installation packages.
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