You are deploying a Windows Server VM for an internal app. The VM must support Secure Boot and vTPM later, its OS disk must survive host moves, and the team wants the lowest-cost managed disk tier that still behaves like a normal writable OS disk. Which two choices should you make? Select two.

Use an ephemeral OS disk to reduce storage cost.

Ephemeral OS disks are not durable. They are discarded on deallocation, host move, or reimage, so they do not meet the requirement that the OS disk survive host moves.

Use an unmanaged VHD stored in a storage account.

Unmanaged disks are not the preferred modern approach for new Azure deployments, and they do not fit a cost-aware, operationally simple design as well as managed disks do.

Use a Generation 1 image and enable Secure Boot after deployment.

Generation 1 images are not the right foundation for enabling Secure Boot and vTPM later. The security capabilities in the scenario depend on selecting the correct VM generation first.

What does this AZ-104 question test?

Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Use a Generation 2 Windows Server Marketplace image. — A Generation 2 marketplace image is required to leave room for Secure Boot and vTPM, and a managed Standard SSD OS disk gives you persistent storage at a lower cost than premium options. Together, these satisfy the security and durability requirements without paying for unnecessary performance. Ephemeral or unmanaged options would either lose state or complicate management, which conflicts with the scenario. Why others are wrong: Ephemeral OS disks are temporary and would not survive host moves. Unmanaged VHDs are an older pattern and are not the best fit for a modern, supportable Azure VM design. A Generation 1 image cannot satisfy the planned security posture. The question is specifically about durable, low-cost compute setup with modern VM capabilities, so only the Gen2 image and managed Standard SSD disk fit.

What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.