This MD-102 practice question tests your understanding of deploy windows client. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company uses Windows Autopilot for user-driven deployments. They want to ensure that during the out-of-box experience (OOBE), users are required to sign in with their Azure AD credentials and the device is automatically enrolled in Intune. Which Autopilot deployment profile setting should be configured?
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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Set 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined'.
Option D is correct because the scenario requires a user-driven deployment where the user signs in with Azure AD credentials during OOBE, and the device is automatically enrolled in Intune. Setting 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' ensures the user authenticates during OOBE, and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined' makes the device Azure AD-joined, which triggers automatic Intune enrollment via the MDM enrollment authority configured in Azure AD.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Set 'Deployment mode' to 'Self-Deploying' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined'.
Why it's wrong here
Self-deploying mode doesn't require user sign-in.
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Set 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Hybrid Azure AD joined'.
Why it's wrong here
Hybrid join requires on-premises AD and a different flow.
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Set 'Deployment mode' to 'White Glove' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined'.
Why it's wrong here
White Glove is for pre-provisioning, not user-driven OOBE.
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Set 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined'.
Why this is correct
This requires user sign-in and enrolls device in Intune.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse 'Self-Deploying' with 'User-Driven' because both can result in Azure AD join and Intune enrollment, but 'Self-Deploying' does not require user sign-in during OOBE, which is explicitly required in the question.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, the Autopilot profile's 'Join to Azure AD as' setting determines the device's identity state: 'Azure AD joined' uses the OAuth device registration flow (RFC 7523) to register the device in Azure AD, which then triggers Intune enrollment via the MDM discovery URL (enroll.manage.microsoft.com). A subtle behavior is that if the user is not assigned an Intune license or the MDM scope is not set to 'All' or 'Some' in Azure AD, automatic enrollment will fail, even with the correct profile settings.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Set 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined'. — Option D is correct because the scenario requires a user-driven deployment where the user signs in with Azure AD credentials during OOBE, and the device is automatically enrolled in Intune. Setting 'Deployment mode' to 'User-Driven' ensures the user authenticates during OOBE, and 'Join to Azure AD as' to 'Azure AD joined' makes the device Azure AD-joined, which triggers automatic Intune enrollment via the MDM enrollment authority configured in Azure AD.
What should I do if I get this MD-102 question wrong?
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What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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