MD-102 Prepare infrastructure for devices Practice Question
You need to manage updates for Windows 10 devices using Microsoft Intune. You want to ensure that critical security updates are installed within 7 days of release, while feature updates are deferred for 60 days. Which approach should you use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse update ring policies (which manage deferral periods) with feature update profiles (which target specific versions) or compliance policies (which only report compliance status), leading them to select B or C instead of the correct ring-based approach.
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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Create a Windows update ring policy with quality update deferral set to 7 days and feature update deferral set to 60 days.
Windows update ring policies in Microsoft Intune allow granular control over both quality (security) and feature update deferral periods. Setting quality update deferral to 7 days ensures critical security patches are installed within a week, while feature update deferral of 60 days delays non-security feature updates. This directly meets the requirement without additional profiles or compliance policies.
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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Create a Windows update ring policy with quality update deferral set to 7 days and feature update deferral set to 60 days.
Why this is correct
Update rings allow granular deferral settings for quality and feature updates.
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Create a Windows feature update profile to deploy the latest feature update after 60 days.
Why it's wrong here
Feature update profiles deploy specific versions, not manage deferral periods.
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Create a device compliance policy requiring devices to install updates within 7 days.
Why it's wrong here
Compliance policies check update status but do not enforce installation deadlines.
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Configure Windows Update for Business settings via a configuration profile.
Why it's wrong here
Configuration profiles can set some update settings but not deferral periods as effectively as update rings.
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Key term
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