PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
Your organization uses Power Platform environments for development, test, and production. A developer accidentally deleted a managed solution from the production environment. You need to restore the solution without affecting other components. What should you do?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates assume managed solutions can be reimported from a backup file or recovered via a recycle bin, but Power Platform treats managed solutions as immutable once deleted, requiring a full environment restore to recover them.
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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Restore the environment from a backup taken before the deletion.
Restoring the production environment from a backup taken before the deletion is the only supported method in Power Platform to recover a deleted managed solution without affecting other components. Managed solutions are sealed and cannot be partially restored; environment backup restore returns the entire environment to a previous point in time, ensuring the solution is recovered along with its dependencies and without impacting unrelated customizations.
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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Reimport the solution from the source-controlled repository using Azure DevOps.
Why it's wrong here
This would deploy a new version, potentially overwriting other changes.
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Use the Power Platform admin center to recover the solution from the recycle bin.
Why it's wrong here
Managed solutions are not stored in a recycle bin.
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Restore the environment from a backup taken before the deletion.
Why this is correct
Environment restore brings back the entire environment to a previous state.
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Reimport the managed solution from a backup file.
Why it's wrong here
Reimporting a managed solution may overwrite customizations and cause data loss.
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