Exam MD-102 topic 1 question 198 discussion

D. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) The other options are not suitable for this scenario. Autopilot requires an Azure AD Premium subscription and a Microsoft Intune subscription, which would increase the licensing costs. In fact, there's no mention of them having anything in Azure, period. Just AD on-prem. Configuration Manager requires a deployment infrastructure, such as a distribution point and a management point, which would also increase the costs and complexity. Subscription activation only updates the edition and not W10 to W11.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free tool provided by Microsoft that helps with the deployment of Windows operating systems, including upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It enables you to automate the deployment process, manage large-scale upgrades, and reduce manual intervention. Since your company doesn’t currently have a deployment infrastructure, MDT is a cost-effective solution that doesn't incur additional licensing costs.

MDT need deployment infrastructure. so it can't be D. only option is C, but yes, it needs in place upgrade.

Subscription activation is available for qualifying devices running currently supported versions of Windows. Subscription activation can't be used to upgrade to a newer version of Windows.

D is correct for me based on: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-subscription-activation?pivots=windows-11#:~:text=Subscription%20activation%20is%20available%20for,a%20newer%20version%20of%20Windows.

WIndows subscription only upgrade the licence if the currect Windows edtition is the same as the licence. In this case, an in=place upgrade to Windows 11 should be sufficent. This can be archived by using MDT.

ChatGPT: To minimize licensing costs and upgrade the computers to Windows 11 without a deployment infrastructure, you should recommend: C. Subscription Activation Subscription Activation allows you to upgrade Windows 10 devices to Windows 11 without additional deployment infrastructure or tools.

You can go from Windows 10 Enterprise to Windows 11 Enterprise by using a subscription right?

D is correct

subscription activation cant update 10 > 11 only editions are updated

No mention of Devices in Intune to suggest to use AutoPilot. So I would go with D

I agree

The question at the end say " The solution must minimize licensing costs." base on this paragraph I would go with D ( Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - MDT )

None of the answers seem correct, especially subscription activation. My take on this would be to presume they have servers which they must have since they have AD DS and to use MDT which is free, and possibly using it with WDS which is also an included role or config manager (if that's free too not sure). If I get this question I think I will go with MDT

Given the scenario where you aim to minimize licensing costs while upgrading the 100 Windows 10 computers to Windows 11, the most cost-effective solution would likely be using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), which is a free deployment tool. Therefore, the recommended option would be: D. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) MDT allows for centralized deployment of Windows operating systems, applications, and other settings. While options like Windows Autopilot or Configuration Manager offer additional functionalities, they might involve additional costs or infrastructure requirements, making MDT the more cost-effective choice in this scenario.

Auto Pilot

You can't go from Windows 10 to 11 with a subscription activation