AZ-802 · Administering Windows Server (beta)
Each publication has a different job. Start with the guide that matches what you need now, or use them in sequence for the most complete JITA learning experience.
Build working judgment for modern Windows Server administration.
This Field Guide develops a working mental model of modern Windows Server administration. You will connect administer AD DS, Group Policy, sites, replication, identities, and authentication services, configure Windows Server networking, remote access, SSH, storage, file services, and iSCSI, manage hybrid services such as Azure File Sync, Defender for Servers, and connected administration, and apply Credential Guard, application control, exploit protection, and server security controls. You are not just memorizing feature names; you are learning what owns the requirement, what can fail, and how to verify the outcome.
- Group Policy vs Group Policy Preferences or adjacent identity policy controls
- local Windows Server administration vs Azure-connected management
- configured security feature vs effective server protection
Prove your AZ-802 judgment across modern Windows Server administration under exam-style conditions.
This Exam Preparation Guide tests whether your understanding of modern Windows Server administration survives realistic decision pressure. You will practice separating Group Policy vs Group Policy Preferences or adjacent identity policy controls, local Windows Server administration vs Azure-connected management, and configured security feature vs effective server protection. Each scenario is designed to make you identify the governing fact, reject the nearest plausible alternative, and explain the evidence that keeps the correct answer correct.
- Group Policy vs Group Policy Preferences or adjacent identity policy controls
- local Windows Server administration vs Azure-connected management
- configured security feature vs effective server protection
Understand it first. Then prove you can apply it.
The Field Guide builds the understanding. Use it when you need the architecture, mechanics, dependencies, tradeoffs, failure paths, and verification logic behind the certification.
The Exam Preparation Guide tests the judgment. Use it when you need to practice under exam-style conditions, distinguish close answers, and understand why the correct answer survives changed facts.
Recommended sequence: Field Guide → Exam Preparation Guide → return to the Field Guide for targeted remediation where needed.