A company has a policy that all Windows workstations must have the latest security updates installed within 14 days of release. The IT admin needs to enforce this policy. What should the admin configure?

Configure active hours to allow updates only at night.

Disable Windows Update and use a third-party tool.

Set the quality update deferral period to 14 days.

Set a deadline for quality updates in Windows Update for Business.

How can a user typically update a device driver in Windows?

By reinstalling the operating system

By editing the Windows registry directly

By using Device Manager to update the driver software for the specific device

By downloading a driver from a random third-party website

A company uses a third-party PDF viewer on all employee workstations. The vendor releases a critical security update, but the IT team has not yet tested it with the company's document-management add-in. The update is known to fix a remote code execution vulnerability. What should the IT team do first?

Wait for the next scheduled patch cycle and include the update then.

Uninstall the PDF viewer and switch to a different application.

Deploy the update immediately to all workstations because it fixes a critical vulnerability.

Test the update on a small pilot group that uses the add-in, then deploy to the rest if no issues appear.

A user reports that a new USB 3.0 external drive is recognized by Windows but transfers files very slowly. The drive works at full speed on another computer. Device Manager shows the drive connected to a USB 3.0 port, but the driver listed is a generic Microsoft USB driver. What should you do first?

Disable the USB 3.0 port in Device Manager and re-enable it.

Format the external drive as NTFS to improve transfer speed.

Install the latest chipset and USB 3.0 controller drivers from the motherboard manufacturer.

Replace the USB cable with a shorter, higher-quality cable.

A company has a mix of Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro devices. The security team wants to ensure that all devices receive the latest security updates within two weeks of release, but the IT department wants to avoid unexpected restarts during the workday. Which approach meets both requirements?

Configure Windows Update for Business with a two-week deferral for quality updates and set Active Hours on each device.

Use a third-party patch tool that installs updates immediately without any delay.

Manually install updates on each device every month during a maintenance window.

Set all devices to the 'Semi-Annual Channel' and disable automatic restarts.

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A company uses a third-party PDF viewer on all employee workstations. The vendor releases a critical security update, but the IT team has not yet tested it with the company's document-management add-in. The update is known to fix a remote code execution vulnerability. What should the IT team do first?
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A user reports that a new USB 3.0 external drive is recognized by Windows but transfers files very slowly. The drive works at full speed on another computer. Device Manager shows the drive connected to a USB 3.0 port, but the driver listed is a generic Microsoft USB driver. What should you do first?
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A company has a mix of Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro devices. The security team wants to ensure that all devices receive the latest security updates within two weeks of release, but the IT department wants to avoid unexpected restarts during the workday. Which approach meets both requirements?
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A company has a policy that all Windows workstations must have the latest security updates installed within 14 days of release. The IT admin needs to enforce this policy. What should the admin configure?

How can a user typically update a device driver in Windows?

A company has a mix of Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro devices. The security team wants to ensure that all devices receive the latest security updates within two weeks of release, but the IT department wants to avoid unexpected restarts during the workday. Which approach meets both requirements?

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